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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Priced Among CannibaIs

Among the cannibals OF New Guinea,
according to w. F. Alder in his new
hook 'The Isle of Vanishing Men,,
no morsel is more priced at a feast
than the left shoulder blade of a ten
vear-old girl 1t is recorded also that
one roasted "long pig will satisfy
the hunger of 10 persons, but that 1t
il considered more prudent to have
one for every six feasters. When
raiding party of cannibals, says Mr..
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
AUTO FEVER HITS MEXICO CITY

time of Porfirio Diaz and which was to
excel any other playhouse in Central
or South America in beauty and archi-
lecture.
The remarkable growth in the i'm
portation of American and European
cars in recent years has been source
of wonder. Previous to. the revolu-
ton there were but few automobiles in
Mexico despite the fact that at that
time roads were in fairly good condi-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
MOVIES FLOURISHING IN BRITAIN

figure now has dropped to approxi-
mately 70 per cent and British pro-
ducers are confident homemade films
will come into their own
While f1lm-making in England still
is in its industrial infancy, invest
ments in the work are increasing. 1t
is estimated that f5,OO0O00 (normal
value $25,O0O,O00) is invested in the
cinema industry, with between f2,0O0.,
600 afI f3.OUU.G0O in production.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Pr0fiteer in Leeches
as Demand ReviveS

Paris.-Whenever you had a
headache or a pain in the old
days, they put leeches on you
the nasty Shiny things that get
in your way as you walk
through your garden after a
rain. When contemporaries of
Pepys used to get "blood to the
head "a common cranial dis
turbance with 'three bottle
men" of the period) leeches
would be hurriedly sent for.
For some reason impossible to
fathom there has been an in
creased demand for leeches in
Paris in the last few months.
Fifty years ago ieeches cost
25O francs per 1000, but the
price soon went down to 60
francs.
Profiteering has now set in.
Leech dealers are springing up
here and there and the price
per thousand has gone Up to 100
francs.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Take Annual Levy of $30,0O0,-
600 From Careless Check
Writers in United States.
IS ARISTOCRAT OF CRIMINALS
Introduction of Modern Protective
Measures Only Hampered Crooks
Plans for Time-Safety Paper
Is Best Precaution.

New York.-Forgers and penmen
are exacting a toll of between $780,
100000 and $35,OOO,OO0 a year from
the people of the country because of
the careless manner in which checks
and drafts are written and handled, ac-
cording to Burgess Smith, eX-inspector
of technical work in the United States
bureau of engraving, writing in Amer
lean Industries, the magazine OF the
National Association of Manufac-
turers.
Baked by scientific inventions in
check protecting devices and i'll check
paper that defes alteration, check
raisers are now robbing mail boxes
and adopting other subterfuges to
obtain checks which are not safe
guarded Their depredations are be-
coming so extensive, the writer says,
that authorities do not make public
any more the amount of losses being
sustained.
"Ninety-five per cent of the busi-
ness of the nation is done by check
and draft" says the writer. During
the last year total of approximately
S4OO,OOO,OOO0O0 in checks and drafts
passed through the clearing houses
of the nation, based on total cur
rency issue in circulation of about
S., 1000, 100000. In other words, checks
and drafts in circulation constantly
exceed currency and bullion at the
RATE of eighty TO one
"It is only natural, therefore, that
the most astute minds of the criminal
world should turn their attention to-
ward a form of crime which yields
great profits with little chance of de-
lection and conviction-all because of
the innate carelessness of individu-
ais"
Grow With Use of Checks.
Tracing the rapid development of
the use of credit instruments the
world over. particularly within recent
years, Mr.. Smith shows how losses
from forgery have increased with the
increased use of checks and drafts.
1.-The idea of the bank check is as
old as Egypt" the writer says, "but it
was only a half century ago that the
word check meant little or nothing
in the daily life of the average Amer
ican business man. Such a thing as a
forged or raised check was almost I'M
thought of. Where today the losses
from forgery are increasing at the
rate of $1,OO0,OO0 annually, with more
than S30,00O,0OO estimated as last
years figurszs the total annual toll
thirty years ago was only $1,OOO,OOO,
''The methods employed by the forg-
er embrace a cunning and skill that
is seldom found in other forms of
crime. The forger and penman is the
aristocrat of the underworld. He is
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Dissolvino Salt Raises Ship.

Norfolk, Va.-Capt. L. P. Power OF
the schooner Cumberland Queen and
his wife, given up for dead in the wreck
of the ship, arrived in Norfolk one day
recently. The ship, after grounding
twice, finally sank, Power said, in the
deep water. The captain and crew
were taken to Charleston. Then the
salt cargo, with which the vessel was
heavily laden, dissolved and the light.
ened ship bobbed up again, to be res
cued by the coast guardsmen.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Knows Not Happiness.

Some persons l know estimate hap
piness by fine houses, gardens and
parlors-others by pictures, horses,
money and various things wholly re-
mote from their own species; but
when I wish to ascertain the real fe-
licity of any rational man, I always
inquire whom he has to love. If find
he has nobody, or does not love those
he has, even in the midst Of all his
profession of finery and grandeur, I
pronounce him a being in deep ad'
yersity.-Mrs. Inchbald.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
English Producers Speed Up Efforts
to Combat American Film
Market

London.-GeneraI improvement in
Great Britains film industry is claimed
by moving picture makers, referred to
in England as cinema producers.
Four years ago SO per cent of the
films shown in the United Kingdom
were of American manufacture The
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Bobby Wanted a Donkey.

Bobby wanted donkey-and he
had seen the donkey in nearby field.
"What would happen if l stole that
donkey?" he asked his father.
"You would get six months in pris-
on" replied his father.
Bobby thought a while and then
said:
"You wouldn't forget to feed it
while l was away, would you, father?'
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09

w ell, the Capy-
bara S ay s he
agrees with that.
"There Is Mr..
Hyena who tells
the zoo people
that when he was
free he used to do
his hunting at
night.
"And there are
many, many 9TH
ers, but I must
eat O banana now.
ST woul d n t
have to do this If
1t hadn't b e e n
given to me, and I
don't want to ap-
pear rude and as
fhnllrh I wore NOT
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Travelled 1925, 900 Miles on Job.

Middletown, n. Y.-Avery Pelton of
this city, who has just retired as mail
clerk after 81 years of service, figures
that in that time he travelled 2,325,OOO
miles.
For five years he travelled between
New York and Pittsburgh on the Penn
sylvania railroad, and for 26 years on
the Erie between Jersey City and Sala-
manca.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Full Bloom.

Little Mary was visiting her grand
mother in the country for the first
time.
Everything was new to her, and she
spent hours running about the big gar
den.
Once she CHANGED upon a peacock, a
bird she had never seen before. After
gazing in silent admiration she ran
back into the house and cried out:
"Oh, granny, come and see! One OF
YOUR chickens is in blOom!'
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09

Heathsville, Vain Fleeton they
have employed a French woman, who
is engaged in making imitation pearls
from the essence of fish scales. She
is said to have made some fine speci-
mems of pearls"
This new and novel enterprise is at
tracing considerable attention. The
fishermen are being paid 10 cents a
pound for fish scales.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Must Keen Movinu.

The great thing In this world Is not
so much where we stand as In what
direction we are moving. To reach the
port of heaven, we must sail some
times with the wind and sometimes
against it, but we must sail, and not
drift nor lie at anchor.-Oliver Wen
dell Holmes.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09

est melody ever
heard, a bar from
the infinite an
them to soothe
the spirit with
heavens calm
and turn the
whole life into q
long Sabbath day.
Mark the ele-
nentG in this
benediction, as
they reveal Gods
attitude toward
His people and
tell of His activi-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Motor Show Booms Partly Due to
Revolution Joy-Riding-American
Cars Lead.

Mexico City, Mex-The automobile
show is continuing to hold the interest
of the public. American cars predom-
mate. The exposition is being held in
the lobby and foyers of the unfinished
National theater, the great marble
structure which was started in the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Plans to Catch Rats,

Albuquerque, N. M.-The rat may
soon meet it's fate as does the fy-on
sticky paper. Plans to "tanglefoot"
rodents are being worked out here by
the biological survey bureau. Expert
menters hope to exterminate the pests
with "rat glue" The rats, when they
try to track across the glue, are held
as fast as if they were trapped.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09

adds much to our menu.
Mushrooms on Toast.
Peel the caps and re-
move the stems from one
quarter of q pound of
fresh mushrooms. brush
the wires Of a hot proiler
with olive oil. Place the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09

Alder, finds victim asleep, they al
ways awaken him before killing him;
the reason being that the first word
he utters is used as the name of the
next baby born in the settlement of
the raiders.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
N4.. hlAtnstQ
Not So Bad,

In "The Edge Of the Jungle" VIII
liam Beebe says that being attacked
by vampire is rather pleasant than
otherwise" and though our own expe-
rience has been with vampires of an
other species, we, too, can testify that
the sensation when attacked is by no
means disagreeable. - Boston Tran
Srrinf
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
The Liqht of the World.

Ye are the light of the world. A city
that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Neither do men light candle, and put
it under a bushel, but on candle
stick; and it giveth light unto all that
are in the house-Matthew 5:I4.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Weather Prophets.

If it is raining and the owl
screeches, q change for the better will
shortly ensue, but should the peacock
screech, bad weather is to come or
continue. If rain threatens, snails seek
shelter at once.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09

l can eat at the
table, fix my napkin, look over card
upon which is written the names of
the different kinds of dishes to be had.
''Then l take a pencil and a pad
and write down what 1 want. Per
haps my handwriting would be hard
for some to read, but the keeper I'M
derstands it, and what is more 1 get
the food l want and the amount I
want.
1.-THE keeper understands that and
he understands what it is 1 want, and
the people like to see me write down
my orders, so I do it to please them.
"The keeper and know how peo-
pie like to have their fun, and the
children howl with delight when they
see me-
perhaps 1 shouldn't say they howl
with delight, but they make many
strange noises as they grin and clap
their hands excitedly.
Il eat sliced bananas and rice pud-
ding with spoon, some other dishes
with a fork and / pour the milk from
the jug and put it In my glass. Then
drink it neatly.
Sometimes I take a ride with my
keeper when he is on his bicycle, and
I often have walks in the summer
time.
'"Then have circus tricks, too. Not
that I have ever been in a circus,
but / know how to turn somersaults
and do tricks Of that sort.
81 have many relatives in the ZOO
some of them are rather distant cous-
ins, but still they are relatives.
"There are the spider monkeys.
They use their tails as hands. l mean
that each uses his one tail that way
they have but one apiece.
"And there are many different ami
mails in this zoo. L shall introduce
you to few of them.
''Td like to have you know Mr.. Hairy
Armadillo from South America, who
is able to roll himself into horny
ball when enemies are near.
"You will have to 60 around the
zoo later and see these creatures for
yourself, but I'll tell you what can
about them and what I've heard the
keeper say.
"Then there is Mr.. Coypu. He's q
rat, but I'm not holding that against
him.
"He is called Nutria when he is sold
as a fur He's a water rat and Mrs.
Coypu Rats children sit on her back
when they're young.
'sThen there is Mr.. Capybara who
looks something like pig. But hasn't
he a fine name? He is from South
America, too. He is devoted to SWIM
ming and is kind, gentle, kindly,
pleasant soul and very affectionate.
Gwen if he has such a gorgeous
name he's not in the least snobbish.
For he said that he had once heard
someone at the zoo say that very,
very famous person had written some
thing about What's In name?
"And this person had written as
though the name meant very little.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Erets Because She Fumes.

Some one in the "Periscope," gaz-
ing out over the sea of contempo-
raneous life as it We're, observes that
"There is nothing more pathetic than
the spectacle of sturdy boy scout
begging his mother not to smoke
Boston Transcript.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09

ZUO lllt Otll0I udy
speak of getting
her second teeth
as though she
were SO superior.
"She said she
was getting them
quite rapidly.
Nov l get Sec
ond teeth, too.
Oh yes, l do. In
fact, I have my
second teeth.
"I've lost all
my first teeth and
my second teeth
are in. 7 h e 8 e
teeth / will al
ways keep.
"Now / have
quite a few tricks.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09

In olden times if Il girl were willing
to marry, and not engaged, it was the
custom for her to wear ring on the
first finger of the left hand. If she
wanted to remain single, then she wore
the ring on the little finger.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Mo Trouble at All,

The footpad's victim looked nervous
ly down the barrel of the footpad's
gun. "Be c-careful w-with that" he
gibbered. "It might go Off" "Ah,
WELL" said the footpad, II can easily
reload"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09

ID e [ q z III q II y
times. is the fol-
lowing:
Chocolate Nut
Fudge.-Take two
cupfuls of granu-
lH:.cd sugar, one
half cupful of
milk. une-third
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Truth.

Truth neyee yet fell dead in the
street; it has such affinity with the
soul of man, the seed, however broad
cast. will catch somewhere and pro-
duce its hundredfold. -- Theodore
Parker.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
power of the Snirit

The spirit of persons life is ever
shedding some power, just as flower
is steadily bestowing fragrance upon
the ART. Starr King.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Real Cultivation.

That is true cultivation which giveG
us sympathy with every form Of hu
man life and enables us to work most
successfully for it's advancement
Beecher.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09


grateful.
"I hope you understand!
'But if you're going to say anything
about me, please be sure to let those
Of the world know who want to know,
that l have my second teeth.
"And that I'm quite Chimpanzee'
quite q Chimpanzee
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09

Almost any wife thinks she would
be able to live on her husbands in
come if it were doubled.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
A Back-Hander.

She-"That's the girl my husband
admires so much" He" But then,
he never had any taste in women"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
sEASoNABLE GOOD THINGS

Now is the time when the fresh
mushroom is ABROAD in the land and
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Widest Streets in Winnipeu.

The distinction of having The widest
streets of any city in America is
claimed for the city Of Winnipeg.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
The Kitchen
Cabinet
A FEW WORTH WHILE coNFEc-
TIONS
"Fame ie what you have taken,
Character Is what you give;
When to this truth you waken
You then begin to i've"

The best never-fail fudge, the
recipe fnr which has been given
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09

ton. In 1913 the only cars to be seen
were few European models, the prop.
erty of a few rich families.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
ll!!s!l kgal|!:a
ga! klSN
MARY GRAHAl1 BONNER
cHIMPANzEE's SECOND TEETH

at amused me-" said the Chin
panzee, "when 1 heard child in the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09

There is one fairly good hotel In
Jexicho.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Paris First to Teach Blind.
Enoaoed or WiIlinq to Be.

The first public school for the Elin,
was established in Paris in 1874.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Eair Understanding Wanted

Fair Understanding Wanted.
Promotor-I can let you in on good
thing.
Speculator-GOod for me or your
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09
Jehovah's
Blessing
By REV. GEORGE E. GUILE
Extension Department. Moody
Bible Institute. Chicago.

TEXT-The Lord bless thee, and keep
thee: The Lord make His face shine upon
thee, and be gracious unto thee: The
Lord lift up His countenance upon thee,
and give thee peace.-Numbers 6:A-26.
The music Of heaven rings in these
words! Three measures of the dlvin-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09

To make checks absolutely safe
against the depredations of forgers
and raisers, Mr.. Smith suggests the
following measures:
i. Write your checks on paper that
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser., 1922-06-09

There is no beautif1er Of complexion
or form or behavior like the wish to
scatter joy and not pain around US"
"God sends meat. and the devil sends
cooks"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-24

season TO be launched With any assurance OF safety
Tho early opening ot haa and LEAF are realty a
MISTER tof dread rathes than Fe1oieing II & hasd
realize Tie threat that Isl ever "a April
and part 81 lay, when the san shines 81
warmly aud brlliantly, when the bees are hamming
50 loudly 10 the fruit bloom, and the fresh green
Of the;youRg foliage thickens so rapidly overhead
Z Time and again have the people Of this commune
ity commented UP on tho wonderful beauty Of tho
spring season this year. Folk have rejoieed in II
aud exclaimed over It, but, in spite Of the exquisite
perfection Of early flowers and the general glory
Of the season in its every unfolding, almost any
one would have been willing to put up with two
or three weeks more Of tho disagreeable cold, to
have the assurance of safe harvest greatly needed
everywhere
1t may be that the freeze will not be SO deyastat-
ing as now thought, and that fruitgrowers OF the
eastern panhandle may have cough of crop left to
tide them over until another season. There have
already been two seasons OF very great scarcity Of
fruit; third following in succession will almost
ruin those who have large sums Of money invested
in tho great orchards OF the fruit growing region.
The only thing to do is to hope for the best and to
conserve every bit Of fruit that is actually produced
They way things appear now poor people will find
apples peaches, plums and the like, utterly out Of
reach for another year
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-24
MONDAY EVENING, APRIL "a, 1899.
SAFEGUARDING ruE cnIID,

H1 meeting Of the West Virginia State Welfare
Commission in Fatrmont brings the reminder
the people of'this community that the session OF
theREegisatnre in 1923 will have important things
% consider regarding child welfare in West yir-
ginta.
Thescommission which met here this week Is one
amounted blythe Legislature when It assembled in
1885, 1t was commanded to Study and Investigate
HE law1 and conditions existing relating to de-
pentent, neglected defective, and delinquent chill
dfen and shall report the result of its nvestiga-
ton together with its recommendations to the next
Hesslon4 Of the Legislature"
The commission has been hard at 1t ever since
~ appointment. 1t has made thorough study OF
hesitate laws appertainlng to child welfare and has
prepafea digest Of these laws together with rec
oiamendations for their Improvement Or change.
u the intention OF the commission to publish this
digest and to endeRor TO place copies of It in the
homes Of the voters all over the state. There is
desire that the public be well informed as 10 West
Ntgginias present attitude toward child welfare,
and the Improvement necessary to make the laws
allsthey should be for the protection Of West y!r-
gitia,s children.
Ihe commission in no way will attempt to thrust
additional expense upon the state in making I'M
ptoyements in the present laws. 1t Is the sole OBJ
iect mako tho most of the laws now obtaining
ahdsto so improve, modify, mend them, that they
may function in way that will bring about great
betterment Of child welfare conditions without add
ingto3 the burden OF the taxpayers.
Thespublic spirited men and women who are
serving on this commission to be commended
tertheir selfsacriticing, earnest work. They have
nut weeks Of aborious investigation and study
entirely without recompensc other than the salts
facti6ns OF accomplishing worth while work. The
recommendatlons that they will offer to the state
Legislature will be based upon sound knowledge
q the subject in hand These recommendations
shonld be- thoroughly studied by the voters of the
states and men or women seeking to represent the
public ins,the Legislature should be questioned
unon theit attitude toward child welfare. The ac-
Ion OF the next Legislature can do worlds for
we tfgnia's children II 1t gives an attentive car
tosfheS commissions suggestions.