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Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30

Probably no system of practice ever employed
has been so universally successful as that in
Throat Diseases, Bronchitis, Asthma and Con-
sumption.
CATARRH-
Catarrh is often regarded by the patient as
a cold in the head, and he often expresses his
establishment at his remarkable tendency to
contract fresh cold Indeed he declares that
he is scarcely free from one cold before he
takes another and he is always exceedingly
careful; it is also a matter of surprise to him
that the cold always seems to settle in the
head and throat
HAT times many of the symptoms OF catarrh
seem to abate, and the patient is led to hope
that the disease is about to wear off; but an
other class of symptoms soon appear and he
learns to his horror, that instead of recovery
from the disease, it is somewhat changed in its
character and has extended to the throat.
sense of WEAKNESS is sometimes felt in
reading, speaking or. singing; hoarseness at
times occurs, a sensation of dryness is felt in
the throat, or it appears that some foreign
substance as. for instance, hair, obstructed
the throat; there becomes sense of languor
and fatigue; the breath lessons ON a little
eXertiOn, a short, hacking cough, peculiar
sound in clearing the throat, a feeling as
though there was not room enough in the
chest to breathe; these and other symptoms
occur after the disease has made considerable
progress. Then it is time when consumption
is about to begin its dreadful work. Up
have been slow and the patient may in
expressing his confident hope that it will
''wear off, declare that he has had the catarrh
for years and has not seemed to become much
worse, and trusts that he will "by and by
recover. But this delusion is the grand error
which has peopled our cemeteries with con-
sumptive forms, as all forms of.scatarrh end
finally in consumption
Every case of catarrh is durable when prop
erly treated Eastern visitors and invalids
should avail themselves of the opportunity of
being cured before they return home.
Those who desire to consult me in regard
to their cases had better call at the Office for
examination, but if impossible to visit the Office
personally can write for list of questions and
circular, both of which will be sent free of
charge. Address
M. HILTON WILLIAMS, M. D.,
1877 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Cal.
Office hours-From 8 A. NJ. to 4 p NJ.
Sundays-From to 2:3OP. M.
Residence-119 South Grand Avenue.
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The Clearing House,

business of the Los Angeles clearing
house during the week:
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30

SLEEPLESS NIGHTS, made miserable by
that terrible cough. Shiloh's Cure is the
remedy for you. For sale by c. f. Heinzeman
122 North Main street.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30
MORNING SIDE NURSERY.

San Fernando, February 20, 1890.
Messrs. Macneil, Hagar Alexander, Maclay and
Widney, Trustees of Maclay Rancho at San
Fernando:
GENTLEMEN-In the interests of San Fernando
and those seeking orange lands, take pleasure
in stating that have been engaged in semi
tropic nursery and orchard raising for the past
in Southern California superior to this locality
for early. clean fruit of fine quality, and the
growth OF remarkably fine orange, lemon, lime
and absolutely clean from all insect pests San
Bernardino and San Diego county buyers show
their appreciation of this place by quarantining
except San Fernando / am, gentlemen re-
spectfully yours,
JOHN BURR, District Inspector.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30

Great Real Estate Bargains.
Don't fail to read John P. P. Peck Is
for sale" advertisement.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30

The Sale of Radam's
Microbe Killer is daily increasing in Los Angt
les. Office, 1O91a S. Broadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30

Best Quality Wall Paper,
C. a roll, F. ]. BAUER, 237 South Spring ST.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30

Children Cry for ritcher's castorla.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30

Is an infallible cure for any trouble of the h
man system. Office at 10912 S. Broadway.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30
SEED AND NURSERY DEPARTMENT
GERMAN FRITIT Co

E. Germain, President
SAN FERNANDO LAND AND WATER Coin the
inteeest OF Los Angeles county, take pleasure
in stating that for several years past have han
dled the San Fernando orange and lemon crops
and have found no earlier, cleaner or sweeter
oranges or better lemons in the California mar
ket. They are absolutely clean and free from
any smut dirt or discoloration whatever, and
ripen earlier than airy oranges or lemons in this
section, and are fully up to the best Riverside
fruit that have ever seen.
GERMAN FRUIT CO.,
Per EUGENE GERMAN, President
February H. 1890.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30

These lands are for sale in 10 to 4O-acre
tracts, with. water rights, price $3.50 per acre
and upward. Address r. M.WIDNEY,
MARLIN ll9 New High st., Los Angeles
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30

Try pride of the Family" soap.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30

r. D. List, Notary Public. Legal papers care
fully drawn. Removed to 123 W. Second St..
Burdick block. Telephone 595.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30
. ORANGE LANDS.
Maclay San Fernando Ranch.
THE WATER SYSTEM

Has cost over s12O, 900 cash to January L. 1890
All water is delivered along the streets in iron
pressure pipes for irrigation and domestic pur-
poses. Over 25 miles of mains and laterals are
laid at cash cost of over $4,000. The mains
are from 6 inches to "a inches in diameter
The water is from artesian wells and from the
subterranean flow of Pacoima at the submerged
dam. This dam is built of granite and Portland
cement, and cost 900 in cash. No seeds of
weeds or germs OF disease can ever enter the
water pipes. The following letters show the
land to be the best in Southern California for
oranges:
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30
General Spring Opening.

Saturday, March Goth, and Monday, March
31st, Madam d. Gotthelf, importer of fine
French Millinery, 121 S. Spring street. Posi-
lively the handsomest, largest and most desir-
able stock, at reasonable prices.
For irst-Class Coupes or Carriages,
Best turnouts and lowest rates in the city, go to
City Cab and Carriage Company, office and
stand, Hollenbeck hotel, corner Second and
Spring streets. Telephone 40. Phil. Der
For Durability and Beauty,
House owners should insist on having their
painters use only the observation-disclosures paints
for sale by p H. Mathews, cor Second and
Main.
Important to Ladies.
Ladies' department of the Hammam open
Tuesday and Friday evenings until 10 o'clock
MicrObe Killer
Is an infallible cure for any trouble of the hu-
man system. Office at 10912 S. Broadway.
The Sale of Radam's
Microbe Killer is daily increasing in Los Ange-
les. Office, 1892 S. Broadway.
Best Quality Wall Paper,
&c. a roll, F. J. BAUER, 237 South Spring ST.
Try pride of the Family" soap.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30
For Durability and Beauty,
Important to Ladies'.

Ladies' department of the Hammam open
Tuesday and Friday evenings until 10 o'clock.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-30

Probably no system of practice ever employed
has been so universally successful as that in
troduced by DR.. Williams for the cure of Catarrh
Throat Diseases, Bronchitis, Asthma and Con
sumDtiOn
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15
Advertising.

Advertising is an art, and with
every setting of the sun it is receiv-
ing more Thoughtful recognition.
The man who cannot utilize adver-
Using in his business has no business
to be in business.
By advertising is meant every bus
mess bringing method except per
sonal drumming.
The product of the printing press,
whether In cards, circulars, flyers,
posters, or newspapers, is the funda-
mental nucleus around which col
lects all that which is of money at
tracing quality.
The argument against advertising
that it does not always PAYS as
senseless as the argument against
eating food because some have made
themselves sick eating some kinds of
it.
To get nourishment out of food
one must adapt the food, its quality
and its quantity, to the physical sys-
tenn. To get good out of advertising
one must adapt the quality and
quantity of the advertising to the
goods Le has to sell, and to the peo-
PIE who may buy them.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15
That KOna Storm.

There is no doubt that the long looked
for Kona storm has come at last AS
stated by Us yesterday, it commenced to
rain late Thursday evening. Early Fri
day morning it poured down in torrents
and kept on throughout the day, letting
up only at short intervals during the
morning and the early part OF the after
noon. The streams are all swollen, and
many homes in the lowest part of the
city are flooded. The street cutters
looked like small rivers, and very few
people ventured out. From around the
island come reports that it is raining
heavily and the streams are all swollen.
small washout is reported on the
Oahu Railway Company's line near Ka-
lihi. 1t is no doubt general rain and
may last for some hours yet to come.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15
The steamer Eva Sunk.

Shortly before noon yesterday the little
stern-wheel steamer Eva, loaded with
700 punches of bananas, was reported off
the harbor quite near the reef and in dis
tress. The tug Eleu went out to her as
sistance, but owing to her close proxim-
ity to the reef could do nothing. All at
once the Eva sank, and the captain,
engineer, and the crew of seven men,
swan for the shore. Fortunately they
all managed to reach the Quarantine
grounds in safety. John Rel J. who is
lame, got considerably hurt =. getting
ashore. Directly it was seen that the
Eva would go down, boats were sent
from the war vessels Mohican, Nipsic
and Champion to the rescue of the crew.
The sunken steamer has been used ever
since she was built in the banana trade
between Honolulu and Eva. On several
occasions she has been used by excur-
sion parties.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15
SHIPPING NOTES.

The steamer Waialeale brought l, 734
bags sugar from Kauai Friday morning.
The steamer Kaala brought AS punches
bananas, rs hides and 1 passenger from
Waialua Friday night.
The bark C, d. Bryant leaves for San
Francisco next Wednesday or Thursday
with a cargo of sugar.
The barkentine John F. Smith was
moved from the 2. NJ. s. s. wharf to the
stream on Friday afternoon.
The sailing of the Australia and the w.
G. Hall which were to leave Friday was
postponed on account OF the weather.
They leave this morning at 10 o'clock.
The American bark s. G. Allen. Capt.
Thompson. sailed from this port on Friday
afternoon for San Francisco with cargo
consisting of Is, 81 bags sugar valued at
$i07 ,037 81. The consignees were: T..
Brewer s. Co. IL 1863 bags sugar, Castle &
Cooke 1854, and Theo. Fl. Davies & Co.
4O8S.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15
VESSELS IN PORT.

II B NJ Champion, st. Clair, Esquimault
U Nipsic, Lyons. Maui.
5 S MOhican, Coghlan. Hilo, Hawaii.
S S Australia, Houdlette, San Francisco.
Am schr Olga, Robin. San Francisco.
Blk Lady LampsOn, Sodergren, San Fran
cisco.
Francisco.
Blk Andrew WEIGH. Marston, Newcastle.
Am sh Merom, Glover, from Newcastle.
Blk Fl Hackfeld. WOlters, from Liverpool.
Am bk c ID Bryant. Jacobsen, S Francisco.
Am bktne John Smith, Hustler, Newcastle,
\ SW.
Am ok Hesper, Ryder, Sydney. n S w.
Bk Alex Mcneil. Friis Newcastle.
Am bktne Irmgard, Paul, Port Townsend.
Ship Deanfield, Irvine, Liverpool.
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Sunday Services.

CENTRAL UNION CHURCH Services
with preaching at IL A. NJ. and 80 p. N.
Sunday School at 10 A. NJ.
ST.. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL First
Congregation-Holy Communion at 6 80
A. NJ. Morning prayer at $50 A. NJ.
Evensong at 6P. NJ. Sunday School at
is A. N. Second Congregation
Morning prayer with special music and
sermon at IL 10 A. ". Evening prayer
with sermon at 7 80 p. NJ. Sunday
School at 10A.M NJ.
KAwAIAHAo CHURCH-Services in Ha-
waiian at IL A. NJ and so P. NJ. Sun
day School at 10 A NJ.
KAUMAKAPILI CHURCH Services in
Hawaiian at 10 80 A N Sunday School
at 9 80 A. NJ.
ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL Ser
vices at 10 a. N. and 80 p. NJ.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15
The 9. 8. a ustralia.

The sailing OF the steamship Australia
has been postponed to 10 O'Clock this
morning. Yesterday the Hon. w. G.
Irwin delayed her sailing from noon to 3
o'clock owing TO the non-arrival OF about
1000 punches of bananas which were
loaded on two schooners and the stern
wheel steamer Eva at Pearl harbor, the
schooners not being able to get over the
bar on account of the heavy weather.
Mr.. Irwin was very thoughtful in keep
ing back the steamer as some of the
bananas we're the only support of some
poor people, and by not getting them off
it would fall hard upon them. Later on
in the afternoon, owing to the swell on
the bar, he postponed her sailing time to
10 o'clock this morning.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15
Booked to Leave.

Following are the passengers booked
at the Office OF Messrs w G. Irwin &
Co. to leave for the States on the
S. S. Australia to-day: Sir Thomas Es-
monde, Mr. John Dillon, NJ. P, Miss
NJ. Melville, Miss L. NJ Ingersoll, N j..
d. Hodge, Ira Bishop, Miss Pilsbry,
Col. Paine, Geo. Norton, Mrs. Lederer
aad two children, Mrs. H. H. Dixon,
F. s. Dodge, Miss Jameson. Miss
Keough, W. H. Nolan, Misses Wallace
81, II. Grierson, Rufus Parker, Miss
Parker, " Knudsen, E Bailey, Miss
Leonore Lake, NJ, Lyman. wife, three
children and servant, G. A Brown,
wife, son and maid, f. Hopke, S. T =.
Browne, Mrs. ] Harris, T. j Grit
fifth, B. NJ Lombard, A c. Bradley, j =.
D. Glass; and wife, Mrs Savage, H. G T..
Rouse, Mrs Rouse, w L. McEwen
r. A. Wilson, Major Gilbert and
Hon. H. M. Whitney.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

The French soldiers have been an
army of tea drinkers during the
prevalence of la grippe. Whenever
la grippe made its appearance in a
regiment all the soldiers who re-
manned free from the epidemic were
given between meals hot tea with
sugar.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

At meeting of the Bishops Congre-
cation of St. Andrews Cathedral held in
the Sunday schoolroom Thursday even
ing, the Bishop OF Honolulu presiding,
Messrs. John Bush and q. S. Harris
were reelected churchwardens. The
following sdesmen were appointed:
Messrs. Henry Smith, Edward Stiles,
A. G.. St. Piianaiia and J. n. K. Keola
The churchwardens presented a state
ment of the accounts of the past year.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15
The Next Legislature of the Hawaiian
Kingdom.

HOUSE OF MOBILES. HOUSE OF REPS.
\ Cummins tO) Cecil Brown (R)
II A Widemann tOO w Cummings (O)
j Walker (O) A Marques tO)
ID W Pua tO) 7 Lucas (O)
+ Muller (O) 4 w Wilcox co.
c Macfarlane (O) J Paikuli tO)
John Phillips (O) A Rosa (O)
II g Crabbe (O) A kauhi (R)
4 J Mccarthy (O) Nawahi (O)
J kauhane (R) j L Baker (O)
} NJ Horner (R) A Horner tR)
X Hind (R) w II Richard (R)
+ A Burchardt Cd J X kahook ano (O)
5 Parker (R) wv II Waipuilani RI
J Marsdeu CD G. X Apiki (R)
ii = Baldwin (R) l. W Z kanealii (O)
w Y Horner tR) J w Kalua (OO
w II Cornwell (R) w H Halstead (R)
K Walbridge (R) 2 Kamai (O)
Jas Anderson (R) w White fR)
Won Tempsky (R) A p Paehaole (R)
G Wilcox (R) "A s Wilcox (R)
Kanoa (R) w H Rice (R)
Paul Isenberg (R) V KnudSen (R)
(R) Reform, (O) Opposition, CD hide
pendent.
Totals Reform, %; Opposition, 81; In
dependent, 9; total members, As.
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VESSELS EXPECTED.
PASSENGERS.
ARRIVALS,

From Kauai. per stmr Waialeale, Feb IA
Mrs w H Rice, w H Rice. jr, A 2 Peter
son and Mr. Sutherland.
Fro Waialua, per stmr Kaala, Feb 10
NJ Emerson.
DEPARTURES.
For San Francisco, per bark S G Allen,
Feb He Kistler and W H Page.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

Mrs. G. Trower, OF Sydney, who has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Ira Rich
ardson, and her sister and brother, Mrs.
George w. Smith and MIR. Arthur w.
Richardson, the past three months, re-
turns to her home on the r. NJ. S. Mari.
posa. Mrs. Trower has evidently enjoyed
her visit in Honolulu and her many
friends will wish her a pleasant voyage
and a safe return home.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15
VESSELS LEAVING TO-DAY.

cisco at 10 m.
Stmr w G Hall. Freeman, for Lahaina,
Maalaea, KOna, Kau and Volcano at 10
a III.
Stmr c r Bishop, LIE Claire. for Waia-
nae, Waialua, Mokuleia and koolau at
9 a III.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

The meeting of the Hawaiian Camera
Club which should have taken place last
evening has been postponed to Friday
evening the Dist,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

Professor Berger and the Royal Ha-
waiian Band will play at the departure
of the Australia this morning, and in the
afternoon at Emma Square, weather pei
hitting,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

The steamer w. G. Hall sails at 10
O'Clock this morning for Maui and Ha-
waii
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

The copyright of II. NJ. SANKEY'S new
book relating his experiences in the pre-.
sent expedition in Eastern Africa has
been sold for 100000.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

The K. NJ. S. Mariposa is due to-day
from San Francisco. 1t may be, at this
time of the year that she has been de-
tanned by the English mails being late
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

La grippe is properly named and no
mistake about it. 1t does grip when it
comes.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

The valentine social announced for
last evening had to be postponed on &C
count OF the stormy weather.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

The Australia sails at 10 o'clock this
morning for San Francisco. The mai
from the PostOffice closes at 9 o'clock.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

The klnau is due this morning from
Maui and Hawaii.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

The patients in the Queens Hospital
last Wednesday, the 18th, represented
twenty-four natiOnalities.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

A bay horse branded Ak. will be sold
at the Government pound near Oahu Jail
at noon to-day.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

The Supreme Court received about
sixty new volumes on the last steamer
for the law library. They include di-
gests, texts, Rhode Island and Vermont
reports.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

The twelfth organ recital announced
for Monday evening at Kauma ;apili
Church has been unavoidably postponed
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

large mail for the Postoffice may be
expected on the Mariposa.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

MIR. Wray Taylor is confined to his
home suffering from the grip, but at last
accounts was improving.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

There will be Union service at Kawaia.
hao church Sunday evening at 4 sc
o'clock.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

A special service for members of the
Children's Scripture Union will be con-
Quoted by MIR. Theo. H. Davies, at the
Y. NJ. G. A. Hall on Sunday afternoon
at O'Clock. All children and young
people are invited
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

The Minister OF the Interior is quite i'll
at his residence.
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7 WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
l. any accounts without my written order.
PAUL ISENBERG. JR.
Honolulu, Feb. IL, 1890. BOW
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NOTICE.

IN AND AFTER THIS DATE, FEB.
~ 8, 1890, Jew Fai only, will sign the firm
name of Fan Kee. All claims against the
firm of Fai kee, Nnuanu street, must be
presented for payment to the said Jew Fai.
32-6ts
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15
LOCAL AND GENERAL.

Foreign mail closes at 8 this morning
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15

The whistle of the Honolulu Steam Planning
Mill is blown daily by electric signal from the
Survey office precisely at Ho noluiu mean noon
1t sounds again at 70 min. 80 sec. past o'clock
p. IL. of Honolulu mean time. to CORES 20 nd
with l2h. 0m. Us. as given by chronometers set
for Greenwich mean time. This last Is especi-
ally for the benefit of mariners and jewelers..
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1890-02-15
DEPARTURES.

FRIDAY, Feb. ii.
Am blk c Allen, Thompson, for San
Francisco.
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Meteorological.
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

ARRIVALS.
FRIDAY. Feb. IA.
Stmr Waiaieale, CLANCY. from Kauai.
The critic., 1890-12-27
OYSTERS AND ARORIGINEs.
How Maryland Indians Lived Early
the Eiphteenih Century.

thc E1ghteenth tcnturys
"The shell mounds Of the ChoptanlI
River, Maryland" was the subject of
Chevalier Elmer X. Reynolds lecture at
the Catholic University yesterday after
noon. The speaker first gave an interest
ing sketch of the history and customs of
the Indians living on the Choptank River
They belonged to two tribcs-the Nanti-
cokes and Choptanks-and they lived
by hunting fishing, and agriculture. In
l704 the Assembly of Maryland attempted
to confine the Indians within reservation
in Dorchester County. The reservation
included the great miasmatic .Blackwater
marshes, and was very unhealthy.
The Indians refused to go on the reser-
vatiUn and fled, some to Canada and some
to New York
The shell mounds in the Choptank River
are accumulations Of oyster shells left by
the Indians who had fished the oysters
from the river. The first mound is at the
mouth of the river and covers several acres
OF ground, varying in depth from one to
three feet. The Indians did not throw the
shells into the river, but piled them up in
great mounds on the shore The mound
at the mouth of the river is at least three
quarters of a mile in length
The lecturer described at some length
the manner in which the Indians prepared
the oyster for food. They shucked and
ate many of them raw and also steamed
and boiled them. A great many pits are
found near the shell mounds and It is
supposed that they were used for steam
ing the oysters in the same manner the
kickapoos now use in Wisconsin.
Oyster shell mounds are found all
along the Choptank River, and at some
places rude implements, hammer stones,
broken pottery, arrows, stone axes and
other articles used by the Indians have
been discovered in the mounds.