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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05
Among The Gems.

M"o -ln.e il a variety Of felspar.
TIE f.-st Ueryle come from Russia.
The best rubies come from Burmah.
The finest turQuoises come from Persia.
The black diamond is 10 hard that it cannot
20 polished.
The emerald is now one of the rarest of pre-.
cious stones.
Very few rubies, red sapphires, exceed fse
carats in weight.
The best opals are now obtained from Hun
gary and Honduras.
The diamond, in sufficient heat; will bur
like piece of charcoal.
The Island is Ceylon is the most remarkable
gem deposit in the world.
The play of color in the opal is due to min
ute fssnres in the stone.
Black, pink and golden yellow pearls are
more valuable than white.
Every gem known to the lpaidary has been
found in the United States.
An uncut diamond looks vsry much like
bit of the best gum arabic.
The best pearls are found on the Ceylon
coast and in the Persian Gulf.
The carat, used in estimating the light Of
gems, is grain of Indian Wheat.
The Orloff diamond is believed to be respon
sible for s. murders.
The pearl is the only gem that does not re
quire the lapidary's art to bring out its beauty.
The largest diamond ever known was the
Great Mogul, which weighed, in the rough, 793
carats
The tomb of Mohammed is covered wit
diamonds, sapphires aud rubies valued at $40,
100000.
The diamond mines Of Brazil have yielded
over 100000 carsts of stones, valued at $50,
100000.
The diamond, if laid In the sun and then
carried into dark room, shows distinct phos.
phorescence.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05
General Belief in Luck.

Tue world will not easily leave off
talking of luck, nor quickly cease to
believe in it. Napoleon Boraparte used
always to ask of any officer whom he
thought of elevating to the rank of gen.
eral, estes vous heureux? '-"Are you
lucky" And then there Is some rea-
son, too, in such a query and in the
prac ical belief attaching to it. The
man we call "lucky' in the affairs Of
life is very of en- one who neg'ects
nothing, great or small, which leads to-
wards sucess; always vigilant, always
active minded, he puts things perpet-
ually in the way of running right, and
such an one is helie yey ma urally
by forces which he caunot control.
They fell into the course Of his
strong will and strenuous effort. Such
man could not, indeed, like this
Partisan lady, draw the ''sros lot" from
a wheel of fortune, nor deal himself 13
trumps, because here he passes into the
sphere of infinitely small and invisible
causes not to be controlled by Us,
though they are far from being really
uncontro' led. In the domain however,
of the great causes which set the little
causes acting, man Of strong will and
keen wa a'chfulness often seem to com.
mand success.
YET all the same, too great belief in
luck is degrading, and gambling espec.
lally has in it fatal demorallzing in.
fuence alike for men and nations.
1t is the abdigation of the will, the
weak and shameful reference to fortune
of what we should decide for ourselves:
and, ir the gamblers case, it is the
passion to profit at other peoples ex-
pense, and without any labor of bis
| own.
In the ;'Iliad," when they tell Hec-
tor the "birds are against him. and ell
the omens unlucky, the Trojan hero
makes noble answer; "Without bird
his swor, the true man draws, and asks
no omeu but his countty's cause
That is the spirit which is the effective
gallant, opposite Of all blind belief 10
luck, and which very often leads its
possossor TO gain the reputation of being
"lucky"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05
]}ortrll.
Honsecleaning Melodies.

Housecleaning Melodies.
Sing song of cleaning house!
! Pocketful of nailso
Four-and-twenty dust pam,
Scrubbing brooms and pals
When the door is opened,
Wife begins to sing
'Jast help me move this bureau here.
| And hang this picture, won't you, dear:
And tack that carpet by the door,
| And stretch this one little more,
And drive this nail, and screw this screw
And here's job have for you-
! This closet door will never catch,
| think You'll have to fix the latch;
And oh, while you're about it, John,
[ wish you'd put the cornice on,
And hang this curtain, when you're done
I'll hand you up the other one;
This box has got to have hinge
Before can put on the fringe:
And won't you mend that broken chain?
I'd like hook put up right there.
The bureau drawer, must have knob;
And here's another 4,.it..,e - job
[ really hate to ask you dear
But could you fix bracket here.?:'
And on it goes, when these are through,
With this ann that and those to do,
Ad infnitum, and more too,
All in a merry jiugle,-
And isn't it enough to make
A man wish he was single? (Almost.)
Carrie ". BrOas0
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05
Srlrtt MisteIlunll.
The Pay of Poets.

Lord TenEysons Will, which has been
proved at q sum of nearly sixty thousands
pounds, has led to some interesting gossip on
the subject of the amounts of money left at
their death by various devotees Of the Muses..
Some strongly contrasting figures are given,
but they do not always point to the CONCLUSION
which might be supposed from 3 mere super
fetal glance at the varying sums. In Lord
Tennyson's case the sixty thousand pounds
were undoubtedly derived in the main from
the writing of poetry, and offer strange al"
instructive commentary on his fathers di,
tum when the poet was a boy: that a hall
sovereign which he gave him for carta
elesiac ode would be the first and last mon
ey he would earn by writing verses. 1t was
a good many years before Tennyson made
money by his poetry, and be used laushingly
to say that if he failed to bring them bread
and cheese, "Mrs. Tennyson made q capital
tea-bscuit,' and that there would be . for
tune in the "Tennyson tea biscuit" In Vic
tor Hugo's case, where his estate represented
hundred thousand pounds or more, novels
and dramas were represented to far greater
degree than p)etry, and in that OF Robert
Browning, whose English property represent
ed some sixteen thousand pounds, besides his
estate in Italy he inherited good round sum
from his father, although OF late years his po-
ems were largely remunerative. Lord Lyt-
tons seventy thousand pounds were due very
little to his pen, charming as "Owen Mere
dth's" poems Were and Matthew Arnold's
modest thousand pounds is touching in its tes
timony to the simple life of the poet, and =
little discreditable to nation who did not
better appreciate his delicate and cultivated
talent. On the whole, it does not seem that
the MUSES. pay tl.sir servants too literally,
but it must not be forgotten that ''the labor
We delight in physics pain"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05
PrOteus.

He does't care for nal ure, but is jealous for
technique;
He's decadent, yisonist, of visions rather
Twas only yester day lie posed, 4 true impress
sionist
While III the mythc period they called him
ssclassicist."
As realist, romanticist-they' re two sides OF
the shield
He gives the foe no quarter and was never
known to yield.
A sensitivist delicate he sometimes strives to
be,
And only the elect can tell what turn tomor-
row'll see.
He's broken all the canons of the critics and
their schools
And make for all his followers brand new sc,
of rules:
But when his "form" is perfect he is going to
settle down
To write mighty novel that will fairly storm
the town.
"A. Chamberlain in Boston Commonwealth
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05
Consumption Cured.

An old physician retired from practice
having had placed in his hands by an East
India missionary tho formula of simple veg
stable remedy for the speedy and permanea
cure for Consumption, Bronchitis, C.tarr
Asthma and all throat and Lung Affection
also positive and radical cure for Nervous De
billity and all Nervous Complaints, after hav
ing tested its wonderful curative powers in
of cases, has felt it his duty to make
it kncyn to his suffering fellows. Actaatel
by this motive and desire to relieve human
suffering, l will send free Of charge, to all whs
desire it, this receipt, in German, French Or
English, with full directions for preparing and
using. Sent by mail by addressing with lamp,
naming this paper.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05
A Modern Librettc.

Superintendent of Asylum have
remarkable lot of stuff there.
Visitor-Seems to be collection of
manuscripts.
Superintendent-Yes; require oil
the patients to write what is uppermOst
in their minds every day.
Vlsitor-Do you want to make some
money out of it?
Supreintendent-Yes, if it can bs
done.
Visi.or-All right. I'll write the
music to it and we'll put it on the road
as comic opera
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05

Messrs. Geo. F. Sloan & Bro, Of Baltimore
are we'll known in this county where they sell
large bills of lumber. Farmers and others
who need anything in their line, should write
for prices and estimates. For particulars see
advertisement published In this paper.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05
Friction After the Bath.

Friction after tIe bath is not protection
against catching cold, but it increases the
strength and improves the health. 1t is also
positive and wholesome beautitier. Every
woman can't afford massage and an alcohol
sponge bath is luxury beyond the means Of
the average. If after drying, the body is rub
bed with woolen or flannel mtten saturated
with aromatic uinegar the effect will be al
most as good. Brushes are cheap. If the
long curved flesh brush with the short handle
wanting, a fve-cent brush, such as good
buy to clean vegetables with, will
answer every purpose. The bristles in these
g oods are stiff and so irritating to the skin that
a single stroke will bring the blood the sur
face. This is the very lthing wanted and :
applied after the first drying the body will be
in glow with the blood pulsing through I'll .
veins. There is always an appetite fer break
fast after a rubbing of this sort.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05

Persons who are subject to attacks of bilious
collie can also invariably tell, by their feelings
when to expect an attack. If Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is TAX
en- as soon as these symptoms appear, they
can ward off the disease. Such persons
should always keep the Remedy at hand,
ready for immediate use when needed. Two
or three doses of it at The right time will save
them ht,ch suffering. For sale by
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05
FAc7S FOR F ALL!

Our preparation for Fall and
Winter '92 has eclipsed our best
previous efforts. Never before
has there been such an in mense
stock of Clothing, Hats and Fur
nishings held under ary one
roof, and at such low prices that
they will surprise you.
MASTERPIECES
10000 OvERCOATs
o { o.lld not afford you a more
f ample assortment than our
H mammoth stock. Everything
NJ bright and new is represented
s Prices 81, 10, y, Is. and up
ward
YOUR BOYS
are richly provided for in our A
grand gathering of Juvenile C
wear. There is no excuse for NJ
keeping your boy in shabby E
rig when little money will
dress him like a prince. Hand
some Suits and Overcoats,
$3.50, $50, 5 and up
INDIVIDUALITY IN DRESS
A finds graceful expression
c through the medium of our
M celebrated Order Annex which
E occupies the building 6 ( 81
S Ches St, Our $40 and 25
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dci are the exclusive tailors
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HANDSOME HEAD-DRFSS
When you come to our store H
you cannot af'hrd to pass by A
our Hat dep artment. At 10 l.
you can get the regular $3 L
Derby or Soft Hat, pay moth
ing for the name or surroundings
here
Large lines, ST "a, l49, 169
MEMS UNDERWEAR
H in enormous variety Sof
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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05

When in need of cheap shingles 60 to Camp
bell & Burditt's, near Navy Yard bridge. A
good stock always on hand at bottom prices.
Our No. Heat at s.. so per lhousa nd arethe
greatest bargain ever offered.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05

"The use Of 'Castoria is 80 universal and
its merits so well known that it seems work
Of supererogation to endorse it. Few are the
intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach.'
CARLOS MARTYN, y. D.,
New York City.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05
An Odd Monopoly

One man makes all the ink with
which the United States government
prints its paper money. His father in
vented the ink, but he never told any
body how he did it until just before he
died, when he let his son into the Sc
cret. Had an untimely accident gath.
cred the inventor to mis- fathers before
he told his son about the ink, the gov
ernment printer would have been in a
bad way, for this is the only kind of
ink that will print on the peculiar sur
face of the fiber of which government
note paper Is made. The maker en-
plovs only six men IN the manufacture
of his ink, and none of them is in the
secret, nor has any one yet soen the in
teresting act of mixing the ingredients
of which the Ink is composed. The
owner of the secret locks himself up in
his own room two weeks in each year
and it is there and then that he mi xes
stuff enough to supply the government
with ink for the ensuing twelve months.
The process of locking himself up sur
rounds him with an air of romance
something like that of the man when
Balzac made to search for the alkahest,
the only difference being that the aka
hest fellow shut himself up for a life
time and got nothing. besides alienat-
ing the affections Of his wife, while the
other locks himself up for two weeks
and gets fifty thousand dollars q year.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05
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for Infants and Children.

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation.
Sour Stomach Diarrhoea Ertictation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes di-
gestion,
Without injurious medication.
"For several years I have recommended
your Castoria,' and shall always continue to
do So as it has invariably produced beneficial
results
EDWIN +. PARDEE, NJ. D.,
1aSth Street and 9TH Ave, New York City.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05

My wife was confined 10 her bed for over
wo months with a very severe attack of rheu-
matism. We could get nothing that would
afford her any relief, and as a last resort gave
Chamberlain's Pain Balm a trial. To our
great surprise she began to improve after the
fisrt application, and by using it regularly she
was soon able to get up and attend to her
house work. Fl Johnson, of CJ Knutson
4 Co kensington, MINI. 80 cent bottles for
tale
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05

"Castoria Is SO we'll adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me'' II. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III So Oxford St, Brooklyn, N. Y.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05

0 ould not afford you a more
+ ample assortment than our
Fl mammoth stock. Everything
NJ bright and new is represented
s Prices 81, 10, II, Is, and up
ward
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1893-05-05

THE CEsrArR COMPANY MURRAY STREET New YORK CITY,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-08-23
III. 1.sssnaars J. dam ans Eve.


To the Scriptural account Of the crea-
ton and fall of Adam and Eve the Jewish
writers of the Talmud have added many
curious particulars. According to these
Inythmongers, Adam, when first created,
was "giant Of giants as far as stature
goes, his head reaching into the heavens
and his countenance outshining the sun
in all its splendor. In one place they
tell us that "the very angels stood in
awe of the man which God had created,
and all creatures fastened to worship
him." Then the Lord, in order to give
the angels some idea of his power, caused
deep sleep to come over Adam, and
while he was in a comatose condition re-
moved portion of every limb and bonel
The first man thus lost part Of his CO.
lossal stature, yet he remained perfect
and complete. Next, the first s'help-
meet" for the lord of creation was Gre
ated in the person Of Lilith, who forsook
Adam to become the mistress Of the
air and the mother of demons"
After the departure of Lilith, Eve was
created and married to Adam in the
presence of Jehovah and the angels, the
sun, moon and stars dancing together to
the angelic music rendered. Then the
supreme happiness of the human pair
excited the envy Of even the angels, and
the seraph Sammael tempted them and
finally succeeded in bringing about their
fall from innocence. Adam lived as q
penitent ON the very ground now occu-
pied by the temple at Mecca, and Eve in
cave on the side Of Mount Ararat,
where. after lapse of 200 years, she
was rejoined to Adam.-St. Louis Re-
nuh1ic
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-08-23
Curious Marriage Prssents.

One New Jersey clergyman received
for a marriage fee In monogramed en-
velope bridge toll ticket Of the value
Of 2 cents. Another got something neat
ly wrapped in paper. He took It to q
grocer, told him that 1t was wedding
fee, that he had not opened 1t and did
not know what 1t was, but would give 1t
to him, sight unseen" for q water
melon. The grocer agreed, the dominic
seized his melon, and the grocer found
in the paper a silver cent piece. One
groom, as he passed out with his bride,
threw into workbasket an old pair Of
gloves, saying to the minister's wife that
she might have them, The minister's
wife looked at them with scorn and con-
tempt. A few days later, however, wish
ing to do some gardening. she thought
the despised old gloves might be useful
after all. She attempted to put them on
and found a difficulty. In every one Of
the 10 fingers there was S. bill. -Tren-
ton True American.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-08-23
Loousts Devouring Loousts.

In the summer of 1888, in which the
excessive heat and drought had brought
about the nearly entire disappearance Of
vegetation in good part Of the country
and more particularly in the broken
country of Banda Oriental. had occa-
sion to make journey from San Jose to
Mercedes. At one place, Las Piedras,
at which the diligence stopped. noticed
great numbers Of locusts of the species
Pezotettix vittiger, Pezotettix maculi-
pennis and Pezotettix arrogans, which
covered the ground and rocks. "a
My attention was attracted by the
fact of seeing around one locust a mum.
Der Of other individuals of the same spe.
cies, which were eating Its soft parts
even while it was yet alive and protest.
ing vigorously. Isaw different attacks,
in which the conquerors, two or three at
time, got hold of the weaker members
of their own kind, throwing them over
and opening the abdomen In order 10
devour the entrails, these being the soft
er and more savory portions, since they
still contained some of the vegetable
food. Cannibalism here appeared In its
lowest development, and the numerous
remains of those which had been eaten
bore witness to the extent to which the
process had been carried.
In the face of facts Of this character.
it seems certain that nothing is sacred
in nature when the prolongation Of life.
for the sake of the preservation Of the
species, Is concerned. Carl Berg In Nat
ural Science.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-08-23


Slavery In Siam has been abolished In
name, but it can never be abolished In
fact, for the slaves have no means of
supporting themselves outside their
masters houses. Every member of the
Siamese upper classes can fetter his serv-
ants or throw them into prison without
any kind Of trial or permission being
necessary. One morning I went to call
upon one Of the ablest and most enlight-
ened Of the ministers, man who has
been to Europe, and who once actually
got into serious trouble for trying to In
augurate q sort Of woman's rights move
ment In Siam. made my way by mis-
take into a part of his grounds where
visitors were not expected, and found a
slave fastened down to the ground in an
ingenious kind Of pillory In which he
could not move hand or foot, while an
other slave tortured him with severe
strokes Of bamboo rod at the word Of
member Of the family In order to force
him to confess to some misdeed. Con
temporary Review.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-08-23
Satisfying Vanity.

ats lovely to have small bit Of van
ity," said little woman, tying her bon
net strings before the glass.
"That's very unorthodox sentiment.
my DEAR" laughed the locker ON.
"Do you think SOP am not so sure
Of that" meditated the little woman, be-
ginning to put ON her gloves. II should
not be able to face the people have to
see today nor accomplish the mission I
have in hand IL was not sure that my
hat is becoming, my gown well fitting
and the other details Of my dress ire
proachable. know do look well, and
therefore people like to see me. 30 !
can please them and get what I want.
Candidly, is that vanity? There may be
some other name for it. Exchange.
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NORTHUMBERLAND. poorstep.

In the Egyptian and Assyrian gallery
Of the British museum and In close con-
tinguity to the Hittite monuments and
the bronze gates of Shalmanezar may be
seen an object of more than ordinary In
terest--a very common looking bronze
doorstep from the great temple Of Flag
gil at Borsippa, a suburb Of Babylon.
This doorstep, ordinary as 1t appears, is
Of great historical value, as It not only
has the name Of King ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
inscribed upon 1t, but also mentions his
restoration to health and power. It is
no doubt native Offering and an OBJ
ject Of great antiquity. Philadelphia
Praea
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-08-23
Ayers
H air vigor
Prepared by Dr.J. G. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by Druggists Everywhere.
Are You Any Good at Puzzlesp

The genius who invented the eff
teen" Puzzle, "Pigs in Glover" and
many others has invented a brand
new one, which is going to be the
greatest ON record. There is fun,
instruction and entertainment in it.
The old and learned will find as
much mystery in it as the young and
unsophisticated. This great puzzle
is the property OF the New York
Press CLUB, for whom it was in
vented by Samuel Lloyd, the great
puzzlist, to be sold for the benefit of
the movement to erect a great home
for news paper workers in New
York. Generous friends have Civ
en- $25, 900 in prizes for the success
full puzzle solvers. TEN CENTS
sent to "PREss CLUB BUILDING
AND CHARITY FUND.-" Temple
Court, New York City will get you
the new mystery by return mail.