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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-08-23
ssPoor Richards Almanac"

It was "Poor Richards Almanac"
which first made Franklin famous, and
it was out of the mouth of Poor Rich
ard that Franklin spoke most effec-
lively to his fellow countrymen. He
had noticed that the almanac was often
the only book in many houses, and he
therefore 'sfilled all the little spaces
that occurred between the remarkable
days in the calendar with proverbial
sentences, chiefly such as inculcated
industry and frugality as the means of
procuring wealth, and thereby secur-
ing virtue; it being more difficult for
man in want to act always honestly,
as, to use here one of those proverbs,
1t is hard for an empty sack to stand
upright. y By these pithy, pregnant
sayings, carrying their moral home,
fit to be pondered in the long winter
evenings, Franklin taught Americans to
be thrifty, to be forehanded, and to
look for help only from themselves.
The rest of the also ms was also in.
teresting, espec;s Ie playful pre-
faces; for Franklin was the first of
American humorists, and to this day
he has not been surpassed in his own
line. The best of the proverbs-not
original, all of them, but all set forth
treshened and sharpened by Frank
Inns shrewd wit-he assembled and
formed into connected discourse,
prefxed to the almanac of 1857, as the
harangue of wise old man to the peo-
ple'atte,ding an auction" Thus com.
pacted, the scattered counsels sped up
and down the Atlantic coast, being
copied into all the newspapers. The
wise Speech of Father Abraham"
also travelled across the ocean and was
reprinted in England as broadside to
be stuck up in houses for daily guild.
ance; it was twice translated into
French--being probably the first essay
by an American author which had q
circulation outside the domains of our
language. 1t has been issued since in
German, Spanish, Italian, Russian,
Dutch, Portuguese, Gaelic and Greek.
Without question it is what it has been
called most famous piece of lit
erature the Colonies produced. st.
Nicholas
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-08-23
BOston's Plan for Fighting Fires.

The Fire Commissioners Of Boston
recommend a plan for using water
from the harbor to extinguish fires IN
the business part of the city. 1t is
proposed to lay mains through the dis
trict and, in case of fire, to force
water into them with the two fire boats.
These two boats, one of which has
been built and on appropriation made
for the second, have combined
capacity of $4,000 gallons Of water
minute. This would equal twenty
four second-size land engines and
would furnish sufficient pressure any
where in the district for ten streams
for each boat. 4 plan somewhat
similar is already in use in Cleveland
and Detroit. 1t would seem to re-
commend itself to all cities whose fresh
water supply is seriously impaired by
droughts. Baltimore Sun.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-08-23
THE SILENT ONES.

Under the grassy sod,
Under the swayins willows,
Down meath the buds and flowers
Sleeping away the hours.
Far from the paths they trod,
They lie on their clayey pillows.
There at the dawn's first peepins,
There when the night comes weeping,
The silent ones are sleeping.
Under the drifting snow,
Down meath the naked branches.
Under the rain and sleet.
Swift are the hours and fleet.
Far from the cares we know,
Safe from grief's avalanches,
There at the dawn's first peeping,
There when the night comes weeping,
The silent ones are sleeping.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-08-23
A CNmnOSife Poem.

A composite poem, with every line
Or couplet bearing the name of some
one who has made more or less of
mark in the literary world is interest
ing. The Boston Globe has induced n
number of the literary stars of greater
or less magnitude in or near ''The
Hub to contribute SUCH a poem to
its columns. Here it is:
LIGHTS AND SHADOWS.
Would it were always summer, with long
light!
"Or glorious day. undim1ned by thoughts of
night"
IT. W. Higginson.
Yet would one miss the glamor of the moon.
Or after days strong light the dusk's soft
boon?
Louise Chandler Mouiton.
''Yea sunshine's best that man may walk
james jeffrey Roche.
But what were life without its budding
springs,
Ernest F. Fenallosa.
Or 10Y without the strength that sorrow
brings,
-(Mrs.) NJ. E. Blake.
Or flaming day foriorn of moon-Shot night
Ralph A. Cram.
Still ringing changes on the dark and light
I'm out OF thoughts and WORDS dismal
plight!
Katherine E. Conway.
What odds if red suns flame or white moons
shine
To souls wherein love dwells-a guest divine?
-(Mrs.) C. E. Whiton-Stone.
Why crave eternal day-one ceaseless glitter!
To take things as they come to me seems
filter.
-Yawcob Strauss.
"Content alike in summer and in snow.
But bearing summer everywhere we 60"
Richard Hovey.
Mrs. Howe, Mrs. Moulton, Colonel
Higginson and Miss Quincy are Of
course too we'll known to need intro
duction, as is Mr.. James Jeffrey Roche.
Professor Fenallosa is well known in
Boston through book of poems re-
Gently published. Mrs. Blake and
Mr.. Cram have achieved some fame as
amateur literateurs, and Miss Conway
is author of collection of poems en-
titled Dream of Lilies" Mrs. Wilton.
Stone has seen her poetry in print be-
tween covers, and Mr.. Charles Follen
Adams, owner Of the nom de plume
'Yawcob Strauss" and Mr.. Richard
Hovey are not without literary dis
tinction.
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inch IL diameter. 1t has been sug-
gested that the farmers of the region
mentioned might occupy their leisure
time in cutting the stones IS is done in
Bohemia. Large crystals of a kind of
garnet not fne enough for gems, some
of them weighing twenty pounds, have
been found in Burke County, North
Carolina, and in Rabun County,
Georgia. They might be utilized for
cutting into dishes or cups Many of
them are transparent in part. Tons
OF them have been crushed to make
"emery," and the sandraper called
garnet paper" Alaska garnets are
we'll known for their remarkably per-
feet crystals. They occur in quanti-
ties near Fort Wrangel. A most in
teresting and peculiar kind of garnet
termed ''spessartite has been dug up
in the mica mines of Amelia County,
Virginia. One stone of ninety-slx
carats when cut was secured. Now
that these mica mines are closed, this
gem, never found anywhere else, will
become very rare.
Another kind of gem exclusively
American is the ''hiddenite" of North
Carolina. IT was first obtained acct
dentally in mining for emeralds, but
digging disclc sed it in veins of the
rocks. The crystals are very trans
parent and lustrous. Gems have been
cut from them up to two and half
carats in weight. Such stone was
sold for $500, while many others have
brought il the market from $40 to
500 carat. About $4,000 worth Of
them have been taken out up to date.
When first introduced they had con-
siderable sale because of their nov
city and from the newspaper noto-
riety which they gained through a
controversy as to their true discov-
erer.-Mail and Express.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21
SPORTS At STANFORD,
Berkeley Wins at Tennis, but
Is Defeated in the Bal
Game.
the Collapse of the Grand
Stand.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, April
20.AStanford wrested another victory from
Berkeley at baseball to-day, but lost the
double set at tennis to the blue and gold.
The tennis tournament took place in the
morning and was witnessed by an inn
mense throng of students. The day was
so hot that Gage, Berkeley's player. was
was completely Frustrated, and Picher,
who played against him was equally
used up.
The first set was between Magee of
Berkeley and Hazard of Stanford. The
contest was close, and both players put up
good ball. The score ended in favor of
Magee, Ga, 10-S, So.
In the Picher-Gage match both men
we're about equal in the technique, but
Picher had the advantage of endurance.
In the third set Gage was literally ex-
hausted and defaulted the last point. The
final two sets were won straight by Picher
with comparative ease. Gage was highly
complimented for his pluck in staying on
the court and fighting to the last stroke.
Picher won the match. Score: 46, 81,
14-13 default by Cage, Ga, 6-3.
In the doubles Berkeley proved victor
ious. 1t was represented by Hewitt and
Crawford, Stanford by Packard and Kaet-
eel. Scores, 6-3, GA, 1-6, go.
In the baseball game in the afternoon
Stanford had her revenge. The Berkeley
ties were outclassed, and evidently need
more team work. Their best work was
done by Blasingame and Harvey in the
box G. Elston caught well and did good
work with the stick. Proctor did some fine
fielding.
McLaine, in the box, put up good game
for Stanford, and Dyer made some fine
plays at second. Lewis hit safely every
time he went to the bat. The outfield work
was fairly good.
Stanford took the lead at the start and
won by score of II to 4.
During the game portion of the grand
stand collapsed, and one of the spectator!
had his leg broken.
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ARE TO BE PROSECUTED.
Peculiar Report Made by the
United States Grand
Jury.
NO INDICTMENTS RETURNED.
But Government Agents Are ADJ
ViSed to Bring the Culprits
to Justice.

BOISE, IDAHO, April 20.-The United
States Grand Jury adjourned to-day with
out returning any indictments in the Chi
nese certificate frauds case. The report of
the jury is somewhat peculiar. They find
there has been fraud, but cannot agree as
to who are the guilty parties.
A number of Boise merchants, they say,
have signed certificates for alleged Chinese
merchants, who are in reality laborers
within the clear meaning of the law. The
recommendation is made that special
agents and the District Attorney proceed
with the investigation and prosecute the
perpetrators of the frauds before the United
States Commissioner.
In this case agents of the Treasury De-
partment have about one hundred fraudu-
lent certificates, made for Chinese, alleged
to be Boise merchants, all being fraudu-
lent. The names of forty or fifty business
men of Boise are attached to them. Some
of the signatures are admitted to be
genuine, others are claimed to be forgeries.
Persons who signed certificates have
made claims not supported by law respect
ing what constitutes Chinese merchant.
They appear to have been under complete
misrepresentation on the whole subject.
The Government agents are surprised at
the failure to fix the responsibility and
will continue the investigation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21
WANTED IN SAN FRANCISCO
Alonzo j. Whiteman, a Clever
Forger, Arrested in New
York.
He Is Charged With Passing Bogus
Checks for $500 on Frank
Dixon.

NEW YORK, N. Y, April 20.-Alonzo
J. Whiteman, well known to the police Of
this and half a dozen other cities
of the country, is under arrest
here. A telegram was received from Chief
Crowley of San Francisco Tuesday
night saying Whiteman was here and was
wanted in San Francisco for passing
forged checks for $500 on Frank Dixon.
The check was drawn on the Importers
and Traders National Bank of New York.
The prisoner was remanded until Monday.
He will be held to await requisition papers.
Whiteman has been arrested number
of times for forgery. His parents are said
to be wealthy. Whiteman is only 35 years
old, and it is said he has, since his thirtieth
year, squandered fortune of over $250, 900.
In Minneapolis he was in politics for three
years, two years OF that time being State
Senator from Duluth.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21
THOMAS C. GEORGE DIES.
The Noted Educator Passes
Away After a Two Years
Illness.
TROUBLE OF AN INTERPRETER.
Arthur Spencer Held to Answer for
Perjury-A Meeting of the San
Jose Grange.

SAN JOSE, CAL, April 2O.-In an inter-
view to-day Colonel Philo Hersey, presi-
dent of the Santa Clara County Fruit
Exchange, said:
1.-The fruit in the warehouse will soon be
cleared up, only about thirty-fve carloads
of dried fruit, the bulk of which is prunes.
remaining on hand. The apricotS have all
been sold and there is good demand for
them. About one and half carloads of
peaches still remain, but they will be en-
tirely exhausted by small orders in the
next two weeks.
''This week the Exchange shipped one
carload of dried prunes to Omaha and an
other to ST. Paul, and one carload of dried
peaches to Chicago. The demand for
prunes is very good. There is prospect
or heavy crop of prunes, but the peach
fcrop will be light, as will apricots and
cherries"
a meeting of the stockholders of the
Santa Clara County Fruit Exchange has
been called for Saturday, May 4, at which
the reading of reports of the officers for the
past year and an election of officers will
take place. Arrangements will be made
for handling the crop of the coming year,
and ways and means discussed for intro
ducing dried fruits more extensively in the
East. There are 600 stockholders in the
EXchaopn
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21

WITH BAT And BALL.
Records of the Games Played on Easte
Diamonds.

Records of the Games Played on Eastern.
Diamonds.
BALTIMORE, Nd, April 2o.-Philadel-
phias 4, Baltimores %. Batteries-Cle-
ments, Grady, McGill and Carsey; Gleason,
Robinson and Clarke.
NEW YORK, N. Y, April 20.-Attend-
ance $1,000. Captain Davis of the New
Yorks was fined $3.50 by Umpire Lynch
during the game this afternoon. Score ::
Brooklyns g. New Yorks 10. Batteries
Daisley and Stein; Meekin and Farrell.
LOUISVILLE, KY, April 10.-Louis-
villes 9, Pittsburgs 16. Batteries cDer-
mott, Wadsworth, King, WEIGH AMI Gale,
and Colclough, Killen and Sugden.
CINCINNATI, OHIO, April 20.-Cincin-
natis IA, Clevelands s. Batteries-Phil-
lips and Spies, Wallace and thinner.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 2o.-At-
tendance 5000. Washingtons 4, Bostons
II. Batteries-Mercer and Mcclure, Mich
OILS and Cancel.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 2o.-Attendance
1000. st. Louis 5, Chicagos II. Batteries
Ehret, Staley, PETIT; Hutchinson, Dona-
hoe.
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That is Why it overcomes That
Tired Feeling, gives energy in place
of exhaustion, life instead of languor.
That is Why the sales of Hoods
Sarsaparilla have increased year after
year, while other preparations of less
merit have come, held little tempo
rary favor and are heard of no more.
That is Why Hoods Sarsaparilla
requires for its production the largest
Laboratory in the world.
That is Why It is true nerve
tonic, cures nervousness by feeding
the nerves upon pure blood, and
builds up all the organs and tissues of
the body.
That is Why 1t is the preparation
for you to take, as you undoubtedly
need good Spring Medicine.
That is Why
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21
READY FOR THE WEDDING.
Elaborate Preparation for the Cssrzon
Letter NuptiaJs.


WASHINGTON, April 20.-The we'd
ding next Monday at noon of the Hon.
George Nathaniel Curzon, member of the
British Parliament, and Miss Mary Letter,
daughter of L. q. Letter, will be one of the
most brilliant social events the national
capital has ever seen. The ceremony will
be performed at st. Johns Episcopal
Church, followed by wedding breakfast
at the Letter residence. Among the guests
will be Mrs Cleveland and the entire Cabi-
net circle. Governor Morton of New York
and family will come to Washington for
the occasion.
The BRIDES two sisters will be the brides
maids. Lord Lamington will serve as best
man. The bridegroom will be attended
also by his brother, Frank Curzon. The
groom has presented the bride with a dia-
mond brooch, which will be the only jewel
worn by her at the wedding. The brides
maids will wear large pink mule hats and
pink gowns and carry pink roses. The
bride will wear white satin and lace and
carry white orchids. Mr.. and Mrs. Curzon
will sail on the Majestic shortly after the
ceremony. They travel in Europe, then
going to the groom's London house while
Parliament continues in session. After
ward they settle at his count try place, Ked-
ester Hail. Derbyshire.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21
PRAISES SANTA BARBARA.
Views Of the AuthoresS of
"Ships That Pass in
the Night"
She Considers the Flower Festival
Superior to Those of France
and Italy.

SANTA BARBARA, CAL, April Co.
Beatrice Harraden, the authoress of 'Ships
That Pass in the Night" was among the
spectators of the recent floral festival. She
is on her way north from an ideal ranch
life in San Diego County, in the Sweet
water Valley, accompanied by her friends,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall. Last night she ac-
corded an interview to CALL correspond
ent, in which she told something of her
views of American life, her own expert
ences and hopes. She says that she has
already written three California stories,
and proposes to pursue the theme.
The talented young authoress has been
represented as in the last stages of decline.
No one who saw her last night, her slight
figure erect, her aristocratic features
bronzed with the open-air life and her
large eyes sparkling through pincenez
beneath short waving hair, divided across a
snowy brow, could have deemed her i'll.
az am very much better, indeed" she
said, land Of late have been leading an
ideal but I'm afraid somewhat idle life in
San Diego County. We lived in Shakes
pearean cottage, you know, with lattice
work windows, and near enough to the sea
to enjoy boating and bathing, OF course
we had to do great many things for our
selves, but I don't know what l did. 1
think | slept most of the time.
81 consider the Santa Barbara festival
the finest ever attended, and I have seen
those in France and Italy. Elsewhere the
great ladies loll back in their victorias and
think more of decorating themselves than
their vehicles, but here it is different.
Every one seem to enjoy the flowers. l
think this is such a pretty idea, and so
needed in America to-day. There is too
little here of-what shall I call it2-
glamour, such as is to be found in Europe.
J visited your Old Mission to-day, and |
really regretted going.
There is no glamor, or perhaps l missed
it. 1 like to go out in trap without
strangers and wander among the points Of
interest-the beautiful canyons and hills.
But / miss something, and sometimes l
long to be back in some corner OF the old
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21
ON TENNESSEE TRACKS.
70 Tdmbien's Drop to the "Has Been'
Rank Causes Surprise.

RanE Causes Surprise.
MEMPHIS. TENN, April 20.-Only one
favorite won to-day. 70 Tambien's drop
surprise. Laureate, the Arkansas Derby
winner, at to 5, was easily beaten by a
10 to shot.
Four furlongs, Zanone won, Leila Dell
second, Tennyson third. Time, :5O1z.
The Leuhrmann Hotel stakes, SLIGO, one
mile Maurice won, Laureate second, Ell
Captain third. Time, 1:44%.
Six furlongs Artist won, Ashland Sec
ond, Moderocio third. Time, 1:l6.
Short course, steeplechase, handicap
Wyandotte won, Templemore second, My
Luck third. Time, 2:15.
Five furlongs, Twinkle won, Jennie W
second, silva third. Time, 1:o31z.
Five furlongs, Rouble won, c. B. Cox
second, Mote third. Time, 1904.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 20 The
weather was delightful to-day, the track
fairly fast and one Of the largest crowds OF
the meeting attended the races at Cumber-
land Park. Only two favorites won, but
the other winners were at short odds.
Six furlongs, O'Connel won, Ray S Sec
ond, Mark third. Time, 1:16.
Four and half furlongs, Merry Nell
won, Kate La Grande second, Belle Helena
third. Time, :561I.<
The Iroquois stakes for two-year-old
old colts, $500, four furlongs, Glacier won,
DR.. Holmes second, Judge Baker third.
Time, :494.
Seven furlongs, Rasper won, Lizzetta
second, Necedah third. Time, 1:29.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-21
VICTORY FOR IMPORTERS.
General Appraisers Decide in
Favor of the AngIo-Cali-
fornia Bank.
Close of Noted Controversy Over
the Duty on Large Lot of
Steel Rails.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 20-Infor-
nation reached the Treasury Department
this afternoon that the Board of United
States General Appraisers at New York has
sustained the protest of the Anglo-Califor-
MIA Bank against the action of the Collector
at San Francisco in exacting $18 20
per ton upon lot of steel rails which had
remained in the warehouse some eight
years, The board decided that the proper
rate of duty thereon is only 81 81 per ton
under the Wilson bill.
The steel rails were imported in 1887 by
the Bank of California on account of the
Oregon Pacific Railway Company and were
not taken out of the warehouse within
three years, as required by law. They have
long been the subject of correspondence
between the Treasury Department, the
Collector at San Francisco and the owner.
The case presents some novel questions
which have not heretofore been adiudi-
Gated. Under the statute the rails were
subject to sale by the Govern
ment at the expiration of three years
from the date of importation, but
the Secretary refrained from selling
them at the request of the parties in in
terest. Meanwhile the Mckinley tariff was
passed in 1890, reducing the duty on steal
rails to S13 A per ton, and the Wilson bill /,
passed in August, 1898, made a further re-
duction to 81 S4 per ton.
The treasury held, however, that neither
of these acts affected the duty on these
particular rails, but insisted that they
were still subject to the tariff of 1883. In
this view the treasury was sustained by the
present Attorney General, and, therefore,
refused to instruct the collector to admit
the rails to entry under the present law.
The question was then referred to the
Board of General Appraisers, who have
given their decision as already stated. J.
f. Evans of San Francisco has been
several months engaged upon the
case, first before the department
and afterward before the board in
New York, and appears to have finally
obtained a signal victory for the importers
in view of the adverse opinion of the At
torney-General and the position taken by
the treasury officials. The amount in
volved in the case is understood to be over
$40 600
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world, where could see an old ruin. But
there is something unsatisfying in the old
world.
"What makes the newspapers OF America
so monstrous, and the magazines so high
classed?" she asked Indignantly. ST dis
like their advertisements, and often won
der how they are tolerated. But of all the
papers, have a friendly feeling for the
San Francisco CALL, and have letters to
some of its people. I hear the CALL is
raising up journalism, and am so glad.
There is no dignity in such trivialities as
some papers deal in.
Eyes, 1 am writing, or have written
already, three California stories, dealing
chiefly with English life in this State, but
my days have been so pleasantly passed
that they have not been conducive to
much work, and 1 have to complain of
much piracy by American publishers.
They have taken five of my stories and
published them separately in different
volumes, each being supplemented with
stories by others, and they sell each book
as by Beatrice Harraden. 1t is too bad,
and I have no redress but to go to law,
which means endless worry. 1 don't at
tend to any business myself, however. |
leave it to my agent, but think that
imposition on the public should be widely
known. Bret Harte had the same trouble.
~ shall stay here few days only and
then go north, intending to visit San Fran
cisco, Palo Alto and Monterey. | am
afraid I am not quite strong enough to
bear the long journey to the Yosemite Val
ley. But one of the most cherished
memories that shall take with me will be
Santa Barbara's battle of flowers. 1 am so
glad I saw it."