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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-01-24
OUR CLOThING DEPARTMEN [

offers some good values.
81 - children : knee pants suit, our price SIC
- 80 clildren> k ee pants suit price. 81 rs
OUR $500 NOVELTIES IN CIlLDRENS
SUITS S2.!S-See one OF them.
Best 25c knee pants i'll town.
81 80 Mems wool p rnt>, our price. SIC
S. 90 Mems pants Sl.-f
~2.5) Mems all wool pants, our prce........ Sl.4S
We will sell YOU strictly all wool mems suit. our
We vii! sell you blue or black cnevIot suit our
ErAT TiIE PRICE If YOU CAN.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-01-24
LACE CURTAINS.

,5c lace curtains our price.
81 90 lace curtains, price DC
81 80 lace curtains, oar price. SIC
500 lace curtains our price. 80 l.l'
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-01-24
BEDS RAPS' BEDS RAPS.

800 Grey bl tnket>, price.....-... $685.. nc
bel comforts. iiflc1. 81,
81 20 bed comforts. our price b'c
81 80 white blank IFS. our pr 81
Our line of Horse Blankets and lap rJ"es complete
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-01-24
CARPETS AND OlLCLOTH.

y hemp carpet; : our pr:ce........ ...--.-..N ."
IN. new rap our urict .................1 9c
}bc cotton cuptf, our price. ..-...' inc
,>c Il oilc!oth price
.,r - ,iiclntb mr. i,ri,a .... ........ :a.
Zoe carpet lining our price. -
soc pam opaque shades our price. .....: &c
,jr fringed Opaque shades, our price. ........i' c
- % white goat skin rugs, our price,. 49,. 81 r'c
500 Moquet rug our price. ...............Sl.'''
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-01-24
GOOD FOR EVERYBODY

Almost everybody takes some laxative
medicine to cleanse the system and keep the
blood pure. Those who take SIMMONS
LIVER REGULATOR liquid or poWder)
get all the benefits of mild and pleasant
laxative and tonic that purifles the blood
and strengthens the whole system: And
more than this: SIMMONS LIVER REGU-
LATOR regulates the Liver, keeps it active
and healthy, and when the Liver is in
good condition you find yourself free from
Malaria, Biliousness, Indigestion, Sick.
Headache and CONSTIPATION, and rid OF
that worn out and debitated feeling.
These are all caused by sluggish Liver.
Good digestion and freedom from stomach
troubles will only be had when the liver
lis properly at work. If troubled WIN any
of these complaints, try SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR. The King of Liver Medl-
cines, and Better than Pills.
nr-EVERY PACKAGEsN
Has the Stamp in red on wrapper.
jill. Zeilin & Co., Phila., Pa.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-01-24
OF Il SHOES

are he tax Of every one yol meet
81 80 solid leather SHOES opera, square or common
>auS. ,,ur 9Sc
- UU IN MS shoes all >tvle toes SD
.5r ladies wrappers, our prict. SIC
81 % ,die> wr"pper> oar price, ......-.....f'c
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-01-24
OUR HAT DIPARTM i

% mems sin tcioro our price. 81 %
Cuildren'> polo T., oar prIc DC
BE blue Yacht cap, our price,. .-.-.l.32
!5c Jockey cps our price ....................l2&
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-01-24

When you come to MARI
bor0' COLL at the Enquirer
Office and huUe your name
put on our Stbsc11ptiCn
Book.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-01-24
EAR. UNDERW EA Il.
OUR DOMESTIC DEPARTMENT.

DC apron Bingham, our price. 5
SC dress gingham, our priCt ....i -
SC black prints, our p ice. -
IL our pftct.-... .
Sc unbleached cotton, our price. ...........i 20
Doc unbeaceed Sheetng. our price. .-l.9
lOc canton flannel, price. ............... I.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-01-24
SILKS. SILKS.
OUR MILLINERY DISPLAY.

We can't say too much about the
departments us we have everything
nuM and desirable.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-01-24

OUR LINE OF VELNETS,
Nelvet'as and Nelveteens in the new
designs
81 90 laid silk velvet, our price i?c
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1896-01-24

80: IA shapes in felt, our price. @'c
3.c chrldren's cashmere caps our price. 80. nc
81 90 chirenS fine fur trimmed caps, GU: price ne
r.. Ostrich fins all shades our prict........: S.c
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15
Pho3ographs Of Falling Cats,

NJ. Marcy has been studying this
problem by taking sixty instantaneous
photographs per second Of a falling
cat from different points Of view. He
finds that {. cat always falls OF it's feet,
providing it has a distance of a yard
to fall in aud enable it to make a half
turn in the air, SO as to get its feet
undermost. 1t holds its paws verti.
ca!ly, and manages to preserve this
position during the rest of it's fall, in
spite of the initial movement of rota-
ton taken by its body. The mechani-
cal explanation is simply that the ami
NAL, by thrusting forward its left
limb, shifts the center of gravity of
the whole body, so as to make it re-
volve upon the axis Of the. spine, until
the feet reach the ground. An old
solution of the question is that the
legs of a cat are SO long that when
stretched out they oyerbalance the
body. Moreover, a cat does not hurt
itself by a fall from a height, not only
because 1t invariably falls on its feet,
but because the structure of a cats
back and spine is extremely flexible.
The muscles of its legs, also, are ex.
traordinarily strong and numerous,
and further, it has elastic pads OF
cushions consisting of a mass o.
fbrous tissue and fat OF it's feet, seven
in each forepaw and five in each hind
paw. The cat nearly always alight:
on these pads, which, by reason O.
their elasticity, break the force of it,
falI.-St. Louis Democrat.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15
Arab Fashions Not Tickle.

There is no record OF the costumes
Of the Syrian Arabs having changed
during the period covered by hui
man history, either as regards male
or female dress adornment. says the
Chicago Chronicle. Saving only for
his firearms, there is no reason to be-
lieve that the Bedouin of the desert
does not clothe and adorn himself ex-
actly as he did in the days of the
p%atriarchs. Arabs in the desert have
contracted a strange prejudice against
running water, and they will only
drink what they find in some stagnant
pool. So much has this become q
matter of habit with them that, while
the most poisonous looking water
agrees with then admirably, pure run
ming water will make them violently
sick.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15
The Age OF Tress.

The age of trees, provided these
reach exceptional dimensions, is a sub
ject upon which fancy delights to ex-
crcise ITSELF and there is no traveller,
saws The Revue Scientifque, to whom
innkeepers, guides and stage coach
guards have not narrated extraordi-
nary things about the age Of trees that
were a little out Of common as regards
size. From this point of view it is OF
interest to call attention to the conclll-
sions Of Mr.. Gericke, a German fores-
ter, who asserts that the oldest trees in
Germany, of which the age has been as
certained with certainty, are not more
than 500 or $40 years old. 1t is the con-
ifers that appear to reach the most adj
vanced age. Among the group Of trees
with deciduous leaves, the oak appears
to attain the greatest longevity. Mr..
Gericke mentions n at Aschaffen-
burg 41O years of age. We know to a
certainty of beeches 2I5 years old, Of
birches of from 100 to 200 years, Of
poplars of 800 years, Of ashes Of ITO
years, of elms Of $50 years, and of al
dcrs of 145 years. We are here far from
the $50. 1000 and 1900 years that le-
gend often attributes to trees; but 1t
must not be concluded that trees Of
/ 500 wears cannot exist. What cannot
exist is the authentic proof Of their
age as long as they remain standing;
and the estimation OF their age by
counting their annual rings after they
are felled leaves the door open to Sc
rIOuS errors.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15
Saluting the FLAG.

From "What the Bugle Tells OF a
Warship," by Lieutenant John NJ.
Ellicott, in st. Nicholas, the following
extract was taken:
Coffee is now served out, and for
fifteen minutes the sailors sit and sip
it before beginning the morning worE
of scrubbing decks and cleaning ship.
This work should be finished by five
minutes to eight, when the bugie
sounds the first call for colors. Upon
which the quartermaster bends OF the
flag to the halyards of the flagstaff al
the stern, and q signal-boy does the
same with the slack" at the bow, and
both stand ready to hoist them al
eight o'clock. A little period of wait
ing follows, and then eight o'clock i:
reported by an orderly to the officer
of the deck, who sends the orderly to
report it to the captain. Presently
the orderly returns and reports:
"The captain says, Make it, sir
Thereupon the officer of the deck
orders:
"Sound off"
Then ring out the clear, majestic
notes OF the salute to the flag, while
all men about the deck face it as i
scars with dignity aloft and floats GU
to the morning breeze; officers AM
men touching their caps in r%everentia
salute as it comes to Fest and tn
music dies away in long, full notes.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15
The Story of a Beaver.

All animals inherit an education
which in common language goes by
the name Of instinct. ACanaaian pro.
fessor convinced a friend who did not
believe in this inherited faculty in this
way: He bought a baby beaver of a
hunter, and sent it to his sceptical
friend. The creature became a great
pet in the house, but showed no signs
Of wanting to build a dam until, one
morning, a leaky pail full of water was
put on the floor of the back kitchen.
The beaver was there. He was only a
baby, to be sure, but the moment he
saw the water oozing out of a crack in
the pail he seampered into the yard,
brought in a chip and began building
q dam. His owner was called, and
watched the little fellow, very much
astonished at what he saw. He gave
orders to have the pail LETT where it
was aud the industrious hsayer kept
al bis work four weeks, when be lad
built D solid dan all round the patti
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15
Long Journey of a Meteoriie.

When a meteorite strikes the earth
it ends a journey of 1000, 600 miles,
begun centuries before the Christian
era. This is on the basis that it came
from a star, for it would, according t."
astronomical calculations, require the
full time given to make the trip from
star to earth. Just what these meteor
ties are and from whence they come
are things that ever those who haze
spent their lives in studying the stars
can yet do barely more than c%onjec-
ture. An article on this subject from
the pen of Camille Flammarion, tue
great French astronomer, has just ap-
peared in Paris, and is of especial in
t~erest, as it gives hitherto unpublished
details regarding the great aerolite
that burst over Spain the month be-
fore last. 1t says:
"The sun was shining brightly in
the blue sky, when, at :29 80 o'clock
in the forenoon of Monday, February
10th, the people of Madrid suddenly
sI-e flash Of blindingly brilliant light
in the sky above them, which seemed
to set the whole heavens afame. 1t
appeared to emanate from a white
cloud, which hung like a puff of smoke
high up toward the zenith, having the
form of a semi circle. with its convex
side toward the east, and tipped with
a crimson hue at it's outer edge" N.
Flammarion says that a projectile sent
from the earth with a speed of II, 200
meters (nearly $1,000 feet) per second
allowance being made for the resist
ance of the air-would never fall back
to the earth. A %prcjectlle sent with a
speed of 10000 to 1000 meters f.
meter is about 3.2S feet) would fall
only after hundreds of thousands Of
years. A projectile. launched with An
initial velocity of from 5000 to 10000
meters per second would fall after
thousands of years. Therefore it
seems" says M. Flammarion, "that a
certain number OF meteorites must
have come from these different
sources. Without doubt some Of them
may be the dust Of defunct worlds
wandering in space. But their analogy
with the interior rocks uf the terres-
trial globe would seem to indicate
that many of them come from our own
planet. Those which arrive with a
small velocity may have the moon for
their origin, but the great speed with
which some of them strike the earth
indicates that they come from some
star. From the nearest star to the
earth is q journey which it would take
a meteorite no less than 1000, 0C0 o.
years to make. "-Atlanta Constitu'
ton.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15
The eldest Love Letter.

A tablet made of Nile mud, which
was recently discovered among the
treasures of the British Museum, has
been found to contain in 'cuneiform
characters the marriage proposal of a
Pharaoh for the hand of the daughter
of the king of Babylon. As this brick
like missive was written about $500
years ago, it may justly be regarded
as probably the Oldest love letter on
record. Since it was 'sbrickif 3D." it
may also be said to have been burnt as
soon as it was written.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15
The Ten.H0rnCd Texan Cow.

The most wonderful of the many
Texan freaks and monstrosities that
has ever come under u notice was
the famous "ten-horned Jack County
cow" The remarkable freak of nature
was born in Jack County, in the State
above mentioned, in 1887. She was
literally ''horns from head to foot"
At the termination Of each of her four
legs, in the place where the regulation
split hoof should have been, were
monstrous crooked and gnarled horns,
seemingly solid throughout. These
hoof.horns were not of the clear and
semi-transparent, fnely-plicated ma
terial characteristic Of the horns of
the bovine family, but appeared more
like rams horns than anything else.
In 1891 or 1892 these hoof-horns had
grown to such a length (averaging
over two feet each), that the COW was
taken of the range and sold to a Mr..
Nancy, of Paris, Texas.
tt2 that time, besides the horns
wheh were used in the place of hoofs,
shg'had four others on her legs-one
where each slew claw slmuld have
been. These dew claw horns, in adj
dition to those just described, make
o total Of eight hdns, which, with the
two on her head, made the total of
ten. The man who owned this queer
beast before she was taken from the
ge- Mr.. Oliver--repeatedly sawed
these extraordinary growths off, but
they were so persistent and grew so
rapidly that she was finally sold be,
cause it was an utter impossibility for
her to Craze and stand upon horn-like
stills, which made her legs from eight
cen inches to two feet longer than
they should have been.-St. Louis Re-
pnb1ic
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15
Burmese Humanity.

Burmese humanity to animals goes
SO for as to provide buffalos kept in
stables with mosquito netting. The
mosquitoes are as annoying to cattle
40 to human being. but when left out
Of doors the buRalosaaa protect him
ss,i by rolling In the mud and letting
II cake Ups him,
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15
An improved Snake Sorry.

An improved snake story comes
from Calcutta, India. Two tame py-
thons were kept together, when one
swallowed the other. The inside snake,
feeling uncomfortable 10 the others
midst, proceeded to est ito way o.. Of
shs ethsF eaa,
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15
A CHEAP GARDEN HOSE.

A good hOSe is necessary in nearly oil
gardens. but they are very expensive.
| have used one which l made myself,
and which answers the purpose very
we'll, but it will not stand very hard
pressure. During 1888 l used 100 feet
Of it, and this spring made loo feet
more. The cost for $50 feet was 50.
get a 2O-ounce white ducking and cut 1t
into strips sufficiently wide to go
around a 1-inch pipe. The strips Will
be about ) inches wide. Sew with a
good No. 8 thread, on a lock-stltch ma
chine, and repeat. sewing back in the
same place. then over cast with ravel-
jncs from the same cloth. Paint with
two coats of boiled oil, but no turpen-
tine. Let the hose hang in air eight or
ten days, until the oil is thoroughly set.
The hose can be made any desired
length. but short pieces last better than
long ones. One piece forty or fifty feet
long and two 50-foot pieces are con-
yenient.-New England Homestead.
There is always some waste from
feeding whole oats, though they are
less liable to pack in the horses stom,
ach; whole oats are preferred by many
horsemen. But when the horses teeth
get poor the whole cat, not being mas
1icatcd, is frequently yoided as un
broken as when it entered the animal
and will grow when placed under ia.
| vorable conditions. In such case 1t car
do very little good. 1t requires more
! labor to cut and mix meal and cut hay
but 1t will always pay, not only in the
saving Of feed. but in the greater
amount Of work it will enable horses
to perform.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15
STACKING STRAW BY MACHINE.

= Pneumatic tubes have many uses,
but one of the latest is attracting a
great deal Of attention from its nov-
city. This is a tube for stacking straw.
1t is built in sections, and IS controlled
by metal strips, pivots and arms. The
straw Is drawn into the tube, through 1t
with great velocity, and by a turn-taole
and swinging arrangement like a crane
is evenly distributed on the stack. Ihe
angles can be changed at will, and the
whole machine is practical and man
ageable.-The Ledger.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15

Every experiment along the line of
feeding at the experiment stations cor
roborates the experience of every in
t~ellieent feeder that loss follows keep
in" animals after they are finished or
ready for the block.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15

FITS stopped free by DIR. KL1NE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after first days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and So 90 trial bot
tie free. DIR. Kline. G31 Arch ST., Phila., Pa.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15
NOW scyTHE IS GROUND.

The bevel edge Of a scythe is always
ON the lower side, that which is toward
the ground. This is necessary, or in cut
ting the scythe would be carried down
to the ground, while the bevel, being
from the ground, in cutting, the Dlaoa
is carried up as the stroke is made. Ihe
steel in the blade is solid at the cage,
and is now laid ON both sides; indeed,
as steel is now made as cheaply as
iron, practically, there is no reason why
the whole blade should not be OF steel,
and this is now the case, for it IS 1ar
cheaper to roll the blade out OF a par
Of the steel at one operation than TO
take more time to weld in a narrow
strip to make the edge. Labor is moro
costly than the material now, and SO
scythes are made wholly Of steel. In
stoning a scythe, the stone Should Dc
held fiat to the blade on the nat SIDE,
and OH a bevel on the bevel side, just
the same as the grindstone is used.
Few persons who use a scythe Under
stand this, but it is of much Importance
in the work.-New York Times.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15

Buy 81. CO wa-t'l Dobttns Fioating-Borax Soap OF
your grocer, send wrappers to Dobbins Soap MFG
Co, Philadelphia, Pa. They will send you Tree
of charge, postage paid, q Worcester Pocket DC
tionary, s9o pages, bound in clot', pzoilsely IL
Illustrated. Offer good until August LIST only.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15

Pts o's Cure for Consumption has no equal
as a Cough medicine.-F. NJ. ABBOTT, 33 oen-
eoe ST., Buffalo, N. Y. May 9. 1894.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15

f, A. Rood, Toledo, Ohio, sa. 3 f." Halls Ca
tarrh Cure cured my wife of catarrh fifteen
wears ago and she has ha no return of it. ITS
a sure cure" Sol | by Dru ssists, 7c.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. softens the gums, reduces infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie. Csc. a bottle.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15

A harsh word to g child may de-
stroy an angel.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15

The more pork, the o beef, tie
more mutton and wool. the more but
ter, the more eggs and poultry pro
duccd on the farm the less the farm
contributes to the outsiders.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15

He who can laugh at himself may laugh
much.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15
FOR SALE.

I WILL sell for cash or on easy terms the fea-
wins described property, viz:
= 4 nISntatI0n in Bellevue containing about
Dixty-sfx arpents, all thoroughly fenced ana
drained. with tonant house and outbuiidings,
) a niantation situated on the Courtableau,
containing four hundred and forty-two and
lo 100 arponts, about sixty arpents under pleu1
pnd wire4ence and In cultivation, VIII ~ soc -
this tract consists OF cypress swamp.
8. Several tracts Of wood lana on We DayO4
Teche, situated between Coulon'S ufia9e anu
RarHys Landing.
The hrst and second tracts are rented advan,
hgeously for the year 1874, and II sofa l VIII
transfer rent notes to purchasers:
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15
Che Child Enjoys

The pleasant favor, gentle action and sooth.
ing effect of Syrup Of Figs when in need Of a
laxative, and il the father or mother be costive
or bilious, the most gratifying results follow
its use: so that it is the best family remedy
known and every family should have a bottle
The right kind of a Christian will
aluays do rinht.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15

The man who is charitable to himself will
listen to the mute apt cal for assistance made
by his stomach. Or his liver, in the shape OF
divers dyspeptic qualms end uneasy sensa-
lions in the reg ons OF the glands that secretes
str. or madam-as the case may be-is what
you require. Hasten to use. if you are troubled
with heartburn. wind III tie stomach. or noe
that your skin OR the whites of your eyes are
taking a sallow hue.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-15
n. RLOoMFIHLD.

ID. BLOOMFIELD.
eeumissioner u. S. Circuit Court for the west
ern District Of Louisiana.
copamiseioner U. s. Court OF Claims ~throughous
the United states.
Notary Public in and FOR the Parish Of st. Ian.
dry. once with Hon. John N. Ogden.
Particular attention given to Land Cases ana
% Final Proofs. Collections IN the Parishes OF
d. Landry and Acadia promptly ATTENDED, 70.
karkA. eto., procured without delay.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-13

Havana November y The Insurgents
have attacked the town of Caseiooa, III tue
nrovlucc Of Matanzas, After firms upon
the place for five hours the Are waH re-
turned by the garrison. The enemy retreat
ed leaving four men killed on the he'"'
,,Iundorcd the stores burning several houses
aud wounding woman ,....,,,,. Elm,
\ dispatch from Matunzas To-Day gays 'ua'
ten persons wore Wcr" lhlp'lsuu'" W.
ON political charges have been rviehheu'
The Insurgents. With the use OF uyha
r,,tc hnvr destroyed the bridges 81 'h'uo
ron. province Of Matanzas. at about inc
fime that prisoner train was auo TO cr"SS
II, u,t,,,s soIa
The reports from General Ncyief y hVl'
~ urrurntlou say that the insurgents IN
rampn.outs in the mountains have peeh d'
strnv,d mud the household oH'ch h'"'-
t,r.d through the woods.
An epidemic Of fever and smallpox ~ A"',l
IN nrovail In the insurgents camp 'Aus'nh
Great mortality. as many as fvc OF IN
members Of family having dl.d from Wv
epidemic. ,.. por,co
Tho well known insurgent lender forro
n,lgado is said to have been scr'ousiy
wounded in the early part % the month ana
Ia recovering at Robia having hecA carrier
lhithcr by the insurgents
Maceo and the other nsrlrsen' leaders arc
now i'm the mountain retreats ana the si''n
ish columns are continuing their eo'nhihc'i
movements against them In pursuance o'
General Woyler's plan