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speak, at the entrance of the valley.
The waters Of the lake are infested
by crocodiles, of which theFe is an en-
ornous quantity, rivalling, indeed, in
numbers, the monkeys, who constitute
the only inhabitants of the city. The
monkeys belongsto the class known as
"Langour," are about four feet in
height, with long white Whiskers,
black, intelligent faces, and sort Of
chinchilla gray fur. They are regard
ed as sacred by the people Of India,
owing to the tradition according to
which Hunouman, king of the mon
keys, assisted in the original conquest
of India, and especially in that of the.
island Of CeylOn. These monkeys OF
Ambir live in regular tribal fashion,.
and are governed by a ce-looking..
old chief, a patriarch, who is treated
with immense reverence by all his sub
jects
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"UP-TO-DATE."

Whatever is bred in the bone gen
orally comes out in the. stew. q
Certainly most mysteries are mys-
teriously attractive, but how about
hash
II IS time to take a reef in your boys
education when he shows signs Of
knowing things which are not true.
Yes, free silver has much to answer
for. Some frightful ''16 to II Jokes
have been perpetrated in its name.
In view Of prevailing conditions
there can be little doubt that Justice
is blind. The bandage should be re-
moved. . .s5
Anent the present theatric depres-
sion, it is fair to say that comedies be-
come tragedies when the company is
stranded.
Truth may rise again after being.
thrown to earth, but she will never
be as straight as she was before the;
bicycle craze struck her.
a fashion journal reports that the
most beautiful furs extant are owned
by the Princess Of Wales. or course: I
she has free access to the royal seal.
Why should we pretend otherWtse?s
The BOBBY prize is an entirely useless
appendage to q contest to determine.
who is the handsomest woman II town.
One naturally questions why the Gu
ban insurg gents should have offered ave
thousand dollars for Weyler,s head: !
they probably wanted to use ST - 8
magnifying glass. rom Up-to-pate..
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HE DODGED BACK.

fallen upon the floor. The idea that
the food should be spoiled was disa-
igreeable to Herrick and so he picked
up the little brown bundle .
/ He knew that the contents of that
package was money. It felt like a
mass of bills folded, awkwardly
wrapped up, and fastened with elastic
bands. Through the brown covering
Herrick could feel the crispness of the
be poor mans monthly wages or a
rich mans profit on great transac-
ton. #
It seemed a long time before another
light struck in upon him. At the mo-
ment when it did so he saw face close
to the cab door and he lodged back,
covering the bills with his hands But
the chance passenger on the street saw
nothing; he was thinking Of his own
affairs, no doubt, and had no inkling
iof the strange thing that passed SO
close to his eyes.
Herrick was himself again in a mo-
ment, and he bent forward, eagerly
scanning the bills in his hand, and
counting them feverishly. There were
40 Of them, and each was Of the de-
nomination of $1,000.
Throughout the later period Of the
young mans misfortunes, he had had
substantially but one wish--to rest.
Rest has many forms, suited to vast
variety of individual tastes. To Her
rick in his day-dreams it had always
taken the form of travel without care.
All paths lie open for a man who has
3 SAC, 900, and there is no reason why
care should sit behind him as he rides
Herrick had only the most shadowy
thought for the person who had lost
this money. He did not even speculate
upon the manner Of its loss.
He disposed the notes in his pockets
In the best interests Of comfort and
safety. Then he folded up the brown
paper and pocketed that also. with q
dim consciousness that. Il It were left
an the cab. It might get the driver into
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-11

that he was going to escape. But; al ]
ways the velvet paws, with the long,
sharp claws springing out of them, had
caught him just in time. So at last he
lay still, painting, not knowing which
way to turn.
: He stood with his back against the
iron fence in front of Trinity church.
There was just light enough in the.
western sky to give the pile OF stone q
shadow which fell upon hurrying thou
sands who did not notice it.
Herrick's hands were in his pockets
He crumpled cracking piece OF paper
which meant that he could live several
days longer if he cared to do SO. AS to
more extended future, he could not
picture it. All the lines Of his life
seemed to end in knot, which could
by no means be united, but must
merely be dropped. He remembered
that there were miracles, but he could
not think offone to wish for.
From 3 o'clock till the crowd in
that part Of Broadway is rich and pros
porous; from 4 till it boasts OF
wealthy connections and takes
strong interest in life; after 5 it loses
caste rapidly, and by it is lot OF
weary people going home to supper.
Herrick felt the degeneracy of the
throng without really seeing it. II
whole street full of people could get
shabby in an hour, was it any wonder
that he had done it in five years?
He crossed Broadway and walked
down Wall street, slowly and with
hesitation, for he had no errand. A
voice cried, "Cab, sir!' almost in his
ear. He turned and looked up at the
man on the box.
rs it possible" he said to himself,
shat I still look like a gentleman"
He felt toward the cabman as toward
one who had given him a helping hand.
Why not pay the debt? To do so would
cost him only day of his life. He had
a five dollar bill in his pocket.
Eyes," he said; "take me up to the
Fifth avenue hotel.''
1t was the first place that had come
into his mind. He got into the cab and
snapped the door. The cushioned seat
and the comfortable support for his
head were very refreshing. A fancy
came to him that he would dine decent
ly and then go to theater. The ex-
travagance would be trifling, for it was
really of small Importance whether he
starved to death on Sunday or the fol-
lowing Wednesday. He was in a mood
to make jest of it all.
#j A strong glare from an electric light
i struck down into the carriage, and
made visible to him package in brown
paper that looked as if it might be q
sandwich. The object protruded from
under the seat. He thought it must be
the claimants supper which had beer
hidden in some small locker and haG
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Explosion Under the Ocean.

Explosion Under the Ocean.
& In yestigations concerning the great
sea-wave which sudd denly swept in up
on. the coast OF Japan with terribly dis
astrous results last June have, it is
convinced Mr.. Igi, Of the
Japanese College Of Science, that the
cause Of the phenomenon was q vol
canic outburst at the bottom Of the
ocean. He locates the point OF ex :
plosion about 200 leagues east Of the
coast 81 Yoshihama, and thinks Y was
comparable with the great eruption
that blew the Island of Krakatoa to
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-11
A Case He Knew.

II see in a recent book the idea is pu,
forth that mankind sung before it
talked. What do you think of it?''
Don't know, but there is a fellow on
our block who is going to sing just
before he dies, some time, unless he
quits bowling popular songs. Gin
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Very Pious,

Very Pious.
TOMS Miss Sanity really as pious
as people think she is?
Ethel Oh, yes; I'm certain she is.
Tom--Wha makes you so sure
Ethel-Why, her clothes fit her hor-
ribly.-New York Times
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MATTER OF INSTINCT.

7aI'ls1ls MI ~ * ~ AZ W. ffl7 X -
ATE was a cat and
Leonard Herrick
was a mouse. There
had been some rare
sport, but Herrick
was Of the opinion
that it could not
last much longer.
He had run this
way and that way,
and a thousand
times had fancied
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-11
The Bludgeons of ConstantinopIe.

These men of Constantinople wer,
not armed in the common sense of the
word. Some of them had reyolvers, and
the most of them had knives. But they
seldom used either; for awkward ques-.
lions might be raised if the police were
called to account for failing to arrest.
armed civilians on the streets. Carry
ing ax-helves, pick-ax handles, heavy,
clubs like baseball bats, jagged frag-.
ments of broken scantling = carrying
anything that can crush the skull of
man, this horrible rabble flooded the
streets of all Christian quarters Of the
city, like an all-desolating tidal wave,
silent but irresistible. Their silence by
day was almost as terrible as their
bowls by night. They would be seen
going along the street, when they
would meet an Armenian who had ven
tured to attempt to reach his home.
Without a word they would break in
his skull and go on their way entirely
unmoved, and hardly having spoken
loud word. If resistance was offered
they had only to say, The Giaours re-
sist," and horde of their fellows
would come running from all direc-
lions to destroy one who had proved
his seditious quality by daring to re-
sist a Mussulman.-Scrib ner's.
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"A VT Nv OF THE soEvE GATE.

pieces in 1883. It is said that the tenn
perature Of the sea-water In the.
sneighborhood Of the place where the.
explosion is thought to have occurred,
was found to be 8 degrees above the
normal.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-11

y The last Inauguration attended BY
the West Point cadets was IA 1879.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-03-11

a man afflicted with q throat trouble
80 severe that he cannot talk is suffer
Ing greatly with wind on his stomach.
West Union Qa.) Gazette.
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COLORADO MOUNTAIN SHEEP.
The Day Not Far Distant when They8
s VIII Re Ertlnct5

COLORADO MOUNTAIN SHEEaPE's,E
The Day Not Far Distant When They
Will BE Extinct.
From the Denver Republic an: Noun
tain sheep appear to be increasing
in Colorado, and, stranger still, the
rare and timid animals are leaving
bheir dizzy haunts among the high
mountain peaks and drawing nearer to
the habitations OF man than ever be-
fore. In the comp aratiyely low lands 9
near the town Of Jefferson, there is now
a flock of fifty or more mountain sheep.
Jefferson is on the South Park railroad,
about eighty one miles southwest o..
Denver, in Park county. It is an old.
fashioned community, and has near u
the Unknown summer resort, Jeffer-
son Lake. The vicinity disturbed by
the rumble of trains as well as the
sounds of human life and industry, is
not at all a quiet one. Tt has none OF
the characteristics which usually mark
the natural home of the almost extinct
mountain sheep. And yet for several
days past, a band of at least fifty OF
the soft-eyed, large horned native sheep
of the Rocky Mountains has been calm
~ grazing around the town Of Jeffer-
son and close to the railroads. It is
said that the sheep do not display any
sign of fear Of the Jefferson people.
Many of them come in open daylight
within easy pistol shot Of the resi-
dences. They do not run away unless
somebody purposely tries to brighten
them. For many years past the sight
of mountain sheep has been a rarity
in Colorado, and usually but one at a
time has been seen "A hunter far off
from civilization might descry a soli-
tary sheep perched on a crag overlook
ing some wild and steep canyon, but
| hardly ever within gunshot range. No
such thing as fifty sheep together has
| been reported, even by the veriest
Munchausen of hunters. When lone
sheep was seen it usually disapp
from view at the slightest alarm.
| Considering these things, the descent
of fifty sheep upon the town Of Jeffer-
son, as though they had formed them
selves into an excursion party some
where among the mountains, does not
look reasonably explainable. The gen
eral theory is that bitter cold and deer
SHOWS in the higher attitudes drove
them downward, and that they joined
together for mutual protection as they
travelled from peak to peak. Killing
mountain sheep is absolutely prohib-
tied by law in Colorado. It is a CLOSED
season all the year round with the ami
mails, just as it is with buffalo.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-02-05
CABINET OFFICERS.

Secretary of State-John Sherman. OF
Ohio.
Secretary of the Treasury J
Gage, of Illinois.
Secretary of War-General Russell A
Alger, of Michigan.
Secretary of A griculture-James Wilson
of Iowa.
Secretary of the Interior-Judge Joseph
McKenna, of California
Secretary of the Navy-John d. Long, OF
Massachusetts.
Information received by congressme,
in Washington, February l, confirms tho
reports of the selection of two more mem
bers of President Mckinley's Cabinet
John d. Long, of Massachusetts, has
accepted the tender of the position of sec
rotary of the navy, and James Wilson, OF
Iowa, the position of secretary of agricul
ture, according to letters which have beer
received by members of the con gressiona
delegations of their states.
Both gentlemen visited Canton recently
been rendered them. They are both well
known in Washington, Governor" Long
as he is called by his friends, and Mr.. Will
son having served in Congress
John Davis Long was born in Buckticld
Me-, October %, 1893. He was graduated
at Harvard in 1857, taught till 1859, studied
law, was admitted to the bar in 1861 prac-
| ticed in Buckficld, and settled in Boston
in 1862 In 1869 he removed to Him. CHAM
but retained his office in Boston. He wa.
Il member of the Massachusetts House OF
Representatives in lS75-1S, and served the
last three years as its speaker. In 1879 Int
| was lieutenant governor, and governor in
1SSO-S2. He was elected as Republican
| to the Forty eight, Forty ninth and FIT
| tieth Congresses. Governor Long pub
| lished a translation of Virgil's ''-EneiT
in 1879.
James Wilson was born in Ayrshire
Scotland, August 49, 1885, came to America
| in 1851: received liberal education; be
came a farmer; was a member of the Iowa
state legislature from 1867 to 1873. anf
speaker two sessions; was a regent of til,
State University; was elected to the For.
| ty-third and Forty-fourth Congresses, serv
| ing on the Committee on Agriculture and
War Claims; was also elected to the For
| ty-eighth Congress. He has always been
interested in agricultural pursuits, and is
| now director of an agricultural experiment
| station in Iowa.
The close of his last term in Congress
was marked by a dramatic incident. His
seat was contested by Democrat, and
the Republicans were filibustering on the
last day of the session to prevent the Dem
| ocrats from unseating him. There was 8
bill on the calendar to pension General
| Grant, who was then at the point of death
but it could not be brought up until the
contest over the seat had been disposed of
Mr.. Wilson appealed to the Republicans
to let the Democrats unseat him, and thus
make way for General Grants bill, and
| this was done.
James Wilson, of Amcs, professor OF
| agriculture in the Iowa A gricultural Col
| lege, and director of the government ex
pertinent station, gave out positively Mon
| day that he had been offered and had ac
cepted the secretaryship of agriculture.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-02-05
\ NEW IMMIGRATION BILL

1t is all undeniable fact that this
country owes much of it's greatness and
rapid growth by the vast numbers OF
enterprising people who came to us
from abroad during the early years OF
our national history. They were de-
sirable citizens and their influence was
seen in every community in which they
settled.
In recent years, however, the char
acter of the immigrants has been very
diff, rent. 1t is true Congress stopped,
or checked in a large measure, some
wears ago. the inroad of paupers. Grip
pies and criminals. But the evil con-
sequences of such immigration as has
been encouraged by the agents of the
steamship and railroad companies be,
came so apparent, that Il new law has
just been enacted by Congress, to reg
ulate the matter.
\ statement of the provisions of the
bill will he interesting to the public:
l. 1t excludes NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
who cannot read and write in some
language-and it provides simple but
adequate tests of illiteracy.
To this exclusion there is one ex-
ception. The illiterate parent or grand
parent, being fifty years old Or more,
of any able-bodied and acceptable i'm
migrant over twenty-one years of age,
may accompany such immigrant, or
may immigrate later by such immi-
grants request.
2. 1t forbids the employment on any
public work of the United States OF
any alien who has not taken out his
first naturalization papers.
5. 1t forbids aliens to come regular
ly or habitually into the United States
in search of employment, returning
again W tucII WHICH, CuCit WI N
here is done. This is aimed at Cana
dian harvest hands, &c, who seek work
every year across the border, but it
does not apply to sailors, railroad or
steamboat employees, guides on the
Canadian border and the like.
4. 1t prohibits the employment
"knowingly" of such aliens by persons,
partnerships or corporations. This
clause may easily give trouble unless
employers have unusual m ans Of learn
ing the personal history of the men
they hire.
). 1t authorizes the Secretary Of the
Treasury to admit aliens otherwise
excluded for the purpose of teaching
any new art or employment.
g. 1t excerpts all Cubans during the
present war from the prohibitions pre-
scribed.
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in the great work of directing such vast
and complicated system, and he is needed
where he can do the most good. Thus
promotion on the score Of merit is assur-
ed, and it gives an inspiration to all over
100000 men employed. Under Mr. Rob-
erts, the management of the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad has exhibited the best civil
service system ever established on this
continent, and important as he has been
in the direction of this great enterprise,
fallen in the race without jar in the
management or in any degree endanger-
ing the completeness or efficiency of its
organization.
In many important respects MIR. Rob
erts was an ideal railway president and
| entirely single from the common herd of
those who speculate in railway positions.
He not only did not speculate himself,
but he discouraged it in every way. He
has never permitted his stock to be listed
on the New York market, solely for the
purpose of preventing it from being made
the plaything of gamblers, and the one
great aim of his masterful direction was
| to adopt the most complete and economic
methods and to pursue them with unvary-
ing fidelity throughout every department
of the corporation. Thoroughly honest
his scores of thousands of employees, and
thoroughly competent himself for even the
exceptional requirements of his great po-
sition, he enforced competency with tidel-
ity on the part of every one in subordi-
nate authority.
Mr.. Roberts was Il stranger to the meth
DDS by which men seek to populariZc
themselves or their corporations. He
could net have done so if he would; he
would not have done so if he could. He
relied solely upon the intelligent, faithful
and honest performance of his duty to
command the respect of his stockholders
out the work in the credit of his corpora
ton. In all these things he was conspi-
cuously successful, and it is Il record that
will stand as the proudest monument for
his household to turn to with pride as his
achievement. No man in our midst was
more respected by those who had bust
ness or social intercourse with him, and
his death will be profoundly lamented,
not only in the great business and fnan-
cial circles of the world. but even more
keenly by the comparatively small circle
who knew him as associate and friend.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-02-05
SATURDAY. the 18th Day Of february, 1885,
1923 ACRES

OF LAND, MORE OR LESS, improved
by a comfortable DWELL AN y
ING HOUSE and all neces
sary out buildings such as Il 4a .Yh4ttls54
BARN, Etc. This property has upon 1t Il,
young peach orchard of $500 trees, adjOil s
the red estate of the Mclkin heirs, CLAY
ID. Perkins and others. and is now oc-
cupied by Mr.. Clinton Harvey as Il tenant
A large body of fine timber on the south
side of the rail road track comprises part
of this farm. The arabic land is adapted to
the cultivation of the usual crops grown in
that section of the county. Its proximity
to Springfie Station Ia few moments
Walk with Glendale and Bowie Station
in sight and of easy approach, with
churches, schools and post offices, Zone at
Springfield Station) in the neighborhood,
all combined, make this property a very at
tractive investment.
TERMS OF SALE:
One half of the purchase money cash ON
the day Of.Sale or on it's ratification by the
Court, the residue in twelve months
the deferred payment, to bear interest
from the day of sale, to be secured
by the note of the purchaser with security
to be approved by the undersigned, or all
cash at the option of the purchaser. A
cash deposit of $4,000 required at the
time of sale. Convevancing at the cost
of the purchaser.
BENJAMIN P. SNYDER,
r. ROSS PERRY,
Trustees.
MAGRUDER & WILSON, Attorneys.
Upper Marlboro, Md.
February 3, 1S97-ts.
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THE COLORED POPULATION.

Mr. Frederick J. Brown, of the Bal
timore Bar, has published an interest
ing pamphlet entitled, "The North
ward Movement of the Colored Popu-
lation." He has accumulated num-
BIER Of statistics to prove his conten-
ton, which is the reverse of what is
generally believed.
This migration, he thinks, is OH the
increase. From 1880 to 1890 there
was large but less considerable stream
OF Western migration, especially to
Arkansas. His statement of the natu-
raj increase Of the colored population
is of significance. 1t is not entirely
uniform. and we find it decreasing as
We 60 from the South to the North
In Florida it is the highest, % per
cent. in ten years; Arkansas next, ~
per cent; Texas, 22.6 per cent; South
Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississ-
ippi and Louisiana together, 1874;
North Carolina, 13.l; Tennessee, o.;
the border states-Delaware, Mary
land, the District, the two Virginias
Kentucky and Missouri-6.4: and the
North, 81, or possibly less. The actu-
al rate OF increase of the colored popu-
lation of the North during the ten
years was nearly twenty-one per cent,
but five-sixths of this increase was due
to immigration from the South.
Mr.. Brown shows that in some sec
tions the colored people enormously
outnumber the whites, as in South
Carolina and along the Mississippi
from Memphis nearly to New Orleans
and in these sections the disparity is
increasing In other sections the ne
gro is almost nonresident, averaging
only about one per cent. of the total
population.
He says that the low rate of natural
increase of the colored population in
the Northern States is due not merely
to that population being there, but
that so much of it is urban, and when
rural is so scattered. 1.-The cause must
be also, in large part, climatic, and, if
so, it seems safe to anticipate that,
even with an increasing stream of i'm
migration from the South, the race will
never become relatively numerous in
the Northern States