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Homeward Bound.

We are in receipt CT a very interesting let
ter from Mr.. Ernest Naylor, of Atlanta, Ga,
descriptive of his business and etc, in his
adopted home. He writes that while fortune
has favored him in his adopted home, he sill
longs for his old friendships and early asso-
Citations in this county. He will! leave At
lanta with bis family for visit home via
Old Point Comfort in few days.
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To Colonial Beach.

/At o. clock on Thursday evening OF last
week party of gay young people from Bel
Alton and Brentland vieinities assembled at
Chapel Point and Brentland whsrves
where they boarded the palace steamer
Harry Randall for pleasure trip TO the
famous Virginia resort, Colonial Beach. On
their way down the river, the happy young
folks amused themselves, by participating in
lively chats, singing, jesting and viewing
points of interest on the-hanks of either
shore =. After pIoughing the Potomac for
three hours and haldthe steamer arrived at
the pier 0: the aforesaid resort Upon land
ing the party went al once 10 the pavilion,
where bounteous dinner was served by the
young ladies in the crowd. Several hours
later dancing WIS participated in and con-
tinued to IL O. clock at which time they re-
tired to their rooms W ich had been previ-
ously provided for them in the large and CON-
modious hotel where they were to spend the
night in rest and quiet SAUNDERS. Reveile was
sounded at o clock the next morning and
promptly at o'clock they boarded the
for Randall their nd meward journey and
within two hours ChapSl Point was reached.
Every one in the party greatly enjoyedthe tin
and so expressed themselves to their chaperons
Mr, Mrs A. ". Neale Those in the party were
MIR. and Mrs. a ". Neale, Mr.. and Mrs. u
D. Robertson, Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Matthews,
Mrs. Ebby Hamilton, Misses Josephine, Mar
garet and Mamie Brent, May and Edith
Hamilton, Bena and Ellie Matthews, Edith and
Lucy Cox Nettie and Rosie Neale, and Miss
Naylor, Messrs Edward Robertson, Walter
Mudd, Pa; Hamilton, Guy Stonestreet,
Julian Blackjack, and Masters Edward
Hamilton, Willie Mills, Brent and Millard
lNeale ----=4
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Edge Hill, was the scene of a very pleas
ant basket party on Friday night last. 1t
was given by the young people of Piccawaxen
and every one that attended it had most en-
ioyabe time. Among those present were;
Mr.. and Mrs hewitt, Mrs. W. P Jameson,
Mrs. DR.. R. Barber, of Washington city, Miss
Mamie Bowling, of Baltimore, Misses. Ethel
Chapman Dode and Bette Wills, Lizzie and
Susie Stone, Maud Lawrence, Linnie Mad
dox, Edith Cogley and Edith Matthews, Page
and Mamie HUMPHREYS, Rosie Chailton and
Matte Owens; Messrs. T. ]. J. smoot Pink
ney Hawkins, Emory Maddox, George and
John Higges, Philip Contee, Gerard Hunger
ford, Roland Harrison and Thomas Lawrence.
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Card of Thanks.

We take this way of acknowledging ouI
sincere thanks for the great kindness rendered
to us by friends and neighbors during the
illness and death ofour beloved daughter and
sister, Mary.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. SPEAR and Family,
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Transfers of Property.

Bills of Sale From Joseph Gross and al to
George 7 Carrico ll2. james A Sweeney to
same So. BENJAMIN H Herbert to G Chap
pelear so. Frank Farmer and wife to James
de Walbach Is CT Willie Martin to Alex
ander E Howard 20.
Deeds From John NJ G Cox and wife TO
ida G Farrell for Overseers House 1915,
Annie Norris and husband to Catherine
R Norris for Ammoudale $500. J S Turner to
P Carrico for Part of Sothorons |. Henry
Yates to Jennie Yates, land in the 9Th Dis
trict
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For the annual meeting of the League Of
American wheelman at Philadelphia Au-
gust to I, the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will sell special tickets from all points
on its system to Philadelphia and return at
rate Of single fare for the round trip. No
rate less than twenty-five cents. Tickets will
be sold aud will be good going on August
and A, and good to return until August 8
1897, inclusive.
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Special Lot of Dennis Simmons Lbr
Co. 5x2O Cypress shingles,

No. / 5x2O Dennis Simmons Lbr. Co.
Cypress Shingles, 81 90 per thousand.
No. 5x20 Dennis Simmons Lbr. Co. Cy-
press Shingles, So 80 per thousand.
Every shingle guaranteed TO lay Note the
price Do not forget that the quantity is linz
tied and that after this special lot is sold out,
prices will advance to old figures. Steamer
load of shingles will arrive about August 10th.
THOMAS W. SMITH, LIST and Ind. ave,
Phone 2l7. Mill and Wharves foot 4th st
s. e. Phone 55l.
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PROCLAMATION.

WuEREAs az the January session il
the year eighteen hundred and ninety.
six Of the General Assembly q Mary.
land a bill was passed proposing az
amendment to the Constitution Of the
State by adding an additional section tc
Article fifteen thereof to be known a.
Section eleven of said Article, which
said bill and amendment are in the word.
following, to wit:
CHAPTER 459.
Az hcr to amend the Constitution of the
State by adding an additional Section to
Article fifteen thereof TO be known as Section
eleven Of Said Article.
SECTION /. Be IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF MRyLAND, three fifths of all
tbs members Of the House concurriLgl, That
the following additional section be and the
SINE is hereby proposed as m amendment 20
the Constitution OF this State; and if adopted
BY the legal ard qualified voters thereof as
herein provided, it shall stand and be known
ls Section eleven, OF Article fifteen OF said
Constitution:
IL. Appointments in the Civil service Of
The State, IN the municipalities and counties
Of The State, shall be made according to merit
ana Illness, 10 be aseertained as far as prac-
hcable by examination, which shall be com
pettive except appointments which are sub
jet to confirmation by the Senate, and the
General Assembly shall pass all such laws as
may be necessary more fully To carry into
effect the provisions of this section.
SECTION 2. AND BE II FURTHER ENACTED BY
THE AUTHORITY AFORESAID, That the fore
going section, hereby proposed as an amend |
ment to the Constitution of this State shall be |
at the next general election held in this State
submitted to the legal and qualified voters |
thereof for their adoption or rejection. in |
pursuance OF the directions contained in |
Article fourteen OF the Constitution OF this |
State and at the said general election the vote |
on said proposed amendment to the Constitu-
ton shall be by ballot, upon each ballot |
used IT said election shall be printed. after |
the lists of candidates, the question concern |
ing the adoption or rejection Of said proposed |
constitutional amendment, so that each voter |
at such election can designate thereon in the |
manner prescribed by law, whether his vot. |
is "For the Constitutional Amedment,u or |
Against the Constitutional Amendment as |
ne shall elect and Immediately after said |
election due return shall be made to the Gov |
ernor OF the State of the vote tor and against |
said proposed amendment, as directed by said |
fourteenth article of the Constitution
Approved, April 4th, 1896.
Now THEREFORE,, |, LLOYD LowNDEs.
Governor of the State of Maryland, in |
pursuance of the provisions of Section
one of Article fourteen of the Constitu-
ton of the State, hereby order and |
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Religious Notice.

Divine service, with Holy Communion in
St. Pauls Chapel on Sunday next, at eleven
0 clock, A. NJ Service in town hall at La
Plata, Sunday night, at eight O'Clock,
NJ.
J.E. POINDEXTER. Rector.
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Registration omcers

The following is the official list of Regis
tIation officers for the year 1897,
LIST District, John F. Maloney, Rep.
Henry Medley, Dem.
9nd District John ". Owens, Rep
VIM, B, Ferguson, Dem
3rd District, Frederick Croft, Rep.
Alphues Haislip, Dem
4th District VIM. a . Fisher, Rep.
J. D Robertson. Dem.
9TH District, Bernard Perry, Rep
= Benjamin G. Harris, Dem.
9th District, Ruben Acton, Rep
Basil W. Spalding, Dem.
18th District, n. J. Clifford, Rep.
Thos T. Hancock, Dem.
ii District, Richard T. Bosrman, Rep.
Thomas NJ. Wolf Dem.
9th: District, John A. Turner, Req
Rufus Robey, Dem.
By order of the board,
b. G. STONESTPEET Clerk.
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Lost al Chapel Point, on ,he night Of Tues
day, July 9th, A breast miniature u
Marie Antionettt surrounded by wreath 4
gold laurel leaves. Finder will please return
10 this Office
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Reduced Rates to Chapel Point via
Pennsylvania Railroad.

On Saturdays during July and August
round trip tickets will be sold between Wash
ington and Cox station (near Chapel Point
at rate of 50 90 good to return until the fol-
lowing Monday
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'The Maryland AgiicuI-
turaI College.
Maryland School Of Technolqgy,
-Four courses I Agricultural. Classical,
of Instruction Scientific, Mechanical.
COLLEGE PARK, MD

of Instruction Scientific, Mechanical.
Each Department supplied with the
most modern and approved apparatus.
Practical work emphasized in all depart
ments. Graduates qualified at once to
enter upon their life's work Boarding
department supplied with oil modern
improvements: Bath Rooms, Closets,
Steau Heat and Gas. Books, Room,
Heal, Light, Washing, Board, Medical
Attendance. 1854 for scholastic year.
IS caution money on entrance So for
material for each practical laboratory
A 40 page catalogue, giving full par
ticulars, sent on application. Daily
sanitary inspection by physician to the
College. Attention is called to the short
course # tea weeks in Agriculture.
Partieulars sent on application. Term
commences Sept. 18th. Early applics-
ton necessary for admittance
r. w SYLVESTER,
President NJ A. G.
Aug. 1-bm
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| will be N my office at La Plata, on
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, August
3rd, 4th, and 9th.
Pc. SASSCER.
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ADRIAN PosEY, publisher.

Subscription, 81 ayear; months, % cents
{ months, so cents. All subscription in adj
vance.
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ORDER NLSZ.
In the Circuit Court for Charles County
Equity No, SIC,

Marion Duckett VS. Julia j. Snip son and al
NRDERED by the Court this 22nd day of
I tJuly, in the ear 1897, that the sale made
and reported by Adrian Posey, trustee in the
above entitled case be ratified and confirmed
unless cause to the contrary be shown on or be-
fore the Second Monday of August, 1891; pro-
vided copy of this order be inserted IN some
newspaper published in Charles County oHe a
week for three successive weeks prior to the
said Second Monday of August in tho said
year 1891
j. SAMUEL TURNER, Clerk
ofOt CT. Court for Charles County.
True copy-Test;
J. SAMUEL TURNER, Clerk.
July 2s-ct
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La PLATA BAKERY.

Fresh Bread, Rolls, Buns,
Cakes, Pies, and etc,
always on hand.
scr orders for weddings, Recep=
tions and etc. solicited.
The Trade supplied with anything in
our Line at City Prices.
W. L. DEM ENT, Proprietor
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ORDER NISI.
In the Circuit Court for Charles County,
Equity No. s2l.
Equilv M. s2l
John J. Stafford VS. George X. Petty, admin
istrator of John NJ. Lloyd, deceased ct al

NRDERED by the Court this 18th day Of
I July 1897, that 'Stdtfment b of the au-
ditors report made and filed in the above en-
titled case be ratified and confirmed unless
cause To the contrary be shown on OF befo re
the First Monday of August, 1897 provided
copy Of this order be inserted in some news
paper published IN Charles COUNTY once a
week for three successive weeks prior 10 the
said First Monday of August, in the said year
1897.
j. SAMUEL TURNER,
Clerk CT. Ct. for Charles county.
True copy-Test;
j. SAMUEL TURNER, Crex.
July l6-ct
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To Rent

For the year 1898 good Tobacco aud
Pasture Farm, well watercd and good
buildings. Apply to
ARTHUR SHAW,
Pomonkey, Charles county, Md.
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FOR SALE.

A FINE, pure blood Holstein bull, and 8
~ good young ewes for sale.
Apply to F A. PoSEY,
Chapel Point, Md.
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The Young Mans Advocate,
The Poor Mars Friend.
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MARYLAND INDEPENDENT.
Established In lS74.

published Ever, Friday Morning.
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One look at these marvellous Prices will convinced
that goods are being sold at unheard of Prices

Pure Silk Ribbon, good widths, best shades.
Ladies' and Children's Ribbed Vests............. .
Best Wash Silks oil Beautifui colors standard mar
Bleached Muslin good width...-...................
Newest STYLES Leather Belts, Csc. quality ........
ladies and Children,s l23c and Toe. Hosiery .....
Good Whiting Paper "a Sheets and "a Envelopes,
Clarkis Darniag Cotton best colors...............
Children's Embroidered Null Caps and Hats........
Beautiful Scotch LAWNS. ........".........
Lovely White
Marshall County independent., 1897-12-31

Two or three years ago the Cts
Council of Mankato passed an ord /
nance under the nuisance law, fining
every person who might be proved
guilty of whistling or singing After
the Ball is Over between the hours ot
. a. n. and 10 p. IN. within the municipal
limits in the sum of 90 cents for each
and every Offense. The ordinance
worked like a charm, and effectually
suppressed the warbllng of that soul
racking ditty. Now Mankato proposes
in like way to abolish that musical
abortion known as a Hot Time in the
Old Town Tonight
Christmas night was chosen as a Gt-
ting occasion to celebrate the pleasant
time enjoyed ny the clerks of J. l..
Heiniger's notion store, accompanied
by Misses Dolly Rosenberg, Bessie
Reeves, Mrs Botset, Messrs Frank Will
son, Percy Bailey and Bert Cleveland
They wended their way, keeping time
with the music of the sleigh bells, To
the home of Miss May Wiseman, three
and one half miles southwest of Plym
outh. They were entertained by orig
inal gems and music by the
company. The oysters generously fur
nlshed by the young men were heartily
enjoyed by all. The hour of midnight
found these jolly young people on their
way home.
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stamns with a Fancy valne.

Stamp collectors have invented the
term Speculative to deal with the
special issue OF stamps which are pro-
duced to mark certain occasions, and
which are source OF revenue to the
government which owns them. for
they, of course, must be bought by
everyone who desires his collection TO
be complete. In order to put a stop
to these speculative stamps a society
has actually been formed. but whes her
it will have any success in fulfilling
the object of it's existence is question
which time may answer in the affirma.
tive. but which. it would be safer to
assume, Will only be replied to in the
Negative. Into this category of spec
ulative stamps viii, Of course, come the
Prince Of Wales jubilee hospital stamp
and the jubilee issues of the Canadian
stamps which give the portraits of the
queen in 1887 and 1897, and those Of
Newfoundland with pictures of Sebas-
tian Cabot, his snip, the place where
he landed. and SO on. The Canadian
government has issued only %, ,000 sets
OF its stamps, ranging in value from
half cent Ga farthing) to five dollars
{ (9D, and which, except in the case of
the three lowest values, are sold only
in sets. The American philatelists. at
all events. have condemned the idea,
no doubt basing their view on the fact
that four years ago the United States
10 mark the four hundredth anniver-
sary of the discovery OF the United
States, aud those desirous of possessing
complete sets of these stamps had to
sut up a goodly SUM- of money, as tho
denominations ran into comparatively
large figures.
Marshall County independent., 1897-12-31
CHANGING A CLIMATE.
Engineer Proposes to Alter Temperature
Of Et.gf,-o=toE-

Engineer Proposes to Alter Temperatures
of Viadivostok.
It is rot impossible that by a SIM
pie feat OF engineering the climate OF
YladivOstOck may be so changed that
the port will not be closed by ice in
the winter, says the San Francisco
Chronicle The intense cold OF the
region, which is ia The latitude OF New
York, Spain and southern italy, is
measurably due TO the arctic current
from the sea Of Ofhatsk, which runs
through the strait OF Tartary into The
sea o. Japan. keeping along the ST.
berian and Chinese shores. But for
this current Fladiyostok would have
at least us mild winter climate az
HahoGate. the opposite point il Japan,
for then the warm GOOD from Tsushi-
ma straits aud the japanese gulf
stream would ba,he lis shores. The
proposition is to check the arctic
stream at that point in the strait Of
Tartary, where the distance from the
mainland to Saghalien island is only
about nine miles. A Russian engineer
has proposed to do the work for S200,
000,00O, probably by means OF a jetty
the stone and labor to csastruct which
are both available and cheap. It is
said that the cars government is no.
unfavorably impressed with the idea
and has looked into it. The success OF
this stupendous enterprise would be OF
much climatic advantage of Korea, as
we'll as TO the Siberian panhandle
making that country even more desir-
able than it row is to a European pow
er, but the result TO eastern Japan
does not promise so well. To divert
the southbound OkhOJsk current from
its present channel is to risk sending
il over to the other side of the Japan
ese group and down the shore between
the mainland and the gulf stream. in
whicn event a large part Of Daf Nip
pom might soon cease to have any as
sociation with peach buds and chTys-
Anthemums and lake up with ic e5.
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True Maria ge.

What marriage may be in the o2ss
OF two persons Of cultivated faculties
Identical in opinions and purposes, he
tween whom exists that best kind OF
equality, similarity of powers and ca
pacities with reciprocal superiority in
them so that each can enjoy the pleas
ure of looking up to the other and can
have alternately the pleasure Of lead
ing and of being led in the path OF de-
velopment, / will not attempt TO de-
scribe-tO those who can conceive it
there is no need, to those who cannot
It would appear the dream OF an Ell
thusiast. But | maintain, with the
profoundest conviction, that this and
this only is the ideal OF marriage. and
that all opinions, customs and insti-
tutions which favor any other notion
OF it or turn the conceptions or aspira-
tions connected with it into any other
direction, by whatever pretenses tAey
may be colored. are relics OF primitive
barbarism. The moral regeneration ot
mankind will only really CONNECT ce
when the most fundamental OF social
relations is placed under the rule OF
equal justice, and when human beings
learn TO cultivate their strongest SYM
pathy with an equal in rights and cul-
tivation.-John Stuart Mill.
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AN IDEAL SPELLING COURSE.
To Make rhe small Toy Learn HIS
Lesson.


Lesson.
First. as to oral and written column
and sentence spelling. l shall say only
this, that the wise teacher will acquaint
herself with as many methods and de
vices as possible and charge from one
to the other il order to relieve the te-
dunn and to meet the needs of indiS ID
ual children. says the Forum. Before
all, she Will beware Of running off a.
tangent with any particular method,
Hecause none Vet discovered has proven
a panacea. Second. under no circunl-
stances should more than fifteen min
ntes daily be devoted to the subject
Whatever benefit the pupils receive
from any instruction in spelling viii be
obtained within this period. Third l
would recommend that he words be
carefully graded, not only in regard to
photographed difficulties. but in ac-
cOrdance with the vocabulary of the
child as well. In this way the course
of spelling might become as 81 stematic
as in other subjects. Fourth. prece-
dence should be given 10 common
words, while technical and unusual
words should be taught incidentally. by
excluding words of the latter classes
the course would be materially
abridged aud tie chances of producing
good practical spoilers prcportionately
increased. Fifth the course should
be further abridged by excIud-
ing words that contain no
catch. e, which naturalfv spell
themselves. Ny researches on
this point would indicate tina, more
than half the common words belong to
this category and, consequently. neei
not be studied. The ideal grounI TO
be covered il spelling would he repre-
sented, therefore. by a carefully graded
list of the common words most liable
60 be misspelied. The number OF words
IN this list, according to my estimate,
would be between 5000 ana 1000.
Marshall County independent., 1897-12-31

II We get picked up on fake" item
of new y- "iH frankly scknrwis se~
"tbe cora. Bat Ahen 50 place al con
idence in q statemenf made hy cul
zen AMI afterward, find ous tatt ne
wiifuily he'd. ,ta is di.erea'. We eot
picked 40 yes,erda> IN his way 0uf We
will nol re caught a1a'n IN this trap.
There is nothing 90 be gained by mak-
Tug f4lse statements, ahicb ln "a lew
short hon.i viii shpw up or tine surface
The truth 5 mighty ard WI prevail
Mr. kio-pfer, the merchant prince of
Piymou;h, accompanied by Mr D.b0ie
went to Walkefton yesterday with "a
line Of cloaks, aud met with great sue
cess. Torty ty-Jh;ee cloaks were disposed
Of. MIR Kloepter returned hame last
evening and Nj. D!O0le remained 10
coutiua ice sa'es. This goes TO grove
that wnea IL comes to pleasing the pa6-
lie With 3 Gne line - c;oaks, that
kioepitr IS .ne man to see.
Want Sa.tos white maple logs.
VIII pa cents per hHeal 100. foi logs
from s to l. inches in diameter and
$ll per thousana for .ogs oyer - inches
IN diameter. Ill 10 ge cat Ia mutt
pies of fl n loug. Above prices, de-
livered at factory ludiana Nuve.ty
Mfg company.