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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-08-13
WORKING IN THE HOLD.

The bunkers, when the ship is steam
ing, are always insutferably hot, and
practically without ventilation. The
coal-hcaver has got to get the coal out
of the bunkers and run it in trolley
buckets to the fire rooms, no matter
how he does it. He has to work in
all postures, according to the amount
of coal in the bunker he is assigned to-
He shovels coal while lying on his
back, lying on his side, sitting down,
half standing, leaning OH one arm. He
practically Y mines the coal all over
again in the bunkers. He is often
buried in an avalanche of coal. Big
Jumps Of coal fall on his feet. His
lungs become coated with coal dust.
He is black from the soles of his feet
to the crown of his head. He can on
ly scrub the superficial CRIME from his
skin at the end of his watch. 1t is sad
work, unqucstionably, and yet the
navy never has any difficulty in get
ting coal-hcavers. Nor, if the oppor-
tunity were given to him, would the
coal-heaver exahange places with the
deck hand. Why? Because in the
midst Of his paralyzing labor and mis-
cry he despises the idea of polishing a
bridge railing under the direction Of Il
chief boatswains mate, with Il little
wisp of rag in one hand and Il can of
putz pomade in the other. He has at
the outset aligned himself with the
black gang in its contempt for the
deck hands, and suffers in silence and
purposes to so continue suffering for
the sake of constancy, which he esteems
as a jewel.
The only chief petty officer of the
black gang besides the machinists is
the chief engineers yeoman, who is
paid $50 month. He is the chief en-
gineer's clerk. No clerk in civil life
works so hard for S720 year as the
engineers yeoman on Il man-of-war.
Almost from all hands in the morning
until pipe down at night he is at his
desk in the engineers log room. He
has to make out countless reports on
all sorts of engine and fire room hap
penings every day, to be signed by the
chief engineer. A chief engineers
life would be miserable enough if he
did not have yeoman to fix up these
documents for him. Then the yoeman
has to copy the chief machinist's rough
log every day, and make Il smooth
copy for transmission to the Bureau
Of Steam Engineering. He has to
make out hourly accounts. daily ac-
counts, weekly accounts, monthly,
quarterly and yearly accounts. lie
has got to know how much coal there
is in the bulkers to hundred-weight,
and make noon-day report of it. He
has to don the dungarees and crawl
through the bunkers to make this esti-
mate, and woe betide him if it does
not prove correct when the bunkers
are emptied. The yeoman is properly
Il member of the back gang, because,
before the bo'sun's mate on deck has
piped turned to in the morning, he has
smudged himself from head to foot in
dishing out stores to the engineers
gang to carry on their work. He is
the storckecper of the engineers de-
partment, and at an instant's notice he
must be able to tell the chief engineer
how much plumbago, OF sal soda, or
cylinder oil, OF red lead, or turpcntine
there is on hand in the store-rooms be-
low
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-08-13
THE UNIQUE sen.

Hundreds of college-bred woman
have been, and are, capably and eff
GENTLY engaged in teaching, and a few
have gained certain distinction as
presidents and professors in colleges
for woman, but no great and original
educator, writes 4 woman, Helen Wat
terson Moody, has come from among
them. Occasionally a determined young
graduate gets foothold in 4 newspa
per office, and usually keeps it with
credit to herself and her higher educa-
ton; yet the few women editors Of
cminence have not been college bred,
and there is nothing to be gained by
concealng the fact that the college
women Who have undertaken journal
ism seem, as yet, to have had no intlu-
ence in sweetening the flood OF sensa
tional and nasty print for which the
newspaper women Of the country must
bear their share of discredit with the
newspaper men.
The number of college women who
have taken up medicine is considera-
ble-somr of them, no doubt, from a
real love of science, and some for love
of career. While their work has
been able and their success undoubted,
it is just to say that they have not
contributed originally to medical
science. There are a few women col
legians in law, in literature, in the pull
pit, and in other professions, and their
helpfulness and enthusiasm have been
especially noticeable in educational
and philanthropic work. In all these
fields of usefulness the work Of col
legc woman, taken by and large" has
been good, honest, competent work,
about like that of t.lc average man but
it has been derivative. not creative;
compIemental, not brilliant; offering
little opportunity for sex celebration
Oh the part Of those enthusiasts who be-
lievc that women have needed only Il
diploma and ballot to be brilliantly
equipped for conquering all tie world
that men have left unconquered.-
.ScriJaers
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-08-13
YOU AND YOUR GRAND
FATHER

Are removed from each other by span
of many years. He Travelled in slow
going stage-coach while you take the
lightning express OF the electric car.
When he was sick he was treated by
old fashioned methods and given old
fashioned medicines, but you demand
modern ideas in medicine as well rs in
every thing else. Hoods Sarsaparilla
is the medicine Of to-day. 1t is pre-
pared by modern methods and to it's
preparation are brought the skill and
knowledge of modern science. Hoods
Sarsaparilla acts promptly upon the
blood and by making pure, rich blood
it cures disease and establishes good
health.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-08-13
MARLBOROUGH, Y,

came at seven in the morning to re-
lieve the watchman was sound asleep.
1t GOT to the ears of the officers that |
had sacrificed my night because of the
death of the watclman's wife. and the
president feclngly said:
BLESS the dear boy! He's man
out of Il million!'
Am | still cashier! Well. never
mind about that. | am still regarded
as an honest man, and doubt if YOU
could make any Of my business friends
believe that | had ever been tempted
for an instant.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-08-13

with unafated suNeer have had opportunity for
like prenthnk of fright in the midst the offer
Best Balmore-Made Clothing cash
discount under Not only do this discount
the goods
repsenedwhe complete and the
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-08-13
1loetrn.
WHEN DE POSSUM'S UP A
TREE.

Dis darkey's dun BON lazy-c'u'dnt he'pet no how,
chile.
Ole nanny allus sty'd dis COON wuZ bon to be a
trle.
Pears like de good Lawd tended fo' to max me
lasses cake
An dun fo'g"t lie ginger tell de dough wuz cl'ar
dun bake.
But, oh, dis good to muffin niggahs har jes jumps
TO gleo
Wen hyah d, old d4wg yawpn an tie possum 5 up
tree.
oh, den you'd ought ,h see dis ngsar swing de AK
arOun
Tell de ole tree gifts de ague an kums tnmhlin to de
groun
An watch dis chile ascrambIin vi dat ole coon
dawg out dah
Who's gwine to kotch dat possum-bress yo' honey!
Yah, yah yah!
Dun tole yo', chile, yo'd rebber spec dat coon wuz
dis same
Wen de ole coon dawg's a-yawrin an de rossum's
upa tree.
Der, honey, wen ole mammy-de gooi Lawd bress
her SOUL
Dun 'vite in all de da1kes TO to roast dat possum
who'll,
Yo'd ushtah see dis niggah jes' git outside dat
An stuff an stuff tell dis var dun CANT git off
his seat!
Den, honey bres yo' heart. why cts de same ole
lazy me
Tell mex time dat ole coon dawg kotch rossum up
tree
-Netc York Sun.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1897-08-13

Friendship is the reciprocation of
affection; and he who has none to be-
stow, has no right to expect any in re-
turn.
We often magnify trouble and diili-
culties, and look at them till they seem
much greater than they really are.
The power that moves the world is
hope. An anxious, doubtful, timid
man can accomplish little Fear un-
nerves US; hope inspires us.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-22
PEAKS ISLAND.

The members of Camp Edgewood are
all located now in their pleasant cottage
and seem to be enjoying their outing.
The genial Charles was the last man to
arrive and he was given pleasant re-
ception by the brother members of the
club
Capt. Jedd, we'll known to the summer
tourists of the island, has arrived with
his yacht and will be familiar figure
during the season among the yachting
fraternity.
The Eighth Maine and Fifth Maine
regiments have opened their memorial
halls for the summer. Mr.. W. r. Lougee
and daughter of Nashua, n H., Capt.
H. T. Bucknam of Mechanic Falls, Mr..
Frank F. Goss of Auburn and Mr.. Thorn
as Ward of Lewiston, are stopping at the
Fifth Maine hall for few days.
Street Commissioner browns is doing
good work on the road leading down to
the landing. He has already hauled $50
loads of dirt and is still at it.
Mrs. j. Fitzpatrick of Portland is build
ing cottage on Central avenue, Just
above the Stimson cottage.
G. H. Stowell has arrived on the island
and has opened up for business
Mr.. Fred Gordon, the genial manager
Of the toboggan chutes in the rink. has
arrived for the season.
Mr.. WEIGH of Oakland, CAL, one of the
proprietors of the large tract of lands
leading from the Forest City landing, has
been spending few days on the island
as the guest of his sister, Mrs. Adams.
Alderman Mcdonald of Ward 6 has
taken the John Hoyey cottage on Island
avenue, and intends to occupy it this
week.
A company is to be formed this summer
for the purpose of putting in system
of water works, and it is to be a go, no
mistake about it. The people at the head
Of the venture are pushers and do not
intend to let the matter drop. We need
a supply of water all over the island and
it will be good investment for the par
ties interested.
Mr.. James Wagner, treasurer of the
Hollis street theatre, Boston, has moved
his family to one of the Torrington cot
tages.
The sloop yachts Serina, Twilight and
Pocahontas, were anchored in the vicini-
ty of Forest City landing yesterday and
their crews enjoyed the day in rambling
about the island.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-22
THE QUEENS JUBILEE.
How 1t viii Be Celebrated in rhi. Cit

This the programme for the celebra
tion of the Queens Diamond Jubilee in
Portland:
June Esd, p. m.-Portland Yacht
Club sail out to meet H. M. S. 'sPallas. y
2 to 3 p. m.-Arrival of H. M. S. opal.
las" Statutes.
p. Unofficial calls.
p. m.-Private dinner at Cumberland
Club to Captain Humpage, Lieut.. Chris
tian, Staff Surgeon Geo F. Wales, Pay
master C. Roach Smith and Chief Eng.
Albert o. Blake.
9p. m.-Reception at Mr.. Barclays
studio to officers of H. M. S. "Pallas''
and invited guests.
24th, 9 to II a. m.-Return calls on
board H. M. S. tPallas.'
11;3O a. m.-.Sons of St. George parade
at Custom House wharf, march with
officers and crew of Fl. M S. Pallas to
ST. Luke's Episcopal Cathedral for Juhi-
lee services. Guard of Honor to be fur
nished by the Cleaves Rifles under the
command of Captain H. 6. Starr. e :,
p. m.-Cleaves Rifles and Sons of St.
George embark at Custom House wharf
in special steamer to visit H. M. S. Pal
las.
s p. m.-Banquet by the city to officers
h M S. Pallas and invited guests.
During banquet transportation will be
provided for a number of the officers and
crew of H. M. S. Pallas to Riverton
Park where a special performance will
be given in the open air theatre followed
by grand pyrotechnic display of fire.
works.
25th, morning and noon not yet ar
ranged.
p. m.-Sports at Willard on beach.
Special transportation and refreshments
will be provided for invited ladies. Pro-
gramme will embrace tug of war be-
tween crew of H. NJ. S. Pallas and n c.
o. IS and privates at Fort Preble: 100
yard dash, potato race, egg and spoon
race, wheelbarrow race, putting shot,
consolation race. There will be prizes for
all contests.
53Op. m.-Clam bake for officers, in
vited guests and crew of HI. M. S. Pallas.
Up. m.-Dance in the Willard Casino.
9p. MO- stereopticon views of Eng
lands colonies.
Gasp. m.-Grand pyrotechnic display
of set pieces ETC., with portrait of Her
Majesty the Queen. Illuminations of
harbor, etc.
Goth, 10. 30 a. 1n.-The officers of III. M.
S. Pallas will be taken for drive by the
Mayor and city officials.
Afternoon-H. M. S. Pallas will sail
for Halifax.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-22
Cold Moiasses is Dead

Cold Molasses is dead. Cold Molasses
won fame by playing a prominent part
in "The County Fair some years ago
under the guidance of Neil Burgess,
and will be remembered by thousands of
playgoers all over the country. The
horse was a dark chestnut, and was
owned by Howell Clark of Manhattan
Crossing and Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn,
it's family name being Queenie.
Joseph Hanlon hitched Cold Molasses
to light sbuggy Sunday evening and
drove to the Pennsylvania railroad annex,
at the East river end of Fulton street,
Brooklyn, to get trunk belonging to
Miss Clark, the daughter of the owner of
the horse. Miss Clark is an actress, and
had just returned from tour AT
Fulton and York streets, on the way
home, the horse was scared by the elevat
ed road train, and started to run. James
Warner of No.52 Fulton street, attempted
to stop the runaway but was unsuccess-
full and was severely injured. At Front
street the horse ran headlong into a De-
kalb avenue line trolley car, breaking it's
neck. 1t was not instantly killed and
was put out of pain by q shot from the
pistol Of an officer of the society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Han
lon was thrown out of the buggy, but
escaped with a few slight scrax ohes.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-22
HARRoR DRIFT.
Various Items of Interest Picked up Along
the Vharves.

The handsome yacht Glorianna of the
South Boston Yacht club arrived here
yesterday afternoon having her owner and
two guests on board. Mr.. Sinclair who
owns the yacht came ashore with two
friends on the arrival of the Glorianna
here, and took the train for Boston. The
handsome sloop is now at anchor off the
ferry landing. With her sharp bow and
long overhang she is rather a wicked
looking craft and her reputation as a fast
sailer is we'll known. When she arrived
in the harbor yesterday afternoon her sig
nal gun was fired with the letting go of
her mud hook. Almost within a minute
return salute was fired from the Port
land Yacht club house which shows how
well this pretty ceremony is carried out
here.
Another handsome yacht which arrived
yesterday was the Thelma, also from Bos-
ton. She is owned by the vice commodore
OF the South Boston Yacht club and is a
very pretty schooner. The party on board
landed during the afternoon and took
carriages for drive about the city. The
Ihelma is bound east on a short cruise.
The l. +. r., and another sloop had q
rather spirited race up the harbor yester-
day afternoon which attracted lots of at
tention. The smaller sloop held her own
pretty well with the I. F. r., but of
course the latter yacht was the first to
reach her mornings.
The schooner Methebesec from Perth
Amboy with coal for this port arrived
yesterday morning with her foretoplnast
gone. She encountered squat on her
way to Portland and had her topmast
carried way in it.
The schooner Mary E. Smith arrived
from Nova Scotia yesterday with 1000
Holsters while the Electric Light brought
5000 Holsters from the same place.
The ocean tug Atlas arrived yesterday
towing the big tank barge No. s of the
Standard Oil company.
The schooner Martha A. Thomas sailed
yesterday with lumber for South America
A new smokestack was put in the fire
boat yesterday.
The schooner Daylight is diseharging
200 tons Of coal for the steamer Merry
coneag at Portland Pier
Messrs. J. S. Winslow g. Co., and
Captain G. W. Croker have purchased
the controlling interest of the schooner
Anna E. J. Morse. The Morse is a three
masted schooner of 733 tons gross and
built at Bath in 1886. Captain Croker
will command her.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-22
SOUTH PORTLAND.

The members IF the South Portland
Methodist church and Sunday school OBJ
served Children's Day Sunday afternoon
in very pleasing manner. The church
presented a beautiful appearance, as there
were an abundance of flowers arranged
about the platform and pulpit In
cluded in the floral designs were several
memorials for members of the church and
society who had died during the year,
these being Miss Marie White, Miss Liz
zie Dyer, Miss Flora Brooks and Mr..
Frank Cole. A bat,tismal service pre-
coded the concert. The concert was one
of the best ever given by this school and
the church was completely filled by an
interested congregation. In the evening
the pastor preached very able sermon to
a good sized congregation.
The Ladies' Aid connected with the
South Portland Methodist church held
the last meeting of the season with Mrs.
G. A. Tilton last Wednesday evening
All present report having spent pleasant
evening. The society have adjourned
their meetings for the summer season to
4SouIlC III toCptSIHpCL.
A committee of conference on the part
of the South Portland Methodist Sunday
school has been appointed to confer with
II committee from the Chestnut St. school
Of Portland relative to holding union
picnic of the Methodist schools of the
vicinity at some central point early in
July.
The Sunday school connected with
Bethany church are to observe Children S
day next Sunday with appropriate ex-
ercises.
Mr.. Bert Hutchinson, bookkeeper for
Brunswick corporation, is visiting his
mother, Mrs Asa Hutchinson, on Pine
street, for few days.
Active work has commenced at Willard
in the direction of preparing for the tent
show which is soon to be opened to the
public. The lumber to be used for the
stage has arrived, and the work will be
pushed forward as rapidly as possible.
A large number of people took advan-
lage of the pleasant portions of the day
Sunday and enjoyed the ride on the cleo
trics to Willard
The summer season on the route of the
Cape electrics is opening well, and sever
Il new motormen and conductors have
been added to the force of employees
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-22
Washburn's Circus.

ADJUSTMENTS are as necessary to human
ity as food is to the stomach and the
coming of Leon W. Washburn's great
allied show, three ring circus, museum
menagerie and hippodrome ought to be
quite an event in amusement circles
Year by year Mr.. Washburn has steadily
increased the size of his circus as we'll as
the quality of it ana this season lie is said
to have outdone all former efforts, in
furnishing most complete exhibit of
arenic sensations. a most excellent collec-
ton of rare beasts, birds and reptiles.
The hippodrome will furnish an inter-
esting portion of the programme showing
as it does the pastimes of the ancients.
The grand free street parade will take
place today at eleven o'clock.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-22
The pallas.

H. B. M. ship Pallas is comparatively
new ship. She has been commissioned
only once before. That was for the China
and Siam service. Now her headquarters
are at Halifax. For the greater part OF
the last Is months she has been in the
West Indies. Recently she has been Or
dered to Halifax, that the officers and
men might have an opportunity to recu'
perate in cooler climate after the heat
of the tropics. Officers and men all told
number 227 Drowned as they are by the
West Indian sun and wind, they are a
magnificent company and from captain
down it would be hard to find, taking
them as whole, handsomer and more
manly looking lot of men The list of
officers is:
Captain-R. P. Humpage.
Lieutenants-Charles A. Christian, N.
Grant, Bateman Champaign, A. Nelson,
W. Afford.
Paymaster-Charles Roach Smith.
Chief Engineer-A. V. Blake.
Engineers-E. l.. Sager, E. P. Soper.
Assistant Paymaster-J. Il. Cox.
Gunner-J. LeFeyre.
Carpenter-N. Andrews.
The cruisers musician is colored man
from Barbados. His instrument is a
violin, and he is an artist. When the
first prayers were read at Sunday service
in Boston harbor, standing at the head
of an inner line of men, the West Indian
played softly the first notes of one of the
old hymns of the English church. Then
drawing with stronger, frmer hand
he struck the first note again, and the
chorus of mems voices sent the words
sounding out over the water.
The Portland daily press., 1897-06-22
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Special Meeting of the Board of Mayor
and Alderman.

A special meeting of the Board of
Mayor and Aldermen was held yesterday
afternoon the Mayor presiding. h
The meeting was called in regard to
taking from the table the petitions OF
Mr. Barrett and Col. Dow, the one Tor
permission to erect building in the rear
of Maple street and the other to make
alterations in the building No. 81 Free
street. Permission was granted both
petitioners to proceed, although Alder
man Pagan suggested that either the
board should stick by the ordinances or
repeal them, and voted no to the
petitions.
On motion of Alderman Rounds an Or
der was passed selling to j. W. Watson
lot of land on Roberts street under the
conditions provided during the admins
tration of Mayor Baxter. Mr.. Watson
will put up on this lot, and the one ad :
joining, which he already owns, a $4,000
house, divided into two tenements.
David Schwartz was granted a pawn
brokers' license at 10S Middle street sub
ject to the city marshal's approval.
Petitions of J. H. Blake to erect
building on Widgery's wharf to be used
for a storehouse; G. M. Benson to enlar e
building No. 337 Danforth street for q
private stable, and N. G. Nichols to ere,t
a drug store on Grove street were granite
subject to committees approval.
Victuallers' licenses were referred IN
the case of James Taylor 439 Fore street,
and Frank Cassassa, Peaks island.
Alderman Rounds said that he was
anxious to know how much the city was
behind on its collection of taxes He said
he introduced an order of inquiry some
time ago and that it was indefinitely post
poned by the common council. He wanted
to know who was behind the matter, who
was getting the interest. He had tax
bill in his pocket on which the interest
amount was some SIG, and he wanted to
know who got it. He didn't care to know
who was in arrears on taxes but he did
want to know how much money was
owing the city in unpaid taxes.
Alderman Leighton said that every year
arrears of taxes came sin and
ue ilttu uO uOup1 0lldb uIley were cfeQ1UeQ
to the proper parties. He had confidence
in the city treasurer to believe all was
right in the matter.
Alderman Rounds said he had every
confidence in the treasurer but he did
think the money ought to be regularly
collected. The treasurer's office, he said,
is open only about five hours day and
many of the workingmen would be in to
pay their taxes when the bill was sent
them if they could get in at the end of
their days work. A man will pay SO
tax bill quite readily, but when it
amounts to IS or SO he isn't apt to be so
prompt.
Alderman Kehoe thought good deal of
the interest SO called on taxes wasn't in
terest at all, but costs that had to be paid
out for summons, etc.
No action was taken as no order was
presented.
The Consolidated Electric Light COM
pany was granted permission to go ahead
and paint their poles.
Alderman Ilsley was absent, the others
were present.