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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-03-03
SILENCE FOLLOWED.

A clergyman who had been greatly
annoyed by the continued Interrupt
tions to which he had been subjected
by the whispering that went on during
the delivery of his sermon stopped alb
ruptly, and, looking around at the con-
gregation, said: "Some time ago,
while delivering my sermon, was fire.
quently interrupted by gentleman
sitting in front of me who gesticulated,
moved about and whispered to his
neighbors, and at last addressed to
him sharp rcprimand for his unseem-
ly conduct. Ween the service was
over my clerk in the vestry, mention
ed the mater to me, and asked if was
ignorant of the fact that the person
addressed was an idiot! have since
then always hesitated to reprimand
any one of my congregation for inter-
rupting me, in the fear that | may be
addressing an idiot who is not respon-
sible for his actions" Silence reigned
throughout the remainder of his SER
mon.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-03-03
WISDOM A WORD OF
FOLLlES.

Love is the only thing that more
than pays for all it gets.
TIL, best advertisement for a revi-
val is the revival itself.
Controversy in religious matters
pays no spiritual dividends.
God never says Come up higher
to any except the faithful.
The man gains nothing who loses
character and saves his money.
Unless we find God to-day somebody
else may lose him tomorrow.
The man who LOOKS through cobwebs
will see spiders every where.
If the Lord could trust us with
money we would have more of it.
Rebellion against God turns its
back on Heaven, and makes its OWE
hell.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-03-03

CHILDREN OR TAxEs.-If you live in
Madagascar, you must have children,
or else pay a tax to the authorities.
This is the latest decree issued by the
government Of Madagascar. For some
time the population of that island has
been decreasing. The government au-
thorities sat in council a short time
ago, and decided upon tax to be le-
We'd upon every man who, at the age
of twenty-five, is unmarried, and upon
every married man who, at that age,
has no children The tax is $3.75 a
year. Every girl must pay tax of
$l.S0 a year as long as she remains sim
gle after she passes her twenty. fourth
year, and every married woman does
the same until she has children as the
result of her marriage.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-03-03

t.ol, which enthusiastic people have
formed with reference to it. Settled
by Spain more than a century earlier
than the landing of the Pilgrims at
Plymouth Rock, its population is now
more dense than that of Massachusetts,,
and the prospect of materially increas-
ing its productiveness is not flattering.
Mountainous frou. centre to circum-
ference, the nearly one million people
who occupy its 300 square miles OF
territory have put under cultivation
most of the available soil, and, while
their methods Of culture and transpor
tation are in many cases very primi-
tive, it cannot be expected that the
productions of this densely populated
and closely area can be
largely increased, or its consumption
greatly multiplied"
Engineers and contractors will be
the men who will find this island lit
tie bonanza, and who must reap large
profits in the construction of roads,
and sewerage systems. Of roads the
only good one of any length connects
San Juan, the capital, with Ponce. the
principal town, which is some seventy
paIJnS distant 1n .S1o, fl,r
numerous other towns and villages are
connected by the rudest sort of cart
roads, or, more correctly, mule trails,
scarcely two yards in width, without
bridges, and almost impossible in rainy
weather. An attempt has been made
to circumscribe the island by line of
railroad of which portions have been
hnilt at various points along the coast;
but i, is probably the orst-managed
and equipped system in the world, for
seldom do the trains make the connec-
tions they are advertised to make, and,
when at certain town the passenger
misses the connecting train, he must
wait at his own expense until the fol-
lowing day for the next train. This
same line is supposed to run its trains
at the rate Of six miles an hour, but
that distance is never accomplished in
less than an hour and quarter. Here
the sanitary engineer will find full
scope for the display of talent, for of
sewerage there is not a vestige; never
theless the native claims that it is far
from being an unhealthy place, fcvers
among those who are acclimated being
of rare occurrence, and death from that
cause almost unknown. But the stang
er who goes there, if unacquainted with
life in the tropics, may resort to the
northern methods of keeping cool,-I
gin fixes, Tom Colling, and other
concoctions of equally euphonious
me,-and will probably incur the
penalty Of such indulgence. By those
who are acquainted with the country,
and who can form an unbiased iudg-
ment, the sickness which prevailed
among our soldiers is regarded with
astonishment.
But to return to Mr.. Ober's book
there one finds a list of fruits, spices,
cereals, food-plants, dyes, drugs, and
woods which flourish in Porto Rico.
and, while the author does not claim
to be an expert in tropical agriculture,
he gives many hints which would be
investors or investigators.-F. DU
FoULoN, ia tie Home Journal
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-03-03

children are taught by the Sisters.
Some of the better class send their
children to England. Hong Kong. etc..
for an education, but these are very few.
The staple foods are rice. chickens,
and fish; at least seventy per cent. of
the food consumed is rice.
Very early Sunday morning the
church bells are heard and they keep
it up nearly all day. There is only
one kind of religion here, the Catholic,
and the churches are of the very finest.
Of course people dress up here on Sun
days the same as in any other place;
and some u the women look very we'll.
They wear more clothes. and most of
them wear black wells.
The Sundays are little quieter than
other days. Most of the large stores
are closed, and saloons are closed. but
there are several of the smaller places
open. y great change has come over
this place since the war broke out. and
many of the old-time sports are done
away with, such as cock fighting, horse
racing. etc. Al of the championship
cock fights used to he held on Sunday.
Gambling WAS al~ocrrrirl on to n great
extent before the war. tut ii is all
stopped now.
The Spanish language is spoken ex-
clusively in the city, but the natives
have a language of their own called
''Tagalo. which is more like the
Chinese language than any other.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-03-03
WHAT THETHUMB REVEALS

'lt is the thumb thai betrays the
weakness or strength of the whole
character" writes Blanche w. Fischer
on EASY Reading of the hand,r in IL e
November Lm1ics' H,me .Journei.
with weak thnmba band that 9TH
erwise shows great possibilities will be
nerveless, unsuccessful, and remain
undeveloped. With a large, strong
thumb whatever faults or virtues the
subject may have he will never be
petty; he may be either good or bad,
he will never be ordinary. a large
thumb indicates one who is indepen-
dent in both thought and action, who
is ready to take fhe consequences OF
his own wrong -doings, who is swaycd
only by reason, and is only disgustcd
and hardened by a display Of emotion.
The combination of a large thumb
with broad palm shows courage to
the point of rashness; with long,
clear head line, absolutely lack of fear,
and great calmness and decision in the
moment of danger. A small thumb al
ways indicates sentimental, impress
siouable nature, incapable of forming
any high aims, or of executing work Of
any value. The opinions of subjects
are formed for him, never by him, al
though be will believe himselfto have
thought them all out, and will quote
them as his own. A thumb easily
bent back shows extravaganza of
thought, adaptability and tendency to
fad The first, or nailed, pllalanx of
the thub represents will power; the
second logic. If the first is long and
the second short the subject will be
selfwilled and violent, baving no res
traint whatever over his passions. If
the second is long and the first short
he will be logical, calculating, and will
rule every action by reason; but the
energy and desire for action will be
materially decreased To have really
u good thumb the two pllalanges should
be of equal length; then reason and
will combine, and the highest results
for happy future should be forthcom-
ing"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-03-03

BY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-03-03
PREPARE FOR SPRING.


Don't let this season overtake you
before you have attended to the inn
portant duty of purifying your blood
with Hoods Sarsaparilla. By taking
this medicine now you may save sick
ness that will mean time and money as
well as suffering later on. Hoods
Sarsaparilla will give you rich, red
blood, good appetite, and digestion and
a sound, healthy body. 1t is the
greatest and best spring medicine be-
cause it is the One True Blood Puri-
fer. Its unequalled record of mar.
velous cures has won for it the conf
dence Of the whole people.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-03-03
Seleft MisrrllunlI.
Manila.

j. Montrose Kinney. in letter con-
tributed to the New London Telegraph,
writes: Manila and its suburbs have 4
population of about 425 900 inhabi-
tants. The old walled city is on the
soutl side OF the river. but the main
part, consisting of Binondo, Santa
Cruz, Quiapo, st. Miguel, and San
Sebastian, is on the north side. The
land extending out from the high walls
of the old city is very swampy; conse-
quently there are no large suburbs.
There are. however, three small towns
along the beach, ch,-Ermite. Malate, and
Paranaque.
The wall which encloses the old city
is about twenty feet high, and in some
places about twenty or thirty feet
thick. All along the bay and river
fronts are mounted guns. Just out
side of the wall is moat about twenty
or thirty feet wide and ten or twelve
feet deep, with water in it. The
streets in the walled city are very mar
row, there scarcely being room for two
vehicles to pass, and the sidev alks are
so narrow that it is almost impossible
for two persons to walk side by side.
Most of the streets are paved with
macadam. which has not been kept in
good repair; consequently the streets
are very rough
There are stores of every variety
and person can buy nearly everything
needed.
Clothing is very cheap; a person can
get very nice suit of white goods
made to order from 81 to Sc Mexican,
which i'm American money is. from 81
to So The very best white goods cost
about $40, Mexican. One can also get
some very fine blue and black cloth,
which will cost from $50 to $40 suit.
White canvas shoes are worn almost
exclusively, and cost about $50 per
about 81 Jewelry is very high; liquor
about the same as in our own country;
and furniture and dry goods articles
very reasonable.
Cigars and cigarettes are the cheap
est articles to be bought; the best
cigar to be had costs about So 80 per
hundred, while the cheapest ones are
about Sl.50 per hundred For from
$3.50 to 81 one can buy very good
cigar. (These quotations are all in
Mexican money! Cigarettes cost five
cents for thirty, and are very good.
There are three classes Of buildings
and houses; the business houses are OF
a general average of about two stories
high, the lower part used for business
and the upper part for storage and liv-
ing purposes.
The best residences, a little way out
Of the city, are very fine. In general
the lower part is built of stone or brick
and the upper part of frame. Only
the upper part is used for living pur-
poses by the family, while the lower
part is used by the servants, and in
most cases the horses, carriages, chick.
ems, etc, also occupy q part. The ar
rangempnt of the windows is very
peculiar. Glass is unknown for use in
windows, and small squares of some
kind Of fish scales are used. These
scales are set into the frame in little
squares about three and Il half inches
wide; the frame is set into grooves and
slides back ward and forward as slid
ING door is worked Shutters are asc
fixed in the same manner. When these
window and shutter sli les are slid hac h
as far as they will %, there is some
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-03-03
1loetre>
HEROES OF WARAND PEACE.

EY ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.
Ay, that is story that ia kes ones breath.
How the men rowe ed out in the face of death.
Rowed as camy fishermen my
Who haul their nets at break of day.
But er was fish net hauled in the weather
That rife and cannon and shell together
Ra;ned on those sailors who drew from its bed
The wise sea serpent and crushed its head.
Heroes of war are they! Song an story
Shall add their names to the list of glory.
But where is the story and VIII re is the song
Fo, the heroes of peace and the martyrs of wrong:
They fisht their battles in shop and mine;
They die at their post and make no sign.
And the living envy the fortunate dead
As they ii ,ht fol- the pttance of BUTTERFLIES bread.
They herd Ike beasts in a slaughter pen;
They live Ike cattle and suffer Ike men,
Why set by the horrors of such a | fe,
Like me:ry-eo-round seems the battles strife;
And the open sea and the open boat,
And the deadly cannon with believing throat
Oh. what are they all. with death thrown in.
To the life that has pothn, to lose or win
The life that has nothing to hope or gain
But ill. paid labor and beds of pain:
Fame, where is your story. and where is your song
For the martyrs of reace and the victims Of wrong
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-03-03

A gentleman going into his stable
one day found his little son astride of
one OF the horses, with slate and pen
Gil in his hand 'Why, Harry he ex-
claimed, what are you doing ?""Writ-
ing composition was the reply.
"Well, why don't you write it in the
library?" asked the father. because"
answer the little fellow, 1.-THE teacher
told me to write a composition on a
horse"
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-03-03

Stayleigh-Tommy, do you think
your sister is fond of me?
Tommy don't know She gave
mea quarter to set the clock half an
hour fast.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1899-03-03
1000 HAS BEEN OUR BEST BUSINESS YEAR.
1899 Will be still better.
Why? a,e.x,.>

1sT-DURING JANUARY AND FEBRUARY WE WILL HAVE
THE GREATEST BARGAIN CLEARING SALE RECORD OF ALL
WINTER GOODS
2NDDURING 1899 ALL DOMESTICS SUCH AS COTTONS, L.
1COES GINGHAMS FLANNELS HERE, RE-
TAIL AT WHOLESALE PRICES LOOK FOR THE BARGAINS
IN UNBLEACHED COTTON FOR HOT BEDS.
- BIRD 3RD-OuR CUSTOMERS HAVE LEARNED AND ARE TELLING
THEIR FRIENDS THAT IF THEY WANT OC CSC SOC TO $40
ARTICLE TIE BEST TO BE FOUND ANYWHERE VIII. BE AT
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-17

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a tired feeling. a coated tongue
blutches or pimplcs, a bad taste in
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headache, dizziness. stiffness Of the
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-17
MARKET REPORTS.
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
The Features OF the Days Dealing in All
tae Leading Stocks.

New York. Nov. 1G.-The market for
securities ShdWed an instantaneous ~
sPohSf. tnlS morning. to the promise III
rehef u the money market contained IN
secretary cage : circular Offering to 70 !
ueem zo.u6t.Wd Of government bonds 1
the market price Of Wednesday, Tbe
hrst hour OF the trading Witnessed 4 va,,,-
animated market. the activity ami
strength being Very generally d!strihntaI
throughout the list The raplditv Of the
advance invited considerable profit tat
lns ana there were quick recessiuns frn,o
the opening level. The demand for stoc,ls
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marN;blv firm and offerings 10 re.li1a
we're gun KY absorbed. TIE whole mar
het hinged on the days developments
cahcel hng the treasury departmrnt's
o1SF. though The opening strength Vas
aqueu TO by sympathy with London
Mntie me markets We're affected IN tnr
iutnor q the death Of Gen. Jouber.i
ne money market was somewhat aos
TT "tone hut DID not Yield below ! nor
Icnt- Iie response in foreign exrhonoa
lOMtNer' was marked. Posted rates for
49, ing tNchanSe We're marked nm a f,,;t
cent IN the pound and actlai rAtt a, ,' 49,
hail a cent ali around In snita IL $3.50, %ss
'itoiieH IN LONDON and at Continent
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JouseRr KILLED.
Continued from page ID

| been resumed Heavy firing was heard
carly this morning. An armored train
was sent out on a reconnaissance to-
wards COlenSo.
The armored train, on its return, re-
ported that the Beers have blown up
The line between Colenso and Chievely.
Not much damage has been done, but
the rails are bent and Il small culvert
has been destroyed. On seeing the
British patrols. the Beers retired.
Every day lessons the chances of the
Beers coming further south, Kaffirs
report that force of 400 to 500 Beers
with wagons is going in the direction
of Colenso. This is said to be the for
aging party previously sighted. The
Kaffirs also report that Gen. Whites
cavalry has had an engagement with
the Beers at Besters Station. The re-
suit is not known.
A message from Ladysmith just re-
ceivcd gives a few details OF the oc-
currences of Wednesday, Nov. s. when
the Beers shell fire was increased dur
ing the afternoon. 1t is asserted that
they appeared to deliberately aim at
the convent. on the hill in the centre
of the town. where there were only the
sisters and wounded The building was
twice hit in spite Of the Geneva flag
flying.
The Beers attempted a demonstra-
ton against the western defences, but
it was never serious. The groups ap-
pearing at long range We're easily scat
tered by the machine guns.
The total British casualties during
the briskest bombardment We're three
men. though some damage was done
to cattle and property.
The fire of the BOer position gun has
been erratic. but probably a tritle wear
ing through its continual lombard
mcnt.
A kalir from the Free State laager
reports that General Vessels, who
commanded when the British force
surrendered at Nicholson's Mex. was
hit during 4 recent reconnaissance.
The British garrison checred the news.
The Beers have sent in 400 Indian
coolies from the Dundee coal fields,
doubtless with the object Of assisting
to finish our food.
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THE PAIRIA'S LOSS.
Continued from page ~

us had to pay for what little we could
get to eat on board the Ceres. AT
Dover everybody was very kind.
IF the captain had put us ashore as
soon as the fire was discovered we
would not have lost our belongings nor
been exposed to such danger. | have
made Is trips across the Atlantic and
have seen a good many storms, but
never experienced anything so awful
AS being on board ship which was on
fire. l do not know what Mr.. Duplace
and / would do or could do had not
Mrs. Ivers offered to stay and try to
save my husbands life. We did not
know her on board the Patria, but her
deed is quite in keeping with the gen
crous actions done by the American
women whom we had so frequently
met at San Juan since Porto Rico came
under American control"
While waiting for the Kaiser Fried
rich. which arrived. this evening. the
passengers were cared for on board the
Isle Of Wight steamer tarisbrooRc'
provided for their accommodation by
the Hamburg American GO. They pre-
scented strange spectacle on their ar
rival Some Of the men We're wrapped
in blankets. The little children. sever
al mere babes in arms, were crying Tor
want Of bread. Dinner was served
them Immediately on the carisbrooke,
as although every attention had been
shown them at Dover, they had had
but little to eat since morning. Some
were Frustrated with nervous excite
ment and had to be carried on board
the Carisbrooke.
AL are loud in their praises of the
GOODNESS and courage of Capt. Frohlich
and the crew and of the courtesy shown
them since they were rescued. Mr..
Cowden Loughlin, a New Yorker. who
is on the way to Berlin, confirms the
statements of other passengers regard
ing the complete absence of anything
like panic. He says:
THE worst feature was the loss OF
the baggage. | lost all my diplomas.
which We're in my trunks. The opln-
ion of all is that we should have been
informed as soon as the first was dis
covered. which would have enabled us
to save our effects: but | believe the
officers did not know the extent of the
danger"
There is considerable conflict of opin-
ion as to the date of the outbreak OF
the fire. some of the passengers declar-
ing that it was Tuesday This. how
ever. lacks confirmation. 1t is certain.
however. that the officers knew of the
existence Of the fire at O'Clock,
Wednesday morning, or nearly five
hours before the passengers were tod
to come on deck.
Sixteen valuable race horses on board
the Patria were suffocated or burned
to death.