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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-02-14
TEACHERS ORTHOGRAPHY.

Recently it was announced that sew
eral members of the graduating class
of Northwestern University (near
Chicago) had been "plucked'' for bad
spelling. They were able to make a
creditaLle showing in other branches,
but their orthography was too defect
i've for graduates. The professor Of
English began a reform by sending the
young men and women to their spell
ing books and by investigating the
cause of the inability Of the present
generation to rival their ancestors as
spoilers. He has reported that the
system of teaching photography which
is now in operation in the public
schools of Chicago and many other
cities cannot produce good spoilers.
Not only are the syllables no longer
divided, but oral spelling has been
abandoned, while there is not enough
reading to educate the sight. He has
predicted that unless there shall be a
return to the old methods bad spelling
must become general.
To test the charge that the teachers
who have been trained under the new
system are not good spoilers Superin-
tendent Cody, Of Chicago, sent out in
formation blanks asking every teacher
towrite down her name, birthplace and
age. and to indicate the extent OF her
education. The results are said to be
shocking. A large proportion Of the
teachers misspelled many of the most
common words, one being unable to
write correctly the name of her native
village. Among the errors was "Feb-
uary." One teacher was born in "Ten-s
essee" and another in "Oelweinn for
Oldwine) Iowa. 1t is significant that
one young woman completed her eda-
cation by university extension" me
thods. Altogether the reports are cal
culated to sustain the charge that the
system of photography teaching in the
public schools is defective.
There is no doubt that the spelling
matches which were the delight OF the
pupils in the country schools of an
earlier day were particularly effective.
Among the best spoilers today are
men who have had no college training
and little schooling beyond that Of the
rural district school, and who, like
Abraham Lincoln, have educated them
selves later without the aid Of teachers.
The spelling class, with its rivalry for
the headship and its stimulus Of "spell-
ing down." fixed the spelling Of a vast
vocabulary in their minds beyond the
possibility Of loss. In English orthog-
raphy the dependence must be chiefly
on memory, and this is formed BY re-
petition. 1t is obvious, too, that words
are more easily spelled and remember
ed when divided into syllables. The
experience Of Chicago is probably that
of all other places where the old me-
thod have been abandoned.-PhitGdet-
phil Record. ,~H
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-02-14

81 understand that you are distant
relative of the wealthy Goldmans."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-02-14

Nearly any girl can wear No. 3
shoe, if it comes to pinch,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-02-14
1loetr9*
LIGHT AT EVENTlDE.

The eye OF morning, gold rimmed,
Is yelled by misty shroud;
The fearless face of daylight dimmed,
By banks of blacklist cloud.
Not evenings Teace nor noontide's ray
The hazy gloom abates
Until the weary dying day
Craws to the western gates.
Then hands of more than earthly might
One moment hold a. jar
The pitying portals when the Ii hit
Unmasks the evening star.
And misty mound or dewy dell
In pomp of death appears,
As when strong love smile compe's
To hide the falling tears.
How often o'er life's winding way
The heavy storm cloud lowers,
With barren banks uprising gray.
Instead of trees and flowers.
And only when with weary feet
The last long hill we climb,
And look where earth and heaven meet,
We catch the rays sublime,
And know that, though we wax life's span
By faith and not by sight,
A God Of mercy gives to man
At eventde his light.
-Frdncis II. Tabor,
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-02-14

"How distantE'
GAS distant as they can keep me-
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-02-14
DADDY MONDAY.

There was an old man named Mon
day living on a nearby plantation. He
was a few years younger than Daddy
B,n, but they had a mutual respect
and friendship for each other. Daddy
Monday was quite a tall and very
black man, with white hair, very white
teeth, and quite pronounced features.
He was the very essence of grandiose,
pompous politeness, and used the long
est words and most complicated SEN
tences he could possibly invent. In
telling one good morning he would
| pull off his hat and hold it III one hand,
give a low bow, and, with smile that
showed all his teeth, lie would say:
Good mornin', boss. How is you
copporosity and ingratiale dis fine
mornin', sir?' Then. with look of
pride at the language he could use,
straighten himself up and politely
| await All answer. " 1lle lIettoIn VaA-
zled him as it did Daddy Ben, it seemed
to cate instcal of bewil,ler, and he
entered into its enjoymcnts with all OF
his heart. and while just as polite as
ever, there was an added dignity and
Independence of bearing. He was a
tirst-rate carpenter, and soon made
enough money to buy himself a home
and small tract Of land.
TO show how kindhcartel and con.
si,lerate an old gentleman he was at
heart, as were so many of those old
negroes, he was employed by lady
to do job worth about S., and when
i. was finished, as money was very
scarce, the lady did not have it to pay
him at once, and when he had come by
appointment several times and had
failed to get it, seeing how worried the
lady was, one day, when he was going
away. he tod with his hat in his
hand and said: "Mistis, | am very
sorry to trouble you, ma am, an hope
YOU want trouble yourself any mo
about it. Lit M do that work for
YOU for nothing. know times is hard
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-02-14
Sss
F. E. b.

We heard man say the other MORN
ing that the abbreviation for February
F b-means Fr,ese Euery Body,and
that man looked frozen in his ulster.
1t was apparent that he needed the
kind of warmth that stays, the warmth
that reaches from head to foot, all over
the body. We could have told him
from personal knowledge that Hoods
Sarsaparilla gives permanent warmth,
it invigorates the blood and speeds it
along through artery and vein, and
really fits men and women, boys and
girls, to enjoy cold weather and resist
the attacks of disease. 1t gives the
right kind Of warmth, stimulates and
strengthens at the same time, and all
it's benefits are lasting. There may be
a suggestion in this for you.
IL understand that you are distant
relative of the wealthy Goldman's."
ayes"
GLOW distant?"
GAS distant as they can keep me-
Nearly any girl can wear No. 3
shoe, if it comes to pinch
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-02-14

] IS ScI uoWu I'll ITO" uiaC ioSS. nav vi
his side, en- set on his head, en- hole i'm
down, en- whip i'm till he WIZ quiet.
| useter fetch up de cows, EN- when l
come up in de ebenin' wild some er de
cows missin' he wouldn't whip me, but
he'd ketcE me an tie er rope round my
body en- let me down de we'll en- duck
me under de water two or tree times
en- den draw me up Ell say: Now, you
little rascal, eff you come up wldont
my cows agin I'll drown You, sub!
En- I'd fetch '.m mex time ef / mos
run my legs of ter find en-
Daddy Ben looked like an old sold
icr. He was quite tall, but his should
ers were slightly bent from age, and
he was very bow-legged. His white
hair stood up thick and high on his
head. His eyes were keen and bright,
and could flash with anger or twinkle
with fun, and bis nose was so flat, cx-
cept at the end, that he could not wear
spectaclcs, unless he tied a piece OF
string to the erds and put it over the
top of his head His face was, on the
whole, a very intelligent one, and with
the xctption Of the, end of his nose,
quite clcar-clt and "restycratic. Like
most men of strong character he had
no atfectations and never pretended 10
he anything but what he was. If he
did use some pretty rough language
sometimes from quickness Of temper.
he was a natural-born gentleman, who
never shirked a duty and never as
sumed to he or to do ANYTHING but
what he had right to, and inspired
respect from every one. Certainly,
never have known any one whose good
opinion | valued more highly, and
whose condemnation | dreaded more
when | was boy. And the feeling
he showed when he exclaimed: Ill
tell yo' par" was often far more dreaded
than any punishment | would have re-
ceived from the actual telling. 1t had
to be something very bad, too, to make
him tell, as l knew; still | trembled at
those words from Daddy Ben.
When the federal troops made raid
through this part of the country he
was carried off down the country with
a great many other negroes. 1t was
the second time in his life the old fel-
low had been carried off by the invad-
ers, and, after staying on one of the
islands near Charleston for few
months, he made his way home again
after the war was over and tried to re-
sumo his old life.
But after 70 years of slavery free
dom dazzled his wits and he could not
learn to he the same man. He had
always had someone to look to for sup
port and to depend on III every way,
and without this he was like blind
man, and evidently felt and showed
himself in a false position. 1t would
have been amusing if it had not been
pitiful, to see some of the little airs
the old man felt he ought to assume
toward his former owners, and uncon-
sciously dropping them and becoming
his old self for a little while. But the
burden of freedom was too much to
carry, and old Daddy Ben didn't live
more than two and a half years under
its cares.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-09

Al the Federated Mlgples yesterday, the following program afforded a splendid en- tertainmeut:
 Response to Roll Call Gold Fields of Alaska.
 Current Topics-GsOrgle Kindell.
 Geography. |. Locate the settlements on Lynn canal.
 ?. Name the rivers flowing Into this canal.
 3. Which Is the most important. l. Name some oi the islands In Lynn canal and tell which you think are the most important.
 History. [. Which Is the oldest Indian settle ment on Lynn tanall 2. When was Dvea settled! Give brlei history of Dvel and ChlleoOt trail. }. Who was the first permanent white settler in Skagwavl Give a brief history of ths White Pass trail; als, of the rail rad.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-09
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By far the most interesting entertain ment given by the Y. N. c. A. Debating Club ;his selson, was that for which the Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbvteran church furnished the program Wednesday evening
 The auditorium of the Presbvterian church was packed to its full seating clpaeitv. Every feature of the program, varied as KipIng himself, displayed much merit and was thoroughly appreciated bv all in a,tendlnoe. The program was as follows:
 [. Duet-Normi and Cleon Ask.
 ?. Biography of Kipling-Mrs. Run nells.
 }. Recitation, My Rlval"-Mina Sow erby,
 1. Recitation, "A Legend of Evll"- FrsnceS Root.
 5. Recitation. "Bobs" - Jeanette De Gruvter.
 G An Error in the Fourth Dimension Mrs. Van Cleve.
 :. PArer-Mlss ForSythe.
 8. Recitation, "rhe lslanders"-Mr' Eble.
 Q. Solo-The Reeesslonal-Mrs. Harl. son.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-09
CKfCHACOS
Are Hauling Provisions By
 Hand to KOyukuk.

M1nv of the people now going inside lrs Chsthlcos, bound for the Koyubuk. They go crowded wi,h tents. stoves ant provisions. They arc. m Shing in by hand. though a numeer are assisted bv one or two dogs. Mlnv oi these muSherS do not seen Co relliz- that provisions can be bought in DiV son at figure thlt make their long pull over the ite pure waste oi time.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-09

Hundreds of eyes read the advertising columns of the Alaskan each day. They can theSr columns closely. Business men do you wint TeSultS2 We have the proper medium. Phone 10 for the man with the rate card Co call.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-09
Eagles M ct Today

>ksgway AefIa of E glss vii. meet this afternoon at z:3o in Firemens hall. An Esge Is Co be provided with d coat oi feathers. After the initiation the mem bsrs win enjoy a social session.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-09

The Seattle Bohemran Draught Beer Is the best and most expensive draught beer made ln Seattle. For sale at the Sc attle Saloon. corner State and sixth ave nue.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-09
PERSONAL MENTION

Dr. Keller went Co Si,kl on the Cottage City.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-09

II you want Co gain entrance into the homes Of the buying class, place your ad' srtiSement in the Daily Alaskan.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-09

The Principal bath rooms are open when others are frozen uo. Opposite .. $. barracks.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-09

II you want to be well informed on Iotal happenings, subscribe for the Daily Alas kan. Phone Io.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-09
March 72nd.

March 22nd. Response to Roll Call-BlrdS Of Alaska. Current Topies-Mrs. Mintle.
 Geography, |. Between what two rivers is Halnes Mission situated? 2. What harb,r Is below Hines Mis- sion2 Why is this harbor attracting much attention toiiv? }. Name some of the points along Lynn clnIl where elnnerieS are being built.
 History. Paper: "A Trip From Sklgway 10 the Por-.upne Country" by N. B. Keller.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-09

The essays on George Washington con ,hbuted by the Fifth grade, were read and ,he prize was awarded this time to a little girl. Am Nords,orm, presenting, what In the judgment of the club, was the best essay.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-09
March 2oth.

March 2oth. Response to Roll Call-Native Tribes Of Alaska. Current roplcs-Mrs. G. s. Clsvenger.
 GeOgraphv. [. Name the capss from Cross sound to YakutiJ by. 2. Name the glaciers on the coast Of The Gulf Of Alaska
 History. Parer on the "Ndtive Tribes of Alaska" N. B. Clemenger.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-09
old Pspsr- For Sale.

For slle-Jld papers, ase a bundle at this oftce.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-09

Red Star bottled beer Is unequlled as Q table drink C per dozen. delivered Telephone 70.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1902-03-09
MINING FUND
Watch It Grow From Day
 To Day.

The following public spirited citizens ot Skagwav have agreed to pay monthly the sum SC, opposite their names to hel9 the tund of the Citizens Mining Committee
 alnfru
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-11-14

speed and power and two gunboats.
Recent developments, however, make
1t probable that battleships will be
built instead of protected cruisers. and
In that case four of the most powerful
war vessels ever constructed will be
added to the feet.
Construction has already begun on
the two battleships, and they are the
mightiest war vessels ever designed.
Their great size of 10000 tons displace
ment will make them the peers of the
largest battleships In the world, while
their offensive power will give them a
superiority over the most powerful
ships in any other navy.
The fact that these two ships can be
built without In any way overtaxing
American manufacturing resources at.
tests the recent development of ship
building plants in the United States.
One of the battleships, the Connecticut,
is to be constructed by the government
at the New York navy yard. The ac
tual work may be considered as having
DeeU Depuu u lew WeehS uSo' NhSh th'
order for the hull material, excepting
the armor, was placed. The acceptance
of the bid Of the Newport News Ship
building and Dry Dock company to
furnish, exclusive Of armor and arma-
ment, the Louisiana, sister ship, for
$3,990UOO inaugurated the work on
that vessel.
Besides these latest additions to our
navy five other splendid battleships are
being built. They are the Georgia,
New Jersey, Rhode Island. Nebraska
and Virginia and until the new ships
were designed were considered to be
without superiors. They are enormous
in size. only equaled abroad by three
vessels recently designed for Great
Britain. They are 435 feet long, with
displacement Of $4,000 tons. 1t is con
ceded by foreign critics that in the
main essentials they are unsurpassed
by European ships.
The increase of the United States
navy during the last few years and
the distribution of the contracts among
the principal private shipbuilding
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MACHINE SHOP SHOWING TRAvELINa n1Eo-

MACHINE SHOP SHOWING TRAVELLING ELEc-
| TRIO CRANE.
plants are mainly responsible for their
present efficient equipment. Although
the commercial tonnage now building
In this country is greater than ever be-
fore, 1t was comparatively Insignificant
previous to the war with Spain.
When the first contract for an Amer
lean built warship was taken by John
Roach, the ship steel required was not
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are turned in q lathe and then bored
out. This operation takes days to per
form.
At one of the big plants on the AT
lantic coast there has recently been in
stalled what is perhaps the very latest
idea in shipbuilding. 1t is permanent
structure for mounting cranes. A large
steel skeleton has been reared, under
which two battleships and two cruis-
ers can be constructed at once. Ten
electric cranes mounted on this struc-
ture move along at the rate of 500 feet
two can be worked together and so
lift ten tons, or double what one could
handle alone.
Another interesting department is the
model room. This is a great glass
rooted apartment perhaps half an acre
in extent. with perfectly smooth floor.
Here the craftsmen move about in felt
soed shoes, handling so and rs foot
flexible rules. A seeming maze of lines
crossing in apparently endless con.
fusion marks the exact size and shape
of every piece of steel that goes into
the hull of the ship.
There are now six great shipbuilding
plants on the Atlantic coast and two
on the Pacific fully equipped for build
ing ships Of steel of any desired size
They can compete with the British
yards except in the matter of price
Owing to the higher rate of wages paid
American workmen, it is said, the cost
of constructing ship in this country
is still 25 per cent higher than in Eng
land.
Some big merchant ships have also
been turned out in American yards.
One of the Atlantic coast yards has re.
Gently launched two ships for the Pa
cific Mail line. They each have a
length of SIC feet and a tonnage of 1S
600. Another yard is building two YES
sells for the Great Northern railways
transpacific route which in point of ton
mage overtop even the Cedric, the lat
est addition to the White Star fleet.
These vessels will have displacement
of $4,000 tons and d capacity, besides
passenger accommodations for $4,000
tons of freight.
Besides the private shipbuilding
plants. Uncle Sam can build ships In
his own navy yards, so that lack Of "a
cilities need not delay the building Of
the new United States navy.
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the construction of modern warships.
And the end is not yet. The last naval
appropriation bill authorized six more
ships, the finest in their class. They
will cost about s1s.OoO,Ooo. Each sue,
ceeding congress will doubtless do as
much. II not more, until the United
States navy shall be strong enough to
hold Its own against any that sails the
seas.
The last bill provided for two battle
ships, two protected cruisers OF great
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What Is Being Done to
Increase Our Strength
on the Sea =. =. :.
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produced In the United States. 1t was
necessary to import much of 1t from
abroad. But the demand soon created
a domestic supply. with the result that
the United States now produces all the
material required.
A few years ago, when The battle.
ships Indiana, Massachusetts and Ore.
gon were being built. the heavy mate.
rial had to be handled mainly by sheer
muscle. as did most of the rlvsting and
other work of assembling.
For several years past the riveting
has been done by pneumatic hammers,
and quite recently electric travelling
cranes have been introduced between
each pair of slips. These cranes. with
their long arms extending on each side
over the ships, enable the material to
be transported from the machine shops
or the cars direct to the spot on the
ship where 1t Is TO be assembled.
A visit to modern steel shphuilding
plant would be a revelation i lose
familiar only with methods in vogue n
few years ago.
One of the most interesting features
Is the handling of the inch thick steel
plates which form the Skin" of the
new battleships and which In the
course OF treatment are cut, punched
and planed as deftly as one might cut
up cards with q pair of scissors, The
massive machines shears, punches.
benders and rolls-required in this
work are electrically driven. each with
its Independent motor. so that there Is
not quarter part of the apparent con
fusion of many smaller shop in
which shafting Is employed, and all
the pulleys must be continuously driV-
en-, though not more than one or two
machines perhaps are actually in use
at time.
The heavy forgings. some of which
weigh twenty tons and measure twen
ty inches in diameter and nearly as
many feet in length. are handled with
the greatest ease. These masses Of
steel are pounded by huge steam ham
mers capable of striking blow Of
250 foot tons many times a minute.
These big forgines form the shafts
of the warships. After being ham
mered into the proper thickness they
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-11-14

A change has recently been made in
the form Of certificate for patents
which was designed by the bureau Of
engraving and printing some months
ago and was submitted to the commits,
S'oner Of patents, who suggested some
changes therein, and the new form is,
the one approved by him, says the
Washington Post. They were used for
the first time In the issue Of Oct %,
1902. They are printed from steel
plate upon Cranes bond paper. The
new vignette is much more artistic
than the old one and more up to date.
Cars drawn by horses, banana carts
and workmen with picks and small
dogs which appeared ON the old are
conspicuous by their absence In the
new.
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VOL. XXX
...x District Probate Court.

Essex District Probate Court.
''-.i,us of said Court will be held at
>e,>'o" 49,, second Tuesday of October aud
Rrlsh'"Ha l.'l.,n thr second Tuesday of No.
Apr"- md Nav. West Concord the second
,e1loi,' D.. .,i prcembe~ aud June. l.unenburg
Tur'a', 4 TucSdaV ofJanuary and July.
tls sa sails sessions viii he held at any place in
the H>''"' ROBERT CHASE. Judge.
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Il Il t It It It Il
tt Uncle Sam S
It
tt New Navy !;

= INCE Uncle Sam woke up and
began TO build a new navy
\ he has spent S160,O00,OO0 and
J provided for the expenditure
of nearly SOC. 900. 600 more for