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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-11-30

By bitter pilgrimage he sought TO win
Those far dim towers that he would roam
within.
Through paths Of peril. loud with dying
grosns,
Down chasrns Of failure, white with human
homes.
Past brakes Of treachery, whence the tiger
sprung,
Ger swamps Of envy, where the scorpion
stung.
HIS eager feet pressed onward to attain
The Turing bourp of that desired domain.
And there at last worn fugitive of fate,
He clutched the mighty clarion at the gate.
A moment more, and while It's proud peal
rose,
The towers would rock, the portals would un'
close.
But then, even then, by some foredoom pro
found,
He dropped dead ere his lips had walked on'
sound
Edgar Faucet, in HarPe's .MagaziH
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-11-30
New Life

is given by using BRowN's
IRON BTTTFRs. In the
Winter it strengthens and
warns the system; in the
Spring it enriches the blood
and conquers disease; in the
summer it gives tone to the
nerves and digestivcorgans
IN the Fall it enables the
system to stand the shock
OF sudden changes.
In no way can disease be
so surely prevented as BY
keeping the system in per
feet condition. Browns
Iron BITTERs ensures per
feet health through the
changing seasons, it disarms
the danger from impure
water and miasmatic air.
and it prevents Consump-
ton, Kidney and Liver Dis
case, &c.
Il. S. Berlin, Esq, of the
well-known firm Of II. s.
Berlin & Co, Attorneys, LIE
Droit Building, Washing
ton, D. c, writes, Dec. 5th.
1881:
Genflemra I take pleas
ure in stating that I have used
Brown S Iron Bitters for ma
lana and nervous troubles.
caused BY overwork, with
excellent results.
Beware of limitations.
Ask for Browns IRON BIT
TIERS, and insist on having
it. Don't be imposed on
with something recon-
mended as "JuSt as good"
The genuine is made only
by the Brown Chemical Co.
Baltimore, Md.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-11-30

While the arrangements were being
made for party few evenings ago
a young lady present innocently in
quired: is the invitation to embrace
the young ladiesE' "Oh, no" replied
a young man, the gentlemen will
attend to that And now the young
lady wonders what the young man
meant
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1883-11-30

in thu tba opr practice in the Court Of Appeals and
Anne 4rwrS puncs OF Charles, st. Mary's, Calvert
which he I-;I1 ana Prince Georges counties
may5-lY. 1Aiiiapolls' Ad'
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10
Tho washington ERiaier,

Ho is n character. He is usually II
colored gentleman, and no supplies
families and single boarders with meals
at so much per month. Twenty dollars
month per person is the average
price, and for that sum he will bring to
your rooms your breakfast and dinner
in square tin box every morning and
evening for thirty days. This box is
about two feet square with shelves in.
side of it OF grated iron like those of a
bake'ovcn in a cooking stove. 1t opens
at the end, and the victuals arc placed
smoking on their shelly $, and the box
is then closed ready for carrying. 1t is
no. tho most pleasant way to live,
Sometimes tho food gets cold, tho coffee
pot tips into the breakfast, and the
salt and pepper aro mixed with the
preserves and tho sugar. Sometimes n
knife is forgotten, and others napkin
laiis to mako an appearance. After
trying it week or SO, tho boader often
becomes disgusted and goes back to
the boaraing-house table of gossip, or
takes his meals Mt ono of the numerous
restaurants to bo found in every quar-
tors OF the city. Thousands of peopJe
1.-Two at restaurants in Washington.
Many members OF Congress eat nowhere
else. A meal can be cotton for from
twenty-five conts up rs high rs YOU
wish to go. The twenty-five cent
meals are not to DO praised, ana thirty
five or fifty cents is The least for which
one can get passablo breakfast or
dinner. There arc some restaurants
whero for eighteen or twenty dollars a
month you oan get two meals q day.
but those OF tho hettcr class cost more
and tho best range from ono dollar a
day upwards. Two meals day is all
that is included in board, and tho
greater number Of people in Washing
ton eat no moro, though many tuko
lunches at noon. Tho rule is q good
breakfast Mt or 8 o'clock, q cuD of
coffee Mt ], and dinner, supposed to
be blg meal, at or s in tho after.
noon.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10
He!niIlg Mt Table.

When nt last tho work of carving is
done, the delicnto ana difficult duty Of
"helping' Ecgins. There can be no
peace Of mind for the man who hcIps
his family and his occasional guests to
iny food, except soup ana oysters. both
OF which can be accurately and fairly
divided. In tho case of chicken he can
never give satisfnc;ion. There is no
rule i'll this matter, beyond that of
giving the chicken legs to tho boys,
which can be followed. TO ask people
what part Ct tho chicken they prefer is
simply madness. Either everybody
tells tho truth, and demands tho best
cut, in which case all but ono will be
exaspcrated by failing to have their
wish gratitied, or everybody will reply.
''aDy part" lit makes no difference"
or words to tho same mendacious and
aggravating effect. OF course, when
the man who says ''it makes not differ
enco" is helped to anything but tho
breast, he becomes M encmy of tho
carver for life, and nothing can..disabuse
him of the impression that he has been
wantonly insulted. It is far better to
boldly help people without making ally
pretense' Of consulting their wishes.
They will then regard the carver ne q
rude and careless host; bnt they will
acqult him of any intention to press
open insults on his guests, Perhaps
the most difficult person to deal with
is the Indy who says sho "prefers n
leg." In the presence of this most
trying person the carver is almost cer-
tain to make mistake. The chances
are that sho abhors chicken logs. and
expresses, for the sake OF politeness an
alleged preference which she confident
ly expects to be disregarded. To help
such one to a leg is to abuse her con.
hdence and secure hor undying hatred.
On the other hand, if she iy one of
those rare women who really have m
abnormal fondness fer legs, sho feels
herself outraged If legs arc withheld
from her, and decides that the carver is
selfish brute. who has not sufficient
decency to respect a lady's wishes. We
shall never know how many happy
homes have been broken up how
many friends estranged, and d'how much.
miscellaneous misery has been suffered
merely because the duty of carving has
beep placed in thehands of the fathers
of American families.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10
1tnYens ana ShOep.

A Scotch grazier says during nine days,
two ravens killed no fewer thau thirty
strong tull.grown sheep. Their mode of
action was discovered to be as follows {:
The mother-blrd would fly on to the shccp's
face, fixing her claws below the eyes, and
seizing tho top of tho head with her bill,
would flap with Ter wings and screams
frlehtfully. Her mate. ever near, would,
when the sheep was so fixed, get on her
back and dig hole through to tho KID
neys. The sheep, distracted and blinded,
would sometimes run over tho cliff, some
times into ditch, and sometimes fall
down exhausted In no case were the ra-
vens known to leave their victims until
lifo was extinct, swapping the windpipe to
that end, when other means failed; and
IN no case were they known to feed on the
sleeps carcass. The less OF their young
ones which had been killed, excited them
to madness, and the sheep seemed to be
the only, living thing on which they could
vent their rage.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10
VaJuo OF Montana Grnsses.

1t is claimed that Montana grasses
aSo richer and stronger than any in the
world. They grow in bunches, and
have solid stalks from six to ton inches
III height, whose heads aro filed with
sweet nutritious seeds. 1t is q kind OF
standing hay" for Winter use. As We
saw it, it looked like wheat, dead ripe,
and it is said to letain this color fill
Spring. But while tho pasturaee is 80
free and open, still every ranchman has
his own range with his cabin and corral
for branding service. After BRANDING
his cattle and turning them loose for
the Winter. he is careful not to hur,or
them on the approach of storm bv
feeding them at home, and they soon
become independent anu learn to "rus-
tie" for themselves. AS before men,
toned, tho Winter of 1879--8O was vorv
severe, and thousands of cattle perished
on the ranges. Many stockmcn arc
now building sheds near we'll sheltered
canyons, as precautionary measure,
and also cutting ard putting up hov
at cost OF only about 81 q ton, Ex.
perleuco is teaching them that with
their wide margins they can afford
moro expense. Tho average cost Of
raising a steer, not counting the inter.
est on tho money invested is only about
81 year. He will bring on the rancho
III market condition about $40, and at
the railroad $25. With such handsome
profits there is no excuse for careless
management, and some of the large
growers are becoming more careful Of
their stock during the Winter. They
will supply a herdcr for about eyery
thousand cattle, whose duty it is simply
to watch them from u distance, ride
around tho outskirts and follow ND anv
trails leading away.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10
Htingv Ways.

''l see," she observe % she looked IN
from her paper, "lhat another woman who
was perfectly sane all the time has been lust
released from lunatic asylum after a de-
tcntion Of three years"
"Ics," briefly replied the husband.
'Shc was lncarceratcd by her husband -
"Ycs."
"Who wanted her out OF tho way that
he might marry another woman
sin case You desired to dispose of me
you would probably have me shut mo up
in luna,ic asylum"
mo, ma'am; l should poison you.
That's the cheaper and better way. As q
man OF business, and as an advocate of
financial economy, have thought this
matter over time and again, and | should
CERTAINLY prefer to spend fifteen cents for
arsenic TO paying out $40 to $i5 per week
tor goodness knows how long"
She looked at HIM a long time with q
whole iceberg In each eye, and then turned
to her paper with the remark "Just like
your stlngy ways; you never want mo to
have anything like other folks.'
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10
NosurreCilon of Il Prehistorl,; Raca.

About ter miles from Cincinnati. nlonp
the Little Miami river, is O. looalitv
which has long been known to the conn.
try people as the "Pottery Field" The
ground was strewed with fragments Of
pottery. bones, arrow-points, and other
RENE ns OF like character, and the nlaca
was generally considered to be the aite
of an ancient workshop. The primitive
forest still occupies the locality. and ia
made up OF oak, beech, elm. mamie
walnut, etc. All around are found nm
merous mounds of tumuli. most of tbo,,,
small. few of these were onnned nv
Florian ctianque, in 1876, and some ~,
terestlng things found But in 1879
Or. Charles Metz and other aont,eman
Interested in archaeology commenced .
systematic exploration of the conntru
thereabout. and so much has been fou,,3
thlt we are enabl d 0 form some idaa of
no haDits, and get q glimpse into the
the immediate vicinity of the c;tv %
Ulnoinnatl. During the four years that
between $50 and 700 skeletons hou.
oeen brought to light. Many of them
"re IN advanced state Of decay. and
crlmole TO pieces on the slightest touch.
WINE WINE othefs, again, are in very good
state OF preservation. It can. tberefore
hardly be inferred that, because soma
OF Inc skeletons arc much deoayed, thew
are necessarily very old for though va
nave well-preserved remains of bones
s IRON Babylon,. Nineveh and Egypt.
whlrh.are certainly $500 or 8, 900 veafs
Of l, suli the cases are exceptional IN
winch they are found in good condition
alter the lapse of many years. Different
KINDS OF soil and difference in climate
nave much to do with the matter for
III q dry and e1uabl6cllmato, bones NAV
iesisG 1of q long time the influence
"hlch would cause their decay. wh1Ie
III moist climate, aud with suIdan o,,i
extreme changes Of temperature. suoh
:.s u: we nave here, any bone, unless buried
IN peat, or subject constantly to heavv
i;' pioss!'re, 80 as to become partially fos-
SliIzod' is liable to soon decay,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10
Oldest rreo In the yyoriI.

The Oldest tree in tho world, 80 fnr
as anyone knows, is the 30 tree of the
sacred city of Amarapoora, in Burmah,
1t was planted 288 B. o., and is there
fore now 2170 years old. Sir james
Emerson Tennct gives reasons for be-.
llcvlng that tho tree is rea. ly of this
wonderful ago, and refers to hi. torio
documents in which it is mentioned ot
different dates, as 1872 A. D.. IT,, 228 a. D.
and 80 on to tho present day, "To it."
says Sir James, "kings have oven
dedicated their dominions, in testimony
OF belief that it is branch Of tho
Identical tree under which Bud,luh yo.
clined Mt Urumelya whcu l,o underwent
his apotleosis. Is leaves are carried
away as streamors by pilgrims, but it is
too sacred to touch with knife. and
therefore they are only gathered when
they fall. Tho king oak in Windsor
Forest, England, is 1000 years old.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10
Intefmarrla ges Of Diseases.
A diease, like the individual In whom

A diease, like the individual In whom
it IL localized, has genealogy. It has
an ancestry of "morbid conditions" all
commingled, and transmitted from suf,
ferer to sufferer, until ''by inherited
dispositions, accommodating and com.
bining in definite proportions" altering
for good or evil according to the soil
on which it grows, q new one is pro.
duced. This, in few words, stripped
Of its teohnicalities. and deprived, un.
fortunately, also, of the wealth Of
illustration with which it is accom-
panied, is Sir James Paget's ingenious
theory. It's attractions are undeniable,
its plausibility great, and though the
author, in addressing professional
audience, forbore deducing a moral,
tho lessons which it irresistibly sug.
gests are too patent to escape notice.
That children inherit tho courage,
oowardice, prodigality, frugality. face,
figure, complexion, tone Of voice, and
talents of the parents is, of course. a
truism. It Is equally certain that dis
eased parents bequeath their frailtiea
to their offspring. Scrof,la. cancer,
consumption, epilepsy, rheumatism,
gout insanity, cretinism and albinism
ate among tho most familiar of the dis
eases or defects which ''run in families. "
A craving for alcohol is recognized
"morbus," handed down from father
to son, while listlessness. sloth, in-
practicability are as really transmitted
rs capacity for work md clear brain
from one generation to another. A
prudent person hesitates to marry q
consumptive, or member of family
i'll which insanity has appeared. thus
acknowledging the soundness of tho
data mentioned. Consanguinity is be-
lieved, and Justly SOTO intensity the
risks of transmission, though only be-
cause there is chance of near relatives,
such as cousins, being tainted with the
same family trouble. Yet little care is
takcn to avoid dangerous ''intermar-.
riages of Diseases" to use the phrase
which DR.. Benjamin Richardson has
so happily coined. If both parents
have tendency to the same malady,
tho children can scarcely escape. But
II cancer and consumption we'd, thoro
ls hardly hope Of the offspring escap.
ing early death or prolonged misery
from cancer, lupus, consumption,
tuberculosis of tho brain, epilepsy,
diabetes from nervous injury, or somo
variation or combination of the three.
Tho lntermarriage of rheumatism and
consumption is productive of hydro
cephalus, and diseases of the bony
framework of the body, such as the
hip-joint disease so common among
weakly children. The State does not
III modern times-as in a more heroic
nge-cxercise q control over marriage.
1t IS, therefore, all the moro imperative
IN those who are swayed by some re-
gard for posterity not to neglect in mar
riage every consideration save those OF
affection, wealth, position or socia
fitness. when their own future sorrow
and that of another .eneratlon are In.
yolved in their neglect of tho laws of
nature.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10
light ana Air for House piahts.

Plants will not grow without light.
and will not thrive without fresh and
pure air. But some plants require less
light than others, and some will do per-
fectly we'll without any sunshine. A
knowledge of varieties of the habits and
requirements of plants, is essential to
tue success of the window garden. &c
to nature for this knowledge. Nature
never makes mistake. Her hints
may bo trusted implicitly. Find out il
what relations to sunshine and moisture
plants grow in their native conditions
The primrose, nesting under hedges
where lis leaves are sheltered from the
sun and protected from the dew, where
its roots dip into the moisture of bitches,
tells us that we must not let our prim.
roso pots stand too fully in tho sun,
nor drench the leaves, nor let the roots
dry up. The cactus, growing III hot
sand plains, in climates where the rain
falls ono half tho year, and tho sun
shines tierco!y tho other half, has n
lesson on it's own leaves for those who
would be successful in the treatment OF
cacti. Most of the palms grow in
forest jungles in the tropics, md mani
testify heat, moisture, and shade are
the requirements for palms, with flbrous
earth full of decaylng vegetable matter
for their roots. So with all plants; one
must know them intimately to entico
them to their best expression in the
window garden. All plants do not nced
sunshine; so if you have no sunny
windows, do not despair of having
pretty plants. Ferns, many of tho
palms, tradescantia or wandering
jew" ivies, and lycopodium do not
need the sun. Fuchsias, begonias, lily
OF the valley, need but little sun, and
many of our loveliest wild flowers grow
best when partially shaded. But all
plants require fresh, pure air. Most
plants thrive best in moist air. Gas is
fatal to plants. These facts should he
kept in mind. Many dropping plant
is crying out for air, and rot for the
dcluge of water that you pour about its
roots. Leaves drink rs we'll rs roots.
And ii leaves drink they must not only
have good moist air to drink, but they
must be kept clean, SO that their mouth
pores may DO able to take 1t in. A
growing plant needs rs much washing
rs growing baby. Smooth -lcaved
plants need moro washing than those
that have rough leaves. Tho rough
leavod plants have their pores protected
from the dust by little forests of minute
hairs, many Of them need no wetting,
but tho dust should be frequently
blown from them with tho bellows Or
tho breath. Plants that are growing
need much moro air and watcr than
plants that aro resting. Most flower
ing plants exhaust themselves in bloom
ing. When the last blossom has fallen
the pot may be taken from the window
and set i'll an out. of-thc-way corner.
There it will rest for while. Then 1t
will have q period of root growth. and
by and by new shoots and leaves will
appear, which is sign that it is ready
Tor blooming again, aud it may he
placed once more in tho full light OF
window,
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10
JefusAIelSl.

Real estate at Jerusalem Is evidently by
no means stagnant, since the American
consul In that city reports the issue of per
mlts for building sixty-hvc new houses and
for adding to sixty.thrcc others. Honses Of
modern style arc fashionable in the sub.
urbs, and there is rise in rents. Not
OILY has tho population of Jerusalem III.
creased during tho year, but that Of Jaffa
and Hebron, the chief gam bong an influx
of Russian Jews fleeing from persecution.
'Judea for the Jews" may soon become a
raiiying cry. Jafa contains nearly 90, 900
people.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10

AS decorative plants single dahllas will
become very popular. They arc easily
grown, produce an abundance of bloom,
and are not at all fastidious as to sod and
position, They can be treated as animals,
and, provided good strain OF seed H. oh.
tanned, the amateur may depend upon get
ting great variety of color. Tho seed
should be sown early in January and
grown on until May. BY that time they
will be strong plants. A few might be
grown in pots for winter decoration, while
those lntcnden for summer display should
be planted out.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10

a CORRESPONDENT Of the Country Gen.
Hcnaun claims that clover benefits and en- .
riches the soil by adding carbon thereto, II
containing so per cent. Of that element,
and further states that ''Surely the absur-
dity of raising clover and peas for The lit
tie bits OF nitrogen they contain is appar-
ent. Secure carbon in the soil and IN the
circulation of the air it will grasp hun
dred times its bulk OF nitrogen, and hold
on to it as TODD for oxygen to form nitric
acid, or as food Tor hydrogen to form am
monia in the great chemical action brought
INTO play by nle'"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10

PR ,EEssoR SIrRTRVANT says, regarding
weeds, that it is an impossibihty to select
an average plant among them for expert
mcnt, rs the growth varies in localities.
The number or species of weeds which
can start on limited area Is very surprls.
ing. In pear orchard that had been
plowcd and narrowed last season a single
square foo: Of ground was found to con.
tam S56 growing plants, comprising seven
distinct species, not counting grasses or
covcrs. One plant contained 81 species
of weeds, a lawn l3, the fields 80. aud the
garden 20.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10

SALTPRTRR dissolved at the rate of one
and half to two ounces to gallon of
water. and applied with a sprinkler,
will completely banish tho European
cabbage worm. 1t has proved not only
sure cure for this nuisance, but q
special fertilizer in stimulating an in.
creased growth OF plant.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10

FREoE corners with their mass Of brush
and weeds afford secure retreat for such
troublesome insects as live through tho
winter, and for tho deposits of eggs OF
others ready to hatch out IN early spring,
the larvae prepared to engage in dcprcda.
tions upon tho first plants that appear
Fire puts an end 10 most OF these, and
thus the destroying element lessons the la-
Dor and saves tho crops of the farms.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10

bslts OF Stee1.-A patent recently gran.
,eu III Vienna and Berlin ls for USING
oands OF steel, tempered and hardened. 70
transmit motion frcm one pulley to anoth.
or, IN betting. The faces of the pnlIeva
according to this arrangem ent are turned
perfectly Hat and then covered with var.
pish OF rosin, shcllac and asphalt.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10

ONE pound Of fresh eggs Is worth al
most as much for food as two pounds of
beef. An egg contains every necessity
for the development Of the perfect animal;
and yet eggs properly cooked arc rarely
found on the farmers table.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10

Ihc Scientific An,ercan says that one
OF tho surest destructive agents for carpet
Dugs ls benzlne, thoroughly applied.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-03-10

In London plum stones are bought
up to be put into adnlterated jams.