Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-04-17

Jndu III wal ~ Is 0dlu lutl more WAS /.
used in the construction of the IIoosac
TunneI than during the course of the
late cii ! war; The United States con
sumes \ tile average 100 tons a day,
which is estimated to be more than
would e burned in a battle in which
$4,000 men would fire forty rounds
each.
The cook in a New York club was
bothered byanumber of rats, until he
hit upon novel dish for them. He
collected small pan Of wine-bottle
corks, ana chopped them up Then he
fried the pieces in lard, and Dreaded
them. The rats ate them at night,
and drank from dish of
water conveniently placed. In few
days the rats were all found dead, and
the cool was very happy over his ex-
perimnt
The ninth volume of the tenth
ss,sll.. ..eport, just issued, shows that
- l,....elsssv ..a .,,i,, ae,,ntr,, g.,
'i'VH'''S year amounted to 500, ,00O,-
0gl value, while the wheat harvest.
yalng the product even at 81 a
bu1s, amounted to )nly S450,000,00O,
amour iron and soee production is
les'han S300,00000). All our coal.
Sofiad hard, for the year, was valued
at 6lOO,000,000, while our wood
buried for domestic purposes alone
was stimated to be worth more than
three times that sum.
A narrow escape from premature
burial is reported from Freeport. Ohio
1t vas a case of suspended animation
in aboy who showed signs of life at
the heTave, and finally was restored to
Consciousness. In many instances
where it has been supposed that per
sons were buried alive there has been
room to doubt that fact, as we'll as the
natural inference that many more peo-
pie are thus inferred than is commonly
suspected; but in this case the princi-
pal fact cannot be disputed, and the
lI inference will be drawn again.
A funeral in Moscow, when conduc
ed as is usually the case, in the ortho-
Ioz national manner, is picturesque
md interesting sight. The procession
5 headed by longbearded priests in
heir black robes, carrying shrine5 and
urnlng t3pers in their hands. Next
ones the hearse with four horses. On
he steps of the hearse are more
RESTS, holding images of the Savior
yer the coffin. Yet more follows
1eaklng words Of consolation to the
lends and relatives Of the departed
s the procession moves on the peo-
e IN The streets cease from their oc-
lpatIons, uncover their heads. bow.
ll pray Tor the repose Of the de-
.ased
one of the sights Of Berlin is the
oael exchange held every Monday
'he yestibule of the art academy.
most motley crowd assemble. from
men the painters choose their
odels' The prices vary according to
Pply and demand. The average
~ Is nineteen cents an hour
ooelS for painting from nature com
ana a better price, for their task is a
os' latiguing one; hence good strong
0ueiS are always greatly in demand,
= 'he factotum Of the artists nick
'''eu the handsome August" is a
iVeless jewel in the search for
'uelS Among the "studies" of the
unger art students one may readily
'ec' a complete gallery of portraits I
'ne most current Berlin models.
a a dyer of strasburg succeeded in /
p'urlhg some of the storks which
:, 'ne pride of the town. lie forth
W. uyed the under part of the wings d
'ue birds, the one wing red, the +
Oiue' leaving the body to form
wnlte or central portion Of the ;
! SHVn 'rlcolor flag. This done, the
10 were at once restored to free ;
' mo as they spread out their o
IS, s' 70 regain their roosts they dis =
:! WV TO all the colors OF France, =
T" wy Of the German authorities !