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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-23

An Engllshwoman just home from
America sends to the PaH MaH Ga
zotie her opinion that an influx OF
highly cultured Englishwomen into
canada and the United States would
he as great a BOON to those countries
as it would be a relief to Great
Britain. "AIthough the ladies in the
older cities Of the North American
continent are. she says, with scarce
Iy any exceptions superior to English
pentlewomen in brain power, in clear
ness Of mental vision, in common
sense, in practical, sound judgment,
and in general intelligence, yet we
miss in them That indednable charm
which always clings to a cultivated
European" She has been assured bv
the government officials in Canada
that if superior women, between the
ages of eighteen and TWENTY-FIVE.
would come there from England. and
submit to the position of domestic
service they would almost he s,,ra -
marry well within short time of
their arrival, specially if they 90 far
West. She gFayely advises her edu-
Gated country"Omen to do this.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-23
m afraid the deacon won

ike
"wefL and if he doesn'tP You don't
like ths peddler business, do you?' re-
torted Ella Dale.
At one o'clock the table was all
spread, with three huge central plat
ters carefully shielded with the covers
which were ordinarily brought out
only on state occasions, and Mrs.
Smart and Ella were peeping out of
the window, and wondering what
kept the deacon so late.
There he comes now" said Mrs
Smart. Good gracious me! and there
is Willis Mildmay with him! We never
counted on him bringing company to
dinner, Ella"
"What signifies company said
Ella, stoutly maintaining her compos-
ure, although her pretty face had turn
ed pink all over, like a June rose
willis Mildmay won't care when he
comprehends it all. Willis is a sensi-
bic man.
Come in, Mr. Smart como in, Mr..
MildmaE" said Mrs. Smart. "You're
half an hour late, Ebenezer. Ella and
l could not imagine what had become
of YOU"
81 hope | am not intrudingp' said
Mr.. Mildmay, looking at Ella Dale as
if glance at her rosy face was all the
dinner that he wanted.
"Oh, not In the leastr' said Mrs.
Smart pray sit down. We have
but plain dinner to-day; but it is all
that my housekeeping allowance
would admit"
NO apologies, my DEAR" said Dea-
con Slnart-"no apologies. Hunger is
the best sauce, as we well know
Ana thereupon they all seated them
selves and the deacon whisked off the
Dig platter covers, with countenance
of expectation.
"Hello| said the deacon.
lhefe' upon the centre plate, Law the
eighteen pale-green papers of pins.
At the tight and left, on smaller plat
ters' were arranged the cards of porce-
IAN buttons and the rolls of tape.
whiie 'he bottles of machine-oil and
packages Of stove blacking were ar
ranged like childs block-house on \
sIde-taole, beneath white napkin. by
way of dessert.
h'l" pale burst out laughing. Mrs
Smart joined in. Willis Mildmav
spurFea on by this infectious sound,
i"osi'u 100, although he had not the
least ilea what he was laughing at.
The deacon stared as if he had sudden
ly become all eyes.
''l"' said he, "what is the
meaning Of this?'
II Means Ebenezer," his wife re-
sp0naed' that you have spent my
hD",spng mus money for cheap ped
uiel wares, and that Ella and | de.
Si.nsr' sI, a 70 serve them up to you for
u-l -a ,,o,. And what you don't eat, we
"'S eoug to burn; and henceforward
ad an',l = IS bought has got to be of a
go go i''ll'y' or I won't have it in the
aonol,,.. Dscause l have come to the
oon|aon con ;"... that charity is one thing
and Justice is another. And if S voS
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-23

NJ. Delaunayo Of Paris predicts that
earthquakes on grand scale will oc-
cur next year either when the earth is
uuder the influence of planet of the
first rank. like Jupiter, or under that
of a group Of asteroids, or at time
when the sun and moon are nearest to
our planet simultaneously. This spe-
,iaIist in earthquakes foretold the
frightful catsstrophes which occurred
IN South America in 1877 lie an
Dounced a vast seizmic disturbance in
1888. and the appalling disasters in
he Indian Archipelago followed lie
raised his voice Of warning also before
.he late extensive shaking Of the earth
n spain. ItB no wonder that his
attest utterauce, have caused consider
,Ile attention in various countries.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-23

At Mount Mansfield, Vt, a monu
ment 10 General Grant has been started
in the shape OF a simple pile of stones.
Each visitor till doomstlay is asked to
'ss- --r rsfI
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-23

The British colonies include the
richest and largest forests in the
world, extending over millions of
square acres In India alone about
10000 square miles are afrorested, and
the forests Of Canada. Australia, New
Zealand and Cape Colony are second
to none in size and the variety and
value of their proiuctions But there
is no knowledge Of forestry and no
school of the artn France and Ger
many. Consequently the acreage
under timber there and in Great
Britain itself is small and constantly
decreasing Otthe 2o,00o,000 square
acres of Scotland only about 100000
10 100000 acres are woodland.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-23
NOS.
The New England Primer

In spealing ot the inhabitants oi
"povn East 6,hiug villages John Is.
MeNa,ters an author of a history OIL
the American people, the seconO w,
,,oo If which has recently appeared
Tim, allude, to an old national "insu,
m,ionr Alheknew of theology anu
much If hi, knowledge Of reading ana
spelling was gained with the help y.
the New-England Primer Ihere 70
not and there never was teAU Wv"
so richly deserving history 40 W.
nrimer The earliest mention OF II III
nript now known is to be found III a"
almanac for tile year 1891. me Puo
lic ara There informed that a secon"
imnre,sion IS in press and WIN SUI
II .vtant and will contain
,m.ng mnrh else that is new, the Vet-
sac John Rogers the Martyr n""'
= ami left as legacy to his cn'Ao.er ,
1t When the second impression beca'n'
y pxtant a rude cut of Rogers IaSheu y
Tho Stake and. while the danes DOfn''
e.r.o,y di-conrsing to his VIE an
op nine small children, embellIsheo !"
're verses as it has done in eyerV one
'g5 ",,a,,,oerable editions since struc
eat ,r The tone of the primer Is u''p
L. lN
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-23

...o.oo,s biblical incidents. Twelve
ward, ,,ir Of six syllares' are given IN
the spelling lesson. rive Of l,',,.,,on tngm ~,
ahominatIon. cdincation' hnmiha.,o", .Snn
M mor,iacation, publication More enS,s 'nau
,',g half the book is made up Of the h,",,s hoL"
,al, ps.yar 'r' and the Creed, some Of Watts
lrHos ,"9 o' and the whole of that great at
Catechism which l2o o'F,neo zoo
five years in preparing. Inere' mere Cot. Cot'
,,r9 are Mr.. Rogqrs's verses, and John cot oo,,
a'g ,ons @'. spiritual Milk for American aH IN
na,nes nauos not to be Ounce and o to ior' To.
b school. The primer ends WIN WIZ. VIZ Youth m
y nous dialogue between Christ j O"'''
IS and the Devil"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-23

He is misguided youth who does
everything his sweetheart asks HIN
tn do.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-23

One of the most sIsTesting features
4 The big cranh2 ~ s.ess SCI. o. y ..a y
ground. The Eot marsh near
Berlin has two that draw their supply
from the Fox river and throw $1,000
gallons a minute. The stream is 20
feet wide deep and moves at the
rate of 100 feet minute, flooding the
1000 acre marsh to depth of II to
Is inches in 10 hours. The water is
depended on as a protection against
frost, also to drown the insects which
infest the cranberry blossoms in Nav.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-23

Paper is made in France from hop
vines. and it is claimed that the fibre
secured is the best substitute for rags
vet obtained, as it possesses great
,enpth, strength, GexibIlity AMI deli
cacy. Papermakers near hop growing
districts should investigate this mat
ter. for the vines are now a waste
product.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-23
TOPICS or TIL DAY.

Few persons who 'iorn their hat,
n the Alps with 'delV'I'' are aware
# its fragrance which, however, is
,,.eedingly eyanesce0i' rarely lasts
.ro than an hour alter the loyer
mas been plucked'
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-23

The boundary between Nassaeh0-
,etts and New Hampshire has been IN
dispute 100 years. No strictly legal
ine exists. in l74i the King Of Eng
and directed representatives Of hoth
provinces to jointly make amap IN
accord with some general directions
but Massachusetts, did not obey ah'
New Hampshire did the work alone
A strip of Merrimac valley IS IN
doubtful ground.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-23

The center of population is moving
rapidly westward. 1t is now a httie
to the south of Cincinnati, having long
since crossed the Alleghenies. The
movement has been about 44.1 miles
west for every mile south. In l'9O
the movement westward will prooao'l
be even greater, and, 50 rapId ma
been the settlement of the NorthWes'
the center of population will be la
ther north than at present
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-23

Less than four out Of each hundred
,mericans lived in cite, in 1890.
rhe city population had increased in
ls4O TO eight per cent, ami isnow
,rontv-two. There are only seventeen
states with more people than New
York city.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-23

The growth Of American public
ihraries since the revolution has been
,omething phenomena. There we're
\ the country in l7i6 but twenty Of
.bese institutions, with an aggregate
# 45.623 volumes At the present
lime there arel nearly 1900. containing
more than 100000 volumes.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1885-10-23
TOBACCO, MARYLAND OCTOBER o. 1885

rather problem" said Ella /
Dale, sbsrly.
AV With all this" said Mrs. Smart.
waNln' vehement as she went on,
"EO'reer is unwilling to give me
mohsyto buy decent darning-needles
"r' 'peetable tape. He wonders
WI! 'eant make my dresses last a
ii''io niger, and thinks am extrava-
B'h' / wanting new feather for my
oiu wet hat. lie announces that
"'o 'o'' many raisins and spices, and
asNs " why ! can't raise eggs and
poui'iy 70 exchange for groceries at
the ViIIge store. And yet-oh, the
incohssency Of menl-he expects me
to glYta bowl Of coffee and a sand
Wich' say nothing of wedges of
appie-Ee and three e-cornered bits of
cake psvery abIe-bodied tramp and
stout Pddler- woman who comes
alongE
"Dka't he make any allowance for
lra housekeeping money" said
Ella .
"N hel Just look here.' Mrs.
Smart aened the drawer Of the kitch-
en-tal This is where keep the
house9 9noney, which he gives me every
week.. and he came here twice this
morning to get a quarter for lame
beggaI and to hunt up ten pennies
for Il same outrageous paper of
AnJshe cast a balefuI glance at the
articld which still lay on the dresser.
"TRl piracy" said Ella, judicially.
"Itf kighway robbery" declared
Mrs. v4ssrt. "And there comes the
butcft cart, and l haven't money
enough left from my weeks allow
ance II buy a single steak, and here i
is only "wednesday"
"Cait you buy on credit?'
"Ne| err said Mrs. Smart. with
spirit. ats thing that never have
done. hid that never will do"
EllaI brown eyes sparkled, as she
shook Iher head vehemently at the
butch,t, who was just checking his old
horsesilt the door.
"Noking today" said she. "Go on
Mrs. Smart dashed away tear.
"Gib me some of that shelled corn
Ella" laid she. 81 suppose l car
catch lchicken FOR dinner"
DO hothing of the sort, my dear,
said Il ssale.
.Pu y are we to do?'
IA .s picIsed-up dinner, to
~ ~ered ella. .Just leav
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-28
Another List of Lucky Ones.

WASHINGTON CITY. March 2S.-The senate
in executive session Friday confirmed the
following nominations: Capt. David b.
Harmony, of Pennsylvania, to be chief of
the bureau Of yards and docks, navy depart.
ment, with relative rank of commander
Thomas c. Crenshaw, Jr, OF Georgia, to be
collector of internal revenue for the district
of Georgia.
Reconsideration Cunningham, Mat
toon, His; John Knoxhall, Toulon, Ills.
Sorden Lister, South Bend, Ind. Willis G.
Nef, Greencastle, Ind; David Irwin, Lake
City, Mimi; George W. Cate, Steven,
Point, Wis; Henry c. Cassidy, Youngstown
Ohio; John Mileham, Topeka, Kan; Vim
cent j. Lane, Wyandotte, Kan; Henry D.
Beach, Coshocton, Ohio: J. M Dearmond
Davenport, Iowa; NJ. NJ Ham, Dubuque
Iowa; Joseph Lander State Center, Iowa
Henry C. Shannon, Erie, Pa
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-28
The Sound of Prepnratiou,

LONDON, March IS The queens message
calling out the reserves and militia for
permanent service has been received by the
country with great enthusiasm. The enthu-
,iasm was especially marked at the various
military stations throughout the kingdom.
Every where active efforts are being exerted
to get barracks ready for the reserve, and
to have arms and accoutrements at hand to
equip them Immense stores of arms at the
Tower are ready to be distributed when re-
quired The war feeling Is strong among
the reserves and many Joined the guards
before the orders summoning them Il
service was received.
Great preparations are being made at
Aldershot for the reception of the army
reserve forces and militia called out by the
queens message. Quarters have been
made at Chatham for large
force. The greatest activity prevail
in the ordnance department, in hasten.
ing the amount of vessels ordered for i'm
mediate service All the available quarter.
at Caelsea have been made ready for occu
patton.
1t is reported that the naval reserves vii
be Immediately called out for service Tn,
government has given contracts for l00, 00l
uniforms
The calling out Of the reserves and militis
will enable the war officers to satisfy the re
quest made by Earl Dufferin, viceroy OF
India, for reinforceEents to the extent o
25, 900 The war office at first proposed Il
send 10 600 men from England TO India
Lord Dufferin Drsssed for more, and
recount Of the army slowed that $4,000 met
could be seRA This Eamber of troops wa
promised to Lord paGsrtn. but still he wa
not satisfied. His reply to che PROPOSAL t.
end him 1900 men is said TO have been ii
the natars OF dsnlaT.d upon ts govern
ment te send him e.fsier 5000 soldiers e
one yicsetyv IN tek.s his place.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-28
THE MlLLloNAlRe'S TROUBLE.
He Heapeth Up Riches and Cannot Tell
Who Shall Gather Them.

He Heapeth Up Riches and Cannot Tell
Who Shall Gather Them.
New YORK, March 2S.-C Charles w. Du.
rant, the millionaire and railroad man who
lived at 25 Fifth avenue, was adjudged of
unsouni mini by sherif's jury
about two weeks ago upon the petition
of his daughter, Mrs. Henry c. Bowers.
Mrs. Bowers afterward had care of her
father at her Fifth avenue residence until
Tuesday last. On that day Howard M. Du-
rant, Mrs Bowers brother, called to take
his father "out to lunch," promising his Sis
ter that his father would be at certain
place at a given hour Mrs. Bowers sent for
her father at the appointed time, but he was
not to be found The daughter afterward
learned that her brother had taken the old
gentleman to his (Howard's) residence on
East Fifty-seventh street, and was keeping
him there A motion to confirm the inquisi-
ton of the sherif7s jury, and for the ap-
pointment CT a committee TO take charge OF
Mr.. Durant's person and estate came up in
the supreme court Thursday. Mrs. Bowers
counsel also asked for an order compelling
the return Of Durant to his daughters
custody pending the appointment of COM
mittee on her petition. Mrs. Bowers claims
that Frederick G. Durant, another brother.
who has mana rel the estate of the father
for a long TINA, is in lni,tel to it t. the
amount Of $50 900, AMI that Howard owes
it 500, 900, including $4,000 he obtained
from the old gentleman last summer
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-28

LONDON, March 2s The Daily News says.
The queens message does not imply that
peace is less hopeful 1t simply means that
England will not shrink from responsibilities
81 remove the impression abroad that Eng
land is reluctant to engage in war. This Is
true; but there are some things preferable to
oeace-some things worse than war. The
excuse of the car that he is unable to con-
troll his officers on the Afghan frontier would
be more convincing if their acts were
promptly disavowed; but they never have
been disavowed.
The Standard says: All the preparations
now being made indicate that the cabinet
considers it more probable that war will be
declared than that an amicable settlement
of the difficulty will be reached. The naten
is in humor to settle business once and for
all. The general impression is that England
is better prepared for war now than she
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-28
HALF A MILLION IN ASHES.
Destruction of the Michigan Carbon
Works, at Detroit.

Destruction of the Michigan Carbon
Works, at Detroit.
DETROIT, Mich, March .S.-About
O'clock Thursday morning fire broke out in
the dry kiln of the Michigan carbon work
at Rougerville, a suburb OF this city. The
bone black building almost Immediately
caught, and in short time was completely
in flames Engines were sent from this city,
but by o'clock the whole property was in
ruins.
The property of the Michigan Carbon
works is worth abcug 500 900, the plant
alone is valued at $3.50. 00o and the stock on
hand about As much more The works were
erected about three years ago and employed
nearly 200 men. They were considered t.
be one of the most complete of their kim in
the United States. They did business o.
100000 annually, and it was necessary t.
operate them night and day. 1t is thought
the loss will reach $500, 900; insured for
5000 600
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-28

NICE, March % The Central News cor
respondent has been ACCORDED an interview
with Capt Ubkanof, the Russian military
governor of Merv, who is sojourning here
for his health That gentleman, replying to
the correspondents request for his views in
regard to the chances of war between Eng
land and Russia, stated that he had but lit
doubt that conflict between the countries
would occur, and it would be hard to pre-
dict the result. The war, if once com
menced, will undoubtedly he long and bit
ter one, ana its result will forever settle. or
at least for a long time, all differences be-
tween Russia and England with regard SO
their Asiatic possessions at is the only
way the differences with regard to the
Russo Afghan frontier can be settled"
"The present threatened outbreak of hos
tilities between both countries over these
questions" continued Capt. Abkanof, "has
long been breaking, and matters now seem
to be in fair way Of reaching climax. II
war is meant neither power has a moment
to lose 1t will be the question of race be-
tween the armies of both countries for
Herat, and the one who obtains possession
will have much to its advantage.
"Russia," concluded the captain, "has
never had better opportunity, and her
troops ought to seize Herat before the Eng
lsh get a chance to fortify and make it i'm
pregnabe."
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-28

BELLAIRE, Ohio, March 2S - The owners
of the Bellaire Window Glass works, the
largest in this section, have given notice that
the factory will close down Immediately a
large number Of men of men will be thrown
out of employment This leaves but one
glass house, the Crystal, in operation, which,
in all probability, will also close soon. Over,
production and low prices is the cause for
the suspension Of work
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-28
ISLAND, ILLINOIS SATURDAY. MARCH 2s, 1885,

has been for years. She can con
tinue the war in tho Soudan and also
send 10000 men to India India was never
before so tranquil. The Soudan campaign
proves that the troops are still what they
were in the old days Trade has been
treated to such regime of self-denial that
there is little to lose through war Never
was there time in the present genera
ton when the natl IN would so calmly accept
as necessary that which she would never
accept as her choice.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-28

New YonK, March s The failures Of
the last seven days, reported to r, G. Dun
Co, number, for the United States, 24S
Canada, 80; total PIT, as compared with 25c
last week The failures in the western
states are lig hter than for some time past
The southern and middle states show an in
crease. But few assignments were reported
in New York city
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-28

CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 2s. - In political
circles here it is thought that in the event
of war between Russia and England the
fighting will not be confined to the
Afghan frontier, but will extend to
the Black sea. 1t is rumored that Great
Britain has already sounded the porte in
regard to obtaining permission to pass the
Dardanelles in case of war. The prolonged
stay in London Of Hassan Fehmi Pasha the
Turkish envoy, is attributed to the belief
that the Afghan troubles are more likely
than the Egyptian question to affect, under
certain conditions, an alliance between
Turkey and England
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-28
That Tired Feeling

At no other season is the system SO sus-
ceptible to the beneficial effects Of re-
liable tonic and invigorant. The impure
state Of the blood, the deranged digestion,
and the weak condition of the body, caused
by its long battle with the cold, wintry
blasts, all call for the reviving, regulating
and restoring influences so happily and
effectively combined in Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Hoods Sarsaparilla did me great deal
OF good. 1 had no particular disease, but
was tired out from oyerwork, and it toned
me up" MRS. G. Z. SIMMONS, Cohoes, N. Y.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-28
Railway Dividends.

NEW YORK. March IS The Delaware
Lackwanna & Western railroad directors
have adopted a resolution declaring quar-
terly dividend of per cent for the current
quarter. The Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern and the Michigan Central director
at their meeting passed the dividend and no
statement WAS made nnhlic
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-28

When the weather grows warmer, that
extreme tired feeling, want of appetite,
dullness, languor, and lassitude, aflict
almost the entire human family, and scrof-
ula and other diseases caused by humors,
manifest themselves with many. 1t is i'm
possible to throw off this debility and expel
humors from the blood without the aid of a
reliable medicine like Hoods Sarsaparilla.
AZ could not sleep, and would get up In
the morning with hardly life enough to get
out of bed. 1 had no appetite, and my
face would break out with pimples. bought