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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-15
A New idea of Convict Labor

1t is to remove the peniten tiary to a
farm, which should lie cultivated by
lhe prisoners and which could thus be
made to furnish them with supplies
necessary for their sustenance Here
ssO the cloth could be woven for their
cJlhing and their shoes and hats man
liactured, the whole production being
cn6ned strictly to their needs, and
thus coming in nowise into competi-
ion with the products of honest labor
either in field or in factory. 1t is true
nat there would be some articles
ghich this system would not furnish
iOr the use of the prison. But these
could be procured in the following
A sufficient number of the
conyicts could be hired to the counties
desiring their labor on the public roads
for price that would pay for their
ieeping and also supply fund for
he payment of prison officials. and for
he incidental expenses of the prison
tself. The farm, with its buildings,
should be located near enough to the
'ity to make dread of nelghboring
strength sufficient to keep down
'meutes. but at the same time far
'nough away not to interfere with the
'lty's growth.-Richmond { (Va.) State
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-15
TALMAGE IN THE PULPIT.
Suffering for Others.

The usual overlooking congregation
greeted Dr. Talma9e on Sunday morn.
ing Ills text was Hebrews, xix. 22-
without the shedding Of blood there is
uorcmission.
Dr. Ta.mage said that the poet Whit
tier asked him in the White Mountains
if there is a fountain literally filled with
blood. The answer was in the negative
and Dr. Talmage went on 30 say that
the people who do not want what they
cal slaughter house religion are toe
ignorant 10 look through figure Of speech
into the great truth behind it. if men
depended upon the literal blood of
Christ for salvation, there would not
have been a soul saved In eighteen cen
turtles. Some people, said the speaker.
are shocked at the idea Of an innocent
person suffering for another, vet can
show YOU FIVE hundred cases of the sub
etituti0n in suffering for another TO-DAY
in this city. All the sacrifices and suf
ferlngir business all the sIceplcss nights.
the aching brains and agoniLing insom.
MIA are that loved ones are comfortable
ana happy At home. OF the ten busi.
ness men bury nine die Of overwork for
others. The mother who has buried
three children sits up through long
nights to save her only remaining child.
and it RECEIVERS; but reaction comes. she
sinks and dies from prostration-pivinu
up her life for her beloved one. The
mother far away in the country gives
her fortune, her prayers and her life for
tie reformation Of her wayward son, her
last words breathing of sacrifice and
love as She whispers "Oh, my poor boy!"
The thousands and tens Of thousands of
soldiers in the army who suffered on
fields Of battle and died mangled and
unknown, gave their lives for their
country The physicians who left fame
and fortune to aid those suffering from
the horrors Of yellow fever are examples
OF Christian sacrifice VIM II Seward |
became illustrious for his defence of
helpless negro idiot condemned for muir
der. Ruskin arose to greatness bv his |
1hiFalric devotion to the painter Turner, |
long despiscd and maligned bv the art |
critics Of England. But all these illus
Lrlous examples of self-sacrifice. and all |
the noble acts of the patriarchs and
ipostles fail to express the infinite idea
'Npresscd in the text, because Christ is
he one perfect example of sacrifice
hrist came down from heavenly
hrone and sat on His own footstJol lie
descended from celestial glory into the
alley Of humiliation, He left honor for
hame- He was attended by angels was
nockcd by brigands But out of that
acriiice came victory for all humanity.
he weakest and most despised of man
and were made heirs of the heavenly
rown-inheritors Of Immortality and
artakers of life everlasting Life for
te, blood for blood substitution, " was
ne epigranmatic peroration closing each
Mr.. Talmage's sentences.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-15
Work Saved by Type.Wriling.

A man of letters in New York wa
under contract with publisher u
write about $4,000 words He had
prepared himself carefully Tor 'u'
task, but the contemplation OF IL
manual labor tired him in advance
He went to a type writer's office down,
town, where three or four INDUS fI0"'
girls were earning their living "D, ,
learned that he could dictate TO one u =.
them at the rate of from l80O to o'V''
words. The noise of the clicking lDa
chimes at first threatened to dls'u''
his efforts at original composition =.
before he had worked half an houi -
was used to it. The business ol 00I
posing and debating the 36.VO1 "Oiu'
occupied about twenty hours eacD' '
five or six days Of three or fodf n0u', !,
each. Al the end of each sIl'lu8
left the office with tie completed m'n.
script In his hanI. The result "as"'
compIished without fatigue, anu
quality, he says, was unas'"iIy =, m
for him. He further te5tlae' 'nas
the first time in his life he mas !,
izipp sense" of what emancipation
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-15
TOBACCO, MARYLAND, JANUARY * 1885
The Winter OF the Year.

j. is the winter o. the year.
Der buried flowers the snow riffs liei
The storms have veiled with ashen gray
The bucness of the summer sky.
No brooks in habbling ripples run,
No birds are singing N the hedge,
No yiulets nodding in the sun
B, side the brooklet's frozen edge;
Yet unto lraile.s, ioken boushs.
The 81, enest MOSES closely cling,
And near stern winters stormy verge,
Soi, float prophetic Mrs Of spring.
1t is the winter of our life!
Ger buried opes the snow riffs lie,
And storms have yelled with ashen gray
The bluoness Of a cloudless sky,
No light steps cross the threshold stone,
No voice Of love our welcomes greet,
No gentle hand euclasps our own
With cordial salulations sweet,
Yet unto bruised and broken hearts,
End airing words Of promise cling,
Aud float upon times stormy verge,
Blight blossoms of eternal spring.
Luther G Riggs
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-15
Josh Billings and the Drummer.

The late Josh Billings was once ON
a passenger train bound for his old
home at Lanesborough. Massachusetts.
On the train were several commercial
travellers, who, TO while away the
time, proposed u game Of whist. A
fourth man was wanted. and gentle
man sitting near was requested to take
a hand
mo; l do not play. But there is an
old fellow who IS a capital player; try
him"-po.n,ing to the "old fellow"
who sat demure'y ON the seat in front.
Good player, is hep" said the COM
mercial man. Then wen have some
fun with old IIayseed;" and aceosting
the quiet, farncr-ille passenger the
young man, whose cheek was his for
tune, blandly said: My venerable
friend, we would like to have you lake
a hand in game of cards with us. just
to while away the time. viii you
oblige us p
Looking the young man in the face
moment "old Hayseed" answered,
"Yaas. we'll be there in abaout three
hours"
"You don't understand, my friend
we want you to take hand =
"Ya-as, the stand o corn is yer!
vool-oncommon handsome"
The commercial man was annoyed
"speak little louder" suggested tn
gentleman in the seat behind; "he
somewhat hard Of hearing"
"My friendr shouted the youn
fellow, "will-you-tak' k'-a-hand-
in-a-game?"
"Ya-as. game is uncommon plenty
all yor~want is"
"Oh, go to the deuce! You're a
deaf as a post" and the man Of chez
subsidized, amid the laughter of hi
companions.
When Lanesborough was reached
"old Hayseed" arose to depart. wheI
he quietly handed his card to the CON
mercial man, who sat glum in his seat
and in a particularly conieal way re-
marked: "Young man, when you trav
Ell on your cheek, don't get hay-seed il
your eye See?'
The young fellow glanced at th
card. The superscription as-"Josl
Billings"
Josh got off the train, and the MAJ
of cheek had to find a seat in anothe
car to escape the run on him by hi
compaIions. -Hdrper'S Magazine.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-15
@emperance in the sou,s.

Among the encouraging signs of the
times Is the ra2idiyincreasing interest
IN the cause of Temperance of late in the
Southern States. The State of Georgia
leads he way, but in nearly all the
Southern states tn re exists an active
and rapidly-extending agitation for the
suppression of the liquor traHc. A rural
population and the absence of large
breweries and distilleries are features Of
the situat on in the South which explain
IN large part the relatively more rapid
progress in that part of the county,
National Ad,o,dte.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-15
A Big Beard.

While in our Office one day recently
3Ir. J. G. Caldwell, of Towaliga, show
I'd us his i1LS and beautiful beard,
which he gen rany ceres under his
clothes in slch rqnner that people
do not notice it. He only wears what
are known as chin whiskers. They
measure SO inches and reach to his
knees while anding erect He in
formed us that lie had not shaved in
10 years, but at one time by accident
about u inches of them were burned
off.-JqckSon (Ga. argus
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-15
FOOling with Edged Tools.

II hear that little affair between
You and Miss Montrose is off, o.c
boy"
Yes; she turned out to be a co.
quette, and thought it was better tc
saw the thing off before it went any
further.
"Oh, that's it? However, you'd
better look out for her, because now
she's slighted she's more dangerous
han ever"
How doyou make that out?"
why, dom. you see, she is now 6
cutlass.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-15
American Indian Paintings.

Inc painted rock of Santa Barbara
county, California, is $50 feet high.
and upon it are many color paintings
IN a good state of preservation that
are thou 5ht to be the work of Indians.
There are two caves in this giant rock.
one at its base and another some sixty
leet up and in each of these are pict-
ures Of animals.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-15
i. dow Matehes are Made,

srs --ra s-r1ir
Heftimber Is towed in log rafts
down The great water courses. When
well seasoned, which occupies from
one to two years, the pine is cut up
into blocks just twice the length of
the match, eight inches vile and two
thick These blocks are then passed
through machine which cuts them
upinto splints, just the thickness re-
qlred for match. only that they are
twice as long This machine is capa-
Die Of turning out over two million
splints a day. The old fashioned
match was made by hand, and, com
pared with that, this number seems
almost incredible. They are then set.
every 'splint being separated from its
neglDor. so as not to adhere to each
other, by being laid across a ribbon
leaving about quarter of an inch
between the adjoining splints. A
ponder is then used, making them all
inform and even, and the bundled
]ns are dipped, at both en- IS, first
MO sulphur and then into the solu-
ion OF PHOSPHORUS, and hung in
sme to dry When dry. again they
re placed in machine which cuts
he sticks in two. thus making two
lstches out of every splint.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-15
AYERS
Hair VigOr

restores, with the gloss and freshness OF
youth, faded or gray hair to a natural, rich
brown color, or deep black, as may be desired.
BY Its use light or red hair may be darkened.
thin hair thickened, and badness often,
though not always, cured.
1t checks falling of the hair, and stimu-
lates a weak and sickly growth to vigor. II
prevents and cures scurf and dandruff. and
heals nearly every disease peculiar to the
scalp. As a Ladies' Hair Dressing, the
NI6oR is unequalled it contains neither oil
nor dye, renders the hair soft, glossy, and
silken in appearance, and imparts a delicate,
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MR.. c. P. BRlcHER writes from Kirby. O..
JuiB 3, lSs2 " Last fall my hair commenced
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AYERS HAIR IGOR, which stopped the fall
ing OF the hair, and started new growth. |
nave now full head of hair growing yipor.
ously, and am convinced that but for the
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j. w Bowen, proprietor Of the Nc Arthsr
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MIR. ANGUS FAIRBAIRN, leader of the
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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-15

Dry goods merchant ! ou sh,r
like a place in my store, M .',,,aI 'raa
NUT? HIVE you hal maen = Anil
experience Mr.. Shawmu'-0 '..0
no. The fact is AIN not 'D
member"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-15
The Workingman's Wife.

Don't fall in love with her, Junius.'
Your caution comes too late, oil,
man. I'm in love with her already"
Franklin BARLEY looked solemnly a
DIR. Junius Dale; shook his head as i
to say, "Tis true, It's pity; pity 'tis
It's true"
"My dear fellow" said BARLEY, the
aged mentor of the pair, "you cannd
more afford such wife than you cas
afford a steam yacht or an ivory
mounted billiard table"
There's no occasion to tell
that" mournfully replied DR.. DalA
"Pm quite aware of it already. ~
was rich I'd marry Miss Clarke to
morrow-always providing that she
thought me worthy of acceptance; but
as l am only struggling young doc
tor, I'll do my best to keep away from
her destinations in the future"
"a sensible decision" observal
BARLEY. r
But she is so pretty" yearningk
remarked DR.. Dale.
"Granted."
And she sings like nightingale.'f
"She ought to, with all the cultiva-
tion that her voice has received"
"And she has such a winning WY
with her." n
"What difference does that make To
you?' said BARLEY. Haven't yor H.
solved that hereafter she is to be M
ing to your"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-15
lit M0ROUS.


Auc''e''ee'S N''' " "oo way Vi "
celNIhg o'as'
Tue man who ought to give you
uIs - our taiior.
y misplaced switch - When the
wrong boy is whipped.
We fail to see any difference be
tween travelling dress ana walking
suit
There is some hope for the dudes at
last. A Sacramento man has invented
calt-Weaner'
4 lovesick poet says that a kiss is
the meeting Of two souls" Very
true, and 1t is protractcd meeting
800.
When a Young lady goes to church
% exhlo,J her new sealskin, she
certainly might be called Sack-reIigi-
'us
An cid rounder says that paralysis
Is caused oF canned g'o'S' IL Is also
certain In'' So'ue OIL IL comes 'hfough
o'ltled soodS'
Ever thing is adul'erate nowadays
a Sanfranci5co man bought a cork leg
ana Afterwards a'cerValneu Vhat II was
made 'i paper
"See, mamma" exclaimed a little
! girl, as she looked out Of the window
during a snow storm, "see the popped
ram coming down.
a woman who invariably looks
under the bel before retiring IS "a
handy hing to have about the house
She saves the expense OF burglar
alarm
"May | help you to alight?" asked
Jimson, politely. as Miss LIE Jones
l-lSaA1e.-ilJ''r-ln her Carthage hanK
you. / never smoke" she returned.
oddly.
,,,,,,oo, - Coor.i, r,l 20 ao
N v.,or and tbo, diol ,vat.r 10
,rot,v mi, dtot Far foo+ hnt vo
,,, . a,it.., ~, L,.o ,i,,o5
lVd'ly dll CleIl HNeS "h ""'eI'
On the door plate Of a st. Louis res
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-01-15
ing to You 2.

solved that hereafter she is to be ne
ing to ="
"Stick to your colors then, man
cried BARLEY. "Clissy Clarke is moth
ing on earth but a society belle. Wha
you want is helpful, willing, worf
ing bee of wife-one who can aiC
you with heart and hand to climb lifei
hill. You saw Miss Clarke at tht
Winfield masquerade last night, IL
white satin and pearls?"
"And very beautiful she looked, y
cried the young physician, firing sud
denly up at the recollection of Miss
Clarke's auburn hair, all twisted with
ropes of seed-pearl, and violet blue
eyes. sparkling with girlish animation.
did she look like a poor mans
wife?''
Not a. bit of it,"
Then be warned" said Bartley,
shortly. Remember the old storytof
the moth scorching its wings in the
candle fame" {
DR.. Dale was silent. He had prom
ised himself the pleasure of call on
Clarissa Clarke that very afternoon.
There was something about the girl
that attracted him with almost mag
netic force. The tender light of her
eyes, the sweet intonation of her voice,
the rosy flushes of color that over
spread her cheek when he talked to
her, were all separate attractions and
yet he knew that he, like the hero of
French romance. was "a poor young
man"
lie recollected, now, that he had
en- said something to Clissy about
going to the Clarke cottage that day.
1T won't do" he said to himself.
81 had better keep away"
And Sc, instead of following the
dearest inclination of his heart, he
betook himself with Spartan resolve,
to the public library.
"Ill read up that case on the inves-
tigation of cholera microbes" he
thought. "If a man expects to make
any mark in his profession. he must
keep posted up in these modern dis
coveries of science"
So he disappeared into one of the
aicoyes of the library, with his medi-
cal quarto and his memorandum book,
and set to wor. in good earnest.
But he had not fairly entered into
me merits of the microbe question
when the twitter of sweet girl voices
from the adjoining alcove struck upon
his ear.
"Oh, Clissy ClarkeI' said one. 81
called for her, and she wouldn't come.
1t was baking day, and there was
Cllssy up to her elbows in flour and
spices"
"Well, Ineverp said the other, with
a giggle.
"Oh, she does all the houseworko
said the first speaker, scornfully, qike
any hired servant. Even the fine
washington they only keep one little
bound-girl and Mr.. Clarke won't
wear shirt unless Clissy has ironed
it."
How does she find time for her
music and oil painting?" asked the
second.
"Oh, she rises at dawn. She saws
the best time of the working-day is
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-04-10
A Strike in the Church.

A special to the Courier journal from
Atlanta, says: atlanta has a peculiar
sensation. In November last. when the
prohibitiO campaign was being carried
OF, t white an negro clergymen held
meetings Oyether and made speeches.
The negroes were treated with great
consideration, and were cOnst ntly made
to feel that they were on a plane of
equality with t lie whites. To this fact
was due in large measure thu PrOhibi-
ton victory by a small majority. Some
days ago the white ministers made ar
engagements to have Moody and Sankey,
the revivalists, here for three or four
days. In making up their programme
they set aside two meetings for cslOred
people exclusively, and gave the negroes
to understand they could not come into
the white folks meeting. At this the
cOlOred clergymen took Offense. and an
nOunced that they would nj attend the
meetings nor have anything to do with
the great rivalists. Many of the church
members declared themselves freely
against the proceedings. and unless the
white ministers make some Overtures to
the cOlOred brethren. there will be no
colOred people at the special meetings
SIT apart for the negroes. There Is every
probability that the whites will make
the necessary concessions, but the affair
is creating no end of talk.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-04-10
Good Advice From a HUI
morist.
Bob Burde,t .

YOu take basin of water, place your
finger in it for % ur 80 seconds, take il
out and look at the hole thit is left. The
size of the hole represents about the i'm
preston advice makes on young mans
mIid.
Dn'tdepend too much on your family
the dead part mean. The world wants
live men il has no Use for dead ones.
Queen Victoria can trace her ancestors
back in "A direct line to william the con-
queror. If you cannot get further back
than your father, you are off. Your ia
Their was bet er man than old william;
he hal better clothes to wear, better food
10 eat and was better housed.
II you are diamond, be sure that you
will be found. Cheek brass or gall never
get; ahead # merit.
love IA you x man who is straight
want to marry a rich mans daughter, or
morrow $500 from him, ask him for it; it
amounts to the same thing in tie emf.
1t is alw ys bett, IT to a5tOnish a man
th.n to b re him.
Remember that in the morning Of life
come the h .rd wOrSing days. Hard work
nver killed man. It's fun, recreation,
holiday, tha, Kill. The fun that results
in head the next morning so big that
hat could hardly cOrer it is what kills.
Hard work never does.
Those who come after us have to work
just as hard as we do. When l shovel
the snow off my sidewalk if perchance |
lake three quarter piece off my neigh
boris walk. put it back, because if
don't | should be doing him an injus-
tice.
You can't afford TO DO anything but
what is good. lou are Oh dress parade
all the time.
Don't be afraid Of pounding persis-
tently at one thing. Don't be afraid Of
being called one idea man or crank.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-04-10
The Belle Of Washington.
Washington News.

The belle Of Washington is Miss
Metals, and she is as beautiful as an
hOuri, whatever that might be. She has
the real Titan gold hair, and it ripples
and eurls all over her shapely head.
She has viOlets eyes. large and clear,
shaded by long, silken. black lashes, and
her oval face is tinted like red, red
rose. The rosy lips arch in Cupid's
bow over perfect teeth, and her smile
and her gracious sweetness complete her
absolute sway. She has 1.-the and will
lOwy figure, rounded to perfection, and
altogether she is as bOnny as ever was
maiden in any age. Small danger that
her dancing card would remain long un-
filled, and as she moved over the floor her
satin trained over her arm and her satin
shod feet showing beneath her white So
tin petticOat, she was as lovely as a
poets dream, hOwsOever extravagant.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1886-04-10

AN ARIzONIAN's COsTUME.-In ordi-
nary weather he wears belt with pis-
tolls in it. When it grows chilly he puts
on another belt with pistols in it, and
when it becomes really cold he throws a
Winchester rifle over his shoulders.