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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12
How General Polk Met Ills Death.

General Leonidas Polk, the fighting
btshop of Tennessee, sat. on his horse
nigh up the northern slope of Pine
Mountain in Georgia on June ID, 1864,
when the eye Of Federal gunner was
caught by the glitter of the riders equip
age. The marksman poked the black
nozzle Of Long Tom gun toward the
target, sighted slightly below the blue
sky hne, and sent scrcaching thither q
shot that started Polk mshriven to king
dom come. b. f. McCollum, the man
who thus picked off ono of the most
famous of the Southwestern generals,
d,cd in Laportc, Ind, few days ago.
Cieoeland Lcader.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12

The ancient city of Pachacamac was
long, long ago the Mecca Of South Amer.
lea. The name means ole who animates
the Universe 1t was a resort of pill
grims from far and near, and also the
burial place Of tens Of thousands of an
cicnt dead, and from a study of many
mummics found there much light has
been gwen to oIktime customs.
Many of these were cnvcIopcd in
braided network or sack Of she's oi
coarse grass, bound closely about the
body by plated cords just beneath thcse
coverings were wrappers Of stout, plair
cotton cloth, fastened 10y gay cord OF
llama wool, and about and next the body
a garment Of finer texture; the body it
self revealed a mahogany colored sur.
face
Tn implements Of the persons trad,
were inclosed among these many wrap
pings, also a copper coin.
About women mummics were wrap
pings of finer cloth, and always a comt
grasped by one hand; this seemed as if
made from the rays Of fish s fins, having
for handle the hard, woody part of the
dwarf palm In the other hand lay
cane e-handlcd fan, its ornamentation the
feathers of parrots and humming birds.
About the neck were three strings o.
shells, and, as with the men, domestic
implements lay between the various GOV
erings-an ancient spindle for cotton
spinning, half covered with spun thread
as if death had surprised the woman busy
with her daily toll
If mummy was discovered seated
upon a work box containing bits Of knit
ting work, weaving implements, skcim
and spoos of thread, needles of bone anc
bronze, a comb, knife, fan the small
domestic properties given to one opening
to fair sweet womanhood then was i
understood that a maiden in her you'll
and beauty had been lald away that tht
sleep of death had come with uneXpectec
summons, for at hand were her cosmetic
tubes bird bones, these with wad o
cotton to close the opening, and Will
some sort Of little mill for grinding ant
preparing the pigments Added to thes,
was a mirror-a piece of iron pSrite,
shaped like half an egg, the plane side o
it highly polished.
The maiden's hair was braided; thin
narrow bracelet encircled one arm; then
was also an ornamental golden butterfly
and between the feet Of the young cir
lay the dried body of a pet bird-often
est parrot was thus honored Harper
Btsdr,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12
A Confirmed Dog Drunkard.

A German saloon keeper on Third
street has dog that is most dissipated
canine. The dog is slowly but surely
drinking himself to death. He not only
looks on the beer when it is amber but
risks a sight when it is stale and flat. He
watches the trough directly under the
ice-chest where the beer kegs are placed,
and when the trough becomes filled with
the amber-colored liquid, the Incorporate
animal will lap it up. lie refuses water,
and drinks beer morning, noon and night.
After drinkink heavily he will 60 to sleep,
and the first thought on waking up seems
to be Of beer, as he goes directly to the
trough and satisfies his thirst. He is
becoming quite corpulent, and ID a con-
irmed old drunkard. His only apparent
amusement and enjoyment in life arc tc
drink and to sleep. 50, Pau Pioneer
ESasa
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12

1t has taken the Germans rather loh9 u
make up their minds as to cremation ou'
at present they arc beginning to think Sc
riously about it; and if they adhere .
their favoritc motto of "Slow and sure
we may in some future day see the hl9n
crematorium chimney rise IN every
churchyard of the empire. That 'he
number of those who have decided III
favor Of the movement is greatly lncrcas-
ing was recently shown when a petition loi
the introduction of cremation, containing
%, 365 signatures, was laid before 'h'
Reichstag. The following interesting
details about the professions OF the SUI
scribers shows in what quarters crelila'ion
finds most favor. The list was slgned "
1,942 physicians, 1,O4G lawyers ana piV
fessors. $40 schoolmasters, l,Ol9 uo'ein
ment officials, 10 Protestant clergyheh' :
rabbis. 3Ol women, and 5000 worR'ns
men, the remaining number being maos
I'D by merchants, manufacturers, tfaa~
men. and Others. Pal AqH Gazette
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12

before .s,c admitted herself satisilc"
the loye.sick swain was able to close ii's
cvcs in sleep foi.thc night. Inc "'N'
morning he awokc bright and early '.''
looking over in The direction Of his WIZ
he called to mind the ambition that n''
been aroused in him the evening Dc
fore. -
8" She never saw anything great in ms
he observed to himself. " She never
asked me to sing. She never thought !
was great musician. And yet am l
have been hiding my talent unocr d
bushcl an my life. Oh! if had only
married this charming aud discerning
statuettc how happy We should be- ana
how great"
1t was fortunate for his little wile that
this cruel speech was not heard. She
had trouble enough already, and as she
slept tears rolled down her checks. She
sorrowcd even in her dreams. After the
housemaid had finished the mornings
work the lovers were once more lett
alone.
Now, thonght the troubadour
shall surprise her 10y singing" So with
little preliminary cough he cleared his
throat and began.
stop that noise" shouted the clock
before he had sung half a bar, and the
other ornaments ratified on their feet II
strong approval of the rebuke.
The troubadour turned his face to hi'
sweetheart, but in her superior wisdom
she was looking in the other direction as
unconcerncd aa though she had not beer
the cause Of his discontinue.
'Wcu," " observed the troubadour, still
unabaShcd, II have one other accom-
plishment remaining / shall play on th'
guitar With strong effort he raisct
his hand and brought the instrument in
to the proper position, but the strain wa
too much for his brittle composition, an'
the arm snapped in twain and dropped I
the floor.
"'That's right" said the clock; "tha
serves you right for being such goose,
and the other ornaments murmured thei
appreciation.
The poor troubadour turned to hi
sweetheart for sympathy.
''You don't despise me, too" he e1
! claimed.
"No,n she replied, with a hcartle.
little laugh, 81 always pity fools"
Il pity you, too, came voice frol
the other side OF the clock; and | lov
you, dear, just the same as used TO. .
The troubadour looked up in surprise
1t was his Wife who had spoken.
s.Yes . aotti.,iesl pc ssssas s.....
her face radiant with love, Il loSc "
and when the housemaid comes in yC
will be mcndcd, and will be Just as goC
as new. Then we will be together aga
and | know we will be just as happy
we once were, won't we, dear?n
The troubadour was too ashamed to T
ply, but from the look Of gratitude viii,
came into his face it is highly probab
that She spoke the truth; at least let
trust she did. Benjamin Nofdrop
Neso York Gyuphjc.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12
CoRee and Indigestion.

Observing physicians learned long ago
that coffee is hndranee to digestion;
but scientilic evidence was needed, and
SO NJ. Lavid, according to In hc'''c~
Procticj1p, has been making experiments.
on dogs to determine the exact fact with
the following results:
ITO dog which has eaten 2l0
orammes Of meat he administered 20
orammes of coffee and Is grmmes of
water After three hours he killed the
dou. and found the mucous membrane OF
the stomach pale discolorcd, and pro
foundly apmmic. The vessels of the IN
tcrnaI supcrfcics, like those Of the peri
nhcrv. were contractcd 1i5 %rammes OF
fine meat remained uudigcstcd; the coffee
then had retarded the stomach digest
ion"
+ If coffee will thus delay the digestion
: of dog, notably strong, especially IN
t the digestion of meat, who will attempt
{, to dispute that it must be equally injur-
4 ious to human stomachs? 1t is we'll
e recoanizcd fact that dyspcptics are ex-
J ceedingly common in all countries where
Z, tea and coffee are frequently used, as IN
r, this country. England and Holland. Nc
le doo Of common sense would continu'
] the use Of the fragrant beverage after be
10 coming aware of the above fact; but how
II, many tea and coffee topcrs will eXercis
N as much sound judgment in reference t
% the ~, tter-as su1lzs1
TLeaHb
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12

She Charles, dear why don't ym
come and sit by me and talk to me a
you used to2 You are not a bit nic'
any more
H-My dear, do you see that fellow
running to catch that street-car He
all out of breath, eager and excited anc
vet when he catches the car, he will 81
down perfectly contented and not have
word to say Ramb}er.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12

Dr. Davenport, Brazilian traveller
relates how butter is made in that coun-
try. They fill "A hide with milk, and it
is tightly closed and Justify shaken by an
athletic native at either end, or it is
dragged about upon the ground after Il
galloping horse until the butter comes.
In Chill the filed hides are placed upon
II donkey's back, and he is trotted about
Until the batter comes. In Morocco a
filled goatskin is rolled about and kneaded
by women until the same effect is pro
lncnd
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12
A PARLOR ROM ANCE.

Everybody said they were made eX-
prcssly for each other Even the bronze
clock on the mante said 50, and this had
more weight than the statement of any
one else The clock was an oracle Ut
all the ornaments in the room he was the
only one who was treated with respect
by the houscmaid. Then, too he was
consulted by the man who owned the
house, who set his watch by the gilt
hands which moved with unvarying reg
ularity around his circular face. Thus
it was only natural that the other orna-
ments should regard his word as little
less than law The very day these two
were brought into the room-he, a short,
corpultat terra Gotta figure Of foreign
troubadour and She, slender damsel OF
his own nationality-the clock nodded
to the japanese vase on the centre taDic
and observed that if he knew anything
this couple were made expressly for each
other. There were a great many reasons
why he should have formed such an
opinion. In the first place they appeared
to be very happy in each others society.
He seemed to be proud Of her grace, and
she looked as vain of his manly vigor as
though he had been a real flesh and blood
man, instead of a very commonplace
earthen manikin. But love is bind,
even in parlor ornaments, and IN her
fond eyes he was perfection. For long
Sime they lived entirely for each other,
He heard her faintest whisper, and the
glances which passed between them
would have melted anything that hap
pencd TO stand in their way like so much
fire. AS matter Of couis, such open
devotion could not escape the notice Of
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12

Dakota is crying aloud for spinster>,
and the editor Of the Fargo Argus says:
we can accommodate 10000 girls with
husbands in Dakota on ninety days no
tico. We have published 1000 letters
from as many young women, and made
as many matches" With all this talk it
j, strange to learn that Major Edwards,
editor u-chief, and Major Plumley, man
aging editor OF the Argus, are both un-
married although they have looked over
the 20OO love letters.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12

Chicago has reached the acme of anna
tcur photography. Some ingenious per
son has invented hat, in which cam
era is concealed, so that the
wcarcr can take picture as
he walks along the street. The
young men arc utilizing the invention to
secure portraits Of all the pretty girls
thrv meet
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12

Cures Of >eiatica are reported as hayin.
taken place in Paris after "a single appli-
cation Of Dr. Dcbove's method Of frccz-
iug the skin above the painful part, with
d spray Of chloride mothyl The opcr-
alton is said TO be applicable also to facial
neuralgia If the latter be true, DIR. De-
boyc is henclactor to the human race.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12
1Ae Christening.

lNt NHIlNNthi"S'
No, won't forgive our parson-not uo"" =
my dyin' day, ,,
He'd orter waited a mimi; that's what II
alters say,
But to christcn my boy, my baby, with Su'l
an orful name
Why, where's the use o tallin'i ! tell you nc
was TO blame.
You see it happened in this way; There was
father an Uncle 81
An mother an each one wantin fnser ip
the pie
Each with a name for baby, as ef hadn L n'
voice,
But the more they talked an orgied' the more
l stuck to my choice.
tSemanthy this was father-'youd pes'
take pattern by mother
For she named thirteen children 'thout any
sjch fus, or bother
AS soon as She diskivercd that family naill's
was too few,
Why, she Just fell back on the Bible, as per
fesscrs air bound to do
Foeilanthy -'lilS was i'cu"'''
one else could see i.
That, bein' as I'm bis father, he orter oe
named for me.
You say my names old fashioned; well ih
old-fashioncd too,
Yet 'twarnt SO long ago, nuther that both ol
a,,;t,.I ,.g,,
~, ~. Oh. .,e.on,artbv
w. ,,'''
...,- I'm ai.., hin, that
- '''
-, thor
= ''''''N. ~ -. Wv - -.
-, ",'' w S'", NY ~, Ill, linn
" y ''''e y ''''''
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But the worst Of all was mother She says.
So meek an mild:
s.Td Iovc to call hir, Lothian ofter nv oldest
child;
He died on his second birthday The others
are crown.up men.
But .Totbam i sin nv babvl he has never
grown since then.
His hair was soft a5,' curlin'. ewes blue as blue
could be.
An this bov Of yonrs. Semanthv. lest brings
him back to me-"
Wen, 1t warnt no easy matter to keep on
sayin, No,
frattea 20
Who, ,o,a lin, tbo ,,or,o "a c,,oso, ,bot be
fairly made me cry
For ia nlannod to uo,ne tba darliro Au,,s
tn pa,.i,..l o,,,.
tb,tb,,+ ,.. ,,,,,,, ,,.o,.,,, ,oori,,, e., ,.;sto
cratic an, ,,rond,
uo ,,iol,t 50 baId ~, bis baad ,ho,, with tbo
proude.t in the land
gut nom We'll ,tisn't M wonder when
look at that blessed coild
An think of Che name he's como n fat !
can't be reconciled
A. Iast coax., m Ran,,.,, 49, sa,.,..,,
mornin came
When took my boy to meetin' to git hi
lost as rro,,d as a noacocl, 7 s,ood avaiti,,
4
7 couIdn,t hardly listen 70 the roodir, nor tb
To- ar ne ,o,1a,.;... a.. c..
asou.
A., e., 10, ..,,, .a,,,,,o., ,,o- 90 D.,
-,
What will ye call him." says Parson Brown
bendin' his head to hear.
Then handed bit of paper up, with the
names writ full an clear.
But Uncle 81, stead OF paSsln 1t, Jest reads 1t
over slow,
With scCh wond'rin, puzzled face, as ct he
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12

# would be supposed that the Prcsi-
dent and tho members Of the cabinet
would receive the largest mail in Wash
meton. Thi. is not 50, however. That
distinction fails upon a pension attorney,
whose daily mail frequently numbers 500
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12

4 man in Ne York saloon offered
10 bet twenty-five dollar, that he could
drink twenty glasses Of beer in twenty
minutes. The twenty-five dollar, which
he won were great help to his widow.
Thes cAactIy paid the cr,matory chargcs.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12
Ell n - q
Vegetable Sicilian
HAIR REVIEWER

was the first preparation perfectly adapted 10
ture diseases of the scalp, and the first sue
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natural color, growth, and youthful beauty.
II has had many imtators, but none nave so
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the proper treatment of the hair and scalp.
HALLS HAIR REVIEWER has steadily grown
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to every quarter of the globe. Its unparal-
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The proprictors have often been surprised
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The use for short time of HALLS HAIR
REVIEWER wonderfully improves the per-
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growth. The effects of this article are not
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tons. but remain long time, which makei
its use matter of economy.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12

Lard as an application for bruises is
considered indispensable at our house. II
put On as soon as possible it will usually
remove all soreness and prevent discolor-
alton that follows such q hurt If the
brui,c is severe it may not cure it en-
trcly. but will help it in any case. A
blow ON the face followed by black
and blue spot is especially annoying but
unless so near the eyes as to settle black
under them. lard will prevent such dis
coloratiou. Try it when next you are SO
unfortunate as to get bruise.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12
NO.2i.
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN.


Prof. Briuton says that the best thing
for spraiu is to put the limb into a YES
sel of very hot water Immediately, then
add boiling water as it can be borne
Keep the part immersed for twenty min
utcs. or until the pain subsidies; then
apply tight bandage and order rest.
Sometimes the joint can be used IN
twelve hours. If necessary, use slncatc
of sodium dressing,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12

The electric light has been successfully
applied at WooIwich, England, to photo
graphing the interior of cannon Such
pictures are expected to reveal the pres
nncn of flaws
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-02-12

ramps in Louisiana. fo
d
Their Services in Taking of tho Srg,r at
Crop5 and Rr;Id;r, ma rou,.. X
ii
A.recent letter from tl,e Parish orpl,,. Al
uemin6s. Ia.. totbc Now yor,, Nh, .,vs. )
pThe army Of WANDERING hboror. Ike t,
the wild bird, which hg,. tbcir summer o
and winter haunt, com..t,,. ,hout thc
frst Of November ond =, vor,b ,bout
the first of April N,py pronlc c,I
them tramps. hut the, are Kind ~ well :
come tramp Which /. more. sm,no,o. !
ihan could he .,;d c.r fl. r.l ..,,. !
take oil our .agar crops and to build our
Ieyees' Inc latter work being usually done
at low water N winter. In February and
March u Genes IN handy npantng cane
ana qisg'Ng the ditehcs md canals by
whlcn our hclds are drained. ol course
We geF a good many no-account men,
but py "ee'hng the poor ones out we ut
last rsaeh Darwin survival OF the ilttcst
ana See a pretty good gang organized.
~ nucleus ol TINS army starts
"a 1alad@ Is alded 20 ~ ne"
YORK ana on the lakes takes IN
large corps OF recruits at OhieaSo' ana
when y reaches OMro 'omm'nSleS WIN I
the ieg'ohs from the great Northwest ana I
Calliorpia ana sweeps on 70 No" orleans
It's transportation Us iF'' H2lne le"
work Their way on the Mississippi river
steamers but the great majority Oea'
their way on freight trans. Most oI the
men have money to provide Just Iooo
enough to exist on' ana as soon a' 'heE
reach we clty they are distributed ny ~
Dor agents to the various plantations anu
works needing hauos-aUo 'ilell io"
they do gormandlzc gu are not "pie
to tell what man really Is uh'll hc HIS
been olIthe place long enough 70 Se' oNei
the prostEtlon caused by oYer-ea'lnS'
The fare Is not usually very tehPVliiS' pu'
there : always a iuli supply oi ihca',
bread, beans, rice potatoes colloe anu
molassps A blanket ana ii l''lie nay '''
also furnished, ami the parfachs' or oao'
ms, generally nave nIep'ooo u guy y
wltls fuel supplies. lake 1t "itoS''ii.'
it's pretty rough mode oi liie' ou' wv
men seem light heaftea anu con.'i''o''
often pder II the ih'iilohaires WI
come q lmans 70 the 7''u'n = w.
ag Hallpans 70 'oar"vos.. - ~,
--,ns,es - y
You mn1find in this army men Of ,
nationalitiE. trades and profession
Not few doctors and LAWYERS have
seen putting cane on the carrier and n
a few doctors of dentistry using co
chisel chipping the huge teeth of a sn
wheel. And all these men have historic
Z A mans name or the name he oives
5 written on the time back but if is ncv
heard AMONG these associates of m
n,crt Tho nIaco bo comos from, or so,
ncrsonaI pecuiioritv cbristens him wi
tbe appelIation 10 hears hero and rrol,
bIv elsewhere F,orcbv Dutobr pa
dy scottv and Nov yarl, cl.;oaao >,
Er;yco aro co,,no,, ,;,l.a IN.
c surc to oivo tbe ramo Of podd,
Now and then hear some interesti
incidents from the lives of these wand,
ers. Aforeman now have told me
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-07-02
A Mans Breath Catching Fire.

| can not do better than give the facts in
the words of the patient himself, who
communicated them to me by letter. He
writes as follows:
"A rather strange thing happened to my
self about a week ago. For month or
SO was troubled very much with foul
eructations. | had no pain, but the smell
of the gas which came from my stomach
was disagreeable to myself and to all who
happened to be in the room About a
week ago, as said, | got up in the morn
ing and lighted a match to see the time,
and when | put the match near my mouth
to blow it out my breath caught fire and
gave loud crack like the report of pis-
toll | burned my lips and they are still
sore. got terrible surprise, and so did
my wife, for the report awakened her."
From the above occurrence it would APP
pear that the conditions known as hall
tosis," or diseased breath, is not only
source of misery to the sufferer and those
compelled to associate with him, but may,
under certain circumstances, become a
condition of danger to the unfortunate
possessor of it. In the present instance
the gaseous results of the imperfectly di-
gested food had their atoms of carbon and
hydrogen so arranged as to give rise to the
presence of carbureted hydrogen, the in
fiammable and explosive qualities Of
which came into play when mixed with a
due proportion of atmospheric air i'll pres
ence of the unguarded light of the burn
ing match. may add that the patient to
whom the accident happened is most in
telligent and observant man and that the
diet prescribed for the indigestion from
which he suffers from time to time has
alcohol excluded from it, and know that
my Instructions in that respect are acted
upon.-Dr Beatson i'll British Medical
Journal