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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-06-11

Sing Of the bobolink hid in the clover;
Sing Of the summer winds lost out to sea-
Sing Of blue skies and the clouds that hoa'
over,
The old days and golden that once used 'O
be.
Sing and b. glad. clasp hands and sing on
Of the days Of your youth and the years tna'
are gone
Sing of the oldfashioned lullabies,
Crooned by your mother above her hrse'
born;
Never again will such sweet melodies
Greet life's weary pilgrim, bent, gray and
forlorn
There's rest in the region where the roses
once grew;
There's peace in the thought as it drifts
back to you.
Sing of the land where the wheat fields are
glowing;
Sing of the green-bannered corn and the
breeze;
Sing of bronzed workers who sing at their
moving;
Sing of the birds and sing of the trees,
Sing Of lifes morn and its glorilied Mays
While your heart travels back over old-fash
ioned ways.
A song or a sigh may make you touch fin
gers
With the youth that is gone, and let you
clasp hands
With the maiden long dead, whose memory
fingers
Like a perfume blown back from hfe's
fairy-lands
Sing and be glad, clasp hands and sing on
Of the days Of your youth and the years that
are gone.
-TndidndDOits Journal,
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Tobacco and the Eyes.

The New York Mail and Eepres8 SAYS ;
Dr. Cyrus Edson's opinion that the recent
poisoning of the crew Of the bark Sy-
ringa and the accompanying ophthalmia,
were due to the excessive use of tobacco,
has renewed the fervor of the anti tobac-
conists. For years it has been known to
surgeons that abuse of tobacco may lead
to failure Of sight, and this fact has been
made use of by the anti-tobacconists.
The Brat's@ Medical Journal a few years
ago published widely quoted article on
this point, in which it said:
"ln the report of forty cases of tobac-
co amplyoPia by Mr.. Shears, of Liver.
pool 1t appears that athrophy of the op-
tic nerves is very rarely met with as the
result OF excessive smoking, although to.
bacco is the essential agent in producing
failure Of sight. Great moderation il
smoking and especially the employment
Of forms OF tobacco, is all that is neces.
sary 70 insure recovery. Workmen il
tobacco factories do not appear to b,
suolect to deterioration of eyesight. II
one large mandatory where IL, 600 mel
and women are employed, Mr.. Sears ha
founa that not single person onEth,
premises a,ss suffered from failure Of eyesight
alaaasa maay OF the hands had bee.
SoiAIns there for ten years
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The Way 10 TAll Them.

''Thc quickest way to tell who are the
best railroad men,, said prominent Of
fetal, is on pay day. The man who
draws his full months earnings at once
can almost invariably be put down as a
trustworthy, temperate, industrious and
valuable man. One of our men issued
orders last month against his pay for a
larger amount than was due him. Hi:
place will probably have to be filled
soon. Every time an order is fled
against a mans name it Injuries him IN
the eyes of his employers. OF course
there are times when sickness makes it
necessary, but such cases are usually DIS
tinguished by previous good record
Elmira Adpertiser.
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At the side of the lake stands the ia.
nous temple containing the so-called
''tooth of Buddha." 1t is a curious build,
inc, with a circular raised library attach.
cd, from the columned gallery of which
the kings of Randy were wont to exhibit
themselves to the people We attended
an evening service in this cdifce, and
were conducted by the priest through
some little frcscocd halls to a massive
silver door Flower sellers were offering
for sale to the votaries, male and female,
as they entered, blossoms of the champak,
the frangipanni and the iron-wood tree,
which are laid upon 4 silver table before
the great shrine-the only offerings made.
Every morning the priests clear away
piles of these simple sacrifices, which are
constantly renewed, 50 that a faint per.
petual perfume of delicious fragrance for
ever fills the dark chambers. When the
silver door was opened there was disclosed
another silver table, and behind it 8
barred receptacle containing the sacred
relic, hidden under seven successive
dagho5as of precious metal, adorned with
the most costly jewels. The total value
of these coverings must be something
very great, for nowhere can you see finer
sapphires, ubies, and specimens Of tho
true oriental cat's-eye, than are encrusted
into the gold and silver. In the outer
chambers are two raised seats,
where the chief priests squat to preach
Bana, or doctrine, and band of native
musicians on each occasion lead of the
service with tom-tom, pipe and cymbals.
The temple is ornamented with curious
rescoes, an cient and modern, grotesque-
ly representing the previous lives Of Bud
dha and the suferings Of those who have
been bad Buddhists, and in glass cases
may be seen many seated figures Of Bud
dha in marble, jasper, gold and jade
and one, which is especially notable,
carved from block Of Eeek crystal. -
I0aaoa Telegraph,
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HUMOROUS.

All played out Open-air concerts.
How to make both ends meet-dont
buy any bone.
The girl with the sweet tooth becomes
the woman with the false one.
"spring lamb, eighteen cents per
pound, " is sign Of tough weather
Il am generally up to my neck in bust
ness, said the teacher of swimming
Why is a good square meal to hungry
man like a bucket2 1t goes down well.
There is a time for all things The
time to leave is when young lady
asks you how the walking is.
A fashion writer says all the fashions
are for slender women. They arc GER
tainly not designed for slender purses.
"Above all, Arthur dear, mind you
buy me thick engagement ring; the
thin ones can't be seen under the glove.n
Don't judge mule by his guileess look,
A treacherOus critter he;
His dearest friend he'd gladly kick
Into eternity.
Fish are SO plenty in some parts of
Canada that in order to Il a iirst-class
lie the sportsman has to swear he didn't
catch any.
1t may be supposed that the man who
has been sent to House of Correction
twcnty-three times, is not ashamed of his
convictions.
'For young woman to begin to
begin to pick lint off young mans
coat is said to be the first symptom that
the young man is in peril.
Bnele- --.tacorgo--sand.s. 80 you go "a
school now, Johnny What part of the
exercises do you like best2 Johnny
The exercise we get at recess.
II wish | were as tall as you," re-
marked Binks to Jinks. "Oh, Pm not
always as tall as scem" ''No@ "No
Sometimes Pm very short. Can you lend
me fye?"
"The Boston base ball club has foul
pitchers" If it patronizes correspond
ing number Of tumbers, we predict that
it will not win the championship. But
perhaps the pitchers are not often full.
'Haw is your son getting along,
Charley?" ooh, pretty well; only that
he is little puffed up with his own inn
portance. Knows more than his father,
you know" "Ah then the boy is mo-
quite an ldiotm
"Are you trying to think Of something
funny, my dear3" asked the paragrapher'
wife. 81 am, " he said, as he hove dee]
sigh and ran his fingers through his lonl
hair. "Then suppose you think that yor
are going to buy me new bonnet, m
dear; that will be something funny 70
you to do"
THE Willy MAIDEN.
No lover at all had the maiden gay
She wore no engagement ring,
Butshe bought fiddle and learned to play,
And thus had bow on the string.
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Now.

eve me nowl Love has ,uch little minute,
Day crowds on day with swift and noise
less tread.
ulfe's end deomes ere fairly we begin it,
Pain jostles joy, and hope gives place to
dread.
Love me nowl
1t will be too late when we are dead
Love me now While we stiI are young
together,
While glad and brave the sun shines over
head
Hand locked in hand, in blue, smiling
weather.
Signing were sin, and variance i'll hestead,
1t will b. too late when you are dead
Love me now Shadows hover in the dis
tance,
Cold winds are coming; green leaves must
turn red,
Frownest thou, my Love, at this sad in
sis cnce!
Even this moment may the dart be spedl
Love me now
1t will be too late when | am dead!
Susan Coolidge.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-06-11

The people Of South Australia are
making great preparations for the Inter
national Exhibition which will be held
in the city of Adelaide on the Goth of
June, 1887. 1t is expected that the ex-
hibition will call the attention Of the
world generally to the wonderful prog
ress which Australia has made in the last
twenty-five years-a progress only paral-
loled by that of the United States.
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Chased by a Plant

One OF the most familiar ,,,.n4. :;
Southern California and Arizona i the
tumble-weed. In the fall the gardens of
some localities are covered u5,t .,s' ., y
the plant being low bush, about '',,' two
feet in height and spreading on, ~. .o,, ,,,o
eral feet IN width. So small and veal,
are the roots that when the pI,nt aoo. 10
seed the breeze dctacbc, it and tbe nl,nt NJ
goes rolling along like ball scst,ar;a,,
its seeds broadcast over the land miles
from where it originally grew. In Ari-
zona the tumble-wced sometime at,';.
mammoth proportions have seen them
five feet across, and so bulky that one
would easily upset a man when tr,yalino
at a good rate Of speed.
The following incident show. that ,
man may be chased by a plant. 81
was travelling throngl Arizona on horse.
back some years ago, - said the narrator
''and one day found myself in a desert
plain almost destitute of vcac.at ON. The
only thing in the way Of a ,br,, ,yoro
numbers Of dead tumble weeds. many Of
gigantic size, and, curiously enough. tbev
were piled in great heaps as if some ono
had hauled them together 10 h,rn tbo,,.
but as there was no object in doing this.
l concluded that the wind had done it.
and found later that my supposition
/ was correct.
81 had gone about ten miles in tbis
tumble-weed county when | noticed a
storm coming up t. the west There
was not the Slightest shelter SO I kent
along, but finally saw BIC pie Of tlm-
ble-weed and made for il thinking to
get under its lee and l Just about made
it when the rain commenced Tho nilo
was about ten feet high, and thought
had good shelter and dismounted. bnt
l had hardly reached the ground when
gust Of wind Game that shook the hear
as if it had been made Of paper and =,
big tumble-wccd on top rolled off ontg
the horse. Fortunately l had not left
him, and as he leapt back and reared
hung on and in second was ON hi,
back, and not a bit too soon, as then til,
gale struck us, and the way that hea,
dissolved partnership was a caution t,
sinners. My horse was wild with fea
and was olf-leading, while behind cam
thirty or forty mammoth tumble-weeds
rolling along like gigantic cannon-balls
| never saw such sight in my life, and
, soon found that | was being chased b
hundreds of them. ! looked back an
saw one jump twenty feet into the air 6
it hit rock, and every little prominenc
! sent them up where the wind woul
- ta.gsaIss. q s, sss ssts like football
: @ased StseFaHv'nd at last got out
tlequall. | haven't the slightest doul
{ thtifl had been struck by one of I'll
plats it would have knocked over hor'
I aniall-in fact, / heard later of ms
y tha was caught in such a squall and a
c tuay bowled over by one of them. y
Sal Francisco Cal.
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"One.StaYe0 barrels.

| -Four handlers and others who use bar
rekaTe interested in ''one-stave" bar
rel, manufactured near Detroit. While
thedle and shape Of this barrel are the
same as the ordinary kind, the body Of
the barrel consists of single sheet Of
timber held by hoops. The timber used
is em which is cheap and abundant.
Canada is the main base of supplies.
The logs will be RATED over during the
season Of navigation, and brought by
rail winter time. The logs are taken
from the boom or yard into the sawmill
andcut into o-barrel lengths. Thence
thgg into steam chest, where they
remain until thoroughly steamed. In
this condition the log is converted into
thin sheets, or vene3ring, used in the
body Of the barrel. BY special process
a tBofoot log becomes rolls of wooden
sheetng in minutes time. There re-
mains upon the mandrel an eight-inch
core which is utilized in making barrel
heads These sheets go next to sand
ing machine, by which both sides are
made perfectly smooth. After passing
through cutting and growing machine
they are so cut by a goring machine as tc
adapt them to the shape of barrel.
Thence they go to drying house. From
thedF-house they go to the sizing saws,
where they are cut the desired length,
when they are ready for the cooper shor
or for shipment They are shipped il
bundles and in the "knock- down" to bt
put up at their point of destination.
Three thousand of them can be stored
and forwarded in an ordinary box car
The headings are shipped in barrels :
Boston Budget.
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Business COMPLICATIONS.

A Dakotian met an old friend while
on an Eastern trip
i hear that Bill AppIejack who
went out to your country has failed in
business"
"Yes.n
"Hard times?n
"No.n
Too much competition?n
mo, | think not.n
TOO little attention to businessr
"oh, no, he worked hard
y don't see why he failed, then.n
well, you see, a few determined
gentlemen on the board of trade oot
a new inch rope around his necE
and forced him to make an ASSIGN.
ment."
''Horses?n
Horses. Estelline Bell.
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.ccording to the tenth census. taken
in 1850, the number of persons in the
United sites engaged in agriculture at
that time was 1919, 1893; in professional
and personal services, 4,074, 23s; in
trades and transportation, $50, 25G; in
manufacturing, mechanical trades and
mining, 1887, 112. The whole popula-
ton upward of ten years of age mum
bcred 36, 161, COZ; engaged in all kinds
Of occupations, 7,392, O99. Since then
there has been considerable increase
over the foregoing figures
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-06-11

A large land owner in Cheshire, Eng
Iand, has discharged all his gamckeep-
ers, and has given permission to his ten
ants to kill any game that may be seen
on their farms. The tenants, who are
much pleased, have assured their land
lord that they will take care that he is
never without sport. On the Hawarden
estate this system was adopted some time
ago, only the park around the castle
being reserved.
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Much Too AR,bIe.

Mrs. Percent. Major Sinker was ln'
dear, while you were out, and he was
quite affable."
Mr.. Percent. "Affable was he eh y
Mrs. P.-"Yes, dear, he kissed the
baby and made himself quite interest
ing"
Mr.. P.-'Did eh2 I suspected nc
wasn't able to pay his note, now know
he's going to ask me to renew " =
Syttaga
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PORT TOBACCO, MARYLAND, JUNE II. 1881

The largest pumping engine in the
world is used to pump water in Pennsyl
vana In one minute it forces %. 900
gallons Of water out of a mine to height
Of 1870 feet. This is certainly an efficient
engine, but without dctracting from its
merits in the least it can be asserted
without fear Of contradiction asserts
the New York Tribune, "tnat a repre-.
sentative American interviewer at his
best can break the record for pumping -
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Ayers Sarsaparilla.

Since then Mr.. LELAND has recommended
AYERS SARsAPARILLA in many similar
cases, and he has never yet heard of its fail.
ure to effect a radical cure.
Some years ago one of Mr.. LELANDs farM
laborers bruised his leg. Owing to the bad
state of his blood, an ugly scrofulous swelling
CT lump appeared oil the injured limb. Hor-
ribe itching of the skin. with burning and
darting pains through the lump, made life
almost intolerable. The leg became enor-
mously enlarged, and running ulcers formed,
discharging great quantities of extremely
offensive matter. No treatment was of any
avail until the man, by Mr.. LELAND's direc-
ton, was supplied with AYERS SARsAPA-
RILLA, which allayed the pain and irritation,
healed the sores, removed the swelling, and
completely restored the limb to use.
Mr.. LELAND has personally used
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Ayers Sarsaparilla

for Rheumatism. with entire success and,
after careful observation, declares that, in
lis belief, there is no medicine in the world
equal to it for the cure of Liver Disorders
Gout, the effects of high living, sail
Rheum, Sores, Eruptions, and all ths
various forms of blood diseases.
We have Mr.. LELAND's permission to invite
all who may desire further evidence in regard
to the extraordinary curative powers of
AYERS SARsAPARILLA to see him person
ally either at his mammoth Ocean Hotel
Long Branch, or at the popular LELAND Hotel,
Broadway, 9th and 2sth Streets, New York.
Mr. LELAND's extensive knowledge OF the
good done by this unequalled eradicator of
blood poisOns enables him to give inquirers
much valuable information.
PREPARED BY
DR.. J.C. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists 81, six bottles for IS.
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Bulldogs are an accepted type
courage, but we have known the lowl,
scratch, y " "'
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WARREN LELAND,
whom everybody knows as the successful
manager of the
Largest Hotel Enterprises

of America, says that while passenger from
New York on board a ship going around Cape
Horn, in the early days of emigration to Cal
ifornia, he learned that one of the officers of
the vessel had cured himself during the yoy-
age, of an obstinate disease by the use of
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-24
MISSION MEETING.

Rev J. K. Brown, of HarpOot, Fur
 key, Talks to the Children at Center
 Church Yesterday AfternoOn-A
 Large Audience.
 About 400 children and as many more grown people attended the childrens mis- sionary meeting held in the Center church at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, at which the Rev. Dr. Twitchell, pastor of the Dwight Place church presided. The meeting was opened by the singing of Remember now thy Creator" by a quartette of children under the charge of Prof. Chandler who pre- sided at the organ. Scripture reading fol- lowed by the children, after which the Rev. Dr. Twitchell offered prayer. Then came tho solo ''Harkl the voice of Jesus calling" followed by the duet ''We will work, we will pray" An address was then made by Rev. J. K. Brown, of Harpoot, Turkey, during which he told the children about the hard ships the missionary suffered in travelling from one part of the country to another, from the constant rain, bad roads and robbers. Some children dressed in Hindoo costume then sang the Marathi Lyrics, and the exer- cises closed with recitation, singing and ben adictibn
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-24
LOCAL NEWS.
RrIef Mention.

Rubber bands by the pound at Dorman's
 There will be service of song at the Sea mems Bethel tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 Superintendent Dutton speaks before the Labor Lyceum Sunday afternoon at o'clock at Loomis' Temple of Music.
 Several small parties, including one from the Sunday school of the First M. k. church, visited West Rock and Judges Cave yester- day.
 On our fourth page to-day will be found a striking and instructive illustration of the comparative worth of the various kinds of baking powders now in the market.
 A splendid stock of hats for Easter at Bur gess & Burgess for men, youths and boys. in all the correct and approved styles. Some thing to suit all tastes can be found in the large, varied and splendid stock to be found at this store.
 Crowds of people visited East Rock Park yesterday afternoon and enjoyed the beauti- ful scenery to be seen from the top of the rock. The two police officers on duty at the Park reported that everything was very or derly at the Park.
 At Trinity M E. church on Sunday morn ing at the Easter services the subject of Rev. Dr. Peck's discourse will be "Victory over the Crave" In ths evening the seventh in the course of Pilgrims Progress lectures will be given; subject, ''The Fight with Apol- lyon" The pews in this church will be rented on next Monday evening for one year from the first of May.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-24
BITTEN RY A DOG.

Two Swedes of AnsonIa Who Come to
 This City to Spend Fast Day Are Att
 tackled and One of Them is Badly
 Bitten in the Arm.
 Yesterday two Swedes living in Ansonia came to this city, and during the afternoon they chanced to walk through Union street and were passing the saloon kept by Roman 20 Williams, when the latter's savage dog sprang at them and buried his teeth in one of the mems right arm, lacerating it terribly. Before he again could attack the men Mir. Williams put in an appearance and called off the dog. The men called at police head quarters and wanted MT. Williams arrested and they were referred to the prosecuting at torney, whom they left the office to find.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-24
A MILL RIVER VICTIM.
John Me eCarthF of East Street Meets His
 Death By Either Falling or JumP- ing Into NTflI River.

John Mccarthy of East Street Meets His
 Death By Either Falling Or Jump-
 ing Into Mill River.
 About nine o'clock yesterday morning George and Lawrence O'Brien, two little boys, residing on East street, went down to the Frenchs coal dock, which is just south of Grand street and projects into Mill river, to fish. They had been there but few mo ments when George caught his brother by the arm and said: "Oh! Larry, look out there, don't you see that mans body float ing with the tide?" Larry looked, and there about ten feet from the end of the wharf was the body of man. The two boys ran to the precinct office and told Captain Smith what they had seen and he proceeded to the spot, and, with the aid of 6 man named Eng fish, boathook and rope, the body was hauled on the wharf covered with mud and the features badly swollen. Dr. White was summoned, and after viewing the remains the ambulance was called and the body re- moved to the morgue to await iden- tifcation, and during the afternoon the body was identified as that of John McCar- thy, who lives in McGuire's lane on East street. Mccarthy, who was man about thirty-five years of age, was working at odd left home on last Monday evening, and since that time nothing was seen of him until his body was found yesterday. It was judged that he went into the water while alive, and the probabilities were that he either fell in and was unable to rescue himself, or that he committed suicide. In his pockets were found few dollars in change.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-24
MisWionarY Tea.

The Ladies' Foreign Missionary society of the St. John street M. E. church held a mis- sionary tea in the parlors of the church on Thursday evening last. The tea was con- ducted on somewhat novel plan. No money was collected, but each person was expected to leave with the doorkeeper an envelope containing missionary sentiment, story or quotation, together with g contribution of some kind if they saw fit. The plan worked well, the tables were reset three times and quite little sum was obtained. Rev. Mir
 Cunningham, returned missionary from h. dia, was present and contributed an address.
Morning journal and courier., 1886-04-24
High Saho0l.

The name ot Elizabeth Allen, 516 Colum- bus avenue, should have appeared in the list of those admitted to the senior class of the High school from the jnnior class, the young lady having passed satisfactorily at the class examination.
 Scholars who passed examination for the High school from the St. Johns convent school are: John Tanyan, Alice Welply, Katie Toole, Mollie Fahy, John Dorsey.