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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-05-11

Life InSmrance--Mr. j. c. Howard is en-
crgetically pushing his life and FIRE insurance.
business. He isagent for the Mutual Benefit
l. Se Insurance Co. of Newark, n. j., com
pany which ranks second to none in the
United States, and which has been in success
fnl operation for upwards of forty years. Life
insurance is becoming more popular each
year business men realize that there is no
safer investment and insure heavily None
however poor, need leave their families dest-
tute, while such companies exist as that repre-
scented by Mr.. Howard.
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Jurors Excused On Friday last his
Honor Judge Stone, excused the following
named gentlemen from service on the jury for
the May term: George T. G. Gray, S. T..
Chandler, c. A. Webster, S. S Lancaster F..
D. Murphy and Paul Wills The following
gentlemen were drawn to fill the vacancy: Il.
c. Page, H. Il Bowie, Gerard Ching, Jason
+. Warner, Washington Bureh and Henry
Swami.
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f. cambridge Munday Esq. county attor-
Rey, Clay county. Texas. SAYS; "IlaYe you used
Electric BItters with most happy results. MY
brother also was very low with Malarial fever
this medicine. Am satisfied Electric Bitters
saved his life" Mr.. u. /. Milcoxson, of Horse
Cave, KY, adds like testimony, saying. He
positively believes he would have died had il
not been for Electric Bitters. This great rene
dy Will ward on, well as cure All Malaria
diseases, and for all kidney. liver aud stomach
disorders stands unequaled. Price 50 cents
anu II ~ W, W. Padsett's store.
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linnd Prnhlems. -Mr. Editor

Good Problems. MIR. Editor:-Know-
ing the avidity Of the curious sub
join two problems, seemingly simple,
to the solution of which call the at
tention of all.
Prob, / What are eggs dozen when two
more for u cents, lowers the price one cent Q
dozen?
Prob O. Three men A, B, and c, supped
equally on loaves OF bread. A furnished Of
these loaves and the other three; while c
paid cents for his share. How much did A
and B each receive?
would ike to see every reader of this pa
per try the solution of the above, sending
their answers accompanied with their work to
the Office of the INDEPENDENT.
Sunny Side, May 18th, 1888. E. G E.
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You cannot afford to waste time in experi
menting when your lungs are in danger. Con
sumption always seems, ut first, only cold =
DO not permit any dealer to impose upon YOU
with some cheap imitation of DIR. Kings New
Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds
but be sure you get the genuine. Because he
can make more profit, he may tell you he has
something just as good or Just the same Don't
be deceived, but insist upou getting Dr. Kings
New Discovery, which is guaranteed to give re.
lief in all throat, lung and chest affections
Trial bottles free. Large bottles 81 at W. W
PadSCtt's store.
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Family of BOys.-Nr. and Mrs. Nc Acton
Of Aquasco, Prince Georges county have
been the happy parents Of six boys, five OF
whom are living which for weight and gen
eral appearance they fondly boast cannot be
beaten in Charles county. The first born
aged years, weighs 50 las; the third
ears, weighs 80 lbs; the fourth 3 years
weighs 80 lbs; the fifth 10 months old
weighs % lbs. and the baby 7 days old
eighs u lbs. If this continues they will moi
only have Large family, but one tina
can piow the fields, hoe The corn, and marry
AL the girls.in the neighborhood.
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Surveying Roads.-Mr. Harrison.

Surveying Roads Mr.. Harrison, II
young gentleman connected with the Geolog-
zeal Survey Department Of the United States
Government is in the county making a sur
vey Of the roads, and distances, for :he use OF
the government Upon his arrival in this
village on Tuesday last his wheel-barrow
looking apparatus attracted considerable at
tention. lie Informed us that the exact dis
lance from this village to Glymont is ten
miles and a half. The impression heretofore
existed that the distance between the Two
points was at least twelve miles.
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Benedict Races The spring meeting al
Benedict will commence on Monday next,
May l4th, and continue four days. The pop
ular, and enterprsing proprietor will be IN
sparing in bis efforts TO please those who at
tend. Fine horses will enter the contests
each day and hotel accommodations will b.
of the best
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nenth Of Snmnrl D weIIs-Nr. 81

mel O. Wells, son of the late Elijah Wells
founder of the Port Tobacco Times, died or
Thursday last in Washington city, at the res
ideuce Of his uncle, MIR Jdmes II Richards
lie had long been sufferer with consumption
and for many months hid been confined tc
his bed For few years after his fathers
death, he was editor and proprietor of the
Times, nut i'll health compelled him to aban-
don the profession which he had chosen lie
was 81 years Of age at the time of his death
His remains were brought from Washington
on Saturday morning, and inferred beside
those of his wife in the cemetery sf the Meth
odst Episcopal Church. near Horse Head in
Prince Georges county.
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snccessfnI ExamInalion.-M. kc.

Successful Examination,-R. kcitn
Compton, Jr, the popular son Of DE-. R. +.
Compton Of Pomonkey, WAS one of eight stu
dents in the senior class Of St. Johns AeNde-
my, Alexaudra, Va, who recently pariicipa-
ted in a competitive examination for free tai
ton In the Brirensity Of Virginia, We re
pleased TO state that Keith acquitted himself
With honor, aud val be oar Of these h..ying
the privilege to enter that famed institution at
diminished rates
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Fox Hunting. Our fellow townsmen
Mr. Mitchell Cochr4nc, is a great lover of foN
hunting When his business is finished iol
the day, his bugle calls up the hounds, ano
soon he has them in full cry after the willy
fox which aboundS in this vicinity On Sat
Hrday night last his pack were joined by
those Of Messrs Neale, Cox and Maddox, and
they succeeded in killing two greJs, and bur
rowing one red. How is that for nigh
huMtin 2
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File Your CIaims-A,l persons havin

File Your Claims. All persons having
claims against the United States Government
for supplies furnished during the late war,
aud for damage done by the army, can have
them adjusted by communicating with G. G.
Lancaster, Esq, Attorney at Law, Washing
ton, D. C. Immediate attention should he
given this matter as otherwise they may be
debarred by the statute Of limitations.
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Children often need some safe cathar

Children often need some safe cathartic
tonic to avert approaching sickness or to re-
lieve collie, headache, sick stomach, indges-
ton, dysenterY and the complaints incident
to childhood. Let the children take Simmons
Liver Regulator and keep well. 1t is purely
vegetable, not unpleasant to the taste and
safe to take alone or in connection with other
medicine. The genuine has our Trade Mark
4 Co Philadelphia Pa
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School Commissioners Meeting. The
School Commissioners met IN their office on
TUESDAY last DR.. L. c. Carrico the new APP
pointee, vice DR.. George D. Mudd, was in his
seat for the arst time, having recently receiv
ed his commission. The Board organized by
eleoting P. A. Sasscer, Esq, President, and
reelected Mr.. f. J Maddox, Secretary The
principal business transacted, was the appoint
mcnt Of trustees for the schools Of the county,
list of whom appears elsewhere.
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The Cardinal. visit. Cardinal Cir

The Cardinals visit Cardinal Glib
hons will arrive IN this county GA Nw 18Th,
md viii confirm At Bryan,owa Oh The 47th
instant, " ,liort on The 2sih NeNport on ne
2oth, rouffet on The 31th On Friday, June
Isl, will probably bless ground at H.
Plata for a new Catholic Church. On June
the 3rd, confirmation services Win be held at
St Thomas Church, aud Tuesday june 9Th
at Cobb Neck Church. From there the car
dinal will 60 to St Mary scounW.
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Charles Countian HonOred C

IharIes UOunIInn HOnOreU .-UUVcT-
nor jackson, 90 Friday Of last week appoint
ed Robert Grain, Esq, one of the directors of
the House of Correction, vice Dr. NJ. ".
Douoyin resigned II affords us pleasure to
chronicle the esteem in which this talented
young LAWYER and Charles counthur, is held
By those high in official position.
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COngressIonaI and State Comven-

Congressional and State COnyen-
ton The Fifth Congressional District Re-
publican Convention, was held at Laurel,
Prince Georges county, on Wednesday last,
and after a harmonious meeting the Hon.
James A, Gary, of Howard, and MIR. A.
PoSey OF this county, were unanimously elect
ed delegates 10 the Chicago National Conyen-
ton. Hon. Thomas Parran, Jr., of Calvert
was made e'eetor representing the Filth Con-
gresslona District
The Democratic State Convention assembled
in Baltimore yesterday at Ford Opera House.
The delegates at large to the National Con-
yentiou al st Louis are U. 5. Senator \ F..
German, State Senator, John B. Brown,
Comptroller L. " Bsughnan, and Mr. Ger
man II. Hunt Senator Edelen, or Mr.
Coombs of St. Mary's, and Thomas IL.
HUNT Of Howard were fixed upon AS district
delegates and Edwin Got; of Anne Arundel,
as eleetor.
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Sinte Tnmnerance Allinncr.-TL

State Temperance Alliance. The
Fifteenth Annual Convention OF the Maryland
State Temperance Alliance will be held in the
First NJ L. Church, corner Fayette and
Charles streets, on Tuesday and Wednesday
the 22nd and gard instant. Distinguished
speakers will address the convention. The
address OF welcome will he delivered by DR..
VIM. R. Wilmer. A large attendance is ex-
pected by those interested in this lsudable
work of temperance.
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A Celebrated Artist

A Celebrated Artist in town has just
finished a new sign and it reads lat the best
place to buy mems, youths and ioy's cloth
ing furnishings and trunks is "a: Chem old
stand now the Bell Clothing House Pratt ad-
joining Hanover streets, style, durability aud
genuine low prices art admirably hrmonized
ut tins well known establishment.
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YEARLY Ri TIES:

WOOL We are paying the highest cash
rrices for Wool this season Wool bags on
hand HORNEY & HANCOCK,
may 4-at La Plata, b. & +. K, r.
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Fsrralrs sale will take place at La Plata on
Saturday the 10th instant, and the Monday
following Goods will positively be sold
without regard 10 cost.
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Election District No l-School M Wash
Burch, w Willis. II Bush.
Election District No l-School no | S
Walker, w Boarman, Price. Nd II Far
rail-, A Butler, J Blair. No Al Dent, II
Price, A Jones, Sr.
Election District No School Mob w Car
ter, Gibbons, Cunningham. MOI u Posey,
a Carroll, C Brown No F Sitmons, j
Turner, c Hart No 4 J lIansonIE Cooley
J Smart
Election District No School NJ f Wa
tiers, @ F Campbell, W Garner. NJ Ma
honey, II Marshall, X White Not Il Iaw-
kins, II Short, q Smms. No 4 4 Chesiey,
j Clarke, Chase.
Election District No 5-School No w II
Dyson, NJ Green, Weems. MOI II Wood
land, + Middleton, Butler.
Election District No 6--School NJ L Bris.
coe, a Proctor, II Matthews 10 Nc
Person, A Swami, VIM Dent.
Election District No 0-SchooI No II
Boarman, r Brown, W Swami No L
Frazier n Matthews, D Hill
Election District No s-School 10 Henry
Stewart, George Lacey w HawgDs No 2
VIM Penny, John Humphreys, A Douglas -
No 3 p Key, G Gwinn, 4 Thomas. No 4 r
II Hawkins, NJ Mason
Election District No 9--School No Toy
j W Reeder, p johnson. No Held over.
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Fofal ann 4nsonal.

es- The 0Ges Of the lSBEPEspEST has been
renorsd 10 he first floor Of ne hdsoh,e Hatt,
in.nsdiqtely oPpos,e hs BPiseopdt Church.
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School Board, Tuesday, the followins =, !,
nen's Of local trustees for the different < / 0,
were made.
White Schools.
Election District No l-School M n,
Owens, } Gibbons, J A Gray. NozTTt MUe
! NJ Switzerland DIT Z Dipges N
Chapman, A Posey, VIM n Wenck
Robey, e + Hayden, Francis ThomnW n
Elertion District No 2-School No / ] IA,
? Gray, W w Cobey. No 2DrJW MI
J. Leland, J NJ Carpenter. No
Bowie, NJ Grunabaum, VIM Abel. No III "
I Hindle, VIM B Furgusson, John s az or.
Election District No 3-School No III j
Brawner, J Gregory, II Long. -
w Carpenter, J A Posey, s W Adams ~
W 7 Harvey, James Davis, 7 + Bowie No
x Deakins, Y Wright, 7 VI Maddox. (
II Linton, w W Milstead G. Wheeler n No
a Franklin, a Haislip, J II Milstead.
Election District No 4-School No Pc
Wilmer, J Matthews, r Lawson. H. 2
+ Barber, Thompson, R Wheatley i No
DR. Brooke, r johnson, J II Turh4r \
Dyson, " Freeman, W NJ Dubois j 80
J y Budd, J II Cough, II MattinglyE
Election District No 5-School NoNl j
button, J B Norris, J wingate. No 2
II Posey, g A Neale, G Hayden. No 3
Cooksey, VIM Mex Burroughs, JIM 6uito
Election District No 6-School n
Thompson, } II Hancock, II G Page. ko 2
r Pearson, G Robey, G G Hardyh No
Held over. No 4 d W Moore, BerE G.
Mcdaniel. No Frank Stone, r M,Aray.
Q Medley. No 8 B W Mcpherson, VI J Co
5 d Robey.
Election District No 7-School NI A
Bryan, w HALEY, B F Dement,. NOD DR.
X Compton, VIM II Cox, T Hailed No
J II Penn, II II Owen, A ClenenA No
DR. n Chapman, II Knott, II Brawnerl
Election District No S--School M
Chapman, X l. Murdock T r Gardin{r. No
DR. 2 W Hawkins, G w Berry, H Alkrittail
No II l. Mu1d, Il Berry, B d Kerr No
7 II Murray, II A Boone, A GardineH. No
II Turner, Trotter, w A GibbonI. No
VIM Queen, r Jamison, A MurphA No
A 7 Carrieo, Klemkiewitz, W + I'll ran. \
8 + l. Gardiner, f Hardy, = X GaHiner.
Election District No 9-Schoo G
Chappclear, G johnson, o Wed ter. \
W johnson, Kersaw, w Welct
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School Trustees. At a meetiau
school Board, Tuesday, the following AZ
ments Of local trustees for the different ,
were made.
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A. POSEY. Publisher.

n iOohi uNit9hCts
Terms Of advertising: For plain matter
81 90 per square (s lInesl for the first inser-
ton. Is cents for each subsequent insertion.
Rule and figure matter double the above rates.
Obituary notices half rates.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-06-14
EUROPEAN JoTTINes.

Tho cuIrass Is TO be abolished IN the Ger
man army.
The council of the University OF Cam
bridge hns reported against giving degrees to
women.
There are sevcnty-one champions Of
England" in games and sports Of all sorts.
The French and English military authpri>
ties have determined TO prohibit all tele-
graphic correspondence from the field during
the noxt campaigns
The population of France Is decreasing,
notwithstanding considerable immigration.
The Belgians are coming I'm In considerable
numbers, and Italians next.
A philanthropist In London has established
Spectacle mission, where poor printers,
tailors, shoomalSers and seamstresses can
have their cyes tried and obtain spectacles
for little or nothing.
A famous collection OF bric-n-brac has Just
been sold In Paris belonging 20 Charles, FIRST
an GRAND boy, then billiard marker, a crou-
pier, and finally millionaire. He had an
Immense establishment, and finally went
crazy
Electric lights hnvc been put In tlS Paris
morguo, with an idea OF increasing the effect
produced upon murdcrcrs upon Being con-
fronted with their victims. Under tho ef
feet Of the light the "confrontationsT are ex-
pected to be much moro elective
The advance trick" is a new thing IN
Paris. A hotel keeper Is notified 20 prepare
apartments for Mr., then 10 receive
parcels for him, and the third feature Is for
boys 10 bring false parcels and be paid for
thcn on delivery, presumably 10 await the
arrival Of the fictitious owner.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-06-14
Absence OF Little Wesley.

Since little Wesley went, the place seems
nil so strange and still
Wy. miss his yell o. ''Gran'pap" US I'd
miss the whipporwilll
And to think ust tor soold him fer his ev-
erlastin' noise.
When / only rikollect him as the bost o. lit
tie boysl
I wisht n hunded times day at he'd como
o trompin' In,
And all the noise he ever made was twict
as loud agin.-
II 'ud seem like some soft music played on
somo fine instrument,
Long side o. this loud lonesomoness, since
little Wesley went
OF course the clock don't tick no louder than
il ust to do
Yet now they's times II pears like 1t 'ud
bust itself in two;
And lot q rooster, suddenlike, crow som'ers
clost around
And seems's as Of mighty nigh II, II 'ud lift
me off the ground.
And same with oil the cattle when they bawl
around the bars,
In the red o. early nornin' or tho dusk and
dew and stars.
When the neighbors boys 'at passes never
stop, but just 60 on
A-whistli' kinder to theirso'v's--sence little
Wesley's gone.
And then o. nights whom mothers sittin up
uncommon late,
A bilin' pears er somepin', and 1 set and
smoke and wait
Tel the moon out through the winder don't
look bigger'n dime,
And things keep gittin' stiller-stiller-still-
er oil the time
I've ketched myself a-wishin'-as I clum on
the cheer
To wind the clock ns have done fer morn
fifty year
A-wishin at the time had come fer US to 60
to bed,
With our last prayers and our last tears
sence little Wesley's dead.
james Whtcomb Riley, in the Century.
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1888-06-14
A Smart Man Silenooti.

There arc few neighborhoods that do
not have their smart man. At least they
have man who, In his own estimation,
embodies the brains and information OF
the world. No occupation pleases him
better than the asking Of catch questions
queries that no has given his whole at-
tention, to tho exclusion of more useful In
formation that would In general have
added largely to his influence II not to his
income Nothing plcases him better than
10 find some one who has earned q reputa,
ton for depth and width of learning re-
moved from the ordinary unable TO an
swer some simple question that has been
learned and forgotten ten years before.
Such man, In speaking Of o mutual &C
quaintance, said to u reporters "Do you
call that man smartf Why, I asked him
something that he could not answer" The
scribe looked ut him and asked: "Ilow
many of Mother Goose's melodies can you
repeatf Lie was Observation-Disclosures
Call
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The Bane of Hot Weather.

There Is no time that Is looked for
ward TO by the mothers Of small child
ren, with more mortal dread, than the
hot weather of the summer months, es
pecially Is this tho case when theii
children arc teothing. The number Of
children that are carried away annually
by bowel complaint, IN Its various
forms Is prodigious, Yet almost every
case could bo cured by proper care and
treatment. During tho past fifteen
years, 1t has been abundantly proven
that the worst cases could be cured and
by q remedy within the reach of all
Chamberlains Collie, Cholera and Diar.
rhea Remedy has cured thousands Q.
cases, that were considered hopeless, II
has cured thom after physicians have
failed to relieve, 1t has cured them afteI
other medicines had been tried without
benefit, 1t has oven cured them after
they had become unconcious. 1t can
always be depended upon, and should
be kept at hand, BY every mother O,
small children. When children orc
teething, the diarfhna can not be check.
ed permanently, rs the samo cause tha
produced II will bring it on again, but
~ Oih anu ShOuiu DC COhOIOllCo Wy
giving Chamberlain's Collie, CholerG
and Diarrhea Remedy, as the case may
require. Then when the child 6
through teething, the diarrhna may be
etfect1ally checked. This romedy has
been tho solo reliance of thousands OF
mothers throughout the west for over
fifteen years. and Its cures have shown
1t to be the best and most reliable rem
edY ever produced for tho purposes.
Wien reduced with cold water and
sweetened, it Is pleasant to take. Many
children like it. 1t is put up In 25 cent.
90 cent and dollar bottles.
My child, seven months old, was taken
sick with summer complaint called
on our family physician and procured
medicine, and used 1t for nearly three
weeks but still the child continued to
get worse. was persuaded TO try
Chamborlain's Colo, Cholera and Di.
arrh@a Remedy, and inside OF four
days, we had the child's Bowels regulat-
cd and In short time 1t was well.
Since that time always keep o bottle
Of the preparation In my house,
A. o. MoTEs, Scottsville, Kansas.
We feel satisfied that Chamberlain's
Collie, Cholera and Diarrh9a Remedy
Is the best medicine we handle for all
diseases OF the bowels; we have given
it thorough test. A member OF our
family, little girl, had been very sipk
with bowel complaint we had the
doctor to see her twice, after giving her
what medicine the doctor left and SEQ
ing that she would havo to have more
we concluded to try Chamberlaips
From the first dose she commenced to
improve and soon recovered.
7. NEELY & Son. Per SAM NEELY,
Bay City, Pope Co LII.
For Sale by Reynolds & Daniel.
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Character III autographs

Recent statements about the economic
and wise mother of Napoleon show TINT
he, while always speaking TO her in Italian,
wrote 10 her In French. How she ever
contrived TO decipher his manuscript II
that also developed corresponding contor-
tions OF his signature, wo cannot divine,
unless, indeed, rs often happens, there is
way OF reading with tho understanding
heart rs well rs the aifectionato eye.
Notoriously bad writers like Choato,
Greeley and Balzac have always some
body contcmporaneous who can readily
interpret their hicroslyphics, and when n
noted western editor furnished copy that
any printer might suppose TO be ancient
Egyptian, there was born into the world
o compositor In that town who preferred
II TO copper plate inscriptions and set IL
up with celerity and dispatch.
Tracing mans character by his hand
writing is deceptive unless we know the
mans career by heart, and then we d.
vine what Is not hidden. At the samo
time 1t Is not a little curious to follow the
commissions Of Napoleon's signature from
the obscure time of an artillery lieuten-
antcy to the victory Of Austerlits, the re-
treat from Waterloo and captivity on that
''lone, barren isle In the midst Of the
ocean" We may not agree with tho de-
ductions made from the specimens given,
but curiosity will be provoked and graft
fed In o peculiar way II nothing else. -
Baltimore American.