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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-03-09

Then he dropped the lever, and stag.
gcred forward. al cannot seev hi
cried
"Grcat heaven What is to be done'
cried Mr.. Berriagcr.
A quiet voice was heard from among
the startled men, 81 think l can take
Mr. Ferris's place. If you will trust me.
"Ogdenl Yes; try Og len," said
Ferris, as he sank down. Some Of th'
men carried him out Richard 0;der
stepped up to his platform and put his
hand on the lever which the mill owner
held.
'TH try you, young man. It's all !
can do. Remember if you fail by an
instant, it is a loss of several thou and
dollars TO u'"
"Iknow, sir, III do my duty as wei
as / can, sail Ogden calmly; but he
lrcathcd hurried prayer to God fol
help.
The frightful roar Of the blast
drowned all sounds, the curious WORK.
men gathered around, watching Rich
ards eyes fixed on the flickering flame.
1t seemed to him as If the beating of the
blood in his veins kept time with the
fire. Suddenly, distinct and sharp, he
heard, outside of the window ncal
which he stool, his boys name.
'Benny Ogden, he's dying of Group.
where's his father2'
"Great Godw He started wildly
forward; then grasped the lever again
with strained eyes and clutched teeth.
His duty. He had promised he would
do his duty The next Instant, the
flame as ifin pity for man changed it.
hue, and the lever sank. Out from th1
converter rolled the fiery flood. Rich.
ard sprang dowl from the platform,
white and trembling.
'Is it Benny you're goia' to2' said
Dan Mccarthy. 'Tm just afther socia'
the bye 90 past the mill wild his mother,
an its we'll and hearty he t. 1t wur
jake Crawford as played that durtJ
thrick on yees, zur," turning to NJ.
B ringer; AN it wur him as dosed thc
coffee for Misthcr Ferris"
Mr. Berringcr was man of few
words. send for a policeman fol
Crawford Young man, the firm owes
you something, and we will pay it al
best we can"
They did pay it. This was four year
ago. Mr.. Ferris has been promoted il
the works and Richard Ogden holds hi
place at a high salary In one OF th'
prettiest cottages in the village you may
find Mary and Ben, who is the hi.
brother of two youngsters as fat anC
chubby as himself-[ Youths Com
/
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-03-09
RICHARD OGDEN'S DUTY

Mr.. Wagner was superintendent of
the great Bessemer Steel Works in
sylvania. One morning, about
ten years ago, young man came into
his offics whom he recogniz a as Richard
Ogden, assistant book-keeper in a Phila-
dolphin importing firm. Mr.. Wagner
shook hands with him heartily.
He had known Ogden since he was a
boy, and liked him thoroughly. He
was keeu-eyed, dogged!y honest fcl-
low, and, unlike most young men, al
ways hard at work He had married
latc'y, too. Mr. Wagner hal been at
his little house and seen the wife and
baby.
"lEillo Ogden! How came you hercl
In the busy season, too?"
ut is not busy for me, sir said Og-
der, grayely; l am discharged. The
firm, like all other Philadelphia firms,
found it necessary to lessen expenses,
ard discharged one fourth If their men.
l was the youngest look keeper, and
had to go Of course
That is bad-bal." Qt was in the
days when the hard times were hqrdest. }
What are you going to do, Richardp
/ can fad nothing to do in Phia-
deiphia. There are twenty thousand
mn there locking for work. came to
ask you for it,
"Mel My dear boy, our book keepers
have been with Us for yearsl
Richard laughed. 81 did not come
to Gust them from their desks, Mr..
Wagner. do not hope to get any
work for my head. l must put my
hands to it now. Is there no place in
the mill for mel'
Among the hands2 You do not mean
that, Ogdenp
"Yes, l do" coloring slightly. "a
man is a man, no matter how he earns
his bread. cannot afford to be idle a
week. With the wages which you pay
your puddlers or fremcn, I can support
Mary and the boy in this village, where
living is so cheap, at least until times
mend.n
Very well, my lad" said Mr.. Wag-
ner, after moments hesitation, you
are right I'll find place for you to-
morrow. BY the way, you used to have
a good deal of knowledge of chemistry.
ch2'
Yes I thought of teaching it after
left college"
Very good; I'll put you near Mr..
Ferris. He can probably give you a
few hints which may be useful; son
Of Judge Ferris, you know. Educated
as a mining engineer; but he has gone
iuto the works, like any poor lad, to
work his way to a practical knowledge
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-03-09

seems to be no rhyming words. As an
illustration, see If our readers can fnd a
word to rhyme with the comparatively
easy one silver" 1t has long been
supposed thlt there is no rhyme to
''month." A good authority says there
is rhyme to it--not "olety- onth,' or
any lisping versions of such words as
''once, Ounce, etc., but a legitimate
word in everyday use. Let US see who
can guess it. Th, word ''orange' is
also mentioned as going begging for
rhymes, while the dabbler in amatory
verse has ever felt the necessity for
more words rhyming to Glove"
The genial author of the popular
"Pinafore who has been aptly men
toned as the master Of verbal contor-
tion," has felt the restriction of these
limitations, and furnishes some facts
from his own experience. "Revcnge"
and "avenge' have no rhyme but
'Pengoo aud "stonehengc;" "coif''
mas no rhyme at all. "starve" has no
rhyme except "carve." Scarf has no
lhyme,a as "laugh" and 'halP' and ''calf''
certainly are not admissible. Scalp
has no rhyme but "alp.' "False" has
no rhyme "valse" is near it but the
French accent disqualife3 it. "Waltz'
is near it but tho "t' spots it. "Bab,'
has no rhyme but "astrol ,be," ccrtair
proper names excepted. "Gamboge'
has no rhyme LIT ''rougc." "Tube'
would BE- rhymeless save for the 'cube'
and 'juiube. : "Fugus" has n,
rhyme at all. "Gul." rhymes with n,
English word. We have to fall bacl
on CARDINAL P4nluph" aal "U.f,'
the minstrel. "Azlmutho has onl,
"doth.' "Ci'm" and "cusp" have n
English rhyne es. II Commercial Advcr
tiser.
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NO. 46.
Her Dough Was All Wedding Cake.

Her Dough Was All Wedding Cake.
In brown holland apron she stool in tho
kitchen:
Her sleeves were rolled up, and her cheeks
all aglow;
Her hair was coile1 neatly, when l. indis-
creetly,
Stood watching while Nancy was kneading
the dough.
Now, who could be noater, or brighter, or
sweeter,
Or who hum a song so delightfully."- low,
Or who look 50 slender 50 graceful, so tender,
As Nancy, sweet Nancy, while kneading
the dough'
How deftly she pressed it, and squeezed it,
caressed it,
And twisted and turned it, now quick and
now slow;
All me, but that madness I've paid for in
Sadness
Twas my heart she was kneading as well
as the dough.
At last when she turned from her pan to the
dresser,
She saw me and blushel and said shyly
Please 90,
Or my bread I'll be spelling, in spite of my
toiling,
If you stand here and watch while I'm
kueading the dough-
begged for permission to stay-she'd not
listen.
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AtrOciOus Cruelty on tho 60,

One OF the most atrociou, cas.s :,
cruelty ever known in the annals of ~,
sea has been disclosed by ths d,din, :,
a naval court Of Inquiry in connection
with the voyage Of the British sbir
Maccdon, from rhl'adelphia to Hioro.
Japan. The NJ ies-oa left pAiIadelphia
in command o ''ie Willis Jones, mas.
teriand alter a lrotractcd voyage Of 2tS
days reached ha destinatio, win H..
crew redueel i1 number by death and
disease and th3 survivors half dovo1
from the brutal Treatment to which tt.r
had been subje tied at the hand. Of ,ho
ships officers.
Five unfortu ate5 succumbcl f. ,l,.i.
tortures and wFc thrown overheard !,
be devoured by a school Of shark, h,,
followed in the wake Of the shin a.
the arrival of The Macedon nj NJ,
out Of total Surviving complement of
seventeen persons on board thirteen
were suff ring from scurvy, on,v tho
master mate, cook anil steward h,vin,
been exempted from the symptoms Of
that dreaded disease.
OF the five men who died at 60, ho
evidence showed that Elward Gr,rt,s
death occurred on Sept. 25, 1887 Of
scurvy, after having been the victim Of
wanton act Of cruelty on the part of
the mate. Eight days before his death
Grant was triced up to the mainmast bv
Cox, and was kept at work uatil tho
morning of the day before h, died
John Miller was lost overheard O, O,t
7. and the master allowed the man 10
sink withou. mixing any effort to res.
cue him, notevan eau ing a boat t, he
lowered. On Nov. 10 while SUFFERING
from scurvy james Armstrong WIS sent
aloft on the mizzsnma,t Iy the bout
swain to scrape The mast a task that
was not Of an urgent nature. While
performing this unnecessary duty Arm
strong fell to the deck and died of hi,
injuries on the following day. Alvin
Chapel and Angelo Banchi died Of
scuryy the former on Dec. 10, and the
latter six days later. For Blanchi was
reserved the most shocking acts of
cruelty he having been dragged along
the decks on several occasions by Cox
and Beveridgc while in a dying condi-
tion.
During the voyage of the Mscedon
one of the stewards feet were bitten of
by shark when the ship was thrown
on her beam ends by a sudden squlu. =
New York Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-03-09
A Glass of Wine Changes History.

A glass of wine changed the history
of France for noar,y 20 years. Louis
Philippe, King of the French, had
son, the Duke of Orleans, and heir to
the throne, who always drank only
certain number of glasses of wine, be-
cause even one more made him tipsy.
On memorable morning he forgot to
count the number of his glasses and
took one more than usual. When en-
tering his carriage he stumbled,
frightening the horses and causing them
to run. In attempting to leap from the
carriage his head struck the pavement
and he soon died. That glass of wine
ovcrthrew the Orleans rule. confscated
their property of e2O, coo, 600, and sent
the whole family into exile.---[Cham-
ber's Journal.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-03-09
A Singular Amiction.

John Burgess Of Erie, Penn, is suf-
fering from singular afiiiction. He is
a railroad engineer, aud a short time
ago, after stepping off his engine, he
slipped on piece of ice and fell, strik-
ing the ground quite violently with the
back of his head. He was helped home,
and now that he has begun to recover
from the first painful effects of his fall
and can raise himself up, he is very
much alarmed to find that when erect he
is totally blind. In a lying posture he
enjoys his sight as previous to his fall,
but as soon as he assumes an upright
position he can see nothing whatever.
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Group. A Mothers Tribu,,.

"While in the country last winter nv little
boy, three years Old, was taken i'll with lroup;
1t seemed as if he would die from stranpu-
lation. One Of the family suggested the use
of AYERS CHERRY PECToRAL a bottle OF
which was always kept in the house This
was tried in small and frequent doses. an
to our delight in less than half an hour the
little patient was breathing easily. The doc
tor said that the CHERRY PECToRAL had
saved my darling's life. Can You wonder at
cur gratitude? Sincerely yours,
Mis-. EMMA GEDNEY."
159 West l2sth St, New York, May 16, 1889.
al have used AYERS CHERRY PEcToRAL
IN my family for several years, and do not
hesitate TO pronounce it the most etfectual
remedy for coughs and colds we have ever
tried. A. j. CRANE"
Lake Crystal, MINI, March 10, 1859.
II Isuifered for eight years from Bronchitis.
and after trying many remedies with no sue
cess. was cured by the use of AYERS CHER
RY PECToRAL. JOSEPH WALDEN"
Byhalia, Miss, April 5, 1852.
81 cannot say enough in praise of AYERS
CHERRY PECToRAL, believing as | 90 that
but for its use | should long since have died
from lung troubles L. BRAGpON."
Palestine, Texas, April % 1ss2.
No case of an affection of the throat or
lungs exists which cannot be greatly relieved
by the use Of AYERS CHERRY PEeToRA4,
and it will al,cags cure when the disease ls
not already beyond the control OF medicine.
PREPARED BY
Or.J. c. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass
Sold by al Druggists.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-03-09
PORT TOBACCO, MARYLAND. MARCH 8. 1883.
The Kettle on the Crane.

ht hNNAAN Vh Aht ~
How many pleasant pictures does the recol-
lection bring
or home and bygone pleasures that around
the fireside clingl
What tender "reminiscences come thronging
on the BRAIN
When in dreams l hear the singing Of the
kettle on the crane
Hear it singing, singing, singing,
Loud and merry, fast and slow;
Hear it murmur, murmur, murmur,
Soft and low.
There's the broad, wide open chimney, with
its roaring, cracking fire,
Built up with logs Of genrous size to make
the flames leap higher;
And near, the waiting table stands, spread
bountiful and plain,
Will. cheerily the kettle sings and sings
upon the crane,
Hear it singing, singing, singing,
Loud and merry fist and slow;
Hear it murmur, murmur, murmur,
Soft and low.
Grandmother in the corner sits and softly to
AMI fro
She rocks, and dreams Of friends and scenes
in d Us Of long ago;
Her face grows sweet and tender as the past
comes lack again,
While listening to the singing Of the kettle
on the crane.
Hear it singing, singing, singing,
Loud and merry, fast and slow;
Hear it murmur murmur, murmur,
Soft and low.
/ see the children caper, as with gleeful
laugh and call
They watch the dancing pictures Of the
shadows on the wall,
And hear the baby cooling to the mothers
low refrain
That follows the soft music of the kettle on
the crane.
Hear it singing singing, singing,
Loud and merry, fast and slow;
Hear it murmur, murmlr, murmur,
Soft and low.
And, ere the evening hour is done, with
lingering step and slow,
youth and smiling maiden come, and in
the embers' glow
wedding train,
And bells chime with the singing of the
kettle on the crane,
Hear it singing, singing, singing,
Loud and merry, fast and slow;
Hear it murmur, murmar, murmur,
Soft and low
These precious old time memories,'they hold
me like a spell
The clock upon the mantel, where learned
the time to tell;
The simple, homely furniture, the keepsakes
few nd plain,
And the murmuring of the kettle as it hung
upon the crane.
Hear it singing, singing, singing,
Loud and merry, fast and slow;
Hear it murmur, murmur, murnlur.
Soft and low
Obi there's bliss supreme in home, when its
joys are pure and sweet,
And lifes most sacred memories around the
hearthstone meet,
And the tenderest thoughts and saddest ones
come borne upon the strain
OF the singing of the kettle as il hung upon
the crane.
Hear it singing, singing, singing,
Loud ana merry, fast and slow;
Hear 1t murmur, murmur. murmur,
Soft and low
barbara Deane
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-03-09
AYERS
Cherry PectOral.

No other complaints are SO insidious in their
attack as those affecting the throat and lungs:
none so trihed with by the majority OF suffer,
ers. The ordinary cough or cold resulting
perhaps from ;rihing or unconscious ex-
posure, is often but the beginning Of a fatal
sickness. AYERS CHERRY PECroRAL has
well proven its efficacy in a forty years fgh.
with throat and lung diseases, and should 10
taken in all cases without delav.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-03-09
Nothing New TO Him.

shc-Mr. eaalkcherry, do you ever
rise in the mcrhing carly enough to sec
the gorgeous 'unriie' l can imagine
nothing more be autiful than that. The
golden glow hlis upon the earth so
softly and lovingly, the heavens smile in
unisou, and al nature seems to wake
and rejoice.
eyes, it's yery nice"
do you ssalthe sunrise ofton~
every morning. You see, have to
get my milk Wagons started before
o'clock. .'-ILincoln Journal.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-03-09
All Ancient City.

The old Hindoo capital, Nadiya,
stands at the junction of its upper head
waters, about 65 miles above Calcutta.
The ancient city is reached through a
river chaos, emerging at length upon a
well-marked channel below the june
tion. 1t was from Nadiya that the last
Hindu king of Bengal, o1 III, approach
of the Mohammedaa invader in 1898
fled from his palace 10 the middle OF
dinner, as the story runs, with his san
dals snatched up in his hand.
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Possibly Antique.

Bobby and his mamma are Iunehing
with Mrs. Carolton Pell.
Bobby-Did you know mamma be-
fore YOU were married, Mrs. Pell9
Mrs. Pell-I think not, Bobby; why9
Bobby-M ,mma told Mrs Gran ston
that Won used 10 be sweet on grandpa
and that you held your age wonder
fully welL--lLife.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-03-09
HUMOROUS.

Rabid transit Mad dog on the fly.
A dry subjcct--An Egyptian mummy.
shake-spoar experts-Tho early Ro~
mans.
In the days Of manuscript books people
learned by wrote.
When hour-glasses were in use people
always had rafting time
The only dairy which does not uso
water to excess is the dromcdary.
Bitter strife prevails between Mil
waukee brewers and their men. In other
words, they are at lagerhoads.
A physician says-If child does net
thrive on fresh milk, boil it. This IS
too severe. Why not spank It2
If the pen i, really mightier than the
sword, we wonder why it doesn't turn
on some of the poets and stab them to
death.
"Now, my dear" said the teacher,
"what is mcmory2" The little girl an
swered, after moments reflection, 1T
is the thing you forget with"
Young Mr.. Waldo at the opera to
Miss Breezy of ChIcago)-Isn'tthat lady
seated Immediately in front Of US eating
pcanuts2 Miss Breezy-Yes, and isn't
the odor dclicious2
"What would you do with man who
does rot keep his sidewalk clear OF ice
at this season of the year" "Cremat9
him and spread his ashes where they
would do the most good.
"Thsre is another fashionable insti-
tuition that should be sat on, " said the
lecturer on hygiene, "and that IS tho
hustle" And every lady in the audi
encc gave vent to an audible litter.
Minister: so you go to school, do
YOU. Bobby}7 Bobby: Yes, sir"
Minister: "Let me hear you spell KIT
ten Bobby: I'm getting too big a
boy to spell kitten. Try me On cat
Clara-Havc you noticed the com
rlete control that cross oil uncle of
uattics bos over her? What a viii he
must havel Julia-Io has, indeed and
Hattie's awfully afrai1 she'll be Lett out
of it.
A correspondent wants to know where
70 90 to take lessons on the accordion.
Go down in diving bell mile or two
tbouoh that will be pretty rough on the
innocent fishes, but it won't bother your
neighbor5.
citizen to Coal Dealer-Sly, 1 want a
ton of coal Coal D aler-AlI H9ht'
Shall VIC send it up right away' Clti
zen-Oh, no. If it's anything like th'
i, last I'll just call for it on my way hom'
and carry it up IN my overcoat pocket.
, "Aro you the head watcr' asked a
} hotel patron of a pompou3 iadivldua
who was posing near the dining roor
} door. "Wcll, sir, I serve in that ca
paclty but my official title, if ya
please, is the diniag-room superint9nd
cnt"
, An InaIienable Risht-Tramp; ''
amt dono nothin' y'r honor justice
"Tho evidence shows that you set tina
liz bulldog Of yours on that little chi'
and the doz almost tore the infant
, pieces. "Th9 dog done it. : Q
/ were heard to shout, clap your hands
: and say 'siokm over and over again
a ..That was all right, judge. You can
a interfere with mans tight to ire
: speech.
! ooh. let me like a soldier die
h Sang the youth in the music school;
). Bpt he went out doors on the very next da,
# And got kicked Off the earth by mule
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a Terrible Cough Cured.

sin 1857 took severe cold, which affected
my lungs. l had q terrible cough. and passed
night after night without sleep. The doctors
gave me up. l tried AYERS CHERRY PFC
TORAL, which relieved my lungs. induced
sleep, and afforded me the rest necessary
continued use Of the PECToRAL perma-
nent cure was effected. | am now g years
old, hale and hearty, and am satisfied your
CHERRY PECToRAL saved me-
HORACE FAIBBRCxHER,r
Rockingham, Vt, July Is, lSs2.
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How They Pop in France.

A young man to the object of his af-
fection:
81 love yoq and wish to marry you,
mad emoisell9."
Have YOU spoken to my parentsl'
''Yes, andlt they have given u.o yaur
ent."-Igudge.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-08-18
TELEGRAPHIC BREylTiRs.

A jury has finally been secured in the
Powell murder case at Redwood CITY.
In the Phylloxera Congress at Vienna the
majority of the delegates favored the en-
plOyment of carbonate of soda.
Orders have been received to fit the steel
cruiser Boston for sea without delay. She
will join the European squadron.
Frank Stanford and James Clements, two
horse -herders, undertook to swim their
horses across Snake river, Idaho, and were
drowned.
Lionel Alfred Eadon, an English lad,
aged II years, has been missing from home,
his fathers ranch, near Calistoga, since
July 18th.
1t is reported that the Northern Pacific
has about secured entrance to Chicago over
the tracks of the Wisconsin Central, with
vast terminal facilities.
The town of Summerville, A. T., was
burned on Thursday about . o'clock in the
morning The total loss is about 800, 900,
and the insurance $4 300.
A boarding house and store at West
chester, w. Va, were burned yesterday.
Mrs. Wallace and son, Simon, aged so, were
crematsd. Robbery, murder and arson are
suspected.
Richard Fox George, one of Henry
Georges sons, and business manager of the
Standard, was married yesterday to Mary
Emily Robson, daughter of Mrs. NJ D.
Robson of Brooklyn.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-08-18
The Human Breath a Poison.

The Paris correspondent of the Medical
Press and Circular reports that at the last
meeting of the Academic des Sciences, Pro-
fessor Brown Sequard referred to some ex-
periments he had conducted with view
to determine what, if any, were the toxic
effects of the human breath. In condens-
ing the watery vapor coming from the hui
man lungs he obtained poisonous liquid
capable of producing almost immediate
death. This poison is an alkaloid Tor
ganic), and not a microbe or series of mi
erobes, as might have been imagined. He
injected this liquid under the skin of rab-
bit, and the effect was speedily mortal.
The animal died without convulsions;
the heart and large vessels were engorged
with reddish blood, contrary to what is
observed after ordinary death, when the
quality of blood is moderate and of dark
color. In conclusion this eminent physi-
ologist said that it was fully proved that
respired air contained volatile toxic
principle far more dangerous than the ear
bonic acid, which was also one of its con-
stituents, and that the human breath, as
well as that of animals, contained highly
poisonous agent.