Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1888-02-03
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!, Mr., George Gould has white os-
,ricl feather fan inlail with gold aud
diamonds. which cost 81 OO".
\ The Court Of Appeals has decided
hat priest. IN France are entitled 10 en-
Ter into the married state.
man out in st. Paul, MINI has
eight living wives seven more than the
law allows
4 Itisnow es nnlicd that 900 persons
p.ri.hed from the effects Of the recent
ID izzari ia the Northwest. The loss Of
stock cannot be estimated
Russia. while denying warlike inten-
tions. is ,trengthing the organization Uf
her army and preparing fotilla ON the
Oxus.
TIE Senate has passed bills granting
pensions Of 81 900 a year to the widows
il Generals John A Logan aud Frank
P Blair.
Venus, the morning star, is brighter
thau it ever appeared to any man now
living, and nearer the earth than it will
be again for 3lO years.
Engineer Commissioner Ludlow, Of
the District of Columbia has been re
Iieyed By the President, aud Major
Charles w Raymond appointed in his
stead.
The Baldwin locomotive works, in
Philadelphia, last year turned out 653
locomotives, the greatest number ever
turned out by any shop i'll the same
time
Shareholders in Brazil are opposing
the final extinction Of slavery on the
ground that it will be impossible to car
~ on coffee planting on a large scale if
slavery is abolished
Strangely enough, Mrs. Sarah J
Hale, who was for many years the ed-
tor Of God,ys Lady's Book and did a
vast amount of literary work, is to-day
best rener bered by her verses; MARY
had little lamb.
At Orlando, Florida, a dog is owned
BY much coveted belle which, when
,y,r "a ttr.sn.,,., ,.;.;t,r et.,-, 80, l..,..
will stand up in front Of him and begin
to yawn and show other signs Of being
sleepy 1t is said the hint is readily
taken
Gopher farming is new industry be-
gun at Auburndale, Florida. Two men
nave devoted tract of | 900 acres to
the purpose. 1t is said that the most
epicure cannot tell the flesh
IF the Florida gopher from the famous
Maryland terrapin.
Among the gorgeous appointments Of
Robert CARROTS million dollar mansion
in Baltimore, is bathing pool nodded
after the famous bath Of an old French
king Il is constructed of silver and
Tennessee marble, and tie water is con-
iOctcd to it through trass pipes aud
gold plated faucets.
The French government has again
taken up the building of great armor-
,lad ships. Eight are now being press
'-smurd TO completion. Admira!
Paliu de la Barriere has caused a yes
sci to be built encased with cocnanut
fibre instead Of armor plates 1t is said
% have greater power Of resistance than
steel.
Hon. Francis Miller, a member Of the
bar, and who was the Ma
'yland Republican candidate for the At
orney Generllsbip of the State ut the
asst election, is sick at his residence,
sandy Springs, MI. He is thought to
'e suffering from cancer of the stomach
The wife of John Bradford, Of vii
nington, Del, left her bed while fast
sleep, walked from the chamber into
lie hall and fell down stairs. breaking
er nose and sustaining other severe in
Iries. She had been dreaming at the
Inle of a similar accident which had oc
urred to an acquaintance, lady, d
ear ago.
There were lynohed during the year
1897 in the United States no fewer
IAN l23 persons. Ofthe various States
nd Territories, Texas leads the list.
18th 10 lynchlngs, and Mississippi is en-
tied to second place, with fourteen to
er credit All the victims were males,
Q Of them being negroes.
1t is SAID that the big cattle ranches
the far West and Southwest are
'eak;ng up. A year ago the Niobrara
and and Cattle Company, which has
scome bankrupt, refused 81 ,000, 600
r its property. Instead Of the big
m James swallowing the little ones, il
thought that the tendency is toward
e breaking up Of the big ranches into
mailer ones.
Il was standing on Sarah Ann stree t.
id reporter yesterday, when some
ing occurred that fixed my faith on
e white horse business forever Two
: three of us were tallYing the red
lued girls, and who do you thin
lould come along but a red-haired ne
70 girl. That threw us all out, and
ii ike quitting But | turned and
oked up the street. and I'm blessed if
lere didn't come white mule Don't
Dv see how it holds out? That confirm,
y faith in it forever
We have heretofore been lei to be-
eve that ice purified Itself Now we
&c told that in good, marketable ice,
ken from where the water is polluted
ith the sewage of cities and towns
Iere exists an almost infinite number
living disease germs, and they ap
aar To thrive under the condition Of he