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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-05-03
Raplne On Morocco


The Moroccan soldier Is not so much
a man of war as collector of taxes, and
from time to time his master sends him.
without law or rule to visit those whom
he finds either too rich or rich enough
for him, the Sultan, to claim his share of
the prize. Rapine is the only resource
of the treasury. Each Pasha lcvies his
share on all the bargains concluded on
his territory. This state Of affairs has,
however, been improved since the inter
vcntion Of Europeans in Morocco. But
not so man. years ago, AMI in the sec
ond half Of this century the most horri
bic tortures were inflicted both upon
Mussulman and Jewish merchants in or.
der to enforce them to avow their fatal
riches. Mr. J. Drummond Hay, in the
narrative Of his journey upon the banks
of the Leucos, relates dreadful details;
men shut up in ovens, wedges driven in
under their nails, children smothered
slowly before the eyes of their parents, a
man shut np in the cage Of a chained
lion, whose chain was long enough to
enable him to come within an inch of
the victim, who could not make the
slightest movement without being rent
by the talons of the least.
Doubtless the stories of Mr.. Drum
mond Hayarc exaggerated at the present
day, and perhaps they were when he
wrote. But this fact remains, in essen
tial points at least, the Treasury is filled
by means Of exactions and authorized
thefts; and every official conscience may
be bought. This is true from one end
of the social scale to the other. When
the merchant has tortured the slave,
and when the Pasha has rif1ed the mer-
chant, the Sultan employs sim lar means
to relieve the Pasha of his booty. Many
Pasha, after finally getting rich, is be
trayed by one of those around him and
denounced to the Emperor as a great
capitalist. Thereupon he is sent for to
court, and the good sovereign spoils him
of everything, even to the last piece of
money that sleeps in his Golfers in his
pockets, even to the last fon, to the last
rhani, to the last terra Gotta vase which
is sold in the marketplace. Then, a
second JOB, the Pasha is sent back to his
subjects 50 that he may begin another
period of oppression. If, however, the
master has reason to suspect that any
portion Of the treasure has been KEPT
back or hidden, he has the Pashi
beaten, and then sends him to spend tn,
rest of his days in the contemplativt
shades of prison.-Harper>s Aagasine.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-05-03
The Dor Craze.

The dog ''craze" is increasing, and
with startling rapidity, in New York
city, and it continues to be shared alike
by both sexes. A pair of canine treas
ures is now considered a small posses
sion, and the fashionable and avowed
admirer Of dogs now boasts a collection
Of five or six varied specimens, and
thinks nothing of going out for a stroll
on a sunshiny day through one of the
city's parks attended by the whole col
lection. 1t doe, present a somewhat
curious scene for a stylishly- dressed
woman TO be holding, as it were, a sort
Of impromptu circus in one of the
squares. Her several dogs gambolling
about while she checks them with
slender whip clasped in her daintily
gloved hand, and summons them to her
side by a shrill whistle, all under the
observance Of motley crowd of spec
tators that stand off at a respectable dis
tancc, as if enjoying free show. The
fashionable dog for the feminine pet is
increasing in size, and instead of the
soft, curled poodles and toy pugs we
now see English and Irish settlers, sym
metrical Italian and English greyhounds,
Scotch collics and Blenheim spaniels.-
Table Talk.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-05-03
Stoned hY MONKEYS.

This incident happened to an artis-
tic correspondent of the London Graphic,
who writes: II had started in the
early morning on a march between Bara-
moola and Murree. The road led along
the side Of the mountains, and in many
places was mere path hewn out Of the
solid rock. In one part there was
projecting rail at the edge of the track
on the right was cheer drop of sew
eral hundred feet, on the left rose an
almost perpendicular cliff. As / ad-
vanced along the path saw two large
monkeys seated on the rail. One of
them when he saw me jumped upon the
rock. Just for fun l picked up small
stone and threw it at the other, when he
too bounded up the cliff and disappear
ed. thought no more of the incident,
but before had gone forty yards a
couple Of stones whistled close by my
head. Hooked up, and there on ledge
of rock were about a dozen monkeys,
all busy throwing stones at me. They
seemed to shy them just as man
would do, and very fairly straight, so
much so that l thought it wise not to
stay to make a very critical examina-
tinn y
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-05-03
Origin of a Famous Porcelain.

In the periol (954-959) of the Heou-
Tcheou dynasty of China, Emperor Chi
tsong gave his nickname Of Tch'ai
(Tch' al yao) and the qualification of i'm
peral Yu-yao) to porcelain that came
from the country of Pien, now Khai-
fong-fou, in the province of HO-nan,
and an artist having asked him for
model, he replied: "Let the porcelain
destined TO the palace be blue as the
sky appears to us after the rain in the
space between two clouds" The order
was executed literally, and the charm
Ingly -colored porcelain was called Yu-
keuo-thien- tsing, (blue Of the sky after
the rain.) To quote from Chinese
chronicler: "It is blue as the sky, bril-
liant asa mirror, thin as .paper, sonor-
Gus as the Khing, polished and lustrous,
and remarkable for the delicacy of its
veining as we'll as for the incompatible
beauty of its color" After the death of
the artist, fragments of his work were
eagerly sought for and used to decorate
caps of ceremony or to be worn like
beads around the neck in a thread of
silk.-Neo York Times.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-05-03
HUMOROUS.

Who kills all the dead letter 50
Bound to be read-New books.
Tongue tied-The bell-clapper.
Not real timber-The ships log.
Always knight work-Playing chess.
Wrapped up in themselves"-Mum-
mics.
Paying cash for suit of clothes is a
no bill deed.
Like everybody else, the money
lender must have an interest in his
business
The barber who shaves boys would
make a good city editor. He learns to
cut down.
''They come high, but we must have
them, said the practical young man
as he gazed at the stars one summer
night.
In Central of South America, when a
man has a Guatemala letter he puts
Paraguay stamp on it, before his friends
can Peru's it.
Henrietta Occurring her wayward
cousin) Some young men never can say
"No." Jack (unabashed) some
girls never can say eyes"
On the Hunt.-"Doctor, why didn't
you kill that snipea He came just right
for you" "But, my dear fellow, he flew
zig gag, and had no sooner fired zig
than he was zag."
Not so Funny. .-Editor Cooking at
joke)-"Thats funny. Contributor
eyes, thought SO" Editor-'I don't
mean that. It's funny that you should
think sucha thing as that funny"
Winks-Has your wife cheerful dis
position3 NIinks-Oh, yes; very cheer
full. Last night when I was dancing
around the room on ono foot, after hav-
ing stepped on a tack, she laughed until
her sides ached
Artful Amy-Algernon, in parliamen-
tary usage, what does the presiding of
fcer say when a matter is to be put to a
vote2 Unsuspecting AigeInon-Are you
ready for the question: Artlul Amy
Yves, Algernon, think am.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-05-03
Nail Biting Dangerous.

"a novel incident resulting from a
habit of very common prevalence among
nervous people was brought to my no
tice recently said leading physician
of Philadelphia to a reporter the other
day. "a young lady presented herself
at my office and complained of con
slant irritation in her throat. Two
weeks previously she had been taken
with a severe attack of sore throat,
which was treated by the family physi-
clan. Under his care she said the inha-
nation quickly subsidized, but there still
remained a sensation of irritation. Ex-
animation revealed a small heshy look
ing object about the size of kernel of
wheat adherent to the tissues posterior
to the left tonsil by the one end. The
other parts of the throat were normal.
The little mass could not be detached by
a cotton covered probe, but by the use of
forceps it was easily removed, and on
examination proved to be a piece of fin
ger nail which had become embedded in
a cheesy deposit. A broken piece of the
nail was also removed from under the
mucous membrane at the same spot by
a sharp pointed probe. The lady then
confessed to the habit of biting her fin
ger nails, and, moreover, could remem-
Der that day or Two previous to her
throat trouble piece of nail she had
bitten off had become lost in her mouth,
but after it had caused fit of cough
ing she had forgotten all about it until
reminded by the discovery"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-05-03
SCROFULA

can only be cured by thorough purifica-
ton of the blood. II this Is neglected,
the disease perpetuates its tailt through
generation after generation. Among its
earlier symptomatic developments are
Eczema, Cutaneous EruptiOns, Tu-
mOrs, Boils, Carbuncles, Erysipelas,
Purulent Ulcers, Nervous and Ply
steal Collapse, etc. If allowed TO con.
tinue, rheumatism, ScrOfulOus Ca
tarrh, Kidney and Liver Diseases,
Tubercular Consumption, and vari-
Gus other dangerous or fatal maladies, are
produced by it.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-05-03
The American Girl.


The practical, plain young girl,
Not afraid of the rain young girl,
A poet.cal posy,
A ruddy and rosy,
A helper Of self young girl.
a home in her place young girl
A never will lace young girl
A toiler serene,
A life pure and clean,
A princess of peace young girl
A wear her own hair young girl
A free from stare young girl
Improves every hour,
No sickly sunflower,
A wealth Of rare sense young girl
An early retiring young girl.
An active aspiring young girl,
a morning ariser,
A dandy despiser,
A progressive American girl.
An honestly courting young girl
A never seen flirting young girl,
A quiet and pure,
A modest demure,
A fit for a wife young girl.
q sought everywhere young girl
A future most fair young girl
An ever discreet
We too Sc d m meet
This queen among queens young girf
Mrs n. E Woods, IN New York World
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-05-03
To Save Time.

Anything to save time is New York's
motto. The newest thing is a shop
where men and women may have their
shoes mended while they wait. Custo-
mers see the latest shoemaking machinery
in the window, and behind the machine
a row of lasts, at which men prepare
the work for the machines. A woman
goes in, has her shoes taken of, put on
the lasts, trimmed of all tatters and
shreds, fitted with new heels and soles,
put into sewing or mailing machines
and made good as new almost half as
quickly as it has taken to write these
words. Patching is the only work that
is done in the old. fashioned wav. En-
sass
TIRE new shoes are made to order by the
palr iii two hours.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-05-03
Peach Stone FneI.

It has been demonstrated in Vaca
Valley that peach stones will make as
good a fire for household purposes as
the best kind Of coal in the market, says
the Vallejo (Cal.) Chronicle. The fruit
growers, instead Of, as heretofore,
throwing the pits away, dispose of the
stones at the present time at the rate of
Sc ton. A sack Of the stones will
weigh about eighty pounds, and will
last as long as an equal number Of
pounds of coal, and give greater in
tensity of heat At many of the or
chards in tho valley may be seen great
stacks of peach and apricot stones which
will eventually find SfieiT way toSad
Francisco and other places to be used for
fuel The apricot stones do not burn as
readily as the peach, and will not COM
mand as good a price. The fruit raisers
win undoubtedly be pleased to learn
that they now have another source of
revenue open to them. A large number
of peaches are dried during the summer
season for shipment. As soon as the
owners find that they have 9 market ioT
tbs STOKES, greater number oi poanos
-. Ln~.tofrra
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-05-03

Cornish Lullaby.

Out on the mountain over the town,
All night long, all night long,
The trolls go up and the troll 60 down,
Bearing their packs and grooming a song;
Aud this is the song the hill folk Groom
As they trudge in the light of the misty
moon
Gold, gold ever more gold
Bright red gold for dearie!n
Deep in the hill the yeoman delveS
All night long all night long;
None but the peering, furtiye e,ves
See his toll and hear his song;
Merrly over the cavern rings
As merrily over his pick hs swingS
And merrily over his song he sings,
Gold, gold ever more gold
Bright red gold for dearie"
Mother is rocking thy lewly bed
All night Ion :, all night long
Happy to smooth thy curly head
And > hold thy hand and to sing her song; /;
'Tis not of the hill folk, dwarfed and old,
Nor the song of the yeoman, stanch and bold,
And the burden it bareth is not of gold;
But it's"Love love nothing but love
Mothers love for dearier
Chicago Ne,os
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-05-03
PORT TOBACCO, MARYLAND. MAY 3. 1889.

wieldy, and we had towed it after u5
rather than to cast it loose or to attempt
to hoist it inboard. was on watch
from eight to twelve and nothing sus-
picious occurred during the first three
hours About IL O'clock, as l stood
near the man at the wheel, | was hailed
from the foremast with:
"NIr. Merlin, will you please step for.
ward and take look at something we
cant make outp
alterward recalled that it was not
the voice of one of my watch, but did
not heed the matter at the time. ]
started forward and had reached the
waist of the vessel when two men seized
me, lifted me clear of the deck, and be-
fore could recover from my astonish-
ment / was flung overheard head first.
1t was more by instinct than any plan OF
my own that / swan for the boat wing
astern. Had the brig not been sailing
close haule |, and therefore sailing at
moderate pace, ] should not have
reached it, 1t was close shave, and
as hung to. the gunwale for moment
| heard great confusion on the brig
1t was mutiny, of course, and l was the
first victim. My idea was to get
aboard again as soon as possible,
and the only way was to get
into the yawl, pull her close up, and
then shin up the painter. After an ef-
fort or two pulled myself in, and just
then there were oaths and cries and pis-
tol shots from the brig, followed by
couple of splashes alongside, which
meant that two bodies, living or dead,
had gone overheard had hold of the
painter when it was loosened from
above, and / drifted rapidly astern. The
fight continued as long as was within
hearing. was out of it entirely and
could only hope that our crew, who were
all good men, would overcome the
mutineers in the struggle.
After the brig was out of sight I got
sail on the boat, and followed her to the
best of my judgment. 1t was just in the
gray of morling that was picked up by
a British ship bound into Rio. 1t wasn't
so very mysterious that We picked up
the boat and that her crew attempted
our capture, but it certainly was queer
that from the hour she left me to this
day that brig has never been heard of.
But for my escape she would have been
rated as lost, and the insurance paid.
As it was the insurance company con-
tested payment, and won their case in
court. The insurance of that day, at
least, did not provide for any such
emergency. The naval and merchant
service of every power was
notified of the circumstance.
and for two or three years every sea
was under observation, but the brig
was never ovcrhaulel, nor any of her
old crew heard Of My idea is that she
foundered within few days with all
hands, but Others differ. She certainly
did not turn pirate, and she was never
heard of as a wreck. There is no such
British ship as the men said, nor was
any raft burned as they stated. They
must have been lying in wait; but it is
queer that they would be so far out to
sea in such a boat. Taken all in all, it
was a strange case, and no one has ever
got the right end of the thread to solve
the tangle. -[NeO York Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-05-03
An Old Maids Freaks

Old Miss Peirson of Pittsfeld, Mass.
is dead. She was a noted character.
She used to 60 to cattle shows bedecked
with diamonds. In her effects were
found fifty bonnets, seventy shawls and
many silk dresses fifty years old. But
she could afford what she pleased, be-
cause her personal estate probated at
$3.50, 900.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-05-03
Ayers SarsqparMa

Is the only p9poerf1 and dl,eoys reliable
b0od-purifgiHg medicine. II is so effect
ual an Alternative that it eradicates from
the system Hereditary Scrofula, ana
the kindred poisons of contagious diseases
and mercury. At the same time it en-
ri, Nes and vitaizes the blood, restoring
licalthfal action TO the vital organs and
reinN enating The entire sxstem. This great
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-05-03
KINGS EVIL

Was the name formerly given to scrofuk
because OF a superstition that it g ,uld be
cured by kings touch. The world :.
wiser now, and knows that
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-05-03
Regenerative Medicine

Is composed of the genuine Honduras
lSarS0ltaIald, with Ieilolg Dock, Still
Ingid, the IodideS Of Potassium and
Iroa, ard other ingredients of great po-
tencv. careIully and scientifically com
pounced. Its formula is generally known
to The medical profession, and the best
physicians constantly prescribe AYERS
SARSAPARILLA as an
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-28
IN RAILWAY CIRCLES.
The Way the Denver News Has
it Put Up.
THE I'm. COMING TO SALTLAKE
A Road From Fort Collins, Colorado, TO this
City - Personal and General
Railway Notes.

1t is very generally understood in this
vicinity-and there are many things which
give credence to the rumor-that the Union
Pacific and Burlington Missouri rail
way companies have combined to build a
railroad from Fort Collins to Salt Lake city
by way Of the Cache a la Poudre canon,
and from Salt Lake City the Burlington
Missouri viii run over the Utah Cen
ira, 20 Frisco, and thence over the line
which is under construction to Los Ange-
les, California. The road from Salt Lake
to Los Angeles will be operated by the
Union Pacific and Burlington & Missouri,
an independent through line from the Mis-
souri, river to the Pacific coast. The OBJ
iect of this combination between these two
rsilway companies is to keep other roads
out of this territory; and also to get an in
dependent line TO the Pacific. A townsite
is being surveyed at Rustic, and another
near the mouth of Cache ala Poudre canon.
The right of way from the Rustic over
Cameron pass to North park has been Sc
cured, and representatives of these com
panies have been on the grounds for some
lime past and work has been done on the
toll road in order TO hold tho right Of way.
DenpSg' NSHS.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-28

Temple street east of First East street
aud those taking from the mains on Sixth
/ East street shall be deemed to belong tc
said upper district.
All that portion Of the city lying west
and south of the foregoing boundaries is
hereby made and declared to be the lower
sprinkling district.
Sprinklers for lawns, sidewalks, streets,
windows and fronts in the upper district
must be used only between the hours of 9
and . o'clock am. and 4 and o'clock p. m,
and in the lower district between the
hours of and 10 o'clock am. and 6 and
o'clock m, during the months of July,
August, September and October of each
year. Thirty minutes time each day shall
be allowed for the sprinkling of each one
hundred square yards of lawn in the upper
district and twenty minutes each day for
the same area in the lower district. 4
Any person violating any Of the provi-
sions of this section, or of any proclama-
ton made by the mayor in pursuance
hereof, shall, upon conviction, be fined IN
any sum not exceeding ten dollars for the
first offense, and not exceeding twenty dol
lars for each subsequent offense.
The present seasons extreme drought
renders the strict enforcement of these
provisions an imperative necessity. 1t is
hoped all consumers will appreciate the
situation, and in addition to the observance
of the above requirements, be as economi-
cal in the use of the water as possible.
Respectfully,
C. M OTTINGER supt WaterWorks.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-28
TIME TABLE.
PEOPLES EQUITABLE.
Five gallon kegs pickles, S1.40.
CAUTION TO WATER TAKERS DON'T
WASTE THE WATER.

The attention of all persons using water
through the city water mains is respect
AfuIly invited to the following provisions Of
city ordinance:
"SEcr1ox 2S-Sprinklers for lawns, gar
dens, yards and sidewalks, must be used
only for the purpose paid for; and no
sprinkler shall be used for sprinkling the
streets or sidewalk unless such privilege is
paid for accordingly. No nozzle for
sprinkling shall be larger then one-fourth
of an inch in diameter, and no sprinkler
thaIl be allowed except in connection with
other water service.
the city is hereby divided into two
.spriukling udistricts. All that portion of
Sthe city lying east and north of the follow
ing boundaries is hereby made and declared
to be the upper sprinkling district, to-wit:
Commencing at the intersection of First
West and Seventh North streets, and run
ming thence south along said First West
street to Second North street, thence
east along said Second North street to
Apple street, thence southeasterly along
Apple street to First North street, thence
east along First North street to East Tenn
pie street, thence south along East Temple
street to North Temple street, thence east
along North Temple street to First East
street. thence south along First East
street TO South Temple street, thence east
&onp South Temple street to Sixth East
street, thence south along Sixth East
street 10 Liberty Park. And all persons
taking water from the mains on South
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-06-28
LOCAL AND OTHER BRIEFS.
THE Modieska sales begins at the Grand
box Office this morning.

THE Modjeska sales begins at the Grand
box Office this morning.
THERE was a lively fight in Fitzgerald's
saloon last evening, the result being two
bloody faces ard two arrests.
A YOUNG man who has been putting up
at Commercial street boarding house.
chad his leg puiled'' for $50, by some sort
of a "slin'' game yesterday. The officers
are after the fellows who trapped him
THE FIRE alarm of yesterday morning
was caused by the burning of house be
longing to John Sheppard, situated at the
corner Of Seventh and II streets. The
house was occupied by a German family
named Bluer, whose son arrived from the
old country the evening previous. 1t was
but natural that they should desire to re-
new old associations, and it was nearly
O'clock when they got ready to retire.
The son put the lamp in the window and
stepped outside. In a second the curtains
were ahame, and in a short time it became
evident that the house was doomed. Mrs.
Bluer was badly burned. The loss will
amount to about $500. The victims of the
fire are very poor, and a subscription has
been started to AID them in getting on
their feet again.