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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-01-11
Christening Of Orr Sl,lns.

Almost every conceivable combina-
tion OF letters h been employed in
naming thu 25,o00 steam and sailing
v-ssels comprisiag tho facrehant marine
Of the United States The demand fos
proper designations has far excesded
the supply, and romance, poetry. fis-
tion, ancient my holo ~, history go og--
----ssss srsssss SsssssS 1gvn ~ t1aHish
name. By usage as strange as 1t is in
explicabIe ships Of all classes have boon
claimed by the feminine gender, AMI az
a result II ost of their names are those
approprlatt d by tn, fair sex. Next in
preponderancc, after fancy and COM
mon-piace names, perhaps, are those of
the owners OF the ycssel' to whom the
builders have given the special privilege
of honorin, their wives or daug ghtcrs,
themselves or some friends. Tho own
ers are susceptible to the pleasing faci-
nation Of having their names Carried
from the small villages in which they
live, perhaps, to distant parts, and
their ships are made to perform this
service. If of an economic turn of
mind, however, tho owner will lay
side his desire for glory, and will bo-
stow the name Of close friend upon
his vessel, the consideration usually be-
ing a haadsome and va,u lb!e set OF
colors. Promi4elt men, too, are res
pccted by mariners, and they do them
further honor by engraving their names
upon the stern Of their ships, and as a
consequence, every statesman or presi-
dent Of the last century has one or mora
white winged or steam vessels plough
lag the ocean to-lay bearing his full
name 4 il we'll known, the vessel Is
baptized at her lau1ch as the sparkling
champagne dashos over her PROV from
a / Lottle broken by fair maiden attircd
in tight fitting dress prepared ospe-
cialy for the occasion. Whiskoy is
used il the seaport villages where
champagne is not easily obtained, and
water no doubt. W uld serve tho pur-
pose very well.-[Baltimore Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-01-11
The Corean Army.

To refer to he..Caseaa as&a 7, it ssaay~
be briefly summed up in the fact that
at present it is not an object of either
fear or respect to any power save it3
own nation. The 1000 troops at tho
Capital, of whom oaly some 5000 are
armed, and that poorly and variou'ly
with Remingtons, calibre 43, Snyders,
Enfelds and old Tower muskots, are
divided into three commands, the right,
left and special barracks. Those of
the left, who are the most numerous
and most important, presumably
because the LETT flank is usu.
ally nearest tho rear, are desig-
mated ly the metal character
on their hats and the beautiful lilac
color of their baggy trousers. The
right wing wear trousers of brickish
red, and have different character en-
their hats. The special barracks con-
tain the "Kissus," or gendarmes, and
they are distinguished by peari-gray
trousers and black button on the top
of their sombreros. AS for the Corean
troops, which are said to number from
80, 600 to 40, 900 men, with the excep-
tion of the garrisons of Kangh- Wha and
Ping AD, who are said to be fairly we'll
disciplined and under proper control,
they are hardly worth mentioning.
For, as matter of fact, the COreans,
devoid as they are of either arm, ma
terial or money are much more expert
with the bow and arrow than they can
ever hope to become with the modern
brees h-loading rifle, or even the anti
quated muzzle-loader. - Philadelphia
Telegraph.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-01-11

looking, but nice looking old man bo-
hind 1t, when it dashed away again.
Grandma her Sands stood behind
her holding the clothes-pin bag, and a
young girl, as pretty as her mother,
was scattering some corn among the
chickens aud singing, Up in the Morn
Ing Euly."
Dear me-" said tho young widow,
taking clo'he pin from her mouth to
say it, 'ft almost breaks my heart to
leave this place. "Wo've been so happy
h.re for the last year"
They may not find a purchaser for
the house," said grandmother.
"Ohi yes they will. They arc sure
to fnd one. / wish / had eight hun
dred dollars, Id bought it in mo.
ment, then wo could have home for
ever; but there's no use wishing. /
never have moro than eight hundred
cents at timo nowadays," and she
stopped her mouth again Wit ahother
clothes-pin.
My DEAR said yoico directly be-
hind them, and they all turned to Sc,
the old man, who had como out Of shs
woods SO silently they had ntver heard
his footsteps, leaning over the fence,
and gazing upon them with mild,
blue eye, "wouldn't it be funny if I
gave you tho money!
Grandmother Sands dropped tho
clothes pin bag-tho pretty widow near
ly checked herself with the clothes pin
she had between her teeth, and her
pretty daughter, her song suddenly
ended, stood with one hand held out
toward the chickens and her mouth
wide open.
Don't you know me, salieT' said
the old man, 81 should have known
you anywhere, though | haven't seen
you for many long, long years." aud
he slowly turned his black eye end then
both eyes upon her and oponod the cato
al q oafay III. '"'''''''..''
... .@1Mnsbaad.t ~~sb7lekea.os22a "~graad.~
mother.
'Fatherp' cried the daughter.
"Grandfatherl Hurrahl' shouted
Ruth.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-01-11
Domestie Mistake.

Mr. B ks Geadiug) MN is by ma
ture mastIr subduar, and tam,r Of
Mrs.. Bl.xs-Huhl should just like
TO see ypI
20 he animal kingdom"
'oAf New York Weekly
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-01-11
So Much NAV Be Done.

There is much that may be done
While the glittering life sands run,
II ye be but earnest minded.
If ye go not weakly blinded
By gay Fashions heartless folly,
Or a selfish melancholy,
By a momentary pleasure,
Or love Of ease aud leisure;
Lured not Iy fitting beauty
From the narrow path Of duty,
Much there is that m " BE- done
By an earnest IN .nded one
There is much that may be done
By a gentle, loving onel
Hers sweet mercy's prayer to breathe;
Hers the manly brow to wreathe
In fadeless garlsnds from above,
Gemmed with the dew of heavens love;
To soothe the care worn, troubled breas
To guard the weary pilgrims rest,
To close the eyes Of age and youth,
To whisper Of celestial truth,
Much-ah, machl-mqy e'er be done
By gentle, loving one.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-01-11
Eating With the Fingers

The nations which still eat with the
fingers defend the practice on the
ground OF cleanliacss. A Malay gentle
man regards the use OF fork much as
we should thiak of the use of bor-
rowed toothpick. H, is troubled by
the reflection that it has been in other
mouths and that some lazy servant may
have neglected to wash it properly.
The care of his flgers is il his own
charge, and he knows that they are
clean and that they have never been in
any Oua's else mouth.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-01-11
HUMOROUS.

A cultivated ear-A1 ear OF corn.
Goes round on tick-Th9 clock.
A delicate subject-Tho invalid.
Men Of all degroes-Freomasons
Tho cobb,or's MOTTO "Never too
late to mend"
1t takes a strong man to hold his own
on a sea voyage.
Never travels with more than one
truak-Tho elephant.
Everybody sticks out his tongue at
1.-THE postage stamp.
A candidate may be scratched with
out being cured from tho itch for of
fee.
"What do you do in school now,
Wilus" "Wlsh was out Of it, most
OF the time"
When corn pops, 1t gets ghastly
white. Il Is much the samo way with
bashlul young men.
The Inauguration of the pancake
season brings stirring times to many
battered household.
An old salt who saw an incubator
work for tn, first timo, said it was tho
most wonderful hatchway that he ever
saw
There is q difference between the lips
of young man. and the lips of young
woman, Lut sometimes it is yerv
small one.
os;ss E5sts-Gs mas boil on MS
NOS, about all the time.
Almost any girl likes to feel able to
tvist young man around her fagor,
but she generally prefers to have the
young man circle it himself.
A young lady ia Michigan does all
her courting by telephone 1t saves
gas and afford, innocent Amusement to
the subscribers of the exchange.
What's the reason they
always have rocky passes aad all that
kind of thing in Iri-h plays' Blefkins
Because nothing could be moro ap-
propriato for Irelaad than sham-rocks.
Ransom-I thou hit you said you were
going to move your house, Snltha
Smith---W Well, 1 did think of it, but
came to the conclusion it couldn't be
done. Ransom---Why not2 Smith
Tho mortgage would break tine jacks.
Miss Shadyside-''H)w bored that
poor Mr.. Jonesy looks with that frivO~
lous young thing he is with. l can al
ways tell whom gentleman is bored"
Mr.. Tiredtodeath with guilty
start Bless my sou, you don't say
sor
&C lorgc, dear, what a beautiful dia-
mond butterfly 1t looks really to fly"
81 don't see why it wants to fly
grow ed George. ''IIeaven knows it's
high enou n now. The roll plate
counter is at the other cad of the store.
Como on"
Baraum retire3 from the circus; but
the rel lemonade and peanuts remain.
together with the grand concert i'm
mediately after the close of the per-
formance, tickets to which may be OBJ
tanned OF the young gentlemen who will
pass around tie tent ~ ,'2 IT,
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4
Some gills-most gir.s --woll. ANYHOW
good many girls-do not like to write
compositions. do.
When grow up hope to b, an al.
thor and write stori,5 aud perhaps
PONIES for all the great magazines and
papers, and some day may DO whole
book.
My mama says my grandfather, the
one have never seen, was very fond Of
literaychure.
L ter ychure means thiags that are
made up ut Of peoples heads and then
printed. / DO not mean all pcople's
heads for hundred, and hundreds have
not that kind Of head, but smart pso-
pes ads.
He used to be always talking times
and it is about him my story il to be.
lie was very good man, but very fun
ny. Not tho funny to make folks
.laitsgsl', tss lsat. the other fumay. lie had
one black. eye and one blMa. on ap,lm
be wa' ways falling into a referee.
Referee are when you thilk so hard
yod do net know anything ut all. Well,
when my mtmma was q little litter
than ne, il iather-that il my grand
father, OF cenrse--went one day to sec
an old friend of his off to forcn coun-
Try, and alter he sai good by to his
friend in he cabin, he went up on deck
and fell into aw ul re cree aad ths
hip carried him eff too.
Tncre was a dreadful timc when ne
a not come homo, and grandma shut
ID the bookstore -hs kept second
4 md storc--for three whole lays
al nights, and then shc could not get
ang that way, SO she,openol i agaia;
10 not bs distfossed for me, ayaiast my
will borne off to sea, for l think good
luck will come of it," and the rest was
that he was III Ostraylcr and was going
to stay there year or so until he made
lot Of money cause there was lots of
money there a1d monkeys and parrots
II WI h had one-and savage.
Grandma sent al a swer, but she
never got letter from him again. And
then alter five years somo one came
back from there and said the savages
had ki led him. Savages do not caro-
for rirel and litcryture. Aad grand
mother sold all her books aud furniture
'cept some feather beds and went TO
America-we lived in Il Elglaad first
no dill not for was not on earth yet
not till a good while after but the other
mem bers OF th9 faini y did. And my
mamma gr W up here to be a lovely
maiden and got married but she was
not very happy, for somebody drank.
1t i a awful thing TO drink. l do not
mean tea, or coffee, or lemonade, or
milk, or likeris water, or pain water,
but othsr things, and / often wish the
savages had let gr nd alone, and
then he would have como home aad
mamma would hay, married some other
prrson and would not hive been des-
olate widow with two girls and enc
how
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-01-11
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, saA
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 ct the popular LELAND Hotel,
Broadway, 27th and 2sth Streets, New York.
Mr.. LELAND's extensive knowledge OF the
good done by this unequalled eradicator OF
Mood poisons enables him to give inquireEs
much valuable information.
PREPARED BY
3eJ.o.Ayes& co4 Lowell, ssasss
sold by all Druggists; 81, six bottles sar s..
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-01-11

soldier have to toe the mark, but
snoemalSets only mlrk the toe.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-01-11
NO. 38.
A Liie.LessOn.

There little girl, don't cTyl
They have broken your Goll l nowi
And your tea-set blue;
And your playhouse, too
Are things Of the long ago;
But childish troubles viii soon pass by.
There! little girl, don't cryl
There! little girl, don't cryl
They have broken your slate, know:
And the glad wild ways
OF your school girl days
Are things Of the long ago;
But life and love will soon come by.
There little girl, don't cry
There! little girl, don't cry;
They have broken your heart, know;
And the rainbow CLEANS
OF your youthful dreams
Are the things Of the long ago;
But heaven holds all for which you sigh.
Therel little girl, don't cryi
flames Whitcomb Riley
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-01-11
WARREN LELAND,
whom everybody knows as the successfu,
manager of the
Largest Hotel Enterprises

ST America, says that while passenger from
New York on board ship going around Cape
Horn, in the early days of emigration to Cal
ifornia, he learned that one of the officers of
the weasel had cured himself. during tho voy-
age, of an obstinate disease by the use of
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1889-01-11
1.-THE end or inis.l

The moment tho OF man had finished
reading this story he seiz,d his hat,
fun il upon hil head and rushed into
Mrs. D)lI's--tho kid glove cleaner
wi'hou. even stopping to knock at the
door, which was such an ulu3ual thing
for him to do that Mrs. Dolf started up
from her work il the greatest astonish-
ment, drop Jag ths bottle she was hold
ing in ono hand on the floor where it
troke and made the room smell like
well, two hundred pairs of cleaned
klal q eilAe-4fg,ies.
Whero does-if you please, ma'am
Mr. Do!f buy his clothesp asked he.
Great griell what has happened?
Can it be possible that tho old follow is
going to buy some new clothes for him
selil said Mr.. Dof to hersclf, and
then sho answered. out loud, Fl ha MT
bought any for year or SO, Mr.. Waste
Paper. but when he does Luy 'em he
goes to NJ. Lucky's, right around the
next corner, two blocks down. Lucky's
dead now and Gutter & Som have the
place."
''Thank you, ma'am," said Mr..
Waste Paper, throwing two bright sill
yer quarters into the lap of little
Cherry, who was sitting on the door
ill, with her kitten in her anna, aEd.
hurryiag away.
And the old man, dressed in a new
gray suit aud mics straw hat, who
called that aftera oon, first on Miss
Abeecy, the school mistress, where he
obtained the address of Ruth Sands
Morris, who had left sehaei &Aeat g
year before to live in the Village OF
Wlldrose, not very far away, and then
at the ''Safeandsure Savings Bank"
where he drew out a thou and dollars
ia brand new bank notes didn't look
much like Mr.. Waste Paper, but it was
he all the same.
The next morning, Mrs. Morris, the
pretty widow who lived in the one and
a half story cottage by the woods, in
the village OF WIldrose was hanging up
the clothes she had just flashed wash
ing, in the back garden, when the train
from tho big city over the uver came
dashing along, stopped at WiIdrose
Station, and left one passenger aa odd
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-22
A Providcntial Rat.

a woman in West Tcnficssee went
homo from church one Sunday i'm
pressed by q moving appeal which her
pastor had made in behalf Of minis
ter's widow recently left In want with
six children. What could sho give to
relieve this case of suffering7 She
was herself widow and poor. She
thought intensely over the matter, and
that night she prayed over it, but no
way of raising tho money occurred to
her. The next morning when she
went out to sweep off her doorstep
sho noticed that the earth OH ono side
had been freshly thrown up. and
something glittering lay in the dirt.
1t was S5 gold piece. During the
night rat had taken it into his head
to dig hole under tho step, and one
result Of his labor was the resurrec-
ton Of that coin. The woman knew
that during the war her husband had
buried his savings, oil in gold coin,
under those steps, but he had dug up
the money after the war was over, and
evidently supposed he had recovered
tho whole. 1t seemed that he was
mistaken. And now his widow was
not slow to follow tho hint given her
by the burrowing rat. She moved the
steps and after thorough search sue.
ceeded in finding $50. Regarding this
money as a direct gift from heaven she
sent it all to the suffering family
Boston Transcript
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-22
School Teachers.

If every new girl who is introduced as
aschool teacher should be dropped" by
tho board when she proves to be fail
urc, wo would soon have no teachers, or
good ones ut least. 1t is strange, but fact,
that, Us usual, the girls who, for from two
to three years, seem utterly hopeless, fin
ally become the best in the staff, while,
on the other hand, those who start out
most promising, too often become worth
less. While the Normal school lays a
good foundation, it does not finish a
teacher-in fact, making o teacher"
only commences when she makes her
debut in the school room. The superin-
tendent's staff and her principal watch,
instruct and discipline her, for three to
four years, when she is q thorough, re-
liable teacher, and then-she goes off and
marries, generally.-Interview in st.
Louis Globe Democrat.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-22
Efran0fh Of WaIla.

It Is found that walls laid up of
good, hard burned bricks, in mortar
composed of good lime and sharp
sand, will resist pressure of 1900
pounds per square inch, or 216, 900
pounds per square foot, at which fig
ure it would require 900 feet height
Of twelve inch wall TO crush the bot
tom courses, allowing 135 pounds as
tho weight Of each cubic foot. 1t also
appears from accurate calculations
and measurements that walls laid up
in the same quality of brick and NOR
tar, with one-third quantity Of Port
capable of resisting some 2, 500 pounds
per square inch OF, 8GO, 900 pounds per
square foot; this would require q
height Of wall 200 feet TO crush tho
bottom bricks. s.-Builder and Wood
worker.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-22
Children on Marriage.

Children are the kecnest Of observers
and the most practical deducers; indeed,
their deductions are often morse aston
ishing than agreeable to their elders.
Though we laugh, we do not always en-
JOY having our weakness revealed to us
by the babbling of babes.
Six little children were at play, and
whether it was that they grew tired of
fapiliar games or that that innate prin-
ciple, "lt is not good for man to be
Nlone, craved expression, they deter
mined to have wedding. John, aged s,
should marry Hattie, aged 8, and Broth.
er Harry would speak "the words that
bind"
Now, Harry had never heard n mar.
riage ceremony and was entirely ignorant
of the prevalent pledges, but was lie Mt Q
loss! Not he. He knew what papa and
mamma considered of paramount virtue,
and surely what they each SO eagerly de.
sired must constitute the requisite of q
happy married life.
The candidates for wedlock were re-
quested to stand side by side and gravely
obeyed.
"Hatty, will you get up in the morn.
ing and see that John has his breakfast
in time and that he has good things to
eat and never has to wait for his meals?'
John, will you give her all the money
she wants?"
That was all, but does 1t not contain
the quintessence of married felicity?'-
Kansas City Star.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-22
a joke OH the Doc.

Last Sunday afternoon an old, gray
haired gentleman appeared in Jackson
park. He was accompanied by shall
lap dog of tho pug species. This dog
ran about in an aimless way which indi-
Gated that he did not have any more
sense than stamped envelope. lie trot-
ted over the flower beds and left his foot
prints among the plants, and he had his
own way until n park policeman caught
sight of him. Finding out who was the
owner of the dog tho policeman ap-
preached tho old gentleman, tapped him
on the shoulder and said: "See, here,
my friend, you must have that dog keep
away from the flowers. Don't you see
that sign reading, Dogs not allowed on
the grass?" The old gentleman chuckled,
jerked his thumb toward the dog, and
replied: Eyes, I see it, but that little
cuss can't read" He thought it was q
good joke on the dog, and he refused to
think otherwise until tho policeman
threatened to lock him up If he did not
call off the dog, which he did.-Chicago
Herald
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-22
WRtcrcd Milk.

The milkman who waters his goods
generally does so under the impression
that the water poured in incorporates
itself with the milk and cannot be de-
tected except upon chemical analysis.
This shows gross ignorance. The milk
will hold only its own fluid; all foreign
fluid will be precipitated if the mixture
is allowed to stand for couple of days.
Any housewife may spot a dishonest
milkman with very little trouble. Let
her take long slender bottle, clense It
thoroughly and let it dry out. II, then,
it is filled with milk and allowed to
stand in cool--not cold-place for
forty-eight hours, all tho foreign fluid
will be precipitated-that is, it will set
tle to the bottom Of the bottle. The
sourcd milk will then fill the middle of
the bottle and the fatty substance will
be floating on top. Sometimes the top
will be layer of cream, then will come
a layer Of albumen, another artificial
device to make the milk look rich; then
will come the soured milk and ut the
bottom will be the foreign water. The
whole scheme Of deception can be read
by glance at tho bottle after one has
had single lesson in the rudiments of
milk inspection. This sort of work Is
not scientifically satisfactory, but it will
whether or not the milk is normal.-In-
terview in st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1889-11-22
SOMETHING New UNDER THE SU

SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE Sun.
New York, Nov. 15.-Mr. w. j.
Arkell, proprietor Of Judye and Frank
Leslie's Illustrated newspapers, recently
conceived brilliant idea. 1t occurred
to him that ne could afford to pay the
government of the United States $780,
900 year for the privilege Of using the
backs of postage stamps for advertising
purposes.
Judge l.. Amoreaux, for attorney Mr..
Arkell preceded to Washington and
consulted the Postmaster General re.
garding the matter. The latter feared,
however, that the statutes will stand in
the way and prevent any such sale. lie
decided to examine into the matter and
see what could be done.
Mr.. Arkell's idea is to print some one
advertisement of a reputable house on a
certain part Of the stamps for n certain
time, or on all during limited period
and follow this up by printing another
advertisement for another period.
The advertisement will be printed in
delicate -colored iDks before the stamps
are gummed, and tho result would be
that every user Of the postage stamp
would have an opportunity to read some
thing on its back before be licked it.