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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-09-19

We publish odys INDEPENDENT with Illustration the plan Of voting with
no% mark tickets so that they wi" not be thrown out BY the
When the voter under the system polls
Vand gn OF suffrage the only
wi" be- the baIbox the judges
rail which u him be complied the forn the law
he WI" also see inside this rail the booth which will remind him very
-rCo" and two tables Ga of these tables larger
ballot box with the judges seated by The clerks
this table and the registry will smaller table the oc
ballots will be placed under the guardianship clerk an official
aed oy the new law The officers will stand the The rail-
% " the SIZE of the ROOM aud has hinge section that
may DC raised to admit the when he found be qualified
patment by upright high wide constitute the
very simple structure known the Australian polling booths On shelf
sufficient distance conceal his from view The whole arranged
must be not o d b a 5' ps Od "h S5 r nft
the number OF voters exceeds five hundred in each there
Under the ne" law the ballots all printed public
lions party submit the names Of its candidates to the Supervisors Of
election before the tickets printed There will be but official ballot
% % INC party device emblem adopted BY its convention
meday after his When the has learned much thing
TO vote enters the polling and stops the guardra right
f s n, n%d h residence s.n,D required him ballot clerk will call
registry and he + entitled 10 b has Ga name found on h
GOES within the rail T 10 ne mas und me open sesame and
lot clerks The ballot must be folded when given
president Of the board election supervisors printed stamped on the
the name and initials when he receives the bo The will
one the booths and there with mbbar stamp which he will
he may prefer In this way be straight ticket
opposite the emblem he must not oher mark his ticket
lar candidates for whom he and if
not OF the printed lists he
LETT the ballot for that opposite name
lie scratch the candidate thrown out
The ossmk all that needed indicate his
more than live minutes mark his ballot there
the booths all but
likes long he does eiard others marking mus. fold
the which folded when him. take
the Judges table and in
will drop the baobx his registry
the should his ballot
returning the spoiled ballot but ao
There heavy penalties attached attempting
ballot
when he in the booth preparing his ballot Blind
assistance from the ballot clerks king ballots
who speak the English language bring interpreter
as the gudrai but inside the enclosed space max
that asked him. When the deposited in the box
he leaves the enclosed by another which he entered and
goes about his business if he has any.
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Circular Letter.
Port Tobacco. Sept. 11th. 1890.

Port Tobacco, Sept. l1th. 1890.
To the Officers of Registration for the
Several Election Districts of Charles
county, in the State of Maryland:
Gentlemen;
InaSmuch as several of you have, from
time to tune, asked instruction from me
as to certain of your duties | can, now,
having just seen the official publication
of the law, inform you.
l. You and have holding ~ (.
any alleged imperfections in the law,
but We must interpret it and execute it
as it stands on the Statute book
z Through the courtesy Of Mr.. Tur-
ner, Clerk of the Circuit Court, and at
my request, have been presented with
publication entitled manual of In
stractions for the use of the Officers of
Registration in the countless" a copy
whereof has, understand, been given
each of you; and, while it may be ques-
ton whether or not more abundant cour-
tesy might not have been done me, as
your legal adviser, by the publishers or
promulgators Of said publication, by pre-
sonting me a copy before the presenta-
ton to you, | lave no right, personally,
to object to your receiving advice from
others; and it is fair and proper that |
should say, after examining said pubica-
ton aud comparing it with the law, that
on the points covered it seems to be sub
stantmlly correct. therefore commend
it to your perusal.
8. In addition to the information |
have already some of you, by word Of
mouth, and that you have received
through publications in the n newspapers
and elsewhere, and, as explanatory and,
in some sort. ameadatOry Of what has
been said and written, have to submit
the following:
A. KS to your September String"
| In addition to she other duties i'm
posed upon you. ''you shall strike from
each of the duplicate registries of votersp
of your respective districts the names of
all persons who shall have ceased to be
entitled to have their names remain on
sid registres fer the causes enumerated
IN lines II to u inclusive Of Section 10
of the Act as published by authority
(being lines l6 to u Inclusive of your
copy whenever the facts shall be per
sonally bnown" to sou or shall be prov
en- to your satisfaction by testimony,
under oath, of one or more competent
witnesses. To such PERSONS, it seems,
you are not required to send notice. but
their names must be lblished, as pre-
scribed in Section 20, after yeur Sep
TENDER Sitting"
,. Besides tiis, on the first and sec
ond days of your said September Sit
ting you shall go carefully over the
list of names upon said registries" and
mote for striking and making a list
thereof the names of all persons" whom
you 'have gosd reason to beliere to be
proper to be stricken off. " This belief
may be founded upon facts within your
own knowledge or upon what others tell
you.
3. This last mentioned class of names
YOU shall make a list Of, which list shall
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-09-19
The Southern Md. Development Co
of Charles County. Md

VI SOhhNE AAhs
Officers: Commissioners:
p'ifits.,, - derrick Stone, John c. La6e,-
Sect, $ mi Cox Jr, S. r. Neave,
Tres, ". B. S Chdrmai. j.. F. Matthews.
The attention Of Land Owners, and those
having the control or care Of landed estates,
is invited to the facilities offered for the sale
Of real properties 10y the Establishment oi The
Southern Matylaud Development Company.
This company is mainly composed OIL resi-
deut hand owners, who, comling energy and
capital M a stock corporation, have organized
and equipped a real estate Office and general
agency tor the development aud sale OF lands
throut bout the counties OF Prince Georges
Calvert, Charles and st Mary's.
Persons DESTROYS OF having their lands placed
in the market during the season OF 1890, should
without delay send to the Company descrip-
ton OF the lands, correct name OF owners, Il
husband and wife, so state, tie number Of
acres quality, situation, area and kind Of
timber, farm improvements, etc, and the low
est cash price for which sale be made.
The Company will then examine the prop.
erty, and, il accepted and placed under con-
tract, will provide all necessary descriptions
for publlca ion in their forthcoming display
list Of the Glands and Resources of
Southern Maryland" A description
will also be placed on the office book Of sales
and in the hands Of the CUmpar US agents in
the several States.
The COmpany's terms OF sale viii be invnri-
ably as shall be agreed upon, and in evsry
case will he conditioned upon the fulfment
Of its contract undertakings.
The principal and business Office Of tile
Company is. for the preseut, located at La
Plata, Charles Co, Md.
Business communications should be sent to
that Office addressed TO
JOHN C. LANG,
inn 2i-am Eng Comm'r.
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"YOu are unfit for your poi;ion. and
I'll see that you never get there again. "
it is reported, Mr.. Edelcn said to Com
missioner Bowling. because the latter,
against his own conviction oe right,
would not do his bidding Does Mr..
Edelen say that brother Ben" who
held the same position last year was
unfit" for the place, because he did
not repair the Court House? That
hell see that he (Bowlng) will never
Get there again" sounds a little pre-
sumptous. Unless abuse, which always
fires the manly helrt aids, in as election,
Bowling osgiit to feel sorely grieved at
the loss of so valuabl4 supporter.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-09-19

The aSmies of Europe are adopting
new rifles throughout. They are small
err and lighter than the old, are used
with sm~aeless power and will send a
smaller BALI fo~ther than the old guns
did. Olse Of these new guns. which will
carry a ball two miles, has been present.
ed to the United States War Department
with the compliments of the British
Secretary Of War. A friendly message
is engraved upon the silver mounted
ease which eoatains the rife. 1t is to
be hoped that these new British rifles
will never bring any other than a. friend
ly message to US.
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at all times be open to public inspection.
and You shall send notices by the sheriff
and through the mails, not later than
Friday, September 18th, to each person
whose name is on the list, Countless you
known him to be dead" says the law,
J but in this case you should strike him off
finally, unless the knowledge Genes to
you after your sitting, according to the
form herewi enclosed you.
b As to your October Sitting"
l. On Monday, Tuesday, Wednes
.hnrsdy. in addition to your
work of registering, striking off, &c, as
provided by law, you shall require ard
examine into cases ofpcrsons whose names
YOU may have noted at the September
Sitting" aud to whom notices shall have
been sent as before referred to. Should
no cause or, in your judgment, an in
sufficient cause tothe contrary be shown,
in any case. you shall on the following
Friday, that is on the FIRST Friday in
October, strike off the name.
2 Having completed your work on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday. and having completed the
work of striking off, as aforesaid, on
Friday following, you shall Immediately
thereafter and on the said Fndag, send
sotices through the sheriff and by mail
to all persons whose names you may
have stricken off IN said Monday, Tues
day. Wednesday, Thursday and FRIDAY.
notifying them that their names had
been stricken off, in accordance with the
form herewith sent you To persons
you know to be dead you send no no.
'tices.
3. On the Friday aforesaid YOU shall
sit with open doors as on other DAYS of
your 'sittings," but you shall perform
no other work than the striking off the
class of names noted at the September
Sitting"above referred to, and proper to
be stricken off, and the sending and
mailing notices as aforesaid
4. On the third Monday in October
you shall sit with open doors as on 9th
er days and re-instate on the registries,
the names of such persons as may be
proven to you to have been enormously
stricken Off at any of your "sittings'
this year, and, in such cases, it would
be well to make proper explanations in
the column of remarks. "
5. After this last day of your "Octo-
Der sitting" you shall publish the list re-
quired by Section 20.
Respectfully yours,
i A. WILMER,
The States Attorney for Charles county.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-09-19

The discovery of the spores of germs
in the air that fas.en upon a wound ana
cause Inflammation. the additional dis
covery there are antiseptie dressings
which will prevent these spores from
reaching the wou ID. and thus prevent
fever and enable the injury to heal d.
rectly, is probably the greatest achieve
ment in surgery III the latter half Of the
Nineteenth Century.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-09-19

Keep a watch on the Democrats this
fall; you will find them wide-awake and
ready to do everything to reduce the
Republican majority in this county. -
The year 1885 should teach Republicans
Wat they have an INSCRIPTIONS foe to
deal with.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-09-19
PUBLIC NOTICE.

We, the undersigned citizens of Charles
county, hereby give notice that at the expira-
ton OF thirty days from the date hereof we
will petition the County Commissioners of
Charles county to open public road leading
from Hanson HiA'' through the lands of Hugh
Mitchell, Mrs. Mary }. Davis, Mrs. Robert
Furgusson, D. / Sanders, George and Ber-
nard Matthews to La Plata:
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-09-19

Floods in various parts Of New York
sags submerged many towns, carried of
B.idges and tracks and blocked several.
1lllSoads.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-09-19

A busy hive Of industry is W. D. Campbell
& Cos, great lumber yards on llth Street,
S. f., Washington, D. G. 1t is worth your
while 70 drop in and lookeyea if you 90 not buy.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-09-19
NOTICE.

TIME Board of County Commissioners
will meet at their Office in Port Tobacco
Tuesday, September 30th, 1890
for the transaction of miscellaneous business.
Collectors in arrears on Contingent FRnd,
levy Of 1888, must settle on that day.
Road Supervisors can have their reports for
SEPTEMBER audited on thatday, and same will
be paid OF the next meeting.
BY order of the Board.
AL0YSIUS Z BOWLING, President.
SAMUEL C. PADGETT, Clerk and Treasurer
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Their large stock is selected with special
reference to giving good value for the price
paid by the purchasers, and an experienced
buyer can buy with confidence, as the price,
in plain figures, is marked on each article,
and no abatement is made to any one, unless
to wholesale purchasers.
Their various Departments embrace a very
large stock of LowPriced, Medium and the
most Fashionable
Dress Goods, in Colors and Black.
Black and Color ID Silks and Vevets.
White Goods, Laces, Embroideries and
Notions.
Ladies' and Misses Wraps, Jackets,
listers, Capes, &c, in the NeMes.
Styles.
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ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

ADM -NIS MA ORS NOI wv,
ORPHANS CouRr FOR CHARLES County, Scr:
September 10Th, 1899.
by the Conrt, that Emma L.
Y J Hay Cen a.d Adrian P6sey, admins
traitors Of Eliza A. Duttou, deceased,
give the notice required by law to
the creditors Of said deceased to
exhibit their claims legally anthem
ticated, by advertisement inserted in some
one newspaper published in Charles county,
Maryland, once in each of three successive
weeks.
True copy-Test:--J. B MATTlNGLY,
Reg Wills for Charles County.
NOTICE.
THIS is to give notice that the subscribers
1 have obtained from the Orphans Court
of Charles county, MARYLAND, letters of ad-
ministration on the personal estate of
ELIZA A BUTTON,
late of said county, deceased All persons
having claims against said deceased are here
by warned to exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof legally authenticated, to the
on or before the 10Th day of march
next. They may otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit OF said deceased s es-
tate.
Given under our hands this 10th day of
1890.
EMMA l.. HAYDEN,
ADRIAN POSEY,
sep l9-am Admr's of Eliza A Dutton.
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Jan. l. 237,337.S4
The Company best Of Lite Insurance ComPanyEo
vlJe Policy has endorsed plain figures LIST option cash surrender
be borrowed from the Company on e Policy
RI onon extended full of Policy h option pdup pol
Annual Dividends (Which can be used
which
e on which TO- Is 30 before receiving dy
bends the Lose all your vrnd
The Mutual div lends than other companies Inc actual
rets on policy through during the past year
L. Wilmer of Port Tobacco, Md-$50OO Ordinary lAe FoCJ
Cost the first 10 ~ ~
the Il cent off III 90
In the wear 1889 Life Insurance Company OF Newark
j. paid out Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars for death
Suboined letters relation to such payments maze through
The Agency. NO, ,ooo
Aliens Fresh Charles Co., Md, April 10th 1890
H. P Goddard Agent Baltimore Md Dear si-hpng to yours Of l4h
instant have to say insured The Mutual Bcn
Life Insurance Company n j. March 5h 1881 tor SO he
died February 2 1890 proofs of loss March 9th and
April 4h received check for $2O2O TO- settlement ID a Oh Py with
dividend. Yours Respectfully,
p@l Baltimore Md May 10th, 1890
hereby acknowledge receipt from H. Goddard Agent of the Mutual Ben
policy 36s life husband Joseph Slime Mr. Slime
shortly before the last fell due April 10Th.
his family chat duo the premium
Both 1890 The policy paid by the Company,
system by which lapse, pol
icy kept force long carry system that
the Company those that seek protection to life insurance
Stne 1921 Madison Avenue.
Henry u. Goddard,
Agent Maryland District of Columbia and West Virginia.
No. South Holiday Street. Baltimore Ed.
John Howard for Southern Maryland Cox Station Chas Go Nd
Rternos-Au poicyIolirs
4@ss Ds cs Charles Co p % & T eS " t e. n n
MADDOX School Exr r. tIngr St Mary Co..
Il. Allison Wilmer " SAFES AHornev VIM + Ie,cb farmer 80
ehtronB
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W ooleD Goods,

In "a and 4 widths, fol Mems and Boy 5
wear; Ladies Dress Cloths and Farcy Wool
ems for Wraps.
In very extensive Department is included:
Ladies' Gents, Boys, Misses aud Chill
dren's Merino and Al-Wool Underwear, Ho
siery and Gloves, Gents Shirts and Night
Shirts, Collars, Cuffs, Black and Fancy Neck
Ties and Scarfs, Pocket Iandkerchieis, Sus.
penders, Umbrellas, &c.
We are large Importers Of Foreign Goods,
our European buyer visiting the best nanFs
features twice year consequently, we have
our goods at the very lowest cost-qIite a.
low as any Importer ia New York.
When requested, we will give information
in regard to the price Of goods, or will send
SAMPLES, but not url.ss IN idea is given Of
about the price, colors preferred Sc .
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Housekeeping Goods,

In Linen and Cotton Sheetiugs; Domestic
Cottons in all widths, of the best makes;
Blankets, Quilts, Comforts, Lace and other
Curtains, Table Damnsks, Napkins, Towels,
Table and Piano Covers, Art Squares, Flan-
nels. Lap Robes. &c.
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Hartford Democrat once, Bel Air, April %, ISIS

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PaiLt Co.-Dcar Sir.-Replying TO your favor
Of the 10th instant, have used your Paint for
the past II years aud have known of its use by
many others during that period. IL has given
mreutire satisfaction, and. as far as my kn0wl
ed extends, has been equally satisfactory 10
your Hartford patrons generally. | have iDva-
riably lodud iffo he an economical and durable
paint Very respectfully
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HUWUWIJt 7 ~
Dear Sir.-T have used your Liquid Enamel
Paint long enough to convince me in regard TO
its merits, and can cheerfully say that il has
face than you represent. have considerable
experience in 30 years. and don't hesitate to
recommend it, Yours truly,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-09
If You Want to be Loved.

Don't find fault.
Don't contradictpeople evenif you're sure
you are right.
Don't be inquisitive about the affairs OF
even your most intimate friend.
DON'T underrate anything because you
don't possess it.
Don't believe that everybody else in the
world is happier than you.
Don't conclude that you have never had
any opportunities in life.
Don't believe all the evil you hear.
Don't repeat gossip, even if it does inter-
est a crowd.
Don't go untidy on the plea that every
body knows you.
Don't be rude to your interiors in social
position.
Don't over or under dress.
Don't express positive opinion unless
you perfectly understand what you are talk
ing about.
Don't get in the habit of vulgarizing life
by making light of the sentiment of it.
Don't ieer at anybody's religious belief.
Don't try to be anything else but gen.
tie woman-and that means woman who
has consideration for the whole world and
whose life is governed by the Golden Rule,
"Do unto others as you would be done by. -
Ladies' Home Journal.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-04-09

No LONGER JEALOUs.-A young married
woman on the north side suddenly grew
suspicious of her husband, who before his
marriage had been zone of the boys" and
recently she determined to catch him.
Monday he told her he had to go to the
lodge.
THAT is only his excuse" she said to
herself "He'll not fool me this time"
As soon as he was around the corner she
was after him in cab. The husband OBJ
livious of the espionage he was under, went
straight to the lodge hall. The cab was
pulled up where view Of the lodge hall
entrance was secured and there watch was
kept.
ssHe will be down soon" repeated the
wife to herself, land then will catch him
as he sneaks away"
At 10 O'Clock lodge was over and the
husband came down the steps with the rest
of the members The "shadoT" in the cab
was alert to catch every word.
"Come, George" she heard some one
saw. "let's have a drink before you go
home.''
ssNot tonight" she next heard in reply.
81 must go straight home. My wife did
not seem well, and l am anxious about
her."
Then the husband started honoeward az
brisk walk.
"Whip ynr: nurse,' the now crestfallen
wife exclaimed fraptically to the cabby, 81
m :.st get home before he does"
The welcome the husband received that
night was a surprise to him. "ThiS seems"
he said, ''like old times"
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Office of the Circuit Court of Augusta
County, March 18th, 1890.
James Bumgardner. jr., surviving partner of
Shefey & Butngardner and Taylor e. Williams
who sue on behalf of themselves and all other
creditors of the estate of JamesSteele. decd,
who will unite in this suit and contribute to
the cost thereof, Plaintiffs
VS..
Il. Frank Larew, Admir- OF James Steele, de-
ceased, Isaac II. Steele. VIM. Ell. Steele Celes-
tine Yates, and ais, Defendants
IN CHANCERY.
The object of this suit is to procure a settles
ment OF the accounts of the administrator OF
James steele, decd to ascertain the personal
estate OF said James Steele. decd, and the
debts of James Steele, decd. and 10 have the
personal estate applied to the said debts and
to have the real estate of said James steele
sold for the satisfaction of such debts as may
remain unpaid after the personal estate has
been applied and exhausted.
1t appearing by affidavit filed that Celestine
Yates is q nonresident OF this State, it is or
dered that said Celestine Yates do appear here
within fifteen days after due publ icatiOn
of this notice and do what is necessary to pro-
tect her interests in his suit.
Teste
j. g. j. L. BumgardneF, pc. JNRYAN
mar 19-4t Clerk
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ABOUT THE SIZE OF 1T.


al tell you something" said little Belle.
"If you're certain, sure, you'll never tell"
"Of course WON'T" said tiny Sue,
"Criss. cross, Hope to die, Black -and-blue."
well, them" whispers little maid.
"My papa a great big man, IS afraid.
"Oh, isn't that funny enough" laughs Sue,
Your papa's afraid. and mine is, too"
mot of bears or tigers or humble bees,
It's something Thousand times worse than
"It's terrible thing that goes up and down
Through every city, village and town.
"And my papa says he almost knows
That things will be ruined wherever it goes.
"Yes, isn't it dreadful ?" says Belle, with 6
sigh;
SIT will swear, and, papa says, steal and lie."
ST 'spect it has horns and cloven feet;
And, Sue. what do you s'pose it will eat ?"
Then closer together drew each little maid,
Looking about as If half afraid
They might see this thing with oloven feet
And find it liked little girls to eat
And they even fancied they heard it roar,
As it gobbled them up and cried for more.
"Oh. it's name" cries Belle. is so dreadful. too
Does your papa call it Republican, Sue ?"
Sue shakes her head, ''Oh, it can't be that,
For my papa calls it a Democrat -
Lizzie M. Hadley, in Boston Journal.