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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-07

705, dear, not Aunt Magnolia was
never married. My mothers name was
Madeline Kingsley"
"EhP cried the dragon.
ATne florid color hal faded from his
tIee&s. He was tugging nervously at
mustache. He looked agitated, per
5fxed.
\ "My mother died ten years ago.
s4d Rosine, ''and since then l have
lAci with Aunt Magnolia"
Mr. E lsworth regarded her grimly.
rs that he asked abruptly, 'your
aunts gown you have onl"
The soft rose fire in tho girls chez k
deepened.
"How in the world did you know"
she counter questioned.
A queer, wavering smile was his only
reply.
A constrained silence en,u,d. Cyril
gave his uncle an astonished glance.
so Magnolia is an old maidl' said
Mr.. Ellsworth, abruptly.
-. IL sAs...s -ed Rosine, stupg to
defenc1 by a remark she Glanced to
consider rude, '1t is because she wa,
true to a lover who proved unworthy Of
herp'
"Eh" CALCULATED Mr. E sworth,
more sharply than before. And sud
denly he turned and walked away.
The following day he insisted on ac-
companying his nephew to the glunt,
ramshackle, once aristocratic old homo
in the Fren ch quarter, where dwelt
Rosine. As they wcrc passing the
vaulted entrance to the little tagged
court yard, Albert Ellsworth caught
sight of familiar figure moving among
the potted palms and b xes of blooms.
go on, ladl" he said to Cyril He
had paused, and was looking through
the brief avenue o gloom to the bright.
ness beyond.
Cyril was about to question this new
vagary, when the thought Of peculiar
possibility made him catch his breath
and do as hidden. He knocked at the
barred black door, and was admitted to
Rosine's radiant presence. And mean
while his uncle went into the court
yarl. The little old lady standing by
the banana tree looked up at the sound
Of the step on the stones.
,Magnoliap he cried.
Miss Magnolia gazed at him in a
dazed, half frightened kind of way.
Did ghosts ever appear in the day timel
Stouter than he whom she had known,
and with hair grown gray. But the
same. Around her, in a fantastic
dance, the broken fountain, the long
,eaved banana tree, and the giant ole
anders went whirling. She didn't
faint, but she came nearer to it than
she ever had come in her life.
'Did you think hal deserted you
Magnolia2 When ! left you to go
North on business, l believed in you as
I've never believed in any one since.
And while away heard, aud read, that
you had married that young Wilde ]
used to be so jealous of. So went to
Europe. And stayed there"
"But Clayton Wilde married
Madeline. Ialways told you he came
to see her,
Yes, I know that-now. I was a
fool to have been so easily convinced Of
your falsitg. You haven't changed q
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-07
Fixing the STYLES Of Hats.

The method of fixing the styles in
hats is said to be this: The best hat
manufacturers in the United States are
members Of the American Hat Manufac.
,lrers' Association. which has its head
quarters in New York city. The asso-
citation meets in N,w York on the sec
ond Tuesday of January and August
and adopt, the spring or fall style Of
silk hat. Every silk hat maker pres ent
submits style or design, and, when all
are submitted, the association votes fer
the different designs, which are mum =
bered. The number receiving the high
est number Of votes is declared the
style. OF course, every manufacturer
can put out styles Of his own if he
chooseI, but they are not likely to find
n sale.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-07
Singing TO Some Purnose

Minister Ito ChOirmaster)-" "Thc
music went splendidly this morning. ;"
Choir master-"Yes, l fatter myself it
did" Minister-''I am glad o SEQ the
singers give their whole energy to tho
important religious work. There is no
deception in such singing as that. {"
Choir master-"Well, no. / should say
not. You see, Mr.. Thumper, told
the choir last night that an operatic
manager would attend church to-day
for the purpose of finding some good
voices - Christian Register. /.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-07

"Johnl Johnl Wake upl' "What
is the matter, Maria2" 81 hear noise
in the kitchen. Go down quick and
see what it is. May be it's a burglar. +"
Mrs. Billus, what do you consider the
actual cash value Of the silver and
plated ware aud other stealable articles
in the kitchen2' "There's $40 worth
at the very least" ''And do you sup
pose, madam, am going to run the
risk Of meeting an armed burglar for a
pitiful, beggarly $40, malaml" Gan.
griIy "Why not, John Billusl Isn't
yoSr life insured for s5)oOf-- Chicago
zr.bgas.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-07
Know What He was About

Monsieur wanted the picture hung 10
the right; madame wanted it on the
left. But monsieur insisted that the
servant should hang the picture acc ord :
ing to his orders. Consequently Joseph
stuck nail in the wall on the right,
but. this done he also went and stuck k
rnother in on the left. ''What is that
second nail for1" his master inquired in
astonishment ut is to save me the
trouble Of fetching the ladder tomorrow
when monsieur will have come round to
the views OF madame. "--Loadoa Punch.
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Ayers Sarsaparilla.

Since then Mr.. LELAND has recommended
AYERS SASsAPARILLA in many similar
ccses, and he has never yet heard Of its fail
uro to effect a radical cure.
Some years ago one Of Mr.. LELAND's fam
laborers bruised his leg. Owing to the bad
state of his blood, an ugly scrofulous swelling
CT lump appeared on the injured limb. Hor-
yible itching of the skin, with burning and
dartlng pains through the lump, made life
almost intolerable. The leg became enor-
mously enlarged, AMI running ulcers formed,
dlscharging great quantities of extremely
offensive matter. No treatment was Of any
avail until the man, by Mr.. LELAND's dircc-
lion. was supplied with AYERS SARsArA-
RlLLA. which allayed the pain and irritation,
healed the sores, removed the swelling, and
completely restored the limb 70 use.
Mr.. LELAND has personally used
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-07
An Untimely InterruntIon.

Minnie--What made you speak to
that poor beggar so sharplyG Perhaps
she was really deserving of help.
Eamie-Maybe she was, but she in.
terrupted me just as ] was having n
good cry over the poor girl in my novel
dying on the rich mans doorstep.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-07

vas amusing to see the an xiety
with which it was sought after. The
deposits were only open for a short
time before sunrise, when crowds of
coolies were in attendance to carry off
the portions required by their en-
ployers; these portions were immedi-
ately enveloped in thick blankets and
nclosed in baskets, which were carried
off with all speed; but a very con
siderable quantity invariably dissolved
before they could reach their respective
destinations, says the New York LedJer.
Two or three natives crowding round
basket, which ha u just arrived, were
eager to touch the novelty; but inn
mediately on feeling its extreme cold
ness they ran away, exclai ming that it
was "burra gurram very hot. A
child, too, cried violently. and told his
mamma that the ''glass had burnt his
fingers"
1t was not little surprising, on
several occasions. TO see the ice brought
to the Il se'':ss' sas T7eur'essec possible
luxury, and handed around to persons
to mix w;th their wine, which althou II
cooled with saItpetro and glauber salts,
had not attained a much lower tenn
perature than that Of new mi k.
The ice in question was taken out to
India as means Of preserving large
quantity of American apples in good
condition for the ca lcuttl market,
when the ice unexpectedly proved a
more lucrative species of merchan liss
than the fruit.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-07
Ayers SarSaparilla

for rheumatism, with entire success and,
after careful observation, declares that. in
~ belief, thele is no medicine in the world
canal to il for the cure Of Liver Disorders
Gout, the effects of high living, SAT-
Rheum, Sores, EruptiOns, and all the
various forms of blood diseases.
VA have Mr. LELAND's permission to invite
al uhomay desire further evidence in regard
- the extraordinary curative powers Of
Avpp's sAnsArARiLLA to see him person
M either at his mammoth Ocean Hotel.
Tong Branch, or ct the popular Leland Hotel,
broadway. 27th and 2sth Streets, New York.
MI LrLASD's extensive knowledge OF the
sood done BY this unequalled eradieator OF
'Jood poisons enables him to give inquirer
.,ueh valuable information.
PREPARED BY
or.LC.Ayer& Co. Lowell, Mass,
sOla uy all Druggists -. six bottles fars2
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-07

bench or two, aud a loft for storing
various articles Of hcu3ehold use. The
bed was a rude board bunk in ono cor
nor, made fast to the side on one end
Of the shanty. The loft was srnilar
bunk, built three or four feet above the
bed.
"Ihe face camper, during his first
year as a settler, depended, in a great
measure, on game for the sustenance Of
himself and family. The woods were
filed with deer, bears and other wild
animals. When a deer or other animal
was killed the dressed carcass was
suspended on a pole in front of the
oren end Of the camp, the pole being
supported by long forled sticks driven
in the ground. The face campers
rarely owned slaves while they were
making their cIcarings, but they always
looked forward to the day when they
would become masters. As a rule they
were hard, ignorant people, and their
reputation as shareholders was such
that even the slaves of the cotton
planters on the lowlands piticl tho
negroes Of face camper. So, natur-
ally when Bip came suddenly at the
homo of Que Of this class he was
greatly alarmed, and made up his mind
to get away from that locality as soon
as possible. The moon was shining full
and bright in the shanty, ani Bip coulc
see the bunk and the outlines Of it
sleeping inmates, and the lof
above it. AS he stood pecring out o
the thicket, taking hurried view o
the curious scene, an ugly and ominou
I growl came from the shanty. Suppos
J1H that his presence had been discov
eFcMf by tho campers dogs, Bip wa
drawf ing back hurriedly to escape iror
the $ pot, when he discovered that
vpae G n ,.,xyfst. tOl, l ,nGIt ami y
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-07
WARREN LELAND,
whom everybody knows as the successful
manager of the
Largest sgIs Asssl Enterprises s:lsssl slisss

sf America, says that while passenger from
New York on board 4 shh going around Cas-
Horn. IN the early days Of emigration to Cal
fornia, he learned that one of the officers Of
the vessel had cured himself, during tho yoy.
aea, OF an obstinate disease by the use Of
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-07

on her arms. His father wore big I
yellow ring in his nose. When Bip was
about years old, as he afterward ch-
culated. his fathers household aud
many Of the tribe we're oyerpowered BY
IL Asena4Af # IatfrYlpaqu lp lblaGAd ggawhia f5f or
your fancy dress ball. hurried on Miss
Magnolia "a trihe short, of course,
but there is quite a piece turned in at
the top that you could let down. You
shall go as a lady of long ago"
mot 50 very long ago" protested
Rosine, with laugh. "But really,
auntic, don't like to take it. 1t is
too lovelyp
Not for a raiment of warI Remem-
Der you are going to conquer the
dragonp
That is so. Aud the master should
have written, Thrice is she armed who
wears pretty dressl"
The foe against whom Miss Rosine
Wilde purposcd arraying herself was
the obdurate unc of her handsome
lover. Most promptly and perversely
had he opposed the marriage of his
nephew. The young fellow would
have ignored the refusal of his relative.
were it not the old gentleman had
always been very kind and good to
lin; had indeed taken the place Of his
dead father to him. So he decided
that Rosine should meet his uncle and
put his prejudice to rout
''He is coming to visit an old friend
Of his, Cyril had said- Judge Char
treau You know the Chartreau fam.
lily, OF course you have heird they are
going to give fancy dress ball next
month in honor of the coming out of their
daughter, Lissette. You will receive
card. You will attend. You will
meet Uncle Albert. Aud you will take
his heart by storm"
Hopefully had he planned his scheme
enthusiastically had he exp aimed it.
But Rosine protested. 1t was to be
grand ball, and she had nothing TO
wear. Besides, she did not like the
idea of plotting to make person like
her.
''BIess you, cried Cyril, che doesn't
dislike you. l don't believe he even
knows your nsme. His resentment is
general, not particllar. As soon as l
told him was in love with Southern
girl, he-he q have to drop into slang,
Rosine)--he sat square down on me.
1t seems Southern girl j,Ited him
when he was young, and he is bound to
save me from like awful fate. But
when once he sees you, he is bound to
capitulate. He is a regular old brick
Uncle Albert"
"But have nothing to wear. Aud,
what is more, can't buy dress for
the Chartreau ball. We-Auat Mag.
nolia and I--are poor as the proverbial
church mice y
But just then Miss Magnolia came to
Rosine's relief like regular little fairy
godmother.
"The very thingl' she cried '.my
primrose satinl'
Rosine regarded her obviously, de-
lightedly.
Jealously she knew had her aunt al.
ways guarded her trunkful Of treasures,
her jewels, her laces, her rich, shif
glistening OLD brocade,
'Do you mean it, auntier
Miss MagnOlia's bright old IS
winked very rapidly indeed.
81 do, my dearI ] was young myself
once.p
And that was how Roslns Wilde
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-07
ALOndon Doll Show.

A doll show on a gigantic and some-
what original plan, which has been or
ganized in aid of the new hospital for
women in Euston road, will be opened
III the spring. The different sections
allow of great variety in doll dressing.
Ladies in the dress of the period
morning, evening, bridal or court; gen.
tlemen dolls ditto, little girl dolls, and
the babes in long and somi-long clothes,
dolls in the garb of professors, priests,
official robes, in state, parliamentary
civic and legal, academic, scholastic,
masonic, dolls in naval, military, postal,
or police uniform, dolls in costumes oi
the pantomime, SIRENS of the ballet
dolls in working dress of all
kinds, artisan, domestic service, oil
trade. are to be included in the various
hi
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-07

Three catloads Of sugar were shipped
from Conway, Kan, to New Orleans
recently.
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Curious Swedish Custom.

A curious custom Of the Swedes, and
one which app pears especially peculiar to
she nut unfnrs. alAs-
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THE STORY OF BIP.

"Bip's ory is well known In th'
Cumberland valley, where he lived to'
many years, and died not long ago.
said Samuel Logan OF franklin county
Penn. land it is one of tho most re
markable narratives Of slavery times
ever related. have heard the old man
tell the story with tears in his eyes many
and MANY a time, aud no one who ever
knew him could have the slightest
doubt of its truth. Bip was born IN
Africa. where. as he believed, he was
the son of king or a chief, for he re-
membered that his father and mother
lived in bark hut surrounded Oy
smaller ones, which were occupied by
MANY women and children, his father
hut always being approached by Others
in a most deferential manner. Ills
mother wore immense gold or brass
hoops in her ears and bands OF metal
on her arms. His father wore big
yellow ring in his nose. When Zip was
about 5 years old. as he afterward cH-
culated. his fathers household aud
many Of the tribe we're oyerpowered BY
I 80 - stra,r.o lIaoLs and fax
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1890-03-07

A special section VIII De
by dolls, ladies and gentlemen,
rting dress, hunting, shooting,
!, golf, tennis and boating garb.
again will represent heroes,
-cs of history, fiction, the drama,
al class being assigned to char
of nursery romance. For ''cele :
of today" double price is
and a section Of dolls in a gro
suggestive or emblematic dress
kind offers wide field to the
j. A special nurses section will
,ase dolls dressed as patients and
and others are exclusively limit
children and pupils Of board,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-03

Now we propose to present to our esteemed
Por land cont. mporary Two horns of dilemma
and shall await its choice W tn interest II the
PRESS claims that it is credltab'e to man to be-
COME an tniormer upon another who is a volator
who should have warrants sworn out for the ar
arrest of its editors aud cumpostors tor doing the
Sunday work necessary to the issuance ofits Mon
day evition?- Bangor Commercial
The PRESS has made no claim that 1t is al
ways creditable for person to complain of
another for violating law. On the contrary
it very distinctly said that it did not so claim.
Whether it is discreditable or creditable de-
ponds chiefly on the motive, and the motive
as a rule must be inferred from the circum-
stances. II an apothecary should sell a
quantity of liquor, fully believing that it was
demanded by an emergency which had arisen
ia a sick room. we think 1t would be an ex-
ceedingly discreditable act to complain of
him. because the circumstances would show
that The complaint was inspired by nothing
better than malice against the seller. If on
the contrary person should complain of a
person who was in the habit Of selling liquor
indiscriminately to all sorts of persons to be
drunk as beverage we should say that he
had not been guilty of discreditable act but
OF creditable one, because in that case the
circumstances would tend to show that he had
been inspired by regard for the welfare of the
Community, and not by malice against the
seller. Now in regard to this conundrum
which the Commercial propounds with 50
much bumptiousness our answer is simply
this: If man conscientieusly believed that
the business Of setting type on newspaper
Sunday evening inflicted great damage on
the community, that it tended to corrupt and
degrade the public we should say that he
would not be guilty of discreditable act if
he should enter complaint, because hi be-
lief would tend to show that he was actuated
by worthy motive. If on the other hand
he did not hold any such view we should say
his complaint would be very discreditable in
asmuch as the natural inference would be
that he was inspired by nothing better than
a desire to iDjure the person or business
complained of. II Mr.. Wheelden when he
complained of the Bangor rumseller was
inspired by nothing higher than personal
hate and spite we do not consider his act
creditable. IT. on the contrary, the motive
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-03
Mr.. George Ticknor Curtis, in his history

Mr.. George Ticknor Curtis, in his history
OF the Constitution of the United States,
says this concerning the question of a quo.
rum:
The number of members of each house that
should be made quorum for the transaction of
business, gave rise TO gOoO deal of difference of
opinion The cont ollng reason why a smaller
number than majority of the members of each
House should not be permitted 10 make laws was
To be found In the exteut of the country and the
diversity OF its interests The Cent al States, it
Was said, could always have their members pres
eDt with more convenience than The distant
States; and, after some discussion it was deter
mined 10 establish majority of each House as Its
quorum for the transaction OF business, giving to
smaller number power 10 adjourn from day to
day 10 compel the attendance of absent members.
1t is evident enough from this that the
presence of members was all that the consti-
tuition makers contemplated as necessary to
constitute a quorum. The views of those
who contended that less number than a
majority should be permitted to do business
and the views of those opposed were evident
ly compromised by not permitting mineri-
ty to do business, but at the same time CIV
ing them the power to compel the attendance
of enough members to make majority If
voting had been regard as essential to quo.
rum this concession would have been no con-
c.ssion at ALL The trainers OF the constitu-
ton evidently intended to put 1t in the pow
er of members who were disposed to attend
TO business to compel enough members to
help them to make the transaction of bust
ness possible.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-03

The mischief which the doctrine that the
minority OF the House is trying to establish
might do under conditions which may oc-
cur-which have already occurred in the
case Of the Senate-can be readily seen from
an illustration. The House is composed OF
$50 members. One hundred and sixty-six
constitute quorum. Suppose the Republi-
cans had that number, and the Democrats
1914. Under the claim of the minority of the
present House, the Republicans must always
have their full strength, or 166 members,
present to transact business. No matter IL
the entire 164 Democrats sat in the House,
and 165 Republicans, Lo business could be
transacted 70 thar 1864 n"-- --ats saw fit not
to vote. These 164 Democrats ,,.Iswef
to rollcall every 4orning, thus establishing
their presence, might draw their pay as leg
islators for the session, and yet if they saw
fit not to vote no business could be transact
ed. The appropriation bills for the support
of the government could not be passed, no
pension appropriations could be made, moth
ing whatever could be done but adjourn
from day to day. And there would be no
way out Of this situation. One hundred and
sxty-four men, by not voting, might starve
the government to death in spite of all that
one hundred and sixty-fve could DO, and
that, too, without putting themselves on rec
ord as doing single act. The trainers of the
Constitution never intended to put such a
power as that into the hands of the minority.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-03

Any temporary advantage the establish
ment of the principle the Republicans of
the House are contending may bring to
either party is of small consequence as COM
pared with the benefit in years to come 1t will
confer upon the country. Let it once be es-
tlblished that members cannot sit in the
House and paralyze proceedings by keeping
silent, and we shall hear little more COM
plant of do nothing Congresses. Bills will
then be taken up and considered on their
merits as they ought to be, and the strength
of the leaders of either side will not be vast
ed in devsing ways to defeat legislation by
trlckery, for what is known as fillibustering
is nothing more than series of parliamen-
tary tricks. This will be very distinct and
positive gain.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-03

The decision of District Attorney Eel
lows of New York to try no more of the boo
die cases is doubtless in the interest of the
taxpayer. for experience has shown that the
chances of their conviction under Col. Eel
lows's management are SO small as to be un-
appreciable, and therefore their trial would
be but waste of money. The people who
predicted that Fellows's election as district
attorney meant the escape of all the bribers
and bribed in the Broadway railroad enter
prise, who had not been previously convict
ed, can now point with pride to their pro-
phecY.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-03

Our friends. the Democrats, still continue
to shrek that the liberties of the country are
In danger by reason of Speaker Reeds
ruling. There is no evidence, however, that
they have succeeded in impressing their
alleged terror on to any considerable portion
of the public. The signs point quite the
other way.