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anything else. Originality We
gods and little fishes, what meaneth
1T !? Emerson says: Every book
is a quotation, and every house is a
quotation out of all forests and
mines and stone quarries and
every man is a quotation from his
ancestors" Rather hard on the
ancestors to father such quotations
as some of US, but 'ipse dixit' the
master hath said it, and we be-
lieve it. A fellow once went to see
Hamlet for the first time and after
sitting quiet little he turned to a
friend and remarked Il say,
George, dooced old play this, it is
full of quotations. See Club Cor
ner, page Al. I wish that that la
dy had not accused me of stealing
ideas. | am SO beastly modest that
now I am afraid to bring in an old
acquainta without due recogni-
ton. Perhaps we all know the sto-
ry..of the old gentleman who sat in
front seat listening to lecturer,
and who was observed to bow re
peatedly. A friend of the speaker
who was sitting next the old man
was rather annoyed at his action
and asked him the meaning of it.
ooh ! he replied, Il was merely
paying my respects to some very
old acquaintance. F"
/ have no doubt that once it was
fairly easy to be original. In fact I
am told that one member Of my
family was deeply afflicted with that
disease, and from his circumstances
and surroundings I can well believe
that [ have been truly informed. l
did not know him very well. He
lived too far off, both in time and
place. They call him Adam I'm
doubtedly he was original before
Eve came, but when Adam lost his
rib, he lost his originality, and
thenceforward Eve is responsible
for all that Adam did and thought.
All, poor man ! have often wished
that he had been the first to eat the
apple, that he had retained sufi-
cient of his originality to assert his
manhood to be first in that little
episode. Women would not then
be the patient, down -trodden
creature that she says she is now.
Why, oh why did not Adam look
forward through the ages and res
cue US, his far off sons, from the
complaining sisterhood; but [ hope
that no woman will read this. If
she does, I apologize. Good gra-
cious, you don't imagine that I am
above apologizing for a little thing
like that. g Boz, ;" in Ye Hunabug-
Oe.
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The Gist of the indian Troubles.

Most people are under the impress
sion that we are paying large sums of
money every year out of the public
treasury for the support of the In
dams. 1t will doubtless be a sur
prise to such to learn that very
large part of the money appropriated
by Congress for the Indian service
belongs to the Indians and is held in
trust for them; so that in fact we are,
to that extent, merely giving them
their own. The regular Indian bill
generally appropriates about $50
900. But after deducting the money
which the government only holds in
trust and the necessary expenses Of
transportation and distribution. it will
be found, by careful examination of
the. accounts, that the Indians get
from the government for their subsis-
tence only about 81 per. capita year
ly, or fraction less than two cents a
day. The pay of the army amounts
to about 81 900 per. annum for each
soldier. The principal business Of
these soldiers is to prevent Indian
outbreaks. We thus limit the In
dian to two cents per. day for food,
making him sufficiently hungry and
desperate to commit some depreda-
ton, so that the soldier may have
something to do to earn his pay.
This we dignity with the title Of
craftsmanship; but from common
sense, business standpoint, if looks
very much like saving at the spigot
anb wasting at the bung-hole.-HI-
ram Prize, in the February Forum,
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Farmers and the Postal Service.

The rural districts have not shared
with towns the recent great improve
ments in the postal service. In the
country the postal facilities are hardly
any better than they were a century
ago. There are no money-order
post-ofhces, except in large CONNER
cial and manufacturing towns, and
no free collection or distribution of
mail matter, If farmer wishes to
mail letter he must go to the post
Office, perhaps ten miles away, to do
it. No good reason can be assigned
why money orders should not be
issued and cashed at every post office
in the country. AS to the free col
lection and free delivery postal mat
ter, the people in the rural districts
are as much entitled to it as town
people are, although the service
could not from the nature of things
be performed SO often in a sparsely-
settled region as in a thicky-popu-
lated one. The general intelligence
of any class largely depends on the
facilities for learning what is going
on in the world. Favoring one class
gives a special advantage, which in
time will produce marked results.
Depriving country people of the
postal facilities that are enjoyed by
those who live in large towns, tends
to lower their intellectual standing
and to keep it below that of those
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who live in cities. In nearly all
European countries the postal facili
ties are as good in the rural districts
as in the large towns. In several Of
them country people have the advan-
tage of the parcel post and of post
al savings banks They are not
sighted because they cultivate farms
and vineyards, or raise cattle, sheep,
and fowls-Pr0f. Rodney Welch in
the February Forum.
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THE LOUNGER.

A short time ago lady, who had
done me the honor to read my no
tice on work, remarked that she
knew where [ had borrowed my
ideas, and then added that she had
been reading ''Three Men in a
Boat" Perhaps did. Per
haps I didn't, but that is
another story. If she imagined
that I intended to deny her asser-
ton and claim originality, she was
wrong. am not of that sort. A
tribe O. the Arabs-vide Koran
Introduction. Sale.-are addicted
to stealing, but when they steal
they say not that they steal, but
that they gain" something. If I
steal from another man [ only
gain. " I do not know if I got my
ideas on work from the source
named by the lady. My mind
would be classified by scientists un-
der the head Of unconscious alb
sorbents"- for heaven s sake don't
ask me to name anything else under
that head and I may thus have
taken in another mans ideas, but I
rather think that my earliest
thoughts Of work were derived from
a picture which I saw years and
years ago-ah, how quickly one
grows old, and how soon fades the
spring time Of youth into the sere
and yellow autumn of old age. 1
know some one has said this, but I
have claim to it, as whatever be
longs to humanity belongs to me,
and look here, boys, suppose all Of
us had to depend on our own ideas,
where would some Of US be /? Gin
the soup" methinks I hear some
slangy boy remark but to return
to our sheep, or rather to our pic
ture, l see it now in my mind s
eye (Shakespeare)-see how candid
I am when I know my author. It
was tramp standing before an
English Vestry and asking for help
They evidently had refused his re
quest, for he says Gentlemen, if
you continue in the line which you
have marked out for yourselves,
you will drive me to a deed which
my soul abhors and from which my
spirit shrinks." The Vestry; in
tent on saving him from a supposed
suicides grave, exclaim: "What,
my good man, what p "Why, to
work, he exclaimed, ''to work. F."
Then came to my boyish mind the
thought that nine -tenths of mankind
were like that tramp, driven to an
act from which their spirits shrank
to work. I think that my ideas
were drawn more from that picture
than from Three Men in a Boat. =
Anent the subject Of originality,
will some kind friend be good
enough to send me, as soon as he
can find it, any piece of original
writing? I will regard the act as an
inestimable favor, and will pay post
age some time or another. I bar ad-
vertisements and Chinese funeral
notices. They, I concede, are orig
inal. I have always regarded
American advertisements as an out
come of highly original minds, and
the Chinese are original from the
chopsticks, which flick rice grain by
grain into their mouths, to the bot
tom leather on their dainty little
shoes. Therefore send me nothing
in the Chinese line, nothing from
the Quack medicine almanac. but
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WOODWORTH.

expect on Wednesday Mrs
Grey starts for her home in Nebras-
ka. She has enjoyed a long visit
with her mother, Mrs. ]. P. Bishop,
and all her relatives here and had
some pleasant rambles over the
scenes of her childhood
A party met at the house Of N. C.
Parks to celebrate the arrival of
Henry 2Ist birthday. Henry now
starts in life, and there are two ways
before him: One will be happiness,
prosperity and respect; the other
unhappiness, just scratching along,
and without the respect of others.
It was cold on Sunday and quite
a number of seats empty, but we all
had a real good gospel sermon. The
Sabbath school was small. We are
getting together on the Bible lesson,
showing the result Of the worshipper
of God Well, it would
not amount to much if we studied it.
We shall go on fostering the wor.
ship of Bachus until the cup is full.
If the churches of the North had
followed the instruction in the bible,
slavery would have been wiped out
peacefully and saved us thousands Of
lives and millions of money. but it
was as necessary thus to secure the
slave owners vote as it is now to get
the liquor dealers vote. Hurrah for
our party Never mind about des-
t ying souls and bodies.
Pure and undefIed religion, the
bible says, "is to visit the widow and
fatherless in their distress. The
Plank Road folks have been doing
it. They called it a yard sociable.
A widow and four children were in
distress and are now made happy.
Our Charley Joslyn went out to
Union Grove to attend a ball and
reports crowd.
The concert at Bristol was a good
one and they had full house. Glad
to hear that the Bristolites are
pleased with music.
One of your correspondents has
deprived US by his remarks Of the
pleasure of reading the wizards ro-
mances in the Union By the by,
was it not a wizardess that wrote
1t appeared to me too good for to
have come from the wizard, Ell?
Henry eager did not leave on
Monday. Stayed a few days longer
and then took with him Mrs. G. and
the baby, but grandpa held on to
the little girl.
The concert at Bristol was a sue
cess They had full house.
Our ice houses are about all filled
with ice of good quality.
That Pleasant Prairie Band may
feel bad, but Bristol furnishes some
of the players. Our Leslie H, you
see, belongs to it.
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4 Pleasing Sense

OF health and strength renewed and of
ease and comfort follows the use ofSyrup
of Figs, as 1t acts in harmony with ma
ture to effectually cleanse the system
when costive or bilious. For sale in soc
and $1.00 bottles by all leading druggists
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Bess: =" Are you sutton for
Miss BIS hand
John: Yes; but I didn't --.
Bess: -Didn't what
John:-Why suit her Of course.
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Young lady,-Please let me take
your pencil
Young man:-Certainly, taking
one from his upper left side vest
pocket).
Young lady:-Oh, how warm it
is -!
Young man:-Blushes.)
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When a man in Germany has an
income of 100, 600 marks year, it
is said Of him that he has made his
mark.
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The guitar has taken the place of
the occarina. Where does the VIC
lin come in =?
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A western paper tells us that out
in Kansas fields have three dimen-
sions, i. e. length, breadth and
hei0ht.
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Teacher: ito small boy in Ameri-
can history class For what is Sar-
atoga especially noted?
Boy: 1t is noted for it's trunks
and chips
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WHAT I@
SCROFULA

It is that impurity in the blood, which, &C
cumulating in the glands of the neck, pro-
duces unsightly Jumps or swellings; which
causes painful running sores on the arms,
legs, or feet; which developes ulcers in the
eyes, ears, or nose, often causing blindness or
deafness; which is the origin of pimples, can
cerous growths, or the many other manifesto
tons usually ascribed to "humors:" which,
fastening upon the lungs, causes consumption
and death. Being the most ancient, it is the
most general of all diseases or affections, for
very few persons are entirely free from 1t.
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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1891-10-09

New York. Oct. 5. Fashionable cir
cles in this city are much exercised as to
the identity of our pretty American girls
who have arrived in London to d .nce a
minuet before the Queen.
Their chaperon refuses to give their
names. but says they are all well known
in the best New York society. A pie
ture. however, is printed in the October
number Of The New York and Paris
Young Ladies Fashion Bazarr, entitled
Pretty girls learning to dance the
minuet," which gives some clew to their
identity.
Society here is also interested in fact
that each of the four Americans is to
wear dress similar to the one illustrat-
ed and marked No s in the colored
plates Of the magazine, which has partly
revealed their personality and set fash
ionable circles agog.
The young ladies have been practic-
ing the minuet for eight months before
venturing to ask the privilege, which
has been granted, of dancing before Her
Majesty.
The New York and Paris Young La
dies Fashion Bazaar is 70. sale by all
newsdealers. 1t will also be sent, post
age prepaid, for % cents per single copy.
The subscription price is SO per year.
Address GEORGE MUNRO,
Munro's Publishing House,
p. o Box 3751, II to 27 Vandewater
Street, New York.
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II come from the black belt cf Mary
land. There We are subject 20 the dom
nation Of prjudiced aud ignorant class
OF our citizen, ColOred voters, held TO-
eether by threats and abuse. are march.
cd up TO the polls and voted as unit
for the Republican ticket. cannot
promise a majority for our ticket. but
can say ;h,t every Democrat in South
ern Maryland will 60 to the polls and
cast his VOTE"
The above is synopsis. as reported
BY the State daily papers Of a speech
made by Ford, in the opening of the
Democratic campaign. The speaker in
his poor attempt at jOeularly or sarcasm
by way Of an apology for the coming
defeat Of Iris party in his sec ion, il is
not plainly evident which, proclaimed,
doubtless with tears in bis eyes, that he
came from the "black belt" Of the
State where ignorance prevails unlimit-
ed, aud violence controls the election.
Without criticising the poor taste Of
crcsture who would tr lduce the fair
maine Of his home and native land, the
home Of people who has supported him
and bis family for many years, the ques
ton might be asked how comes Mr..
Ford's success in politics. For twelve
years, he has held as Democrat. the
best Office in a Republican county,
portion Of the "black belt," place
where Ignorance aud stupidity are
reiguing clemens and where the voters
are abused aud driven into voting the
Republican ticket. AS Mr.. Ford wa,
always elected ia the "black belt" ac-
cOrding to the logic Of his own argument,
he has fattcned on the votes ofthe ignorant
aud must be an adept in abusing and
driving that class Of voters to the polls.
Our best citizens. regardless of party.
who are striving through Development
and other legitimate means
to build up this section will no longer
tolerate such unnecessary attacks uponthc
fair name of their beautiful country. and
if it is not ctopped. Mr. Ford and all
such as him will soon learn lesson not
soon to be forgotten
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CHAPTER 242
AN ACT TO amend article fifteen of the Decla-
ration of-RiEhts of the Constitution Of this
State.
Sec: |. Be Il enacted by the General Asss,pbfy
Of Maryland, Three-ifths Of all'the members OF
the two Houses concurring. that the following
article be, and the same is hereby proposed as
an amendment 10 article fifteen Of the Declara-
ton of Rights of the Constitution fihii State,
and if adopted by the legal and qualified voters
thereof as herein provided, it shall supersede
and stand in the place and stead of article IF
teen of the Declaration of Rights of said Con-
sutu;ion.
Article Is. All taxes ought to be uniform
upon the same kinds Of property or class of
subjects, and should be levied ami collected
under general laws, bat the General Assembly
may by general laws exempt from IA xation all
public property used for punlc purposes, all
churches or buildings used exclusively for pub.
lie worship and the furniture contained there
in and the paTsonages connected Herewith.
burying grounds not used for private or cor
porate profit, all purely charitable or benevo-
lent i9stisutlons literary or educational insti-
tuiions, with the furniture and equipment con-
tanned in such charitable, benevolent, literary
or educational institutions, aAd the grounds
appurtehtnt 10 sucD tnurcneS, houses oil public
worship, charitable or benevolent, literary or
educational institutions and necessary 60 the
convenient use thereof as the same have been
heretofore exempted by law in this State; and
all other property in this State not so declared
exempt may be taxed, and the General Assem-
bly, may, by general law, provide for tax on
the incomes of citizens of this State; yet fines
duties, licenses or taxes may properly and just
ly be imposed OF laid with political view for
good government and the benefit Of the COM
munity.
Sec. g. And be IL eAaeted 5y lie AUTHORITY
gforesaid, That the ssid foregoing section here
by proposed as ar amendment to article fifteen
OF the Declaration Of Rights of the Constitution
shall be, at the next general election held in
this State, submitted to the legal and qualified
voters thereof for their adoption OF rejection,
IN pursnance of the directions coRtaiued in ar
tlce fourteen Of the constitution on dis State,
and at the said general election the vote or sasd
amendment 10 the constitution shall
be oV ballot, and upon each ballot there shalI
be written or printed the words 'for the con
siitutional amendment or against the eon-
stltutlonal amendment a5lhe voter shall elacl,
aud INN ediatel, after said election, due return
shall be made to the Governor of the vote tor F,
and sgaiDSs sad proposed amendment, az d.
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The tunnel of the Grand Trunk Rail-
road under the ST. Clair river, to super
sede the ferry system Of transporting the
traffic of the company from the Ameri-
can to the Canadian banks, has been for
malIy opened. 1t is G,027 feet long
and is lined with solid cast-iron plates,
bolted together in segments. The tun-
neling was done by means of two huge
shields made of heavy wrought iron.
which were pushed forward by hydraul-
ic rams in opposite directions until they
net under the middle of the river.