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sian knout, that comes down on tae oare
back OF agonizsl criminals Wny.. Russia
abolished the koout before it was abolished
from our American navy. But how about
the political prisoners hustled off to Siberia?
According to the testimony Of the most CAL
ebrated literary enemy Of Russia, only four
hundred and forty-three political prisoners
were sent to Siberia in twenty years. How
many political prisoners did We put in prison
| pens during our four years OF CIVIL war;
| Well, will guess at least one hundred thou
sand. Americas one hundred THOUSAND po.
litical prisoners versus tussa 9 four hundred
and forty three political prisoners. Nearly
all these four hundred and forty-three OF
twenty years were nobiemen or people des-
perately opposed to the emancipation OF the
serfs. Aud none Of the political prisoners Is
s>nt to the famous Kara mines.
For the most part you are dependent for
.nrormstton uoon tue testimony or prison.
ers VINO are sent to Siberia. They all say
| they were innocsnt. Prisoners always ara
innocent Ask all the prisoners Of Amsrica
to- lay, Guilty or not guilty" and nine.
teen out of twenty will plea "Not guilty"
Ask taen how they like tneir prison. and
how tney like sherlffs, an how they like
the government of the United States, and
you will fini these prisoners admire the au-
! thority that arrested then AMI puuisnsi
| them Just about as much as the political
prison .rs OF Russia like Siberia.
But you ask how will this Rlssophobia
with which 80 many have been bitten and
poisoned, be cured? By the Go of Justics
! blessing such books an | pamphlets as are
now coming out from Professor de Arnau1,
| of Washington; Mr.. Horace Cutter, of San
Francisco; Mr. Morrill, of Englan l, an by
the opening Of our American gates to the
writings of some twsnty-four OF the Russian
authors and authoresses in some respects as
brilliant as the three or touc Russian authors
already known the translation Of those
twenty -four authors, whica am authorized
rro Russia to offer free Of charge to any
responsible American pu olishing house that
will do them justice.
Let these Russians tell their own slo-v,
for they are the only ones fully competent
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The pessimist attempting to write your
biography would take you in your weaker
moods, and the picture Of you on the first
page Of YOUR biography would bs as you
looked after some meauness had been prac-
ticed on you and you were tearing mad.
Now, as am an optimist, give you fair
warning that il ever write your biography
will take you as you looked the day your
dividend caEie in twenty per cent. larger
than you ever anticipated, or the morning
on your way to business after your first
child was born, or the morning after your
conversion, when heaven had rolled in on
your soul. The most accursed homunculi of
all the earth are the pessimists. who,
whether they ju tge individual or national
character, and whether they WELD tongue
or pen, are filled with anathematizatiou,
and who have more to say about the treckles
on the cheek oc beauty than of the sunrises
and sunsets that flush it.
It is most Important that this country
have right ideas concerning Russia, for
among all the nations this side OF heaven
Russia is Americas best friend. There has
not been an hour in the last seventy five
years that the shipwreck of free institutions
in America would not have called forth
from all tue desootisms Of Europe AMI
Asia a shout Of gladnsss wide as earth aud
deep as perdition. But whoever else failei
us Russia never did, and whoever else was
doubtful, Russia never was. Russia, then an
old government. smiled on the cradle Of our
government while yeti its earliest infancy.
Empress Catherine Of Russia in 1776 or
thereabouts offered kindly interference that
our thirteen colonies might not go down up-
der the cruelties Of war.
Again, in 1913, Russia stretche l forth to-
ward us merciful hand. When our dread
full civil war was raging aud the two thun-
der clonds OF northern and southern valor
clashed. Russia practically said to the ma.
tions of Europe, 'sKsep your hands of and
let the brave men Of the north and the south
settle their own troubles" rehearsed
some Of those scsnes to the emperor last
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tied to stakes IN the streets, ara dlSrobe1
and whipped to death in the presence Of
bowling mobs. Offenders hear their own
flesh siss under the hot irons.
But what are the facts! There are no
kinder people on earth than the Russians,
and to most Of them cruelty is au impossi-
biIity. hold in my hant a card. You see
on it that red circle. That is the govsrn-
ments seal on card giving me permission
to visit all the prisons OF st. Petersburg, as
had expressed wish IN Jna5 direction. As
the messenger handed this card to ma he told
ME that a carriage was at the door for my
disposal in visiting the prisons 1t 50 hsp.
pensd, however, that I was crowded with
engagements and could not make ths vis-
tation. But do you suppose such cheerful
permission and a carriage to boot would
sia are such bells on earth as thsy have been
described to be?
I askel an eminent AMI distin guishel
American, "Haye you visite the prisons OF
st. Petersburg, AMI how do thsy dlff sr from
American prisousg' He renliel, II have
visited them, and they are as we'll ventilated
and as we'll conditioned in evsry respect as
the majority of the prisons in America"
Are women whipped In the street? No; that
statement comes from the mandatory OF
fabrication. mandatory that ruus day
and night, 80 that the supply may meet the
demand.
But how about siberia? My answer is,
Siberia is tae prison of Ru ssia. prison moro
than twice the size Of the United States.
John Howard, who did more for the i'm
provement Of prison ers and the reformation
OF Grim mails than any man that ever lived,
his name synonym for mercy throughout
Cnristen lom, declared by voice and pan that
the system OF transp ,rtation Of criminals
from Russia to Siberia was an admirable
! plan advocating open air punishment rather
than eudungeonnent, aud ais, because 1t
was taking all offenders hundreds OF miles
away from their evil companions. John
Howard, after witnessing the plan OF de-
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13
CleVeIamd's Prosperity

The facts in regard to the industrial
development of the city Of Cleveland
presented in the address eff the Hon
Robert z. Porter, Superintendent of the
United States Census, before the Cleve-
land Board of Industry and Improve
ment. ,tlord a striking example Of the
practical benefits of the protective tariff.
The present census shows that in ten
years the number of manufacturing es-
adjustments in Cleveland has increased
from .0j6 to 2.065; that the capital in
vested in manufacturing has increased IN
the same PERIOD from $40. 430 $50 to
S53, 9I4,346; that the number Of hands
employed has grown from PIP to
53. $40; that the yearly wages paid have
advanced from So, 500 ,935 TO $50, 423,-
G35; that the value of the raw materials
used has increased by S24 69l, 1886
aud that the value Of the product has
grown from S4S,6O4, $50 in 1880 to
sos, 026.2Il in 1890.
Such a record of industrial progress is
more effective than all the free trade
theories ever printed. 1t Is an argument
for protection whose force cannot be
essened by any amount Of rhetoric.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13
The Chinese Law.

The Oh pese Immigration bill whicl
the President has signed is a very differ
eut measure from the Geary bill passed
by the House some time ago. Il ex
tends the existing law for the period Of
ten years, and provides in addition that
all Chinese aberers now in the United
Stetes shall procure a certificate of regis
tration which will serve toidentify them
With this safeguard added it ought to be
entirely practicable to prohibit the Chi
ne>e coolie immigration which is SO Diet
rimentll to the interests of American la
Dor. The Senate has earned the conn.,
meudation of all right minded men by
its action in forcing the demagogic ma
jority in the House to abandon the
Geary bill and assent to a reasonable
and Just restrictive measure.
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Reciprocity.


Reciprocity is inseparably united to
protection It is impossible under the
system Of free trade 1t is only when a
country maintains protective tariff that
it is in posijiua 10 offer to other :ouu-
tries valuable concessions for specific
products 10 return for exceptional favors
for its own products The country
whi.h breaks down the protection sys-
TEN and opens up its market freely and
and without price to all nations Is in 20
condition to secure exceptional favors
from other countries. Tie commercial
reciprocity treaties recently negotiated
between Germany, Austria, Italy.
Switzerland, and Belgium ar, based
upon recognition Of this principle, and
they eFcciualy dispose of the question
of free trade Gu the continent Of Europe
for the next Twelve years at least, the
period of duration Of those treaties We
hive entered upon similar policy in
this country, and if consistently aud
steadily adhered to aud not brok en-
down by our own partisan action il bids
fair to give this nation a predomnating
commercial influence on this hemisphere
which will redound greatly to our pros
perity and our national pride.
But, it may be asked, if this be true,
why not extend it to our Canadier
leighbors on the north? The first an-
swer is that with our tropical neig bors,
whose products are so dissimilar to ours,
reciprocity is a simple matter; but when
we come to deal with country having
thousands of miles Of conterminous ter
ritory, and with like products and indus
tries, the question becomes more con.
pick. But this is not the iasupcrable
difficulty. The fact that Canada does
not possess the right of negotiating her
own treaties, but must have them nego-
tiated for her by distant power which
is controlled by economic principles en-
tirely different from those of both the
United States aud Canada, constitutes
the chief barrier to any arrangement
So long rs other interests than thoe of
Canada are to control, negotiations for
commercial reciprocity must prove a fail
ure It is the duty and the Interest of
The United States to cultivate the ost
intimate and liberal commercial iela-
tions with such Of our neighbors as rec
ognize American Gin its broadcast seuse)
as paramount to European influence on
this hemisphere. To all such countries
we should open the doors of trade as
wide and as freely as the interests of our
own established industries will permit.
Beyond that the spirit of genuine Amer
icanism does not require nor permit u
to 60.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13


We believe that it Is the duty O. t e
government TO protect and promote in
every possible way oil the Interests Of all
classes Of our citizens. manufacturers,
merchants. aud agricuturis $, AID for
'ha' reason We favor protective duties on
every artlcle raised or manufactured in
foreign countries by labor little better
than slave.
We believe that this country should
DC made as nearly Independent and self
supporting as possible. We believe that
our acres should be made, as nearly as
pos ible' 10 produce every thing uecesa-
~ Tor the food comfort an luxury Of
our people. We believe that this should
he done to make us as nearly iudepen-
dent as practicable Of other countries to
furnish profitable employment for our
own people, to pro Get thc,a from inju
rlous competition with countries whose
Iaborers are poverty-stricken serfs, and
to retain in our own land aud for the
use OF our people vast amounts Of money
that wo.ld otherwise be dissipaed
abroad. TO this end we believe 10 pro-
'eetin9 every agricultural industry that
nee Is aud desires protection, and We be-
Iievc that protection should be so real
and effective az to shut out foreign pro
ducts. Experience has shown that this
protection imposes no hardship upon the
people, for with such encouragement the
incentive genius and superior skill Of our
producers are not long in pcrfeciihg
methods by which the country is given
better and cheaper products than had
been before obtained from abroad
We therefore shall continue to earn
estly advocate protection to every branch
of farming that requires it, aud We be-
lieve in protective duties on rice,
oranges, lemons and other products Of
the South, as upon barley. wool, and
other products of the North aud West
The farmers prosperity means the
prosperity Of all others. and with all
their products protected from the pau
per and coolie labor in fsrming coun-
.ries We may expect continued prosperi-
ty to the farmers Of this country.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13

An important engineering test wa.
made recently on locomotive running
the Empire State express on the New
York Central Railroad. Tie work was
done by Angus Sinclair, editor Of Loco
motive Engineering. He sat on a box
in front of the engine cylinder aud took
steam indicator diagrams all the way be-
tween New York and Albany. A speed
Of IS miles snd hour was recorded and
lhe engine developed ever ] $40 horse
power The work Of pulling that fast
tram was done on a coal consumption Of
p pounds Of coal per horse power per
hour.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13
Alp RO3LAN ALTON.
q, ne Circn.t Cann lor Chnrles Cnrn,,

~ NE Circuit C0Nu fOT Churles COuHfB
IN rsrsHance Of An Act Of Assemble passed
at the January session. 1882, being chapier
200 Of sail Act, Entitled Au Act To- pro-
vide for the Removal of the County Sea; Of
Charles county from Port Tuhnccu to h Plata
ia said county e the qualilel voters Of said
county shall so dtterm'nc, ani 10 pr,-
vide for the erccuon Ola Court HOUSE. and J,ii
At said IL Plata, in the saii county, Il The
qualified voters shalt so determine. and the
procureiug Of site or sites 0r the same. and
authorizing the Comfy Commissioners Of said
county to borrow money md issue bonds fir
the payment Of the same for ,he purpose aflre-
said, 10 lew taxes for the pa, ment Of the prin-
eipal ana interest Of said rouis appointing
all officers for the disbursement Of the same,
and for other purposes. hereby issue the
following proclamation.
Whereas by section Of said Act, j, is pro.
vided that the Judges OF election appointed
under section g, shall NJ Ike return Of said
votes or ballots to the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court tor Charles County, who shall within
10 DAYS thereafter make rr, clamajion OF the
result OF said election by publication in the
newspapers published IN said coIaiy and It il
shall he found 10y said returns of The Judges
and the T. exclamation Of said Clerk that more
votes or ballots were cast Against Removal
Of County Seat 10 LA Plata than For Re-
moval Of county scat TO 10 la Plata then
this Act shall he nugatory aud Of no effect, &c
Aud whereas hy the returns Of the said
election made 10y the said judges to the a,
Clerk of the Circuit Court on Tuesday, May
10th, A d., 1892 ltappears that !, 352 vote:
or ballots we're cas. Against Removal" o
the county seat 10 La Plata and thai ola
votes OF ballots were cast For Removal o
th county seat 10 In Plata
Now, therefore, !, J. Samuel Turner, Clerk
Of the Circuit Court for Charles county, by
the authority aforesaid do hereby proclaim
and make public that more votes or ballot.
were cast at said election held on May 7th
1892, "Agains' the Removal of the county
seat 10 La Plata, than were cast For Re
Inoval" OF county seat to La Plata
In testimony whereof ! hereto
SEAL set my hand rnd nifix the seal Of tn,
wv Circuit Court for Charles ceuHty
this lth duy Of May, A D., ls92
J. SAMUEL TURNERCierk
Ct. CT. for Charles County.\
True copy-Tcst:
J. SAMUEL TURNER, Clerk.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13

In spite Of free trade theories our
tariff on Canadian products does BOT
prevent the Canadians from buying
Manufactured goods from Us in pref
erence 90 free itade Great Britain ~
Take the items Of builders hardware,
for example Ia one year Canadians
bought hardware Of tins description
from England to tie value Of S5l 037
They purchased bu'ldiug hardwaie
frg.a the Cuited States in The same
ihe value u 1870 455.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13

The good ship Tyne Head sailed
from Brooklyn few days ago, carrying
ll6,357 bushels of corn and 500 600
sacks of -four for the famine stricken
Russians The vessel will land her
cargo at St. Petersburg.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13
What the Wyoming "War" Means


The civil war, or something very
much like it. which has ragged in WyO
ming between the cattle king and The
ranchcr for several weeks, is a repeti
ton Of the trouble which occurred il
Colorado few years ago. 1t is Tho
same story in every new S ate
The cattle king occupies hundreds o
square miles of public lands to pasture
his herds, aud the small rancher's ambi
ion does not extend beyond field OIL
two and few cows. The cattle king,
immense herds appropriate the small
rancber's calves through gregagiaus ATTN
.'y. The rapfher reta Ii,s X Ing ~
ycarlings or, when hunger !, tsses. he
shoots stray steer. The cattle king
shoots back Il but not at cattle this tim,
and the result, forty six cattle mag
mates aud their employees are aow iockeC
up in Fort Fetterman to await trial fol
murder
The conflict will end in the triumph
Of the small farmer. As fast as the set
tier travels westward with his pillow the
cattle king retreats Pasture is the us,
of all land, agriculture the second and
manufacturing the third, and the llnd
increases in value at every stop.-N. Y
Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13

If. as Grover Cleveland alleges, the
tariff is a tax, how is it that you can
buy in New York flannel shirt on
whi;h the duty would be so cents by
paying only SO cents?
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13

The Belt Railroad Company has ac
cePted the offer Of the Thompson Hous
ton EIso,r'c Company to Test electric
motors for use in hauling trains through
the grea; tunnel which Is being con
st:ucted beneath the city of Baltimore
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13

Reports from alt over the Safe show
shat tile Watermelon acreage in Georgia
this year is about twenty thousand The
vines are IN fine conii.icn and TIA crop
will probably be an early ana good one
Al the usual average, the total product
will be about nne thousand car loads.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13

Republicans won everywhere in tue
municipal elections in Indiana. This is
Republican year, and the man who
can't read it in the signs of the times
should hire an Interpreter Immediately.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13

Thousands of devout Catholics throng
the little church Of St. Jean Baptiste.
IN New York, where fragment said to
be cut from the arm of St Ann. mother
OF the Virgin Mary. is exposed to view.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13

The reader does not always like what
he sees in tae paper, neither does the
editor, fact which the average reader
seldom suspects. 1t is simply impossi
bic to find one man Who can please all.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13

The great bridge over the Mississippi
river is completed The bridge ard its
approaches are three miles 10 length
and the bridge ifssfi is three quarters OF
794 feet, making it the third llrgest in
the world. 1t cost about 50, 0OG, coo.
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FOR SALE.

500 will buy large yonng horse year
old about Is hands high, has been worked to
plow and wagon Will make No J draught
horye, sound al all right. Color, black
Sl60 will buy IL handsome blocky bay mare
with black points, weight about 100 pounds
! 81 hands high ty hancock he hy Bashaw,
Jr out Of a very fine mare, sound and gentle
pull any " here, perfect family mare in every
respect, " i'll make fine brood mare This
mare took FIRST premium at Pimiico Agrlcul-
tursl Fair in 1889. II Years old.
So will Luy light farm wagon with shafts
and pole, in good order
$40 will buy strong light no top buggy,
in good order Ali can be seen at m, farm in
Conb Neck II NEALE
may ID t 25S Howard St Balumole
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13

A Massachusetts, man had to pay FIVE
dollars for two kisses, and claimed that
the price was excessive Ills ought TO
be ashamed Of himself.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13

The Republican opposition to Presi.
dent Harrison is mainly rumor. He
has enough votes now for a renomina-
ton.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13
SIGERIEFS SALE
OF
Valuable Real Estate

BY virtue of a writ of Fierj Facias issued
out OF the Circuit tourt for Charles county,
at The suit Of Adrian Posey, use Of Samuel G.
PAdgett, against the goods and chatt'es, lAuds,
and tenemenis Of james H. A Schureman, TO
me direetad have selzed and taken in execu-
ton ali the right, lite, clnim interest and es
tate at law aud in equity OF the said james
II. A. ScEurenau IN aud to a
HOUSE and LOT
in the village Of Fort Tohncto
And | hereby give notice that ! will offer
for sale at tue Court House door, in Port
Tobacco, on
TUESDAY, june 7th, 1902,
in the afternoon hetwetn thu hours Of / 2 and .
O'Clock. the SAID property So seized and taken
in execution hy puzzle auction to the hisLest
bidder fer cash
FRANCIS r. WHEATLEY
NAV l3-ts Sheriff.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-13

Poor men who enter politics and ger
rich are not as numerous as rich men
who enter politics and get poor.
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NOT ZOE

= = = - ? =
FHHE Board OF Coaat, Cpmniss,nnegs
will meet At their } Ii - IN Port Tobacco
Tuesday, Nay I'm, 1892,
for the transaction OF miscellaneous business.
The matter Of lev,ing dog tax on Dc rs
will be taken up and disposed Of at this meet
ing.
By order Of the Board
I. II. MEDLEY, Clerk and Treasurer.
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CASH BARGAINS
Valua! lie Presents.
Homespur Chevio.s

Tue new stylr Dress Goods -all pure wool
wide double width navy blue, eaIutt brown,
thn, ard black, actual cash value SOC our re-
duced cash price zoe L0udale Cambria. fin
est quahty, yard Wide lee, price everywhere
lZ3c. China silks 39r, Surlh silks 374c.-
Twilled Crash &C. Plma Muslin, lr, Henrietta
Cashmeres, wide double with all colors, fne
quality, not 40 wool. 25c.
Cloth for Men Wear. immense assort'
Wtht zJc, 5ae, 5Oc, tjc, 90. Black French
Silks, special cash bargains SIZE 90, Is.
Our so black French silks are sublime quail
ity aud extra Vide width aud the price is re-
duced to % Merrimaek shruup Calico, DC.
New style Serge Dress Goods, excellent quail
itY wide douole fold-not all wso lie.
BLANKETS BLANkETSl BLANKETS!
Underwear, immense assortment, l2Bc 10 80.
Ladies' Cloth Dress Goods, all colors, pure
wool, vide double fold 25c silk Velveis 7jc
to so. Frait Of the loom hlcacbei cotton
very best quality, yard vide BE-, price every
ahere l0c Ladies Balbriggin stockings *
celltnt quality, double heels double toes. -
Three pairs for soc, real value 25c a pair.
Men dress shirts linen fronts, 45c. Sheeting
cotton, immense double width excellent quail
ty 25c Ladies Cloth Dress Goods one yard
aud a half wide, all pure fine wool, black,
navy blue, green, garnet, tan end grey, spe-
cial cash harg IN, SOC. Beautiful plaid dress
VIDE double width not all WOOL Zoe. Hem
rietta French Scrges, elegant dress goods one
yard and a hall wide, an pure wool, real val
Ne ] 90, aud the price is reduced TO only Zoe.
The aIore prices are tie UerH ioresH No rsdnc-
ton mp0sSijle
re No Samples matted during busy sea-
son. Mail US no money, no postage stamps,
no uOetal orders