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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-25
BRIrIsH LEGATION,
WASHINGTON. March 10. 1892.

Sir.-On receipt of your note of the Sth
instant immediately telegraped TO the Mar
Quis of Salisbury the substance OF It's con-
tents. in accordance with the request which
you expressed on behalf of the President,
and have now the honor 20 inform you that
| have this day received a reply from Ills
Lordship by telegram TO the following effect
Lord Salisbury again points out that the
information in the possession Of Her MAJESTY 3
Government does not lead them TO believe
that another years suspension of sealing IS
necessary TO prevent an undue dimlnution OF
the seal herds.
His Lordship. however proceeds 20 otseIy
that beyond this question 1t is considered by
your Government that they have q right 70
be protected from the loss which they may
incur from free sealing being permitted this
year in the event of their claim To Behrlng
sea being upheld by the arbltratOrs. He
states that Her Maiestys Government does
not dispute that after the ratification OF the
convention there will be some foundation for
this contention, but he adds that the prohibit
tiOn of all sealing as a remedy has this defect
that the British sealers excluded from Behring
sea would have an undoubted ground of COM
plant if the British claims should be upheld
by the arbitrators. Moreover, there is no Sc
curity that the arbitration will be concluded
before the sealing season OF 1873. Ihus an
arbitration between Great Britain, the United
States and Portugal. which has already occu-
pied four years, is still pending. Serious dam
age would be caused to the industry by sus-
pension of sealing for long period
In view of all the above considerations 1t
appears to Her Maiesty's Government that 1t
will be more equitable TO provide that sealing
in Behrlng sea shall continue on the con-
ditlon that the owner of every sealing vessel
shall give security for satisfying any damages
which the arbitrators may adludge.
| shall be glad to learn that the above sug-
gestions meet with the concurrence Of your
Government.
| have the honor, ETC..
Julian PAUEcEForE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-25
THE BEHRING SEA NOTES.
run TEXT OF ooRREsPoyDEscE
Between Lord Salisbury and President Iiar-
rlson Regarding the Modus ylvendi.
Status of the Dispute.

WASHINGTON. d. c., March 2i.-The follow
ing is the full text of the late correspondence
between the United States and Great Britain
respecting the Behring sea controversy:
To the Senate / herewith transmit. in con-
nection with Senate executive document
No. 80, Fitty-secOnd Congress, first session.
copies of further correspondence between
this Government and the Government OF Her
britannia Majesty concerning the Iursdic-
ton and rights OF the United States III the
waters of the Behring sea and concerning
also the preservation Of the fur-seai5
babitualy resOrting TO the said sea and the
rights of the citizens aud subjects of either
country as regards the taking of the fur
seals haoitually resorting to the said waters.
lSlgnedl BeNJAMfN HARRISON.
Executive Mansion. Washington ID. c., March
%, 1892.
SIR JULIAN PAUScEFoTE TO Mr.. BLAINE.
This note should have accompanied the
message OF the President to the Senate OF
March ,, 1892. but having been misaid 1t
failed to be communicated to that body. 1t
Is reply 10 Mr.. Blaines note OF February y.
1892, which appears on page Sj OF Senate Ex-
ecutiye Documents No. 3d. Fifty second Con-
gress, first session:
BRTRH LEGATION,
WASHINGTON. ID. c., February l3. 1892.
Dear Mr.. Blaine. In reply 10 your letter of
yesterday, beg TO state that IN my opinion
the British commissioners are right in hold
ing that they have no power under their
present mandate TO discuss the question OF
modus vivendi for the next fishery season.
Their authority Is limited by the terms
of the Joint commission agreement
which we signed on the 18th Of December
last. That authority is confined TO reporting
their views on what fishery regulations Of a
permanent character may be necessary with a
view TO arbitration. The question of modus
yiyendi pending Ihe result of the arbitration
Is one for the two governments TO ans
cuss | have certainly urged as an ad-
dtional reason for the early meeting of
the Joint commission, that its reports would
furnish valuable materials for such discussion;
but it can hardly be cOntended that the COM
mssioners can properly deal with such a
question without special authority from Their
respective governments.
! communicated to Lord Salisbury the pro-
posal you made to me at our interview of the
% instant that our two governments
should agree to modus viyendi and / am
awaiting his Lordship's reply. / remain, etc,
lSignedl JULIAN PAUNCEFOTE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-25
rHr srNATE sUsTLINs HARRIsON.

The Senate in executive session this after
noon decided to sustain IN every particular
President Harrison's attitude in the Behring
sea controversy.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
Plants Without Roots.

On first thought ono would say that
ii was as much of an impossibility for
a plant of any kind to grow without
roots as it would be for any tree, vine
or plant to bear fruit without first hav-
ing blossoms. There are, nevertheless,
several well-known exceptions to the
general rule in this as well as in other
matters. The largest species of root
less plants are the ''sea weeds" of tho
Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans,
In plants of the sea weed kind tho
structure varies considerably, some
being merely microscopic vesicles,
while others have vines and stems as
large as the average forest trees.
Some writers even claim that Maori
cystis, sea weed of the South
Pacific, often grows to be 90 10 80
feet in diameter and 1900 to 1000 feet
in length. In no case do any of these
have roots, in the proper sense, their
nourishment being absorbed from the
water by all parts alike.
Other smaller but perhaps better
known species of rootless plants are
SIENNA or duck meat, water house
leck, a Georgia plant resembling
garden lettuce, aud the common fus-
Gus of the Gulf Of Mexico. The
witch plant, which is the establishment
of the native Australians as well as
the foreigners, resembles our COM
mon plantain in the matter of leaf.
Six or eight of these leaves, some
times an inch and three-quarters
broad and five inches long, often
spring from single STOOL" which
sits Oh a fiat bare spot without the
least sign of root! Several well al
tested maryels of plant life could be
mentioned, but their addition would
make this article too long for this de-
partment-[St. Louis Republic.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

The vaFicgated color of leaves, a. in
some kinds of geraniums and tie
coleus, is believed to DO due to some
Kind of disease or defective growth.
This varicgation is called sporting,
and is not propagatcd by seeds, but
only by cuttings of tho plant. In tlio
case mentioned, in which varegated
gerauium, cut back TO the ground,
throws up number Of new stems, of
which some bear green leaves and the
others white ones, the sporting takes
another form, aud us these stems all
proceed from buds in the main stem
some of The buds are evidently stronger
than The others, but why they should
exactly alternate it is difficult even 10
suggest. 1t may be possible, however,
that the plant so severely cutback has
made natural effort to survive the
injury aud has produced a more Wig
orous growth from some of the buds,
and these more vigorous stems bear
the green leaves. There are often
cases analogous to this which 90 to
show that plants possess the same
power as animals to make an unusual
effort to exist under unfavor-
able circumstances, and this seems to
be an instance of this class. The green
stems are the larger because they are
the strongest and this is also the reason
why they are green. A curious case
ALI d TO this occurred in the writer's
experience lately. A potato which had
pretty purple striped blossom, but
which had never been known TO bear
a seed ball, had a boom cut for a
bouquet and aftcrward was set in the
ground in the garden. 1t took root
and made seed ball and small po-
tato at the root. Here was case of
natures effort to survive aud perpetu-
ale the plant under unusually depress-
ing circumstances. At least we look
at it in that way. And US the tuber
was very weak one, the small plant
produced a seed ball with seed New
York Times.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
Yours very truly,

- uue - s1e vv~user IUr James
Ford, prisoner charged With larceny, made
a motion on Thursday afternoon 10 withdraw
the plea of not guilty, which was granted,
and u motion to quash the Indictment for al.
eged error in selecting the grand Jury.
Arguments were made by counsel for the
prisoner sustaining their position and against
by the States Attorney. The case was held
sub curia and on Friday morning, a full bench
being present, the demurrer was sustained and
the grand and petit jaries were discharged.
The drawing of the grand fury was under
the new law enacted for the purpose of cor
recting irregularities in selecting jurors, which
says, III Tor any reason any person or per-
sons drawn as grand juror shall fail to at:
tend or ne present at the conclusion OF the
drawing, or he disqualified or excused tor
cause the court shall forthwith proceed TO fill
such vacancy or vacancies from the aforesaid
remaining number o. taenty.three names OF
those VINO are are present, in the order in
winch the names were drawn from the boz.
and may thereupon, IN It's discretion. fill such
vacancy tens made ~ the petit jury by draw
ing the aduitional nalnes therefor ia the man
ner PROVIDED, &c. Inc court excused six iu-
rors but by an iniivertance failed 10 select
those 70 take their places according to the
provisions OF the new law.
Mitchell aud Pos-y for for prisono, and
r. Matthews for State.
TIE case Of John G. HaichellI VS.. John W
Boarmati and wife was tired be,ors ~, J"" .onr,
and Judgment rendered against Rasrmsn
Posey tor plaintiff, and Matthews a. da,sras
All the prisoners held in isil moi inSic,,d,
and Ford whoss case caused the a. ~ ~
the iurles, who Was held on he orig;nsl eou,.
49, -A.-" -naanaHsiaaa- i., a,t -. ~.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

All white men who visit regions in
Africa infested by the tsctse fly have
much to say about it. There is now
evidence that the tsetsc is moving
gradually to more northern regions,
aud the cause is supposed to be that
South Africa is depleted of its large
game, much of which is moving
northward to get away from hunters,
and the tsetse fly goes with it
The insect is only a little larger
than the ordinary house fly, and it re-
scmbles the honey-bce. Its sting is
hardly so annoying as that of a mos
quito, but near the base of its pro-
boscis is little bag which contains its
poison 1t lives on the blood of ami
mails, and only a few species are IA
tally affected by its bite. Cattle,
horses and dogs, however, cannot live
when bitten with tho tsetse fly. Ma
lives who herd cattle and travellers
who depend on horses or oxen must
avoid tho fly regions or lose their
stock. For human beings its bite has
no serious consequences.
Mr.. Swan. missionary in Katanga.
near the western head waters of the
Congo, says that recently the buffalocs
of South Africa, which differ from
those of the Congo, have been moving
northward into the Katanga country.
IL is to the buffalo that the English
missionary attributes the prevalence
of the tsetsc in katanga. When
Lieut.. LIZ Marinel went to Katanga,
more than year ago, he took dozen
head of cattle, intending TO leave
them at the station there and raise a
large herd. The tsetso was too much
for them, however, and in short
time only two of the cattle remained.
Sometimes the poison kills the vic
tim in a week or ten days. At other
times the animal fingers along for
several months. The symptoms are
those of blood poisoning. White men
in Africa express the opinion that
with the gradual disappearance of
large game tie tsctse will vanish. If
it does not, it will be impossible to
carry on many enterprises that would
certainly thrive in some regions now
infested by the fly New York Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

secretly burned them in the sanctum
fire. As it was, il was too late for
any such ely system of double deal
ing.
Blanche was at home, sitting among
the splcndor that was to be hers so
brief a time now, a1d her bright, up.
ward look, as he entered, went TO his
very heart.
81 feel like Crookback Richard" he
thought, "going to murder the inno-
cent little princes in the Tower"
And when he told her, as gently as
he could, that tho stories and poetry
would not pass muster, she burst into
tears.
Mr.. Rubens could not endure those
bright sparkling drops.
"Blanchc!" ho fallercd, "don't cry.
Dear Blanche, it is not worth itv'
And before they parted that even
ing, Blanche Ainslie had half prom
ised TO consider the possibility of
accepting the editors love, since the
editor could not accept her contribu-
tons.
"Thc idea of supporting yourself is
very Ridiculous" said Karl. dts
great deal better to let me support
you"
And so Blanche Ainslie became an
editors wife and the happiest of little
matrons, and to this day Karl keeps
the little packet that was respectfully
declined. 1.-THE Weekly.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
Housekeeping in London.

An American taking house in Lon
don will learn that she will have to keep
more servants in the old ecantry than in
the new. These servants ars trained,
and one who is willing TO engage to 30
many things is usually willing to take
such position because she is ineompc,-
tent in everything.
\ small family there would keep n
cook, chambermaid aud waitress.
The washing would be Pat out, and
charwonan would be called in once q
week to help with h cleaning and clear
ing up. A vety good cock ean be had
for 800 year. chambanail for $50,
and d smart waitress for $50
The charwoman viii be paid two shil-
lings, or fifty cents day, and given her
beer and food. The washing Tor such a
family will cost from s. to S week.
In Alrecica such family would have
two ON ,n--one cook who would also
wash an t. on, and nno:h US chamber
maid an waitress
Tic servants we hare here do more,
but hey do it moe roughly and are
Totally deficient in shat si,on, subservience
which makes the trained English domes-
tic perform tic usual household duties
with automatic CELEBRITY GENERALLY you
have a geater number Of servants there
than hero.
There the servants do not expect TO
eat just what is provided for tie family.
Not at all. When the marketing y
done, special things are bought for the
servants, and they have q table for theis
own, the meals being served at differ
ent hour, and the quality of the food very
much less in cost They eat very little
meat, most of it salt; the cheapest kind
of fish, aud then they have potatoes and
greens and buildings with treacle, and
they are pre- sided with beer. unless in
engaging servants it is stipulated that
the engagement is without seer. !"
-[GoodHousekee piug.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

AT political meeting in Kansas
City the other day Ex-Governor Crit
tenden told story of an old tavern
keeper whose fond theory it was that
every 1000 years came the exact rcpe-
tition of events that had occurred on
the same date 1000 years before.
Two graceless scamps, filled with tho
hosts good cheer, sought TO weaken
his dependence on this theory by say
ing that they would pay their bill on
that day 1000 years. mo, you don't,"
he said; "you're the same fellows
that were here 1000 years ago and
promised the same thing. "-[ Kansas
City Times.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
A Lazy Waiter.

An English fcllow-traveler, with
whom was returning from Dublin to
Bradford, said to me:
"Really those fellows are a queer
lot! In Morrison's Hotel, where | was
staying, there was a poor waiter, so i'll
that he could hardly crawl about, and
| said of him Gas he stood on the stems
to see me Off to the earman: That
poor fellow looks shockingly inH III!
Sure he's been dead these two months,
only he's too lazy to close his eyes!u
New York Mercury.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
How to Get Fat.

Are you painfully thin? Do you
ever stand before your mirror and
heavc sigh of regret at your lack of
roundness of face an form which is
SO apparent? If you do so you may
find consolation at hearing of system
Of s'pusting on aesh' as employed
with satisfactory results by number
of people. Briefly you go to bed and
allow yourself TO be fed up. In TWEEN
iy-four hours you have eight glasses
of milk with cream and three hugo
meals That the fattcning effect of all
this food may not be allowed TO be
worked off you are allowed to make
no cxertion. Every Thing short of the
process of mas,ica ion is done for you
You don't even wash yourself. Be-
sides being washed you are massaged
and rubbed with oil.
The last operation is an ineligible
part of the process Of putting on fat.
but not quite so clear as the electric
ity. This sort of thing is done con
tinuously for three months, and the
woman who has gone through The
operation that she may make more
presentable figure gets up with light
er heart and body perhaps two Stone
heavier. Some women go through
this process for the cnrc of nervous
complaints. Do you think you would
be willing 10 submit 10 this treatment
for the sake of acquiring plumpncss
which YOU do not now possess?- De-
troit Free Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

Boss, said an aged colored man to
a former employer Of his, a jefferson
avenue merchant, Saturday, 4 wish
you'd lend me 70 dollars. We hain't
got no coal nor uulfin' to eat
why should I lend You SAP" was
the reply; show do l know you will
ever pay it?"
I'll pay it suah, boss, Jest as suah
as yer bawn, when l gets it
"But how do l know you'll ever get
it, Sam?' said the merchant; Il don't
believe / ought to trust you.
Hadn't ought to trus me, boss. y
said the old negro, reproachfuny,
why, boss, if had a thousand dol-.
lars I'd trus you wid every cent or
it.
The argument was irresistible and
brought the 60 dollars. Detroit
Free Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
The Rare Green Garnet.

A stone comparatively little known
by the general public, but made very
popular through the reptile craze, is
the olivincs, also known as green gar
net. 1t belongs to the chrysolie
family, and in the smaller sizes they
arc found in better colors than the
emerald, and hence are more in de-
mand. They show TO particular adj
vantage in the bull frogs, which arc
literally covered with them. the only
exception being diamond eyes, and on
some of them gold feet. New York
Recorder.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
PORT TOBACCO, MARYLAND. MAY 27, 1892.
ssLaugh n Little Bit"

fTere S motto just your fit:
'Iqugh little Bit"
When you think you re trouble hit,
"Laugh little Bit"
Look Misfortune in the face,
Brave the beldam's rude grimacc;
Ten to one t viii yield its place
If you have the grit and wit
Just to laugh little bit.
Keep your face with sunshine lit;-
"Laugh little bit"
Gloomy shadows of will fit
II you have wit and grit
just to laugh little bit.
Cherish this as sacred writ
Laugh little bit"
Keep 1t with you, sample it,
Laugh a little b t."
Little ills will sure betide you,
Fortune may not sit beside you,
Men may mock and Fame deride you,
But you II mind them not whit
II you laugh little bit.
III. Edmund V. Cook, in st. Nicholas.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
Thihkin. of Buying Here

Brotl er Romwauld General Visitor of the
Christian Brothers School, and Brother
LEONARD, President of Calvert Hall College,
Baltimore, came down 10 the county on Fri
dgy last and was the guests OF Dr.. Ro6ert
D,gges. The object of the visit Of the Broth
ers vas to look at ''Shadelshd," a farm be-
longing to Mics Winfred Martin, in the sixth
district, with view of purchasing, ano to es-
iAblish there n branch OF the Christian Broth
srs School The gentlemen returned 10 Bstl-
more on Saturday. but did not make Known
whether they intended to purchase.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

+. He was reading aloud in the family
circle and laid down the paper to
what he had just read
al believe with the writer of that
sentiment that singing should be
taught to child as soon as it can
speak-Good heavens. What is that
awful noise in the next room?"
"That is the baby singing said
mis- wife. And he went to the club to
finish the article he was reading. =
Detroit Free Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
Runaways.

huNHWHys'
On Saturday last the horse driven BY
Messrs. Robert and John Cartwright, run
away on the public road near Newport and
both young men we're thrown out and severe.
IL bruised. The vehicle Was badly broken
and the horse was slightly injured.
The horse, belonging to DR.. Spencer, Of
Bel Alton, while being h'tched up on Sunday
morning last ran of and the dog. cart was al
most completely WRECKED. Fortunately nc
me was in the cart at the time Of the rupa:
away.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

son-Here's horseshoe | found in
the street-gcod one, too.
Papa Well, throw it away.
Isn't it lucky to find a horseshoeea
Not unless you own a horse. -
Good News.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

III bilt deeu UuutI WHICH loHdh-l
spare purchased for the sum of e450,
the unexpired term in the titles of
Stratford Old Stratford, Bishopton,i
and Welcomb, Shakespeare is found
once, Shakespear once; once there is.
\ simple initial, and in the remain
ing ten cases the name appears with.
the second h. viz; Shakespeare,
three; Shakespeare, five times.
Shakespeare, once, and SHAKESPEARE
once.
In the registers Of Smithfield,
1867, record is made of the burial
Of Margaret Saxpere, widow, being
times the wyff of Henry Shakspere. +"
Here are variations enough from
which to choose a spelling for the
name, but it may as well be added
that the best authorities have fixed
as a standard upon Shakespeare.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

WOOL will buy wool this season De-
liver al Lothian.
may CIT B. A. HOWARD.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

Eight years May I bought
Of YOU Country my
PAINTED proven respect and pleas
send me the with
house does not
Of pores weather. and need
painting wood house.
che best looking hope
will same kind
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1892-07-01

The DeLamar Nugget is after the
noble red man with sharp pencil.
The noble reds have been roaming
off their reservation at Duck valley,
slaughtering game out OF season IN
the Owyhee mountains, appropr'at'hg
other peoples property in the Valleys
frightening women INTO furnishing
them .muckamuck," and making uul-
sances of themselves generally. 1he
other day one of these modest unas-
suminp noble red children of the for
est was found in the parlor OF MIS-
G. D. Bachelor, at DeLamar, cooiiy
devouring pie he had stolen from
the larder. The lady of the house
ordered him to depart from thence
but he had struck good thing ahe
stoIidly staid with it until Mr. baoh
eler arrived. He sternly invited MT
Red to leave, and he left.
Idaho semi-weekly world., 1892-07-01

Deputy SHERIFF James Gray,
who recently returned from Rocky
Bar, informs the Mountain Home
Bulletin that the Elmore company has
voted further working capital OF
$4,000 and will sink the big shaft
800 feet deeper, making depth OF
1850 feet. They are pushing the
drift at the 75O level for the ledge as
fast as possible. Mr.. Gray also says
that the Wide West company will
soon renew operations on their valu'
able property. Also that work IN the
Buffalo NINE at Atlanta is being
pushed by Superintendent Lange.