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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-16
$4,000, 600 in Matches.

The Oldest and it is said the largest
match manufactory in the world is in
Sweden. Matches were made there
long before the old, roughly trimmed
splinter of wood tipped with sulphur
was discarded with the tinder boxes,
for which they were used. In 25 years
the export trade of Sweden in modern
matches increased l, ,000, GOO, coo boxes
year, says the Philadelphia Times.
Some of tho machines for making
matches which we use in these days
make 200 revolutions minute each
and turn out about $500, 900 matches
daily. Rather more than five matches
per head for the whole population are
used daily in the Unitel States.
Strange TO say, tho quality of these
Swedish matches, in many cases, is so
bad that tho st tie intends TO resume
the manufacture, and computes that
the profits Will produce revenue of
81 900. 900.
Altogether there are in Europe about
50, 900 factories, and thcy yearly pro-
ducc matches valued at $50, 900, 900.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-16
No poles Allowed in China.

There are no telegraph poles in
China. Not because there are no tele-
graph lines, not yet because there ia
not wood suitable for use as polca.
Strangely enough, the reason is pureiy
religious, says the St. Louis Globo
Democrat.
The Chinese worship their fathers
aud grandfaillers, and regard the rest
ing places Of tlleir remqius 50 sacred
that they deem il a sacrilege TO allow
a shadow 70 be cast upon their graves.
When the lincmen Of the first Chinese
telegraph companies began operations
they were greatly embarrassed in their
operations by crowds of inhabitants,
who followed them abonl and. with
The most f'ighifu blaspIemies, cut
down the po.es almost as fast as they
were erected.
For some time no explanation could
be obtained, bnt at last the working
parties discovered that in the more
thickly settled districts of the Celcs-
tial Empire graves were everywhere
to be found, and scarcely a pole could
be erected anywhere but that at some
time Of the day il cast its shadow on a
grave.
The difficulty was ipsup,r bic, and
the Chinese Government, anxious as it
was to render assistance, stood pow
erless. So all the wires went under
ground, and it is said the system
proved perfectly efficient.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-16
OUR BUDGET OF Fun. ]
HUMOROUS SAYINGS AND po<E
INGS HERE AND THERE. .

Jokes and Jcke'ets that Are supposcd to
Have Boeu Rersstiy Form Savings sn4
Doings that Are qs.-lA- Curious anu
Laughable.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-16
If Mother Would Listen.

If mother would listen to me- dears.
She would freshen that faded gown,
She would sometimes take an hours rest,
And sometimes trip to town.
And it shouldn't be all for the children,
The fun and the cheer and the pay;
With the patient droop on the tired mouth,
And the "Mother has had her day"
True. mother has had her day, dears,
When you were her babies three,
And She stepped about the farm and tie
house
As busy as a bee.
When she rocked you all to sleep, dears,
And sent you all to school,
And wore herself out and did without,
And lived by the Golden Rule.
Aud so your turn has come, dears,
Her hair Is growing white;
And her eyes are gaining the far-away look
That peers beyond the night.
One OF these days in the morning
Mother will not te here,
She win fale away into silence
The mother SO true and dear.
Then what win you DO in the daylight,
And what in the gloamiog dim?
And father, tired and lonesome then,
Pray, what will yol do for him?
Ifyou want to keep your mother
You must make her rest to day;
Must give her share in the frolic,
And draw her into the play.
And il mother would listen 10 me, dears,
She'd buy her gown of silk,
With buttons of royal velvet
And ruffies as white as milk.
And she'd let you do the trotting,
While she sat still in her chair,
That mother should have it hard all through
1t strikes me isn't fair.
-[Margarct f. sangster.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-16
Mhat Sail Millnn.

The ccmuon table sa,t is one of the
most effective remedies for many ills.
For nasal catarrh, make weak
brine of salt and iepid water andsnuff
up the nose, allowing it to run down
the throat. IL persistentiy used il will
in sufficient lcugth of time cure The
nasal catarrh.
Common rock salt, dried in the oven
and shen pulyerized, mixed with an
equal part Of ,phits of turpeniinc.
Keep a rag wet constantly with this
preparation for twenty-four hours.
It viii surely cure a felon in that
time.
The simplest remedy known for this
terrible trying sfll iction. nervous head
ache, is a pinch Of salt taken on tie
tongue and allowed TO dissolve slowly,
followed in about ten minutes with q
drink of water. Salt, in it's pure
state, has virtues not to be scorned,
because it is an article within the
humblest means Halls Journal OF
Health.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-16

In an area Of about fifteen miles
square below Trout Greek, Washing
ton, there is estimated TO be band of
at least 7C0 wild horses, which are
not only eating off the ranges, but be-
coming a more direct source of loss
TO stock owners. As an instance of
this it may be mentioned that mare
belonging TO George Barclay and val
ued AZ 500, together with a valuable
fly, were enticcd into tie band re-
Gently. Tho government SO far,
though several times paliiioncd, seems
iudisposed 10 tackle the wild horse
question or give permission TO settlers
to shoot down these miserable cayuses,
thinking that they are all claimed by
the Indians.
The Iudians, however, arc as much
injured by them as the whites, and
frcqHentlr shoot them down, though
certainly claiming some among them.
.AlI false ellI,@ 4 shouhl l,q pa, aside
in case of this Kind, and permission
given for general roundup by both
whites aud Indians, to take place at
stated date. If this is allowed tho
wild-horse farce will be put an end to
without ceremony. = New York Re-
cordcr.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-16
A Very Old Rose Bush.

As long ago as the yeT 622, llilde-
sheim, France, is mentioned in his
tory. In that year, we are told, Lewis
tie Pious, Charlemagle's sou and sue
cessor, made ii tho seat Of the Bishop
ric Intended by his father to be esiall-
ii,led at The neighboring town of Il zc.
Less lliaa century before, Charle-
magae had brought the lieathen Saxons
into sutjeclion, and Cnri'tianity was
vet new in the land. Gunthcr, the
first Bishop, had been Canon of the
cathedral at Rheims. Three years af-
ler his elevation to the new Episcopal
See, he consecratcd the first chapel,
naming it in honor of the Virgin Mary.
This chapel is supposed to have occu-
pied the site under the present cathe-
,llal, where the crypt of the new
church is built.
A pretty rose bush that now clings
10 the outer wall of the cathedral choir
is said by tradition to have grown
there since the days of Lewis the
Pious himself. In tho twelfth century,
when the choir and crypt were being
enlarged, protecting, hollow wal
was built around the rose bush, in
order that the vino might continue to
grow about the building when the new
wall had been completed. A bit Of
the old arcling may be seen behind
the altar in the eryp'. This is thS
present voucher for the great age oi
tie rose bu,h, and it must be admitted
That many traditions reposc upon {
less solid fou,dation.- Architecture
Record.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-16
The Other End Of Ii.

''IIcllol Smith, what's the matter:
You look as if you had been in free
fighi?"
81 have" rctortcd Smith, laconic-
ally.
"Bcen enj ,ying rurll episodes and
travel in the country?"
"Oh. yes!'
"What cut you up SO badly, old
man. Did you find Farmer Rustic
bull in your ramblosF"
..No, The bull found me. ."-rDetroi'
Free Press,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-09-16

One OF the most interesting women in
Europe is Mme. O.ga NoyiSof, better
known, perhaps, as '.ths Russian siren."
She is said 70 be the only womal wnn caa
influence at one aud the sane tine w.
E. Gladstone, lord Salisbury, C,ant Ig-
natief, and to certain extent the Czlr's
course Of action. She is in higa favor at
the Russian court, being a w4rm, per-
sonal freud Of the Czar.na.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04
sEs4INo TAE cEIlE

Mrs. John Drew haa travelled 10 40
miles this season, never being sick aday
or missing performance.
Modieska's mileage this season has
been nearly q, 900 miles, most of which
she has travelled on her special Pullman
car, the Wanderer.
Richard Mansfield and Beatrice Cam
eron, his leading lady, viii be married
in England this summer. Mansfeld's
next play will be DEMONSTRATION Of
"Csgliostro-"
A newly formed firm Of collaborators
in the play making world consists Of
Hattie Starr and Fl. Grattan Donnelly.
Miss Starr is probably better known as
actress and musician than as the wife of
Charles L. Harris. Palmer's admirable
comedian.
A memory of Lillian Russell's earlier
and humber days was revived by the
attempted suicide recently Of Albert
Braham, respondent musician. He is
the brother of Harry Braham, who leads
the Star orchestra; and Harry Braham
was Lillian's first husband.
There has been placed in one group at
the Libby Prison War museum very
interesting collection of relics of John
Wilkes Booth, which includes pair of
fencing foils originally owned and used
by him, a pair of his boots and two
swords that he used on the stage.
Joseph jefferson will act no more in
the old comedies. He took them up to
show the critics that he was perfectly
able to play with finish and effect other
roles beside Rip Van Wrinkle, and hav-
ing accomplished that he will return to
Rip and play nothing else during the
rest of his career.
There is likelihood that the Union
Square theater, New York, will be de-
voted to the German drama after this
season under the management of the
Rosenfeld brothers, Mr.. j. NJ. Hill hav-
ing about made up his mind to surren-
der the lease of that house to them and
devote all his time to the Standard.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04
Do You Know Your Letters?

Any man who can read would proba-
bly, resent such an imputation of igno,
rance as this question conveys, DO
you know your letters? Is what is asked
the little tot when he or she first sets
foot in school. But grown up men and
women may be pardoned for believing
they are speaking the truth when they
answer Eyes" to the question The
chances are, however, that they don't
know their letters. Why has "a" its
present shape? Stumped the first timel
Every American ought to know that.
A takes its shape from a picture of an
eagle. B was once the picture of an
Egyptian bird. D represented mans
hand. F was the horned viper. The
two upper strokes are the remains of the
horns and the perpendicular line the up
right body of the viper. H was once the
semblance of sieve.
We got our letters from the Phnnician
alphabet, which in turn came from the
hieroglyphic picture writing of Egypt.
So don't be 80 sure Of your knowledge
next time you are asked simple ques-
hon.-Detroit Free Press.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04
AROUND THE THRONES.

The emperor of China has ten men
whose sole duty is to carry his UNI
brella
The Princess of Wales much affects
lilies of the valley in her home decora-
ton, and the Sandringham dinner table
is rarely set without the use of these
quiet flowers
Queen Victoria has bought a new
donkey to draw the carriage in which
she goes out airing at Costebelle. The
donkey is but little more than months
old, and bears the name of Mignon.
The new Grand Duke of Hesse is a
person Of delicate health and weary-o
life manners, who is neither prepared to
enjoy the dignity which has fallen upon
him nor likely to perpetuate its sue
cession.
The pope has larger private fortune
than any man in Rome. and gives his
personal attention to it's management.
Unfortunate investments have, however,
caused very considerable shrinkage
from the original 50, 600, 900 left him by
Plus TX.
The Princess Misel of Schwarzenberg
has entered the Convent of the Sacred
Heart in Riedenberg as a novice. The
aristocratic circles of Vienna are won
dering why 80 young, beautiful and
popular lady should have renowned
the world.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04
ODDS AND ENDS.

There are $50 Sunday papers published
in this country alone.
Philadelphia is the greatest carpet
manufacturing center in the world.
Within the past decade nearly all the
English bishops have changed the form
Of their signature into its Latin equiva-
lent.
Kaskaskia. Ills, has the first bell which
was rung for divine service west of the
Alleghanies 1t was cast at La Rochelle
in 1741.
A Philadelphia lawyer won case that
had been in the courts since 1914 by ex-
hibiting 1884 signature that was lately
discovered.
The desert Of Sahara Is becoming a
garden. Within few years $4,000, 900
acres Of desert land have been made
fruitful by artesian wells.
At Placentia Bay, Newfoundland
100 men and women are employed in
the lobster industry. Five million IL the
annual catch, which represents $3.50, coo
IN value.
| A rapid writer can write thirty words
81 ono minute. 10 do thia he must draw
III pan thsousA the space Of rod. is55<
teet In Norty minutes his pen travels Z
ftzspag, aaA n t55< hours : fun mia
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

The wooden manufacturers have re-
solved to make united exhibit at the
fair.
Chauncey NJ. Depew has been elected
president of New York's Worlds fair
board. Commissioner Gorton w. Allen
is vice president.
A monster panorama, AS feet long
and 81 feet high. representing the Ber-
nese Alps. with the Jungfrau in the
background. has been painted for exhi-
bition at the fair.
The lofty stone monolith which Wis
consin will exhibit at the fair will re
main at Jackson park permanently, the
park commissioners having given their
consent. The monolith is 107 feet high
and was cut from solid block of stone
Karl Hagenbeck, famous for his abil-
ity in tanning wild animals. is devoting
his time in Hamburg to groupof lions;
tigers. jaguars and hyenas that he ex-
poets to bring to the fair. This group
consists of fifty animals. all to be KEEP;
in one big cage.
Costa RIGA has one Of the largest and
finest archaeological collections in thu
world, showing many Columbian relics
and historic data relating to the discov
cry Of America. This collection goes te
Madrid this year for the Spanish exposi
ton and will afterward go to Chicago.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04
ONE, TWO, THREE.

IaAW three witches 90 the wind haow con,
In = red light to the lees
Bold they were, and over bold.
Az they sailed over the sea:
Calling for zone, two, threet"
Calling for '.One, two, threes"
And think can hear
It a-ringing in my ear,
A-calling for their 'One, two. three
And clouds came over the sky,
And the wind blew hard and free;
And the waves were bold, and over bold.
IA we sailed over the sea;
Howiing for Zone, two, threei"
-Howling for their Zone, two, thfeel"
On, think can hear
It a-howling In my ear,
Howling for their ''One, two. threes"
And tho storm came roaring on.
such q storm as never did see,
And the storm it was bold, and over bold,
And as bad as q storm could be;
A-roaring for It's Zone, two, threel"
Allowing for its "One, two, threet"
Oh, I think can hear
It a-howling in my ear,
Howling for its Zone. two, threei"
And q wave came over the deck,
As big as q wave could be,
And it took away the captain, and the mate.
and man;
1t had got the lone, two, three!''
It had got the Zone, two threei"
And it kept the Zone, two. threel'
Oh, think can hear
1t a-rolling in my ear
AS it went with the '-One, two, threeT'
Charles Godfrey Leland in Longman g Maya
zine.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04

BY local applications, as they can no,
reach the diseased portion Of the ear
There is only one way to cure deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an inflamed condi-
ton OF the mucous lining Of the Eustach-
ian tube. When this tube gets infamed
you have a rumbling sound or imperfect
hearing, and when it is entirely closed
deafness is the result, and unless the in.
flammation can be taken out and this tube
RI stored 10 its normal condition, hearing
will be destroyed forever; nine cases out Of
ten are caused by catarrh, which is moth
ing but an inf1amed condition of the
mucous surfaces
We will give one hundred dollars fol
any case Of deafness Caused by catarrh
that we can not cure by taking Halls
Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. j. CHENEY s. Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by druggists 75c.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04
How to get Thin.

The only safe and reliable treatment for
obesity, or (supeIfuous faD is the Lever
cite" Obesity Pills, which gradually reduce
the weight and measurement No injury
or Observation-Disclosures no wrinkles-acts
by absorption.
This cure is founded upon the most
scientific principles, and has been used by
one Of the most eminent physicians of
Europe in his private practice "tor five
years." with the most gratifying results.
Mr.. Henry Perkins. 80 Union Park,
Boston, writes: From The use OF the
"Leverette" Obesity Pills my weight has
been reduced ten pounds in three weeks
and my general health has been very much
improved. The principles of your ueat.
ment are fully Endorsed by my family ply
slcian. In proof of my gratitude here
with give you permission to use my name
if you desire to do so.
Price $500 per package, or three pack
ages for $500 by registered mail. All
orders supplied direct from our Office.
The Leverette Specific Company, $50
Washington street, Boston, VI ass.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04
The WAY of the World.

Funny world we live in. A man who
has six horses standing idle in a stable
walked two miles out in the country on
a little matter of business day or two
ago, while another man who had no
horses and very little money hired a
team to go the same distance. This was
an actual occurrence this week. and
shows the perversity of human nature.
He who has the facilities for driving
prefers to walk, while he who could
much better prefer to walk and has no
team, goes and hires one. Men are
crazy to own a team. and it soon be-
comes bore to give the horse necessary
exercise. It has always been thus, and
we presume always will be.-West-
chester Record.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04
Towns with Histories.

The towns and villages Of Yamhill
county. Or, all have a history more or
less interesting. Lafayette is probably
the most historic in the county. It was
founded by Joel Perkins about 1850. and
named after his native town, Lafayette.
Ind. Dayton. founded by General Joe!
Palmer and named after his native
town, Dayton. O.. was the principal
shipping point for the entire Yamhill
valley before the advent of railroads.
McMinnville was founded by w. T.
Newly in 1854, and named after his
native town, McAfinnville, Tenn
Philadelphia Ledger.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04

The following item clipped from the Fl
Madison, Qows), Democrat, contains in
formation we'll worth remembering: Mr..
John Roth of this city, who met with an
accident few days ago, spraining and
b'uising bis leg and ann quite severely,
was cured by one so cent bottle OF Cham
berlain's Pain Balm" This remedy is
without an equal for sprans and bruises
and should have "a place in every house
hold. For sale by n, lively, Druggist.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04

Ii 3 common exclenat Hon 81 this aeaeon.
There b 3 certain bfscjDR enecf INK cold air
which Ii lost when the weather grows
warmer: and when Nature Ii renewing her
youth, her admirers feel dull, sluggish and
tired. This condition ID owing mainly to
The impure condition Of the blood, and ito
failure to supply healthy tissue to the
various organs Of the body. Il is remark
able how susceptible the system IL to the
help to be derived from q gocd medicine at
this season. Possessing just those purify
ing, buildipg.up qualities which the body
Graves, Hoods Sarsaparilla soon overcomes
that tired feeling, restores the appetites
purifies the blood, and. In short, imparts
vigorous health. Its thousands of friends
as with one voice declare. ut makes the
weak strong"
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04

Worth 1900 Times Its Weight in Gold.
The Sevres vase, given by Louis XVI
to Tippoo Sahib. was sold in London in
1876 for sum equal to s. .295 in Ameri-
can currency The vase is very thin
urn shaped and only eight inches high.
The gold exchanged as the purchase
price of this relic weighed upward of
1000 times as much as the vase itself.
Talk about something being worth its
weight in gold!"-St. Louis Republic.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04
Simple Rules OF Life.

There was once a wise old man named
Charles Darwin who said: IF you are
warm. take something off. II you are
cold. put more on. If you are hungry,
eat. If You are thirsty. drink. Always
consult your inclinations. This, il
seems, in all things might be brief but
comprehensive rule of life.-New York
Evening Sun.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04
a Great Success.

Eeatherstone-I hear that you have
written a play and are yourself going to
take the principal part Do you think
it will be a success.
Billboard-It has already been q sue
cess from my standpoint. appear as a
rich banker, and the manager has al
ready had to give me new suit to fill
the part.-Clothier and Furnisher.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04

In the city of Belfast women have
been allowed to vote since the city char
ter was amended few years ago. The
right was obi aimed through the efforts
of u woman, Isabella Todd.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04

Pliny the elder mentions breed O.
horses from land far to the north OF
Lydia" which was distinguished on &C.
count of woolly name which extended
from between the ears to the root Of the
tail
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04

poor Browney fell off the yacht and
was drowned.
Couldn't he swim"
''Of course he could, but he didn't have
his swimming clothes on."-Harper's
Bazaar.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04

1t is not merely q common saying that
yawning Is catching" but the highest
scientific authorities say that tt is an.
OuestiOnably true.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04
GODEY'S FOR 1892.
YOU NEED A MAGAZINE IN YOUR FAMILY, GET ONE THiF
GIVES THE BEST SATISFACTION FOR THE MONEY

GODEY'S will save you in Dress Hints
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than any similar publication.
GODEY'S will give you better reading
than most of the high class $50 called)
magazines
GODEY'S:will give you a choice of 10
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worth double the subscription price.
GODY'S will give the best illustrated
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04

More than 1O0,O0o,0 900 Chinese, Il b
said, are engaged either directly o. n
directly IN the ~ indnstxy.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04

Raise an invalid's head by putting
your hand under the upper pillow. and,
with az much firmness ~ possible. lift
ing Il.
The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-04
A Warm Reception,

Warm Reception.
She-With what were you particularly
struck when you first went ON the Stage?
He-Two bricks and a cabbage.-Har
ward Lampoon