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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
Africa's Greatest Pest.

All white men who visit regions in
Africa infested by the tsctse fly have
II uch to say about it. There is now
evidence that the tsetsc is moving
gradually to more northern regions.
and 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-
sembles 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 few species are ia
tally affected by It's bite. Cattle,
horses and dogs, however, cannot live
when bitten with the tsetse fly. Ma
tives 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. 4 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.. Le Marinel went to Katanga,
more than a year ago, lie took dozen
head of cattle, intending TO leave
them at the station there and raise a
large herd. The tsetsc was too much
for them, however, and in a 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 arc
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 tho fly New York Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
Cause of yarlegation of Leaves.

The varicga;cd color of leaves. a. in
some kinds of gcraniums and tie
coleus, is believed to DO due TO some
Kind of disease Of defective growth.
This varicgation is called sporting.
and is not propagated by seeds, but
only by cuttings of tho Ilant. In the
case mentioned, in which a variegated
geranium, 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, and as these stems all
proceed from buds in the main stem
some of The buds arc 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 n natural effort TO survive tlle
injury and has produced 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 arc
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
bouquet and aftcrward was set in the
ground in the garden. 1t took root
and made seed ball and Il small po-
tato at the root. Here was case of
natures effort to survive aud perpctu-
ate the plant under unusually depress-
ing circumstances. At least we look
at it in that way. And as the tubcr
was very weak one, the small plant
produced seed ball with seed. New
York Times.
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 sly system of double deal
ing.
Blanche was at home, sitting among
the splendor that was to be hers so
brief time now, aad her bright, up
ward look, as he entered, went TO his
very heart.
81 feel like Crookback Richard" lie
thought, "going TO murder The inno-
cent little princes in the Tower"
Aud 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.
"Blanche!" lie faltercd, "don't cry.
Dear Blanche, il is not worth itw
And before they parted that even
ing, Blanche Ainslic 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 otis a
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
The Innkeeper and His Theory.

At political meeting in Kansas
City the other day Ex-Governor Crit
tenden told a story of an old tavern
keeper whose fond theory it was that
every 1000 years came the exact rope
tition Of events that had occurred on
the same date 1000 years before.
Two graceless scampa, filled with the
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. "No, 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
How TO Get Eat.

Arc you painfully thin? Do you
ever stand before your mirror and
heave 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 a system
Of ''pusiing on flesh as employed
with satisfactory results by a number
of people. Briefly you go to bed and
allow yourself TO be fed up. In TWEEN
ty-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 cxcrtion. Everything short of the
process of mastica ion is done for YOU
You don't even wash yourself. Be
sides being washed you are massagcd
and rubbed with Oil.
The last operation is an ineligible
part of the process of putting on fat,
but not quite 50 clear as the electric
lily. This sort of thing is done con
tinuously for three months, and the
woman who has gone through the
operation that she may make u more
prcsentable figure gets up with light
or heart and a body perhaps two Stone
heavier. Some women go through
this process for the cnre of nervous
complaints. Do you think you would
be willing TO 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
Housekeeping in London.

An American taking a house in Lon
don will learn that she will have to keep
more servants in the old ccGntry than in
the new. These servants are trained
and one who is willing 10 engage to 40
many things is usually willing to take
sach position because she is inc0mpo-
tent in everything.
A small family thore would keep
cook, a ehambcrmaid and u waitress.
The washing would be put out, and
charwoman would be called in once o
week to help with h cleaning and clear
ing up. A very good cook can be had
Cor 800 year. u chnmbornaid for $50,
and smart waitress for $50.
The charwoman will be paid two shil-
lings, or fifty cents day, aud given her
beer and food. The washing for such
family will cost from S3 to 81 week.
In America such family would have
two ON ,n--one cook who would also
wash an Il on, and ano;h as chamber
maid IA waitress.
Tle servants we have here do more,
but hey do it more roughly, and are
totally deficient in that silent subservience
which makes the trained English domes-
tic perform tie usual household duties
with automatic celebrity Generally you
have a goater number of servants there
than hero,
There the servants do not expect TO
eat Just what is provided for the family.
Not at all When the marketing j.
done, special things are bought for the
servants, and they haye a table for theiH
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 pro sidcd with beer, unless in
engaging servants it is stipulated that
the engagement is without hoer."
-[GoodHousekeepiug.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

"Boss, said an aged colored man ia
a former employer Of his, a Jefferson
avenue merchant, Saturday, Il wish
you'd lend me TO dollars. We hain't
got no coal nor muffin to cat"
why should I lend you s4?o wac
the reply; "how 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 | know you'll ever get
1t, SAM said the merchant; Il don't
believe ought to trust you"
Hadn't ought to trus me. boss y
said the old negro, reproachfnIly
why, boss, if / had a thousand dai'
lars I'd trus you wild every cent ~
it," VI
The argument was irresistible and
brought the go dollars. "--Detrnit
Free Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
PORT TOBACCO, MARYLAND. MAY u. 1892.
GGLangh o Little Bit.v

Here 5 motto just your tit:
'Laugh little Bit"
When you think you re trouble bit,
"Laugh little bit"
Look Misfortune in the face.
Brave the beldam's rude grimacc;
Ten to one t will 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 t wit and grit
just to laugh a little Bit
Cherish In s as sacred writ
Laugh little bit"
Keep it with you, sample it,
Laugh 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.
ii. Edmund V. Cook, in st. Nicholas.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

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 chrysoli;o
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 bul,frogs, which are
literally covered with them. the only
exception being diamond eyes, and on
some of them gold feet. n New York
Recorder.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
A Lazy Waiter.

An English follow-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 poor waiter, so i'll
that he could hardly crawl about, and
said of linn Gas he stood on the steps
10 see me OFF to the earman: That
poor fellow looks shoekingly iliv ia!
Sure he's been dead these two months,
only he's too lazy to close his cyesl'"
New York Mercury.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
Theory and Practica.

He was reading aloud in the family
circle and laid down the paper to
emphasize what he had just read.
Il believe with the writer of that
sentiment that singing should he
taught to child as soon as It can
speak-Good heavens. What is thar
awful noise in the next room?"
THAT is the baby singing" sail
his wife. And he went to the club IN
finish the article he was rcadipq. =
Detroit Free Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
RrnaWays.

RunaWays' -. !.
On Saturday last the horse driven b!
M..,rs Robctt and John Cartwright ran
80, IN the public road near Newport and
- .ouo0 men we're thrown out and severe
O0'a "a The vehicle MAS badly broken
= AZ. Morse vas slightly injured.
~. horse, belonging to DR.. Spencer oil
/, .,;on while being h'tched up on Sunday
S ~ las, ran Of and the dos'e"F' was al
u O., cowpletel, wretkel. Fortunately no
nus - the cart at the time of the rdna-
way.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

III inc deeu unuef which Shak-i
Up are purchased for the sum of e45O.
the unexpired term in the titles oil
Stratford, Old Stratford, Bishopton,
and Welcomb, Shakespeare is found
once, Shakespear once; once there is
i 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 Smithfleld,
1867, record is made of the burial
Of Margaret Saxpere, widow, being,
times the wyff of Henry SHAKESPEARE. =
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 flxed
as a standard uDon Shakespeare.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
SHAKS
Ehe Numerous Ways of Spelling the Name
Of That Great Dramatist.

Of That Great Dramatist.
There was great latitude taken in
spelling Shakespeare, says w. r. NJ,
Bull in the Boston Globe Thus ini
eXtant documents, bearing date from
1850 to 1850, the name is yariouslyI
spelled: Schakespeire, Schakespere,
Schakspere, Chacsper, Shakespeare,
bhakespeyr, Shakspere. Shakespeare.
From 1850 to 1850 during the lapse
Of which 100 years the poet was born
Q554) and died Q610, there was
great freedom taken in spelling the
Aame, as the following table clearly
shows.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

eon-fere's horseshoe / found g
the street good one, too. N'u III
Iapa-Well, throw it away
isn't it lucky 10 find a borso......
Not unless you own hose
Good News. '''. Sc =
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27

wool will buy wool this season. De
liver al Lothair. n
may CIT b' a. uo" anu
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-05-27
Hess. Harrison Bros. & Co .

Eight years n May oough.
of had my
painted respect and pleas
rpa1nt The
LOOK bad but SON
exposed weather. and need
painting - '''sF'' the 0' " must paint the whole house. It Il
che best looking and most durable paint have
you will sendm sanek nd
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-03-22
SKULL CRUSHED.
A Burly Negro Administers A
Fatal Blow to . Pilot
Grove Citizen.

Friday evening about four o'clock
David MAddex. . prominent coatrsc-
tor and house builder Of Pilot Grove,
Was struck near the back Of the head
BY q stone throwE BY q burly negro
and received fatal injuries, his skull
being frightfully crushed.
The negro whose name is Frisby,
took to his heels 90 soon as he perpe.
tr.ted the cowardly deed and the whole
town arose en- maase and Get out in
pursuit. The negro was captured
several bours later at Q point two miles
east of Pilot Grove, and to prevent
lynching it was necessary to spirit the
negro of to B .ouville, where be was
lodged ssfely behind the bars.
Pilot Grove citizens are very bitter
10 their deuunciation Of Frisby, and
had it not been for the adroitness Of
the officers, there is little doubt but
what the brute would have been dang.
ling from some sturdy oak yesterday.
The assault was wholly unprovoked,
from what can be learned. and -
Maddox 10 one Of the most highly e..
teemed residents of Pilot Grove, where
be was born and raised, the feeling Of
Indignation over the affair 10 at maxi.
mum tension.
The wounded man 10 . brother Of
Mr.. John B. Maddox, Of this city, re-
siding at 211 West Sixth street, and
he was summoned to the scene Of the
difficulty yesterday.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-03-22

One Of the most important prob
lens now before the farmer in every
country is that Of the fence. What
10 the cheapest, most permanent,
durable and ornamental fence to
build, is the question for the farmer TO
settle. The rail fence is out Of the
question. On account Of the scarcity Of
timber and the high price Of lumber
the board fence is also thing Of the
past; the farmer has tried the barbed
wire fence and finds it to be very dan.
gerous and destructive to stock, much
loss and injury occurring every year By
stock coming in contact with it or
being exposed to the effects of light
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-03-22
MISSOURI.

Duvall, general manager of the
Missouri Hedge company, Of 81.
Louis. No., We have visited Hender.
son, Kentucky, and Inspected the
combination hedge and wire fence -
grown and constructed BY them. We
found the fence perfectly stock proof
-one that will not only turn horses
and mules and cattle, but hogs %
we'll. Il is only Is inches in width at
the base aad 10 inches at the top.
Being d~arfed the roots do not sprout
or spread. Of this fact We fully at-
is6ed ourselves BY digging close be-
hind the plants and finding nothing
but the tap roots, consequently yon
can cultivate - close to It - though
it was constructed of plank. The
labor Of pruning this improved
dwarf hedge 10 but . trifle - COM
pared to that Of the old-style hedge.
One man alone being enabled to
prune at least . mile per day.
Besides being beautiful and ornamen-
tai. We believe this hedge to be very
one that will last for gen
erstions with no outlay for repairs.
"a
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-03-22
Pointers on Fencing

blooded stock, it is important to know
that it caDnot get out, - every ex-
perienced stock-grower d aware Of the
importance of protecting herds and
also individual animals from exposure
within and without to strays, that the
proper affidavit for registry can BE-
made. 30 that it is important to have
. fence that no one can cut or lay
down and let your stock out; and also.
. fence which your stock cannot knock
down or get through. Now the Cen
trail No. Hedge Company i IN the
field with . fence that viii meet oil the
above requirements, . few Of its
merits which you win find in these
columns. Read carefully.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-03-22
D. c. NEDsKER, Vice Pres't
SEDALIA.

I years; and il durable and hande0me.
End. The roots are prevented from
spreading, by which means ground
can be cultivated and grain grown -
close as to . plank fence, and thereby
utilizing al. the ground. instefd Of it
J being shaded and sapped AS would
b, the case with old Hedge.
Sd, 1t can be kept thin without
losing strength and can be made any
height desired.
4th. 1t IL Close at the bottom. pre-.
venting the smallest of animals and
chickens from passing through.
9Th, 1t is cheaper than any other
practical fence now in use.
9Th, It il everlasting and docs not
have to BE- replaced every few years
Farmers anticipating the erection
Of new fence, or the repairs Of old
Hedge Fence, are requested to con.
suit the Central Missouri Hedge Com.
pany or their agen''. before d Gliding
on the quality Of the fence he should
build; and the officers OF the company
or their agents will take pleasure in
explaining to them the advantage Of
the Wesley Young Patent.
We now have about Fifteen miles
under contract for spring fetiing and
treating, about three miles having
been completed Is ready for the most
riQid insDect ON.
Any one desiring new fence Get or
old hedge treated should call and Geo
or address the Central Missouri HEDGE
Company. Office, Room No. q,
Dempsey Building.
N. B. For information concern
ing the validity and correctness Of the
statements Of this Company in regard
to this fence please cali on any or oil
of the following committee:
OPINION OF THE COMMITTEES.
At the solicitations of Mr.. II. j.
Kromte, agent and Mr.. Reed N.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-03-22
EEDALIA BRIEFS.

There are "oceaDs" of democrats
in Sedalia.
The daughter of Mr.. John Banks
is reported Is quite sick.
Twenty new members have been
added to the roll of the Sedali.
Rifles.
The aldermanic nominees of last
night are good ones, and will prove
winners.
Harrison White, through Pension
Agent Walker, has been granted q
pension of 81 per month.
Sheriff Smith and w. T. Tew.
meY were passengers last night en-
route t. Fort Worth, Tex.
-Chas. b. Fisher has been ap-
pointed administrator Of the estate ot
Josiah c. Anderson, lstelY deceased.
"A good ticket was nominated last
night to conduct the affairs of this
"wide open town" for the ensuing
two years.
Senator Richardson is up from
Jefferson City. He made . gallant
fight for Sedalis on the university
question. and has not yet given up
al hope.
"A sociable was held in East Seda.
liz Friday night, at thereading rooms.
1t ives . very pleasant affair through
out, and some money was realized for
the reading room.
The readers eof the BAzoo will
be glad to know toat Ben. T. Meyer,
brother Of Mr.. Frank Meyer, who
was in Q critical condition in St. Louis,
has 90 far recovered as to be out again.
Mr.. E. T. Beherns, of the Truth,
is in receipt of . letter from the chair.
man of the Farmers' and Laborers'
Union in reference to the holding of q
convention in this city the last of
April or the first of May.
"A. s. Dodge, traffic manager of
the M. K. & T., has rendered his resig-
nation, and on April LIST will accept q
similar position on the Cotton Belt.
OF is thought that G. Halle, at present
general freight agent of the NJ. K. &
T. for Missouri, will be given Dodge's
Mace.
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-03-22
JOSEPH G. WHITE, Pr.s't.

Fence your fsrm with . living
Fence. The Central Missouri Hedge
Co. is prepared to furnish the farmer.
of Pettis county and Central Missouri
with the best, most durable, and orns-
mental Fence in the world.
Il is q combined Wire and Hedge
Fence, known as the " estley Young
Patent. The canes Of the Hedge
serve % living posts, and the strands
of wire secured thereto make it al
impeuetrable and imperishable bar
rier against sock of al kinds.
We overcome all the objections
to the old Hedge fence; under our
system oil side roots and heavy top
are disposed Of, aud the hedge is
dwarfed. but does not defeat The
life of the canes of hedge - the old
way of hacking does, leaving . lot of
dead canes, which when attacked by
fire must result in the complete burn.
ing of The fence.
When the Hedge hss been proper
~ trained. plashed, dwarfed and
pruned by onr system. it has made
. good protection against all intruders
and given universal satisfaction. 1t
has thoroughly convinced the farming
community that in it we possess the
elements ofs great and valuable i'm.
provement.
All Hedge should be Pruned
during the growing season. when the
branches Gre young and tender.
Uoder our system Of Hedge Fence
dwarfed, the pruning can be done
rapidly and ct . very small cost. This
company will give its customer, writ.
ten guarantee to prune their fence
at one cent per rod Fer year for any
of yssrs they may wish.
Our fence is the best in the World
Let. Because it can be made flom
cid Hedge that has been considered
worthless and Q nuisance for many
The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1892-03-22

ming. which it conducts very readily,
many having lost enough stock to
pay for .afe and durable fence; and
it il . matter Of fact that every field
on . farm should be fenced hog tight,
% that when Q field Of wheat or corn
bas been harvested you can turn your
hogs in to get the waste gain, which
would pay within few Yeas for the
fence.
When you turn your stock out in
your field where you have wire end
board fence, you do not know when it
may get out and do damage to your
own or your neighbors growing crops;
and not this alone, but when you have