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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15
A WONDERFUL WOMAN.

Mrs. Randall, the oldest resident at
Mattapoiseti, who attained the age Of
one hundred and four last sum .ner, is
i'll vigorous and hearty. She lives
alone, half a mile from the road, and is
visited twice Il week by ono of her
nearer ncighbJrs, who attends TO her
having plenty of fuel at hand. She
docs all of her own work, and when
in the summer NJ. J. Lewis 5 ack.
pole, Mrs. 5. d. Warren aud other
summer habitucs of that pleasant re-
sort called 10 rec III venerable woman
she was in her field hocing potatoes
She is in possession of all her facu.-
ties and is in wonderfully good health.
She cannot read much, goes TO bed
with the birds and rise. soon after
they begin heir morning twittering.
She has In ono OF her closets tie hand.
some c. I'll she chose for her birthday
present when Mcssrs. j. i. S acspolc,
Caustcn Browne aud DR.. +. E. Oliver
called to consult her on the subject.
She is, altogether, bright and inter-
esting specimen of animated antiquity.
- boston Courier.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

Housekeepers in New York and
Brooklyn find that trddesmen in the
two cities have began to adopt the
Parisian custom of paying commits.
sions TO maids that do the household
marketing. The thing has hardened
into law in Paris, and the housekeepcf
who attempts to do her own market
ing finds the prices even higher than
those charged to the maids. The
cust0a, in New York and Brooklyn
first took the form OF Christmas pres.
ents from butcher, baker. and candle,
stick maker to their friends the maids.
No special secrecy was maintained,
and now the grocer's commission is a
tacitly recognized matter in some
households. 1t is not unusual for club
stewards to stipulate for this priv.
lego, and only the other day one OF
the largest New York clubs woke up
to the fact that it had within year
lost nearly si2, 1000 through corrupt
relations between steward and trades
men. 1t was found that all sorts OF
articles were billed at prices far above
the market rate, and that goods de-
llycred when put to the test of the
scales turned out to be sadly short in
weight.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

The ordinary inhabitant Of tho
town passes his lie in a simple and
Uniform manner Before sunrise he
leaves his Couch, Performs the morn
Ing, ablutions enjoiped by Ills religion,
and repeats his early PRAYER.
To say his first morning prayer
after sunrise is forbidden BY thS ordi1
nances of his religion, and TO allow
tho sun to rise over ones slumbering
head is regarded as prcjudicial to
health.
He thed drinks his cup OF coffee
and smokes his pipe either ut home
BIZ III the public eoffee-house. His
breakfast, which he takes after the
coffee, or sometimes before it, CON
slsts OF the remains of the meal OF
the night belize, or Of cakes and
milk, or for a trihe he proctfes from
the market the ever-ready national
dish of stewed beans.
lie then begins his avocation, buys,
sells, writes, works, or moves about,
all in the most comfortable, quiet,
and deliberate manncr. "What is
not done to-day must be done to-
morrow; II God pleases," stands
written on his forehead In large
letters. tHl
The Egyptian mechanic cannot be
said to be famous for anything. The
things in which they used to excel
are rapidly being forgottei. Tho
fine masonry of the older mosques
would be thrown away on the archi-
tectural tastes Of the present day,
and hence the race of skillful masons
Is becoming extinct fF
The colored glass which used to be
made Id great perfection for windows
and lamps is the product Of for
gotten art, and most Of the glass and
china used in Egypt are imported
from Europe.
The same fate has come to the
turner's, who used to make the bcauti-
full lattice window-screens; people
now prefer glass, and lattices being
no longer required, turner's are for
getting how to make them.
Thg potters do a good trade In un-
glazed porous vessels for cooling
water, and the palm Furnishes bccu-
patton TO many hands.
Egypt is no longer famous for fine
linen; its cotton and wooden stuffs are
coarse and its silk Of poor quality.
The tanners, however, have not
forgotten their cunning In curing
morocco leather, and the love of orna-
mcnt, extending beyond slippers, sup
ports goldsmiths in all the small
towns.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15
Yo,,'ge Nrouoh

YOU'RE UTOAyh
with Cstarrb, finally and completely,
or YOU have $500 in cash.
That's what is promised you, no
matter how bad your case or of how
long standing, by the proprietors OF
DIR. Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
Catalrh can be cured. Not With
Che poisonous, irritating snuffs and
strong. caustic solutions, that SIMPLY
palliste for time, or perhaps, drive
the disease to the lungs-but with
DR.. sage's Remedy.
The woyst cases yield to its mild,
soothing, cleansing end healing prop
critics. "Cold in the Head" needs
but a few applications. Catarrhal
Headache, and all the effects Of Ca
tarrh in the Head such as often
sive breath, loss or impairment OF
the senses of taste, smell and hear
Ing, watering or weak eyes are at
once relieved and cured.
In thousands of cases, where ev-
erything else has failed, DR. Sage's
Remedy has produced perfect and
permanent cures. That gives its
proprietors faith to make the offer.
It's $500, or cure. They mean
| to pay. you, il they car't cure you.
But they mean to cure You, and
( they can,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

The ordinary food Of tigers consists
of pigs, deer, ai.iciopc~, and, strange
10 say, porcupille-, which one would
think would be rather awkward
mouthfuls. They also sometimes kill
aud cat bears and young gaurs and
bnilalos, although such wild cattle, if
admit, are more than match for q
tiger. When hard pressed during in
undations they will cat fish, tortoises,
lizards, frogs, aud even locusts.
They kill great numbers of domestic
animals. and sometimes live entirely
on cattle, and they have a distinct
preference for beef ever mutton.
The tiger appears ordinarily to kill
cattle by c!uiching tic foreararters
with its paws and then selling The
throat in his jaws from underneath
and forcing it upward and backward
until the neck is dislocaicd.
The enormous muscular power of
the tiger is shown by the way which
il can transport large carcssscs of
oxen over .rou h ground, sometimes
lifting the body completely of the
ground. A very hungry ono will de-
your two headquarters in one night,
but generally remains three or four
days near the carcass feeding at in
tervals. A iigrcss with cubs is often
very destructive, partly, it is said, in
ord,r to teach the young tigers TO kill
t'cir own prey. Though they usually
10 so kill, they do not disdain car
liOn. Cases are even recorded of
shot tiger being deyourcd by another
of lis own species [Journal OF
sZpophily. nAS
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

In the neighborhood 81 furlecy the
other day gentleman looking oset q
wall, saw a dead hen in the field.
Presently a rat ran up, shifted at the
dcfunct fowl with much satisfaction,
aud went away in some haste. The
ohlookef, who ls student of natural
history, knew What that incaiit, anil
Fentoted the hen from The spot. iii a
minute Or Two tie rat came back With
half dozen friends; with The evident
intention u removing the carcass for
future use. Arrived al tic spot where
the fowl had lain, the rat raised loud
squeak of astonishlncnt at its absence.
liz trice the other rats fell upon him
so savagcly that they left him dead OH
the field, rs a warning not TO play
practical jokes with Ills friends. =
ELccds tEuslaud} t'csi:
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

uInplhs Ase nrL1s.

AMONG the adDdnels 81 The toilet
neccssitalel by the universal popular
iIy Of blouse bodiccs are gir,llcs and
icl's, some Of which are made of silk
with silver trimmings, others of vc.-
vet, tiue stockiuct over rubber cords,
and still others of finest white. gray
or black kid with silver or ,'rolIcd.
gold' clasps The delicate kid belts
are extremely neat and attractive.
Belts Of coin aud metal rings are still
seen, also those forming a straight un-
broken band. Any belt, however, is
preferable TO these, which sugges. n
hoop OH bucket New York Post.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15


Tho Womau's Educational and In
dustrial Union, of Boston, has estab-
isl cd mcndi z bureaus where mhucky
bachelors uay carry their frayed and
broken garments ard for small cost
have them put into good order. This
move seems TO be rather uukind 10
the marriagcablc girls. for such facil-
,itics will donhtlcss tend to COZ firm
many eligible men in their state of
baclic'orhood, but il is uGqucstionably
a boom 10 lie unfortuimtcs who have
TO do tlicir own blending, Of give away
their clotlicr. A btanch of this sort
might be established by the ,Noman's
Exchange Of this city to the mu nal
benefit of all concerncd.-(Ncw Or
leans Picayu"c.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15
!. FASHION NOTES.

Plain linen collars and cuff, are
again fashionable. 9
Very largo fans are fashionable.
The japanese fan in tints is best
liked.
The red shoe, with hose of the same
color, will be the rage at watering
iNaceS e. NsM
Parasol handles are shown in natu-
raj wood and in all sorts of eccentric
shapes.
A feature of dress bodice this sea,
son can be epitomized as 'mass Of
embroidery. fss
White alpaca as a material for
dressy gowns has been brought 10 tho
fore by no less an authority than
Worth.
Parasols arc matleof the same mate.
rial as tic gowns in many Instances,
two yards extra material Sing re-
quired. M
All kirds of fancy bells are worn
with shirt waists. EnaiEcled leather
ones in bluc, red and black are found
laced down the front. They arc wide
or narrow to suit tho tastes of the
purchaser.
Pale willow green, with gold or sill
yer of the tint of that scen on the re-
verse side OF a silvcr-maplc leaf, APP
pears in combination on some cxcep-
tionally beautiful dresses of pompa-
dour brochde.
A hat TO match the toilet is desira-
Bile, but the old Lcghorn hat, which is
revived aud which is trimmed with
white ribbon and white plumes, will
be worn with all toilets during the
coming summer.
Fashion this year allows the wear
ing by young girls of inexpensive
dainty capes and collars of muslin,
chiffon, or lace. Indeed, very wide
lace collar, which any girl can make
for herself, is not only fashionable,
but charming. Uov
Frills of ribbon are newer than rut-
fcs of silk, and are usually fashioned
of two or three tints deftly and dain-
lily combined. Three ruff IS are nsu-
ally used in the flush of a dress, and
must not be moro than three and a
half inches in width when finished.
Rosettes of plated ribbon in two
colors, loops of silk or velvet ribbon
in dropping rows, one above the olh-
er. braids Of silks formed of lined
silk folds braided in aud out like
Strands Of hair, and puffs of silk be-
Tween bands of velvet, all are used T.
finish the bottoms Of skirts.
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olprsr woMAN rnE.cllrn.

The oldest woman III the country
who is p7ea5iier, IL is thought, IL
the Rev. fydi Sexton, of Seattle,
Washingtoni NOW ninety -tllreo Years
Sf age. She Has bcen ii sctvite about
half century. For eight or ten
years she was an cxhortcr before re-
ceiving a regular license 10 preach, in
1851. Ohio. Indiana and Illinois were
ller field prior 10 1870, when with her
husband shc removed t, Kansas. Scat.
Tie was adppie'igas her home three
years ago. She has sinec then com
inctcii mahy revival and olhef meet.
ing-, but failing eycsight threatens to
terminate her activity ere long. Sine
hopes to live to be full hui dred. :
fB5ston Culiyator. m $50
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Promising Genlns.

Tho boy bad been sitting for three
hours watching the bob on his fish
line when the man came along.
"what are you doing ihere?" said
the man.
"Fishin'," said the boy.
'.Got anything?' said tic man.
"Ycp," said tho boy.
'.Wlat? 2" said the man.
"Paticnce," said the boy. and tho
man offered him 81 week &c come
down 10 The railroad ticket oflico and
answer questions. = Detroit Free
Press
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15
August
Flower

am Post Master here and keep
q Store. Ihave kept August Flower
Tor sale for some time. think it is
a splendid medicine" +. A. Bond,
P, NJ, Pavilion Centre, N. Y.
The stomach is the reservoir.
II it fails, everything fails. The
liver, the kidneys, the lungs, the
heart, The head, the blood, the nerves
all go wrong If you feel wrong,
look to the stomach first. Put that
right at once by using August
Flower, 1t assures a good appetite
and good digestion.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

eohiksE's REASON.
Corinne had been 10 Sunday school;
Aud she had lsafned d sefse 10 say;
Repeat 1t, dear,pa lady urged;
Who called to sec mamma one day.
Corinne thought bard, then frowned q bit.
81 can't jus sink today Of that, li
Cause Why" she hastily explained,
81 haven't on my sunday haiti
-LfOuth's Companion.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

Thc pleasant effect and perfec; safety With
Which ladies may use the Ca ifornia liquid
laxative, Syrup of Figs, under all conditions.
makes ittheir favorito remedy To get the
true and genuine article. lo,k for The name Of
The California Fig Syrup Co.. printed near the
bottom OF the package.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15
Many Like Her.

Sisters Admirer-Your sis;cf is
passiOnately fond of music, isn't she?
Little B-olher-Y-e-s, whom ale
makes it herself.--- rGood Nsws.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

T3RowS's ifofi Filters cures Dyspepsia, Ma
laria. Biliousness and nsnsia Dcbi lily. Gives
Strength aids Digestion, tjnss the nerves.
creates appetite. The best tonic fUf NHrsing
Mothers. weak women and children.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

~ have found your fsfadycrotine sure cure
for headache" A. X: Hanks Mountain Peak
Texas. All druggists, fifty cents.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

m. q. ii. 3 whose iaasnif,ectatt e t,sST.
ions 10 Ninrnra Falls, Toronto and the tno u..
and Islands are always the banner exe!n. IN
fin,inuafi Thursday, .luly q. The route WIZ
ie via Detroit and Michiuan tcninaL lhe
tetcs ftoui Cincinnati to y ngara Fails ane r.
inrn viii he 81. Toronto ant return Niu yen ,.
Collar higher, and II Tho teud iFlrndsRuu re-
inrrf az 6irher' Niagars Tali md i0tQnt9
tickets Will &c gosl fot five drys 2 a ln9n
AND. Islands for ten Gays. MSSt yhyf rI,ailiisc-
ments 10 spend your yac.tiun about ~ NV. NV
And io!n The L. IN. & u. excursion. lhefe WI w.
be nienty X sic, ping ear. For further perteu
lars address any C., ~ s. y. agent CT 4. y. Nc
Cornick, L. p. & i. Agsni, ciueinnat'. U.
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sick HEADACHE, lassitude. weakness and
los, Of 6ppetite. aapSFd by malaria can be inn
mediately cured ~ Betshsm's pills
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

If afflicted with Sore Eyes use DR.. Isaac
Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell il at
25cts. per bottle.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

MALARIA cured and eradioated frofh she
system by Browns Iron Biiters. which m
ricbesth blood; tones the nerves, aids diges,,
ton. Acts like a chgtis on persons In general
I'll health, giving now energy nnd strength.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

Unless an Austrian gains the consent ofhis
wife he cannot get passport to journey be-
You'd the frontier Of his own country.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

The first victim TO the guil'oiine was d
highwayman named Peletcr. who was exc.
cuted on the Place de Greve Paris.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

A Philadelphia church is making trouble
tecause its pastof's misiit set OF false teeth
interfere with his enuneiation.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

The leap-year girl might try him delicetely
with little popcorn.
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yrAfa or unlo, CIR Or IoLrpo, ;,

Lucas County, @
Frsfh j. Cheney makes oath that he Is the
senior partner of fhe frrH ~ r. j. Cheney g
90. doing business III TIA city Of Toledo,
County and State Aforesaid, ana lhst said hrin
Will pay the sum Of S1o0 for each aid every
case e. satarrh that cannot be cured ny tbs
use of Halls Cs,srrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and si.s.sribed N my
presence this 9th day of December, A. ", sssB.
49, A. w. GLEASON.
isEAL
t--r--j Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure ie taken internally and
sets directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the SYSTEM Send for testimonials free.
Ed CHENEY u Co., Toledo, ..
EE sold HI bftfgeists. 55c,
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So minute are the pores of the skin that a
grain oil fine sand will cover 300 of them.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

The mole can swim excellently and II often
sinks wells for the purpose Of obtaining
water 10 drink.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

bonanza" is a Spanish word, meaning
iniE or prosperous weather.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

Siberia sIrni6e. ashirsty.n
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DO you READ ADVERTISEMENT
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT TO FIND OCT.
Tothe first 20 who mention this pm per and ask
for free plat of our = $50 lots n monthly pay.
ments 10 CRlFFtTH. Chicngo's coming fneto.
nv aubu-b we will send receipt for 81 o, good
on any lots hereafter bought Of us; to the next 10
free ndmission TO the Worlds Fair. Try III
SlY DwrGGfss CO. 4Q9 Chamber OF Commerce, chicago
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

The red shoe, with hose of The same
color, will be the age at watering
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-07-15

Plain linen Collars and cuff, are
again fashionable. 9
Very largo fans are fashionable.
The japanese fan in tints is best
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-28

Fortunately the crop this year will fall
short OF that prodigious crop nearly 9, 500, =
600 bales.
So far as estimates are to he valued it
appears that nearly II, OOO, OO0 acres OF the
best arabic land IN the south were devoted
TO cotton THO year. OF this number Gsor-
gia planted nearly 2,750,0J acres.
1t certainly would be wise
thing II another year the total
acreage was reduced to Is, OOO, 900 Of acres,
and in Georgia farmers would dou htless find
themselves In mucn better condition a
year from now If they decided to beep their
cotton acreage well within 1000 900 and
devote the area saved to grass and grain
and FOOD crops OF one kind or another, set
ting apart reasonable portion of it 70 the
production OF pork and beef. Food aud
clothing are the two great essentials of
civilized life. Both OF these supplied
abundantlY, mans real needs are compare
lively few Our farmers do not live as
well as they should. We are no believer in
the idea that men should live to eat, still a
reasonable variety in diet is essential to their
welfare and advancement The farmer is
not likely to have this variety unless he
raises 1t himself. The testimony in proof
OF this il ample. Let the farmer himself be
as ascetic and simple in his habits as it is
possible to be, but he should remember that
his wife and children may need different
provisions from himself for their we'll being.
In marking out the future work let us
take heed of the past and
see wherein we can improve upon It, 1t is
never too late to learn and to reform. If
we have been misled in the past that is no
reason why we should continue to allow our
selves to be misled
Is any other proof necessary that our
farms methods stand in need Of a changel
Have not proofs accumulated year by year
for the past five years? Not to say twenty.
five years.)
1t appears to US that It would be difficult
to make any change for the worse if the
change consisted chiefly in substituting some
other crops for cotton
What have our intelligent farmers to say
IN reference to thisl s. A. G.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-28
Refecti ans for the Farmer.

The crops of she year are all garnered
aud the forehanded farmer has made some
thing of start on another years work. He
has sown liberal acreage of oats; he has
s0wn perhaps some rye and he has his barley
patches started. A period wherein little
work is to be done now ensues, and it will
be devoted to getting the odds and ends to-
gether, SO that au account of stock may be
taken. The farmer will find out how he
stands with the old year and what is the
prospect for the new.
The outcome of the years work
probably has not been such as to
offer much encouragement in start
ing the work of a new year; still the
work must be undertaken with all the spirit
that it is possible to muster for the purpose.
IL will not do to enter upon the work OF a
new year dispirited and lacking in reason
Able expectation. Hope springs eternal in
the human Dreast,n and it is well that it
Ia go.
For the past fifteen years the editor Of
this department OF the NEWS has insisted
upon our farmers giving more attention to
grass, and stock to growing a greater vari-
aty of crops. In the light OF circumstances
we have no cause to regret having done so.
We only regret that more OF our farmers
have not acted upon the advice, but we shall
continue to urge upon them the adoption OF
the practice that recognizes grass and stock
as the true basis of prosperous farming in q
country like this where 1t is possible to have
grazing fields ten or eleven months in the
year Three years out Of five it is possible
60 have such, almost twelve months in the
year under the best management.
IL is fervently 10 be hoped that the south
will not have another such cotton crop as
was gathered in 1s91-over 100000 bales.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-28
Will Good Roads Pay?

The American AgricuLturist, alive to all
movements that are likely to advance rural
interests, in its last issue says: The wagon
transportation Of farm products is q greater
item of expense than their transportation
by other means. 1t costs more to carry
products from the farm 10 the railway sta
ton, or steamboat landing, than their
transportation costs thereafter. During the
last census year American railways carried
636, COZ, 900 tons of freight an average dis
lance Of 10S miles at an average charge
somewhat less than cent for moving one
ton one mile. In the same year over
$4,000, 900 tons of freight we're carried on
the great lakes an average distance of 2S9
miles at an average charge Of about ONE
tenth of q cent for moving one ton one mile.
mThere are no statistics OF the distance
agricultural products are conveyed 10y
v agon, OF the cost of such transportation.
In some states farm products must be hauled
by wagon 20 and even so miles, and even In
Illinois, which has a greater railway mile
age than any other state in the union, there
are three counties that have not mile OF
railway within their borders, IL has been
calculated that wagon transportation costs
at least % cents per mile. Now $500 pounds
lie a good wagon load on an earth road IN its
best condition. To haul this load to the
railway station or steamboat landing, 10
miles distant and return, 10 good days
work for Q nan and two horses, and