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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-11-18
Betting on Elections

Inc attention Of persons who ars always il
the h"iht OF enforcing their opinions by PRO
posing TO bit. is called 10 the following sec
llons OF the Revised code OF MARYLAND.
Sec. 50 No person shall make nny Let q,
wager on the result of any election 10 ,,L,
place in this State
Sec S6.-Any person Offending against The
lst proceeding sertion shall be liable 10 in.
dirihent in the Circuits Courts. if The eHens,
&c committed in any eHunts, or in the Crimi.
nal Court OF Baltimore, if lie tifnse he com
united IN Baltimore. and on conviction SINH
he finfd mol less than Fifty nor more man 6y,
hundred dollars, 10 he paid 10 the State for
lie use Of t5e school fund
See. s7.-Eyery deposit Of money in any
rs'ii = 'lir STATE, 5 "A wager or hetupou eler-
y Us N lliiS Stafe OF clSea h,'e. shall = FIR
ie''ed and raid oier 10 The Cunnts commits
siVhsrs u ilir ronnt wl,er- DIP SIZED / ll,e
use OF .le ,ohn'y; aud deposited in ilir cis,
o bal.inorr, e ne N'NoE iqh .siJy ga,g4 il
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minor great--cannot be classed
with the world compellers. Voltaire
was excusabe for being in bad hum0r
with his Creator. He looks as though
one of natures journeymen' might
have made him. Our own Henry
Clay was so homely that he had to
use the horse trough for mirror
and Lincoln had no use for an 'amo-
rous looking-glass. 1t is strange,
too, how few great men look the
part. | have wasted good deal of
/ time studying physiognomy. 1t is a
rank humbug. | defy any man to
tell Marshal of France from a
] dancing master, United States Sen
ator from barber, the most pro-
found philosopher from footman,
the intellectual hierarch of earth
from feather headed nincompoop il
they are all dressed alike and keep
their mouths shut. The chances
are that the lesser men will look
the greater. | remember being at
table in the Aston House, New
York, when gentleman entered
who was an almost exact counter
part, so far as personal appearance
went, Of Daniel Webster. The shap'
of the head aud face were the same
the expression much alike. l was pro
foundry impressed, and resolved &
make his acquaintance. | did So
and found that for years he had con
Quoted a dark-alley saloon in the o.
districts until a lucky strike mad
him a man of wealth, but left NIL
mentally where it found him-pu
little better than fool. No, 70
cannot Judge a book by the covel
T but you will generally find that tn
showiest covers are pit on the mo-
worthless hoai's y e-Democrat
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strange Coincid n,es.


Whenever condolences are UNI
discussion Captain A. e. Anderst
~ tbe Hudson River steamer nj
Powell. tells of two odd cases WI !,
he 4ran up against" one day our,
the summer Of 1889. His stean
was lying at the foot Of Vestry SUI, :,
pouchkeepsie, when a man Doaf'
her and said to the Captain'
AZ have lost my trunk, and can
toll If it was taken off the boa'
not" ,;.a natur
asked: oy
aWhat is your name? Wv,
"a 2. Anderson" was the repL
aMy initials and surname exac'
returned the Captain. NJ.
aMy full name is Ambrose Eit
Anderson, was the strangers
retort. a. ba IL
that the Captains name was
same, letter for letter. ,aor,v
The same afternoon an elderly
boarded the Mary Powell al
bsrc. renarking to the Csptai
she handed in her ticKeG, .ha
name was Mary Powell also.
carefully inspecting the tlck s,
The Captains name upon it, sn'
tinued; u A
Il see your name is A. y. q
son. My maiden name ,' was y % .
!. son, and my fathers full nam
Ambrose Eltinge Anderson.
} The Mary Powell's captain
: terror, declaring that his , pGi
bewitched. st. Louis Republic
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-11-18

In every instance, the housekeeper
who engages a servant should write
to the former employer to verify the
reference, writes Christine Ternune
Herrick in the Ladies' Home journal.
The unwritten laws Of interdomestie
etiquette demand this When the
reforms suggested in this little paper
ars an accomplished fact, the formal
ity NAV be allowed to lapse.
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slliiEYNF ttUtS per p0uhu
l. 1Ns.ll y,
Eight doctors treateN.

Eight doctors tfedtIN.
Disease and one for Rhee. vi,
hut did me no good. l could IL. :,
sneak aloud. Everything that tooK
into the Stomrch distressed me, II
kinds of medicines. lnfoqsn,
neighbor l got one Of your ! books = Ks.
I procured bottle Of Green's avg q.
nst Flower and took it. am to-day a1,
stout, hearty and strong anu I, InJys
the best of health August tlowsi
saved saw nv life and gaveme my heal'9 a.
! Mrs. sarah ] Cox, Defiance, y. -
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see. 54-Anr person violating the provis
IONS OF the preceding section shall be liable tc
Indictment By the Grand Jury of the county
where the oiiense is committed, and shall
upon conviction before any Judge of any O
'ue olreuiis Courts OF this State, be fined 4
sum moi less Than fifty dollars nor more thar
que hundred dollars for each and every offsnse
anu one malt the fine shall be paid the inform
err the other half ~ the county commission
ers for the use of the putlic roads.
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The healthicst trade is said to De
that Of a waller, a man who ATTENDS
to the pans in salt works. II ne fali :
in he dies, but while he lives ne Il
free from cholera, smallpox, scarle'
fever. and probably influenza
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sion. They cannot expect republican
Senate to carry out their pledges. or a
Republican president to endorse them,
and yet if their contention is true, the
country is at this moment groaning
snder burden which rs too heavy for
1t to bear. and which they have promised
to lift as soon as they get the power.
They will have the power after the
fourth Of March, 1898, and they will be
fresh from the people then. and able to
carry out what are supposed to be their
wishes in manly aud spirited fashion.
becoming the revolutionary character Of
the victory won On the eighth of Novem-
Dor; whereas, il shey wait until the time
for Hing the regular session, in De-
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We offer One Hundred Dollars reward ror
any case OF catarrh that cannot be cureo ny
taking Halls Catarrh Cure.
F. j. CHENEY Il Co., Props, Ioledoi u
We. the undersigned, have known \; ..
Cheney for the last 10 years and believe MN
perfectly honorable in all business TRANSIT ~
tons, and financially able to carry out any oo-
legations made by their firm.
WEST & TRuAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
o.
WALpINa, KINNAS & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Halls Caiarrh Cure is taken internally, acI-
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. Testimonials sent Iree'
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
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.BRown's Iron Biiters cures Dyspepsia, MalA-
ria, biltousness and General Debility. Gives
strength, aids Digestion, tones the nerves
creates appetite. The best tonic for Nursing
Mothers. weak women and children.
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BEEcHAM's Puts cost only IS cents boz.
They are proveri-ally known throughout tRe
world TO be "worth guinea q box"
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liz your Back Aches, or you are all worn ont,
GOOD for nothing, it ia general debility.
strong, cleanse your liver, and give good APP
petite-tones the nerves.
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~ ahlIcted with sore eyes use DR.. Tsaac Thomp-
sons Eye-water. Druggists sell at 25c.per bottle,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-11-18

Onyx has been found in Rockingham
County, Virginia.
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'INGLY, Reg. Wills Chas. Co.
NOTICE.
JOHN W. MADDOX,
DETED w DnDV


nently cure habitual constipation, well in
formed people will not buy other laxativss,
which act for a time but finally injure tn
system.
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There are men who tire themselves Amos
10 death looking for any easy place.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-11-18

A prize fight is called mill" because the
other fellow is reduced to pulp.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-11-18

Five volumes Of air contain one volume Of
oxygen.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-11-18

An artesiau we'll in Petaluma, CAL, spouts
30 900 gallons Of water every hour
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1892-11-18

AFiNG greatly enlarged our business by
4 securing two large warehouses for store
ms the immense stock of goods that we are
compelled to carry to supply the extyaordi-
nary increase in our trade. We will say. that
we are now prepared to meet all demands for
goods in our line at prices that will satisfy
al buyers. We are large receivers of Fionr
ana Grain from the West. Groceries and
Liquors from first hands and with the erna~
rience of twenty-five years in the Business
We can safely promise our friends that va
VAL meet their expectatio 9. Remember our
Farmers Brands Il Flour. white and Gold.n
rfancy MINI. patent; "Tryphenia." Fame
Winter patent; ''Drusilla," Choice Winter
patent; Our Secret Fancy Family; ''Sun
Beam" Choice Family.
Goods packed and delivered to transpor-
tatlon companies free of charge.
Buists' celebrated Garden Seeds in large
assortmert .,a,slsx dis ,,,a "a
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s6nnSESoEI

Life is shorter in the valleys and Iowa
than among the hills and mountains
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1880 to 1892.
IN BUSINESS 60 YEARS

The Price in PLAN Figures, msrkeri
% every article. Always full value for
the price.
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YALCAaLE PhEsENTs:

Valuable Prexeds tor Cash Csa9'aers
Cash eusmm.rs will plvase s'iet, ane of liz
following y r~enls, with pure 81 10
A pair II Silk Elm roiiertd SoFsels war T5c
4 hal dozen fin. u'n,luy, nnre inn, Dana
Napkins, warih I3c; or Il pair u hne qIafIiA
lnrav size, llt,nasE TONES @nrii f5,, hit,rt
ro:n, nht g'j.: I5c, nla'A j SCI, i'm gait
!h ~. two ,aris ard h,t o tntkts Ted
tnfi. linen 10 three pairs Oi Bslbriggin Eus-
l,,h stockings i5c.
Vaiuabts Presents for Cash Cpaoatys
Cash rls TONERS will pleast select ere ~ the
following lrtstnis, with purchase o. 10 O.
OF over: Two pairs Of large size fine 4ualiiy,
Damask Towels, worth | So Ont dazeu,
fine quality, pure linsn Dau.ask Napkins,
worth 50. large size, handsome Bridal
Quilt, worth / so. Six pairs babies Bal
hriggan English stockings, uorth %, i~G
wards and IA haIs finest quality turkey red la
hle mask so, French Cashmere Shawl
pure wool cream, ga-net, blne or black l so.
Il cash purchase amounting TO 5 90 and !,
cash payment Of I5c entities you to one Of the
10 90 pfesenis.
Our Dre Goods mHst he as advertised by
the proprietor and represented by the sales
men il no, ynbr money will be ret1sned. Nc
Misrepresentation allowed il this store
I 'ai'terS
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az Eyiiss,!1sNsHAW & BRO,
Cor. IL and M streets s. E..
WASHINGTON, Dc.

Baltimore 4 Potomac Railroad
After Sunday, ,,ecember goth, 1885. the
trains on this road will run as follows:
NORTH. TIME TABLE. SOUTH
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{ arterS
Popular Cash Dry Goods store

uaasacbe. foul breath, sour stomach hoai v
-, ~, a vapensia constipation.
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for Infants and Children.

"Cestoriai Is 30 well adapted to children that
recommend itas superior to any prescription
known to me-" II. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
III 30 Oxford st., Brooklyn, NY.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-02
Important Advice.

A gentleman who believed that 10 an
important extent clothes made the man,
even when the man is a royal parsonage.
visited the Comte de Chambord at Frohs-
dorf few years ago. The Comte de
Chambord was the grandson of Charles
X, the last Bourbon king of France, and
the French Royalists called him Henri
v, and hoped, until his death, in 1888, to
restore him to the throne. The mar
quis, of whom this story is told, was q
Parisian, man of fashion and an ar
dent Royalist The Comte de Chambord
was glad Of an opportunity to talk over
political affairs with man who must
know what was going on in Paris; so
after few minutes chat he said: MAR
quis, 1t is not often that / have a chance
to talk with any one 80 well informed
on the signs of the times in Paris as
yourself. Now In case return to Paris.
what would you advise me to dor
He waited for bit of profound po-
litical philosophy. The marquis looked
at Henri the Fifth" and hesitated.
Should he venture on a great liberty
But his advice had been asked; as a
loyal subject he would give it frankly.
''Sire-monseigneur," he stammered, II
think you had better give up your Ger
man tailor and have your trousers made
in Paris" my tronsersp Eyes, sire;
pardon me, but your trousers are out OF
fashion San Francisco Argonaut.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-02

Metaphor and simile, poignant wea-
pons in the armory of skilled debater,
produce disastrous effects In the hands
of the inexpert Certain figures, orig
inally of force and freshness, cause a
bleak sense of depression from the fire.
quency of their employment by halting
speakers, and one who desires to engage
the understanding of an audience ought,
at whatever sacrifice, to take a pledge
of total abstinence from such outworn
phrases as 1.-THE thin end of the wedge"
"oil on the troubled waters" etc. Some
times, it must be confessed. the audience
derives unexpected and lasting enjoy
ment from the delightful incongruity of
figurative discourse.
The pages Of Hansard bear. or at least
ought to bear on record. the poetic
flights Of certain honorable baronet,
who became in parliament the very dRr
ling Of postprandial debate. Those who
were fortunate enough to be present on
the evening when he was denouncing
the course taken by one Of his colleagues
in the representation of Ireland will re-
member the rich brogue in which he re-
ferred to him as "the young sea serpent
from County Clare" and how he was
promptly called to order by the speaker
for using the expression. Every well,
Mr.. Speaker" he rejoined, 81 bow to your
ruling of course and beg leave to with
draw the sea serpent. -Blackwood's 8
Magazine.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-02

The annual migration of the reindeer
from Lapland in search Of food has now
become a serious matter. In the first
place, it necessitates the migration of
man, for if owners want to keep their
deer and their property they must fol-
low them wherever they wander. Sec
ondly, the migrating animals travel in
such great herds that they do not a little
damage to the meadows, plowed lands
and forests. There seems to be no stop
ping it. The deer migrate with more or
less regularity, and within a week or
two of the usual time hundred thou
sand reindeer come to Tromsoe, which is
the meeting point. The owners simply
see that their herds do not get away.
But this invasion of reindeer is viewed
with alarm by Scandinavian farmers,
who have their crops trampled down.
The farmer may sue for damages, but II
he obtains a judgment in his favor how
is he to find the defendant? Some seven
or eight years ago special law was
passed to meet the case. The country
is divided into districts, and IL the own
ers of the destructive animals cannot be
found the district is held for the dam
age, each family paying In proportion to
the number of reindeer they possess.-J.
L. Vance in Our Animal Friends.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-02

F1uorine gas Is of yellow color, with
a smell resembling bleaching powder.
1t has not been lquefied, and still re-
llains gaseous at l40 degs. Fahrenheit.
Every precaution has to be taken in
studying its action on other bodies, both
ON account of its dangerously irritating
action ON the eyes and mucous mem
brane of the operator and its marvellous
and wonderful energy, far exceeding
that of anything hitherto discovered.
There is hardly gas, liquid or solid,
that it does not attack, usually with the
greatest violence; in fact its mere con-
tact with any other substance is nearly
always signalized by the sudden evolu-
tion of intense heat and light and fierce
detonations. Italmost realizes the fond.
est dreams of the alchemists, and might
fifty be their long sought liquor, aka
hest, or universal solvent, for even dull,
inert flint takes fire instantly it is ex-
posed to the vapor, and the whole mass
becomes luminous with q grand incan-
descence.
AS n supporter of combustion II leaves
oxygen far behind. Lampblack bursts
Immediately into brilliant flame and
gets red hot in a curreft of fluorine gas;
and charcoal is made TO give an inter
esting exhibition of its porosity by first
filling its interstices with the gas and
then burning spontaneously with spar
king scintillations. The diamond, how
ever is able to withstand its action even
at high temperatures.-Cha Jour
nal
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-02
The Azores.

In 1880 the Azores came under the
power of Spain, and in the history of
the next twenty years their name il fire.
quent as the favorite battle-ground of
the English and Spanish fleets. The
partiality was, inaeed, mainly on the
side of the former, and for a good rea-
son. These islands lay right in the
track of all vessels sailing to and from
that enchanted region known then to
all men as the Spanish Main. On the
highest peak Of Terceira, whence In
clear weather the sea could be scanned
for leagues around. were raised two col
umns, and by them a man watched
night and day. When he saw any sails
approaching from the west he set a flag
upon the western column, one for each
sail; if they came from the east a SINH
lar sign was set up on the eastern col
umn.
Hither in those days came up ont of
the mysterious western seas the great
argosies laden with gold and silver and
jewels, with silks and spices and rare
woods, wrung at the cost of thousands
of harmless lives and cruelties unspeak-
able from the fair lands which lie be-
tween the waters of the Caribbean sea
and the giant wall of the Andes. And
hither, when England too began to turn
her eyes to El Dorado, came the great
war galleons of Spain and Portugal t.
meet these precious cargoes and convey
them safe into Lisbon or Cadiz before
those terrible English sea wolves could
get scent of the prize.-Macmillan's
Ma0aziua
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-02

George Frederick Handel, who was a
composer at the age of nine, and had
written three operas before he was
fifteen, was a man of uncommonly large
appetite, and it is told of him that when
ever he stopped at an inn or elsewhere
where the host was not familiar with
the greatness of his hunger he would
order dinner for three.
Upon one occasion he gave his order
for three as usual, and when the hour
for dinner arrived he called to his host:
"Ees de timer rettyY
"It will be served, sir, Immediately
upon the arrival of your company" was
the response.
"Achr' said Handel, with a laugh.
'Den you may pring it up right away.
am de company. -Harper's Young Peo-
nle
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-02
PRICE ONE CENT



The first glimpse we get of an eastern
walled city unfolds at once memories of
our childhood days. WI oh have perhaps
never been awakene,, since. and the pic
lures of our childish books, which inn
pressed themselves So vivialy upon our
minds, are reproduced in the bright col
ors of old. when we are brought face IA
face with the quaint hattlements and
the dark gateways. with the accessories
OF bright, burning sunshine and tur-
baned figures and professions of camels
and the listless calm of the tropical land.
Such old cities are still to be seen in In
dia, still walled in the old fashion and
still peopled by the figures of the Biblical
picture book,
Closely akin TO them are those walled
towns standing on the canals OF mid
China, passing through which, say at
the close of day, when every tower and
every roof stands out clearly cut against
the brilliant western sky and we are
challenged by a grotesque figure, armed
with a spear and probably wearing
armor, the illusion is complete, and for
the moment we find il hard TO realize
that we are travelling at the end of the
Nineteenth century.
Even in much changed Japan there
are old cities which still retain their walls
of the age of feudalism, and in the very
heart of the capital the imperial palace
is surrounded by the same quaint forti-
tications which in old troublous times
made it an imperium in imperio, al
though the walls are crumbling and the
gates are never shut, and the moats have
been abandoned TO the lotus and TO carp
of monstrous size and fabulous age
Cor. Chicago Herald.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-02

Real country folk are very tender in
their dealings with the birds that live
near them. In the course Of my expert
ence, extending over many years. have
never known case Of wanton cruelty
occur in regard TO wild birds. The la
boring man, whose work so often lies
far from the haunts Of men, seeks COM
panionship with the birds. OF these
none is more friendly than the robin,
who is sure to appear, however lonely
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-02
Reauiifnl Mnrrar HiIl.

The beautiful Murray Hill building
lots are becoming very attractive and
popular. The new cottages erected
there are among the finest in the city.
Mr.. Melvin's engineer and q force OF
men are now engaged in extending
the streets and putting them IN
thorough order, and sales Of lots will
no doubt rapidly increase. Persons
desiring lots should select them at
once. The price will never be lower.
No better time to buy than now.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-02
The cororoa Lights in Roman Candles.

The ColOred Lights in Roman Candles.
Ia making Roman candles cylin-
drical case is taken and packed with a
lot of stars. At the bottom of the case
they put some of the composition they
put in rockets, and on top of each star
is some more of it. By mixing certain
chemicals green and red lights are
produced. Green lights like those used
in death scenes on the stage at the the
ater are made by mixing a great guam
tity of nitrate of barytes with small
quantities of sulphur, chlorate Of pot
ash, charcoal pulverized and arsenic
New York Evening Sun.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-02
A Clever Retort.

A legal dignitary, who had risen from
an humble rank Of life, was twitted by
an opponent for "having begun life as
BARRIERS boy" ''It is true that did 80,
was the answer; land If you had begun
In similar station you would have re-
manned there till the present day.
London Standard
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-02

Q quieting, strengthening nervina IL cor
reefs and cures all those delicate derange-
ments and weaknesses peculiar 70 the sex.
In every case for which it's recommendedJ
the q Favorite Prescription il guaranteed
to eve satisfaction IL there's no neip,
there's no pay It does all that's cia1med Tor
IL. or the money is refunded
It's risky way TO sell it--but it isnf SoHr
risk -
ing them On trial! Hs an insult 10 your
{nIeiIioence for any dealer 70 attempt TO sub
gtituts other medicines for these, by recon-
mending them to be just as good" only
that he may make q larger profit.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-02

The coming tc0-
~ q n can D .
healthy. She will
be, IL she's wisely
cared for. As she
enters WON an
hood, DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescrip
ton builds up and
strengthens tn Q
system and regu-
lates and pro-
notes the func-
tioris It's Q sup
DorfinQ tonic. and