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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-08-31

In walking, the body never entirely
quits the ground, the heel Of the ad-
vancod foot touching the gronnd in
each step before the toe of the rear
foot leaves it. The advanced limb
supports the body, while the rear foot
propels it. Suppose a man to be
standing with his heels together, and
he be now made to take some steps,
starting with the left foot, then the
motions will be the following: The
body is inclined forward. By this
means the centre of gravity would
fall in front Of the base formed by
the feet if the left limb were not
raised and the foot thrown forward.
The toes Just clear the ground and the
heel is made to touch the ground first.
This prevents the body from falling.
Meanwhile the right leg is straight
ened and the heel raised When the
heel of the left foot touches the
ground, nothing in the right foot but
the big toe is in contact with it. This
member serves as the propeller. The
step is now complete and the work Of
each limb is exchanged for the next
step and so on. The cause of waddline
is the inability Of people to bring the
leg forward in a straight line, but by
force Of habit they describe semi
circle with their legs at each step. =
New York Journal.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-08-31
The Dispersal of shells.

A recently published book treats oil
the dispersal of shells. The obserVa-
tions have usually been made by acct
dent, and Darwin has recorded several
peculiar cases. Mr.. Kew says that he
has observed number OF tresh-water
mussels carried by o whlrlwlnd ana
falling with the rain. Canon Irstram
found the eggs of some mollusk at
tached to the foot of passing mallafu
shot by him in the Sahara, hundred
miles from water. A few instances
are on record in which birds on the
wing have been shot with blyalyes au
herring to their toes. Water oeetle'
have been captured with small oi
valve attached to their legs; anothei
specimen was caught with shell at
tached TO its wing-case. Several othe
aquatic insects have often been foun'
with mollusca attached to then
though not caught on the wing -Ne'
York Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-08-31

more versatile. He role a great deal
and much of his riding was for pleas
ure. 1t is probable That Jefferson did
some shooting, but it is not recorded
that he was a sportsman.
Monroe was a constant horseback
rider, and few years before his death
he wrote to his friend Lafayette about
the fall he had from his horse. New
York Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-08-31

Rosal.nd's parssol was the only sign
of Them Tom could see, except small
portion of one of Dundee's shoulders
Tom had never realized before how
large parasol could bel
Come, let us go in TO supper" he
said, shutting the telescope with
bang-a happy bang-and offering bis
arm to Mrs. Lorne. "If they don't
know any better than to be becalmed
mile from shore, why they will have
to take the consequences. And, he
added gayly to himself, as he and
Mrs. Lorne walked across the grass,
II guess they won't care much, either.
Rosalind Dundee, lit will sound very
well. l."-Romance
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-08-31
How Horses Breathe.

A physiologist says a horse cannot
breathe through its mouth like dog
and other animals. 1t can only breathe
through its nose. The soft palate
forms complete partition between
the outh and throat, and can only 6e
elevated, or allow the passage OF tooa
or water backwards, by compression
such as that which occurs in swallow
ing The passage of air through the
mouth is entirely prevented by the
soft. palate.
BY plugging a horses nose it may
readily be suffocated. 1t is because
breathing can only be performed
through the nasal organs that spacloa.
open nostrils are considered not onll
beautiful, but necessary, for they al
low at times of unusual exertion 10
the free passage of large volumes Q
air into the overtaxed lungs durlni
respiration. New York World.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-08-31


A Lily ON the highroad lay,
Beneath the fierce and scorching ray
OF midday Summer sun.
1t chanced Poet, passing by,
Upon the Lily cast his eye;
Ills sympathy it won.
"Poor little flower ho plying said,
"who left thec thus with dropping head
Beneath burning sky?
All, me- II was thoughtless decd
TO cast thee forth, like common weed,
To wither and to die.
"Away from cool and grateful shade
OF garden bel or mossy glade.
Where, erstwhilc. thou didst bloom.
My heart with pity bleeds for thee.
Thus treated so despitefully,
And left to such doom.
"The Lily is the spotless flower,
The emblem Of the priceless dover,
OF purity of heart;
King Solomon, in all his power,
Was not arrayed like thee, sweet flower.
Thou work Of Natures art.
81 cannot leave thee in thy need,
Amidst the dust to pant and bleed,
cannot leave ttee so.
Close by there lies lovely mere,
Whose sparkling W .ters, bright and clear,
Der waterliliss low.
"Upon its cool, req sehing breast,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-08-31

Master-John, notice that my
cigars are rapidly disappearing. Is it
possible that in the short time you
have been in my service
John(with dignity)-Sir, you insult
me. Besides, I have three boxes still
left from my last master Truth.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-08-31
A Bridge of Collins.

''The war between China and Japan
reminds me Of a very grewsome Incl
dent which occurred on the occasion
of the taking of Pekin by the British
over thirty years ago" said Clement
Bazante, who was at one time an
officer in the British Army, but who is
now residing in New York. ''The
troops had little opposition, and were
marching rapidly onto the Chinese
capital, when their march was stopped
by river too deep to be forded. No
provision had been made for crossing
it, because in ordinary weather it was
mere brook.
For long time it looked as if the
army would have to wait until the
rush of water caused by recent rains
had exhausted itself. A way out of
the dilemma was, however, found. In
China it is customary for people to
purchase their collins and store them
in readiness for being needed. Chi
nese collins are thoroughly air tight,
and the joints are sealed up SO as to
protect them against the influence of
drying out. 1t was decided to make
a raid on all houses within reach and
secure enough collins to make q
bridge. Scouting parties went out in
all directions and brought in great
many more coffins than we're needed.
"These were chained and spliced
together and formed an excellent pom
toon bridge, with three or four thick
nesses of coffin lids on the top for a
roadway. The bridge answered all
right, but good joke in connection
with it cropped up. 1t took a day to
construct the bridge, and most of the
troops crossed it during the night. By
morning the water had fallen so rapid
ly that the balance of the troops pre-
ferred TO wade through il rather than
wait their turn over the bridge Of
cofins. Seycral sections Of lisis we're
7 ,.,glsf away Ds the :. .----snre-
tts..a
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-08-31
Poisonous Fishes.


There has bean in years past mucl
discussion in regard to the poisonou
fishes Of different countries, and ye
VERY little s knownsin regard to thl
s M. aAllA lat ieertni
is true of both the salt and fresHA ter
species. In Japan the salmon is said
to possess very toxic properties IN
summer and not in cold weather. but
whether this is due to their food or to
some vegetable or animal parasite at
lacking the fish is at present unknown.
Fish are liable to be attacked by dis
ease the same as land animals, and 1t
may be that cases of poisoning could
be traced to these unhealthy specl-
mems. We do not know OF any simple
means of separating the poisonous
from the non-poisonous fishes except
where both abound and their specific
characters have been carefully studied
and determined. There is little dan
ger of being poisoned by any fish
caught in this country, provided they
are fresh and sound when cooked and,
to use a common phrase, "are IN sea-
son. New York Sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-08-31

''Thus we part, wretch, and this IS
the last letter from your unhappy
Anna. M
"P. More tomorrow. File
gende Blatter.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-08-31

81 went to Wednesday, night
PRAYER meeting with some friends of
mine with whom 1 am stopping, is
the way in which stranger in the
city began the story. "After the ser
vice one of the party saw fit to apollo
gize by saying that during the vaca-
ton of the pastor his place was filled
by the burial minister, who was not
quite SO interesting as the regular
pastor. Burial minster?' 1 said in
terrogatively. Yes was the reply.
I walked on for couple Of minutes,
and then 1 asked my friend If he
would be kind enough to explain to
me what he meant by the term burial
minister. why, he said, in all of
the big churches of city like Chicago
there is always an assistant pastor.
But his principal duty consists in an
swering calls to preach funeral SER
mons over dead people who, in their
lives, were not prominently identified
with the congregation. I wondered
if such an assistant had to vary his
sermons, and unconsciously my won
derment formed itself into words.
Not much, was the reply, about all
he does is to change the names and
| ages. 1t is usually considered goot
t berth for superannuated minister.
1 suppose that burial minister is
sort of companion-piece to profes
sional mourner. Chicago Herald.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24
DROWNED IN ROCK CRKEK
REPORTED DEATH OF A. DALlNE
While Attempting to Ford the Raging
Stream He Is Swept Away
Escape of His Partner.

Word reached here yesterday of the
death by drowning Of Andy Daline,
while crossing Rock creek Tuesday.
From what we can learn, it appears that
VIM. Tormey and Andy Daline started
out for the Rock Creek section. When
they reached the Middle Fork they at
tempted to ford it. Why they attempted
to do this when there is a bridge about
800 yards from where they made the at
tempt is mystery. The creek was full
to overhowing and runs very swiftly
there. 1t is supposed that the raging
torrent carried them down the stream,
throwing the occupants out and that
Andy was drowned. The report says
that VIM. Tormey was picked up in the
willows some distance below, badly
bruised up, and that he laid out all night
The horse reached the shore safely and
was found and recognized. This fact is
what excited the suspicious of the resi-
dents and they started out to look for
the men and succeeded in finding Tor
mey.
Nothing has been seen or heard of
Andy Daline since, and the supposition
is that he was drowned. 1t is to be
hoped that he may possibly have escaped,
but the chances are said to be very much
against such thing. 1t is even said by
some people familiar with the creek that
it is unlikely that his body will ever be
recovered, as the creek is raging tor
rent, and anything is likely to be ground
to atoms on the boulders in it's bottom.
The positive facts in the case will not be
known until Tormey's story is heard
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24
ROLL OF HONOR.
Scholars Neither Absent Nor Tardy
During the Past Month.

Scholars Neither Absent Nor Tardy
During the Past Month.
Roll Of Honor. Alice Weinstein, &c.
Lizzie Bowen, SO; Mary Mckenzie 98
Wingfeld Scott, 98; Fred Bowen, 98;
Fritz Kroger. SO; Victor Weinstein, SO;
Ruth Smith, 98; Thomas Bowen, SO;
Jennie Cameron, 81; Claude McAllister,
96; Harry Kee, 96; Edgar Ballard, 95;
Thomas Jose, 81.
Perfect in Attendance.--Lizz Bowen,
Fred Bowen, Thomas Bowen Mary
Mckenzie, Clifford Bowie, Wingfeld
Scott.
Intermediate Department.. ~ Bernice
Frost, Kate Freyschlag, Maud Hammond,
Annie Parftt, Mary Strict, Joe Bradshaw,
Willie Berthoud, Marion Durfee, Thomas
Hickey, Edward Schoonover, Ira Davis,
Gilbert Reek, Emanuel Strict.
Second Primary Margaret Barlow,
Margaret Ryan, Blanch Steinberg, Pearl
Yenter, Vireie Yenter, Myrtle Mitchell,
Leila Shearer, Nellie Nemitz, Gladys
Stevens, Thomas Duffy, Jerry Gorman,
Pat McGinnis, Earl Patten, Emil
Christie.
First Primary Dawson, Mag
gle Mcdowell, Edith Shull, Zona Shull,
Lizzie Tucker, Frances Ryan, Mary Cor
man, Lidd1e Dissett, Maud Treveaille,
Mamie McDougall, Mable Prlngey,
frankie Jacky, Arthur Bradshaw, Clyde
Reek, Roy Kanst, August Linsteadt,
Herman Linsteadt, Walter Ballard, An
drew Freyschlag, Chester Moody, John
McDougal, Wilfred Wilmington, Tom
ME Collins, Simon German, James Pat
ten. Henry Morgan, Henry Dissett.
w. L. Brown, relator, VS.. Geo. w.
Morse, respondent. Upon application
of the relator herein the court signed an
order for an alternate writ Of mandate
directing said respondent to appear and
show cause on May Goth.
Success follows the use of Halls Hair
Remover for grayness and badness.
The independent Meat Company make
close prices and continue to sell as low
as the lowest. Att.
Notice.
All persons knowing themselves in.
debted to me will please call at Brown
& Durfee's Office at once and settle and
save costs. THos. S. SMITH.
So A YEAR FOR THE MAIL.
NO "PREMIUMs.'.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24
DECORATION DAY.
How 1t Will Be Observed by Phillips
burg Citizens.

How 1t Will Be Observed by Phillips
burg Citizens.
The people of Philipsburg will observe
Memorial Day in manner befitting the
occasion. The members of the Grand
Army and P. 0. S. of A. have been labor
ing for some weeks past to that end, and
as the day draws near it is more than
evident that their labors will culminate
in success. All the various societies, or
ganizations, school children, ETC., have
been invited and it Is likely quite pro-
cession will be formed to march from the
town to the cemetery to perform the rites
of the day over the graves of departed
friends, relatives and soldiers.
The procession will form in line at the
school house at o'clock sharp (weather
permitting and march to the cemetery,
where the following programme will be
rendered.:
PROGRAMME.
ss5s $rayer by Chaplain Of Day, Rev q + d2aPe a
T;is,a. judge S5sEss$s
o..:lo I by Burnside Post No q. g. A. r.
Song" America" !" "...........by School Children
Benedction med by the Chaplain plain
Should the day be unfavorabl the
exercises will be held at the court house.
All ex-confedarate soldiers, and all
societies, fire company, churches, ETC.,
are especially invited to take part, and it
is requested that all business be sus-
pended as far as possible to enable all to
take part in the observances. Every old
soldier, whether member of any organ
ization or not is expected to be in line
and to meet at Masonic hall at 1:30 p. NJ
on May Both to take part in the parade.
II all the societies cannot take part in
body it is urged that a committee from
each organization be selected to decorate
the graves Of their dead.
Rev. J. J. McAllister will deliver a
special Memorial Day service at the M.
e. church on the Sunday morning pre-
ceeding the day, at IL o'clock-May 9th,
to which all are invited. The G.. A. r.
and P. O. S. of A. will march from
Masonic hall to the church IN a body to
attend.
Taken altogether the celebration will
be one that will be credit to the town
and will give an opportunity for all tor
member in an appropriate way their de-
parted friends and relatives.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24
MEMORIAL DAY.
Exercises to Be Held in the Ph1lipsburg
Public School

Exerc1ses to Be Held in the Ph1lipsburg
Public School.
Memorial Day exercises will be held at
the public school on Tuesday aftern oon,
May 18th, the scholars of that institu-
tion taking part The entertainment
will be held in Miss Ryan's room. A
general invitation is extended the friends
and patrons Of the school IN general, and
the e. A. r. and P. 0. S. Of A. in par
ticular. The exercises will commence al
1:3O o'clock.
PROGRAMME.
Song-"Auld Lang Syne,"
.,;;I........,, Intermediate and Grammar Grades
why we celebrate Memorial Day. .;:......
Decoration Dav'; vsrna R.gsan orear
Memorial bay -Four girls second cnd ms1y primary
AfE1?an ..Ad5diar Ghief RaStf Tina I59 Brown
Rt Recitation Edith Shull 81
sheridans Ride" .zaidie Mckay SsR
Coneert -Four girls rst ay primary mary
Driving. Home the Cows" Earl Patten
IN; -: !. Intermediate and Grammar Grades
,nrhe Soldiers Grave. Percy Robertson
Hall Columbia pupils rasag intermediate ashssa
!eBiua hsi1sa1aod and rav,; Watff erssa BalnTd r1
Recitatioa @ aios Msry Hiyaes steief ReSd
Flag Exercise :. Twelve pupils second primary
dedication OF Gettysburg Gem etery;'
Little Mans Offering Bessie etS Marble aSsf
Song ''aIhe American Flag''... ;. Mrs. Wilkinson
Song America" ...........................
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

G. N. Freeman will give dance at the
court house on May 31st, and says that
it will be the event of the year. The
great success of the last dance given by
the old gentleman has so encouraged
him that he has conc luded to repeat the
experiment. He says that regular old
time dance will be the result, where one
can ENJOY himself dancing the varsou-
vienne, mazourka, jigs, reels, and all
other real dances. Mr.. Freeman don't
approve of these new tangled dances
minuets, manitous, marguerites, etc. He
says one of them once in a while is all
right enough, but to da nee them all The
time to the exclusion of the real dances
is wrong. He says he will invite w. A.
Clark, Marcus DAILY, Lee Mantle, Sam
Hauser, Jim Murray, Governor Richards
and few other celebrates to give tone
to the occasion, and claims that every
body will get their moneys worth.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

Patronize the Independent meat mar
ket for your meats. 42-tf.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

Fine and complicated watch repairing
at Richards, the jeweler.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

John A. Spencer, near N. P. depot
will take hay and grain in exchange fol
wagons, carts, etc.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

At special meeting of the school
board held last night it was decided to
open the Kirkville- -Hasmark school on
June 4th and seats will be taken from
the Philipsburg school to accommodate
them, as new seats could not be procured
in time. New ones will be placed in their
places in the burg school. Miss Maggie
Loughrln was elected as teacher This
will be great convenience to the chill
dren living around Kirkville and Has
mark, more particularly the latter, as
they have great distance to travel to
attend the school here. The regular va
cation during the summer will take place,
after which the school will be continued
throughout the school year. The school
board has decided that the schools will
close for the regular summer vacation on
Friday, June 29th. The time for reopen
ing them has not been decided upon, but
it is more than likely the first Monday in
September will be the date
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

A letter has been received by The
MAIL from Fl. Livingston from Orange
Springs, Fla He speaks in the highest
terms of the country, and says he must
have The MAIL to get the news from
this country. The country around him
is full of oranges. The people are all
hard up for money there as we'll as every
where else. He incloses to us a rattle
snake skin which he picked up in his
orange orchard just before writing. He
has invested in an orchard and seems
highly pleased with the country. He al
so states that now is the time to invest
money in orange land, as money is scarce
and land can be obtained at very low
prices.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Most Perfect Made.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

Richards, the jeweler, is doing some
very fine work in diamond and sapphire
mounting. If you wish anything Of the
kind give him call.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award,
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

A bonding of considerable magnitude
took place this week by which the
Healey gold claims, near the Sunrise
company's properties are to become the
property of Charles D. Mcclure and J.
M. Merrell. The consideration is said to
be S25,000 and the bond is to run for six
months. A payment of $4,000 has been
made. The properties are said to be good
and the coming season will doubtless see
another group of gold mines thrown open
to enrich the owners and improve the
country.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

Tom Long has been appointed agent
for the Cortright Metal Roofing Co., of
Philadelphia. This is something new in
the way of metal roofing, and people con-
templating building should call at his
place and see samples.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

Ice Cold Soda Water,
And the finest and purest syrups al
CHAs. WILLIAMS.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

Just received, carload Of Studebaker
wagons and carts. Hay and grain taken
IN exchange. John A. Spencer, near
N. 2. depot, Philipsburg.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

j. d. Carmichael came over from Butte
the past week, after spending the winter
there.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

Charles Stingle has bought out the
Cafe Ropal from Ben Goetz, and will con-
tinue to run it in frst-class style.
Mr.Stingle isa thorough restaurateur,a and
as he is we'll known in this district will
doubtless do good business. He holds
the old location IN the rear of Mcdonald
& Co.'S place, corner Broadway and San
some streets.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

Charley Williams has started his pretty
soda fountain to work, and now dispenses
that delicious beverage at his place. He
will shortly add ice cream parlors to his
place which will be quite an acquisition
to the town.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

BoEN--In Dunklebere, May 10Th, t
the wife James Weaver, a daughter.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

So A YEAR FOR THE MAIL.
NO "PnEMluMs."
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24
A Cash Business, Pure
and Simple, is the Only
Right WQyt0 do Business.

We still sell pack Of '93
Tomatoes six cans for $1.00.
We have a few of the old
stock left which we are will
ing to get rid of at eight
cans for 800. IF you want
them remember there is only
a few cases left.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

w. r. Parker presented The MAIL
with half dozen Bitter Root potatoes.
They are large ones; in fact, one of them
would make meal for an ordinary fam
lily. Mr.. Parker informs us that they are
far from being the largest, and that if he
had thought of it in time he would have
picked out few worlds fair specimens.
From this we would infer that they grow
to be the SIG of water melons in Mon
tana's garden spot
Memorial Day exercises will be held in
Miss Ryan's room in the public school
on the Friday following Decoration Day
June Cd. Appropriate recitations,
readings, singings, etc. will form the
basis of the entertainment The exer-
cises will be participated in by the schol-
ars from the several rooms, but the en-
tertainment will take place in Miss
Ryan's room. Miss A. w. Wilkinson
will have charge of the musical part of
the programme.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

In the police court last Saturday,
Police Magistrate Huffman fined Louise
Hornung $40 and costs and Matte Pal
mer $5 and costs for disturbance The
fines were paid and the culprits dis
charged
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

There will be special meeting of the
fire company next Sunday afternoon at
4 o'clock.
The Philipsburg mail., 1894-05-24

Sheriff Cole returned last Saturday
from a trip to Miles City, where he took
a couple of inmates for the state reform
school. He says that institution is run
ming in full blast and is nice three story
brick structure. The surroundings are
excellent for an institution Of the kind.
The members of Washington camp,
No. 19, P. 0. S. of A., are requested to
appear at Masonic hall on Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock, for the purpose of
taking part in the Memorial day exer-
cises. All sojourning members of the
organization are requested to take part,
particularly those Of the Granite camp.
The work Of constructing the lixiviation
plant for the Bi-Metall1c company is pro-
crossing rapidly. About one hundred
men are engaged and the work being
done is of very extensive and substan-
tial character, showing that those in
charge mean to have one of the most
complete plants of the kind IN the coun-
try.