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The Van Buren press., 1894-10-20

exultation: "But Matte isn't ashamed
of us, bless herr The supper was over
1t last, and the slow moving crowd
making its way toward the stairs
Wont you introduce me to your
father and mother, Matilda?"
Matilda turned to look into the
friendly eyes Of Annette Watterson.
Her composnre almost gave way, for
close behind Annette she saw Jennie
and Alicia looking At her with the
same fricndliness. Her lips quivered
with sudden Joy. for now her parents
need not know how alone she had
been, And so the little party left the
dining-room, Annette walking with Mr..
Bebb, Alicia with Mrs. Bebb, and
Jennie with Matilda. "a
'Ain't that funny?" cried Lily Maud.
But Rose Marie's answering giggle
had a melancholy sound. 1t was some
thing At the seminary to be seen walk
ing with Annette, Alicia and Jennie.
That was a memorable week for four
girls. Mr.. Bebb every day gave his
daughter and her three friends some
delightful treat. 1t began to be
whispered about that Mr.. Bebb WAS
rich. Was 1t q mistake? No, it was
not. Mr.. Bebb was rich. Matilda was
happy. Her blue eyes shone. Her
healthy cheeks were roster than ever.
Once more she was the light-hearted
girl who was glad to oblige every
body who came in her way. And SO,
though she was sorcly frightened at
the thought Of 1t, she consented to sing
for the soprano on Easter Sunday. be-
cause she was suddenly called away
and had no one to take her place. On
Sunday the four girls did not walk 70
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FISHERMAN Jlm.s KIDS.

Fisherman Jim lived on the hill
With his bonnie wife an his little boys;
Twux "Blow. 70 winds. Is blow 70 will
Naught we rock Of your cold and noisef"
For happy and warm were he an his.
And he handled his kids upon his knee
To the song Of the sea.
rfshormen Jim would sail aii day.
But whom come night upon the ssnds
His little kids ran from their play,
CALM 70 him an wavin' their hands;
Though the Wind was fresh and the ses
Was high.
He'd hear 'cm-you bet-above the roar
OF tho wayes ON the shcrei
Once Fisherman Jim sailed Into the bay
A the sun went down In cloudy sky,
And mover kid saw he at play.
And he listened In vain for the welcoming
In his little house hs learned IL oil.
Ard be ciinched his hands and he bowed his
hsad-
The feveri" they said.
'Twur pitifui time for Fisherman Jim
with them daTlin's a-dytn' sfore his eyes.
A-stretchin their wee hands out 70 him
An e-breakin' his heart with the cld-ttme
crios
he hsd heerd 30 often upon the sands,
Tor they thought thcy wuz helpin' his ooat
TN they spoke no moro.
Nut FisheFman Jim lived on and on,
oaatin' his nets an sailin' the aes;
AZ man will live whom his heart 10 gone
Fisherman Jim lived hopoicssly.
TIL once In those yoars they come IN said:
.sold Fishermsn Jim 10 powerful sick
Go to him. quickl"
Then Fisherman Jim says no 70 me:
ITS long, long cruise you understand
But over boyont the ragiA' sea
kin see my boys on the shipin' sand
Waitin' TO help this oil hulk ashore
Just q they used to-ah, mate, you knowi
In the long ago."
No, sir! he wuxn't afeard to die;
For Ill night long he seemed to see
His little boys Of the days gone BY
An to hear sweet voices forgot by mel
An Just ss the mornin sun come up
''Ihey're holdin' me by tho handsi' he cried,
An no he died.
Eugene Field, In Chicago Record.
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-20


is pride and Judgment, common
sense and experience? The amount of
corn-western corn-sold in the cotton
states annually, and bought by the
farming class, is a reflection upon the
intelligence of our people. Wipe out
this stain by raising every grain of
corn used in this fruitful southland.
HAY AND GRASS.
Some time ago the New York expert
mental station published that as re
suit Of investigation made at that sta
ton, there was 1929 per cent. less di-
gestible albuminoid in hay that was
turned year or more than in new hay.
The report further stated that bran
and corn lose in digestibility with age.
1t is well enough to make expert
ments along this line. But what farm
ers and purchasers of hay will be more
interested in than the above, is the
average nutritive quality of hay and
it's digestible quality, regardless of the
length of time it has been cut. A plant
may possess more nutritive value at
matured age, judged by chemical
analysis, but in actual practical feed
ing value may possess less worth than
more immature crop, since the young
er and more tender and less woody
plant is much more digestible and
more palatable. AS rule the very
young grass is richer in nitrogen (al-
buminoid propertics) than the fully
matured grass, and. hence better feed
for most kinds of stock, notably milch
cows and young stock of all classes.
But. Of course, when grass is moved
early it is not SO heavy and the guam
tity of forage not SO great as in the
other case. But quality is better than
quantity in this case.
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-20
To Make Hens Law,

If the hens do not lay cease giving
grain and feed pound of lean meat
once day to twenty hens. If they
have run no other food will be neces'
sary. Feed the meat at night. Condi
tion powders should not be given un
less the hens are sick, as anything that
is given them while they are healthy
may overstimulate them, and induce
the eating of more than is necessary
Feed too little rather than too much
when the hens can scratch and work.
Farm and Fireside,
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-20
Corn Fodder and stoxer.

Corn fodder and corn stover are quite
commonly used as synonymous terms
and interchangeable. Their exact inn
port should be clearly understood: Corn
fodder is the name properly given to
the corn plant when gathered, includ.
ing the grain, and corn stover applies
only to the stalks when cut and Sc.
cured for feed after the ears have been
removed. These are not technical
terms; they are only common names
and should be universally adopted
Farm and Dairy.
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-20
"TRAMP ALL RIGHT"

President In That Guise.
DR.. E Benjamin Andrews. president
of the Brown university, delegate to
the Brussels monetary conference and
q we'll l-known writer on social, econom-
ic and religious subjects, has never
been accused of being dandy, and
he delights in doing just such things
as is told herewith. The Providence
delegates to the big Baptist anni-
versaries at Saratoga have got back,
and they know something funny.
This is what 1t is:
As the Baptist train en- route swung
by little station up In York state
the eagle-eyed operator discovered the
figure Of man slowed away on the
rear platform, hat pulled down over
his eyes, safe from view and every.
thing else except the curling dust and
flying pebbles. So the operator wired
ahead to the next station as follows:
Look out for tramp on No. SO, rear
platform. Jones'" The operator at
the next station promptly pulled up
the train and the conductor went to
the rear to investigate. There was
the mana big, broad-shouldcred fol-
low, his hat pulled down over his eyes,
covered with dust, and SO generally
rough and tough looking that the con-
ductor didn't banker after . tackle.
So he sent for the brakeman What
followedris indicated by the dispatch
which Operator Jones, at the back
station, received . few minutes after
from his brother operator. Here It II,
Tramp all right Going to the Bap-
tist convention with ticker. Takes
his water straight, and il president OF
Brown university."-N. Y. Advertiser.
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Art and Nature.

The aesthetic Frau Won St. had
contrived TO secure the leading hero In
. well-known theater, and q great
favorite with the ladies, rs her COM
panion at the supper table. The lady
displayed unlimited conversational
powers, and her enthusiasm waved
more fervid as she proceeded. Tell
me how you feel when you have played
the part of 'Romeo?" she whispered.
Hungry" replied the actor, with the
most artless and Indifferent str in the
world. Observation-Disclosures.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-09-21

When a finger or a finger print is
closely examined under a lens of only
moderate power, it is seen to abound
in minute peculiarities, says All the
Year Round. These are caused by
the branchings of some of the ridges,
the sudden appearance of new ones,
the formation of rings, or ovals, like
eyelets, and the abrupt stoppage Of
ridges without any apparent cause. 1t
is in these countless little peculiarities
even more than in the general charac-
ter of the pattern that the value of
finger prints as proof of identity lies.
For these appearances, however min
ute, do not, change in the smallest
ts5,,5 -sAis . tts,-sp..ss.,..r
when born it viii be found the same
on those fingers when he has grown to
manhood, and may be imprinted from
the fingers of the dead without change
in the smallest point, though humid
red yelrs should intervene between
birth and death. The pattern grows
together with the finger. It's proper
tions vary with fatness or leanness.
They may be further affected by wear,
gout or age But such changes appear
in the pattern as a whole-never in
the form of correlation of its consti-
tuent parts. The pattern may become
altered in length or breadth by hard
wear of a peculiar kind, but the num-
Der of ridges that occur in forming
he pattern, their embranchments.
heir archings, loops and other min
lte characteristics, are not subject to
,hange. They are indestruetible as
he finger.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-09-21
NO. "a.
Wonders Of the Mieroseone.

The smallest atom that can be seen
by that most powerful microscope is
cube whose side is the four-thousandth
of an millimetre (the millimetre rep
resenting the one-thousandth part Of
a yard.) Such a cube, according to
Professor Clark Maxwell, contains
about two million molecules Of organ
ic matter. BY the ad Of the micro
scope, four million shells have been
discovered in an ounce of chalk, aud
living specimens, only one millionth
of an inch in length, ia a drop Of
wafer In 1865 Mr.. II. c. Sorby ex-
bited his spectrum microscope, by
which the millionth part Of grain OF
blood sas .lo .etall Christian GOtt-
fried Ehrenberg, the German natural
ist and microsopist, detected among
the anamalcule in drop Of stagnant
water the one named Monas crepuscu-
lus, which Is only one twenty-four
thousandth part of an inch in diameter.
DR.. Dallinger, president Of the Royal
Microscopical Society in 1888, found in
putrefying meat $500 millions of mi
mute living creatures, which would lie
in space equal to one-thousandth Of
of cubic inch In 1875 with the
highest microscopic facilities then
available, he discovered the dagellum,
or whip-like rudder Of the minutest of
the microbes, which is named Bacteri-
um termo, the diameter of width of
which is 1,20l, 0O0th part of an inch.
Under very powerful microscope, a
vinegar eel appears like serpent 100
feet long, while a pinch of flour can
be magnifed to look like a heap Of
stones. New York Dispatch.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-09-21
Death From Fright.

Perhaps the most remarkable death
rom fear that has ever been placed on
fenord was that of the Dutch painter
Pentmau who lived in the seventeenth
century. One day he entered the an
atomical room of a celebrated Dutch
collee vith the intention of sketching
sorH, shu'.- md skeletons for a picture
he was abos,t 70 paint He had been
out the night before, and becoming
drowsy, fell asleep among the ghastly
specimens.
He was awakened by loud noise,
and upon opening his eyes beheld
the skulls dancing upon the shelves
and the skeletons suspended from the
ceiling clashing their bones in most
threatening manner. In fit of hor-
ror, he threw himself out at the win
dow, but did not receive the slightest
injury from that source. A few NOM
ents later he was informed that an
earthquake had caused the commotion
in the dead house, but the explanation
did not quiet his nerves. A few hours
later he took to his bed and died with
in three days of nervous tremors
brought on by the fright. st. Louis
Republic.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-09-21


"She's cut off my allowance, tho
hard-hearted mink; and she SO rich !"
"Whnt are there two heiresses in
the Montressor family?"
"Two heiresses? No. What do
you mean, Bruce?"
"Do P"-Bruce cleared his throat
huskily, and went on understand
that-that your niece"
"Why, you must often have heard
of my niece, Emily Montressor-she
was named after me-the heiress?
And she's great beauty, too-at
least some people call her so but for
my part never could bear these
blondes
Bruce Gaynor stood staring at the
everlasting tumult of the American
Fall" with eyes that seemed turned to
stone, while his BRIDE prattled on.
"And now she's cut off my allow
ance, and left me without cent in
the world. Well, it's lucky I've got
husband to take care of me now; isn't
it, Brucie, dear2"
Bruce Gaynor did not answer; he
could not His tongue seemed to
cleaye to the roof of his month every
drop of blood in his body stood still
Had he sacrificed his youth and bril-
liant prospects for this?
And then he remembered sweet
Kate Talbot, and thought vindictiye-
ly of Rossmere Wylie.
HE knew-he must have known
that there were two Emily Montress-
ors, thought Gaynor, clenching his
teeth. che saw me walk into the
trap, and never opened his lips to
warn me. o, what fool! what
doubledistilled blockhead L have
beeni"
30 ne had; but unfortunately 1t
was too late for his self-appreciation
to be OF any use. He was safely mar
ried to Miss Emily Montressor, but
not to the Emily! And Mr.. Gaynor
felt, with bitter pang of humilia-
ton that his snug little piece of diplo-
macy had been an utter failure New
York News.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-09-21

There's many a houss Of grandeur,
With turret, tower and dome,
That knows not peace or comfort,
And does not prove a home.
do not ask for splendor
To crown my daily lot,
But this ask-a kitchen
Where the kettles always hot.
fittings are not ship-shape,
do not fume or fret,
A little clean disorder
Does not my nerves upset.
But ons thing is essential,
Or seems so to my thought,
And that's a tidy kitchen
Where the kettles always hot.
In my Aunt Hattie's household,
Though skies outside are drear,
Though times are dark and troubled.
You'll always find good cheer.
ALd in her quaint old kitchen
The very homiest spot
The kettles always singing,
The waters always hot.
And if you have headache,
Whateer the hour may be,
There is no tedious waiting
To get your cup Of tea.
don't kpovr bnvr aia doess il
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-09-21
Took the Fat OF AnrMar.

81 see one of your hospital phvsi.
clans has just performed a bogus
operation ON a hysterieal patient, !"
said DIR. Mark F. Rhodes of Boston
yesterday. A most interesting work
could be written on tricks of this
kind played upon patients who think
they need doctors medicines, but who
really are in excellent health. | re-
member year or two ago calling TO
see gentleman on business. l found
him in his yard with huge sweater
on and knocking down ninepins with
a large wooden ball with several small
holes plugged in it. As the gentle
man was exceedingly stout, and evi.
IDENTIFY averse to exercise, / was aston
ished to see the activity with which
he jumped around and kept on bowl
ing.
Without waiting for me to put nv
thoughts into words he explained that
he was using medicated balls, pouring
a special preparation into the holes
so that when he perspired in bowling
the vapor from the balls would pass
into his system. With great difficulty
succeeded in suppressing a hearty
laugh at the intense sincerity of the
patient. A more inconvenient way Of
injecting anything into the human
system could scarcely be imagined
and, of course, the sole object of the
physician was to make the man take
sufficient exercise to get rid of his
surplus obesity and timber up two or
three rheumatic joints. st Louis
Republic.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-09-21

The sudden wedding of the middle
aged Miss Montressor with the chief
exquisite of the season made a ninc
days sensation at Saratoga Kate Tai
bot heard of il in due tine, and cried
a night before she began to realize
that she had had a fortunate escape.
And Rossmere Wylie came back from
Saratoga, just in time to catch her
heart in the rebound.
\ While Mr. Wylie and Miss Talbot
were gathering grapes aud whispering
exceedingly interesting nothings IN
der the green shadow of the arbors at
Weldington, Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Gay
nor were enjoying the grandeur Of
Niagara.
Sublime !" calculated Bruce, gent
" pressing the hand that lay on mis-
arm.
Very nice !" said Emily absently.
f'But I'm 50 disappointed about this
letter from Emmy"
/ Who's Emmy"
''My niece, dear. thought, of
course, she'd send me something very
nice for wedding present; but
but"
dearest, do not weepl"
IL can't help it" sobbed Mrs.
Gaynor. "It's too mean of Emmy.
She always did oppose my marrying;
but never thought she would be SO
spiteful."
1--WE care not for her good or bad
opinion, dear. Your husband is now
all the world to you, my Emily"
That's Just what she says, the
hateful thingl"
"calmY yourself, my love. What
do we want of her paltry wedding
presents?"
IT isn't that, Bruce. but
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-09-21

Nothing is useless nowadays mot
even defunct pauper. Hoods plain
tive wsil-
kettie.his bones oxsr thsstones; a
ians know better than to act so reck-
lessiy, for often the party concerned
IS the possessor of set of artificial
teeth which contains a good deal of
gold-last relic of more prosperous
times-and in the interest of the rate
payers the precious metal must be Sc
cured and turned into pounds S erling.
Often, too, they are the owners of
rings or tiny trinkets, not pawnable,
but still containing as much auriferous
value as not . Sew modern gold mines.
These have to be collected and also
coverted into cash by means of the
melting pot. In the Holborn Union
the netting process takes place once a
yee. and has just been accomplished
for lie present season. The jewelry
d-lt with is what is found
palpers who die friendless and un-
claimed IN its various establishments.
fh:s aeek rings, chains, brooches
and tripklets have been melted down,
and PRODUCED a bar of gold, estimated
rs eleven karats, and worth about
$500. A good portion of it was got
from the plates of artificial teeth.
Mr.. Walton said that on one set of
artificial teeth there was at least $50
worth Of gold The proceeds are paid
INTO the common exchequer of the
Union. london Telegraph.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-09-21
Bruce Gaynor's Diplomacy.

"Oh, dear, l wish he would come !"
Kate Talbot looked at her watch,
and then ran out into the hall to COM
pare its enameled hands with the dial
Of the old clock on the landing.
She was a tall, handsome, girl, with
brown hair. Her eyes, large and soft,
Of peculiar hazel tint, were full Of
dreamy languor, and the white and
pink bloom of her cheeks bstolened
very plainly that she never had turn
ed day into night and night into day,
after the approved fashion of metro
politan bellies. No; Kate Talbot was
rustic beauty, fresh and uncontami-
mated by the sinister influence Of city
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-09-21

Mr.. Bruce Gaynor was walking mp
and down the piazza, in the afternoon
sunshine. 1t was certainly very con
siderate of him to give the young Ia
dies such a fine opportunity of admir-
ing his beautiful eyes and rich Span
lsh complexion and exquisite figure.
Have you heard who arrived this
morning, Gaynor?"
Colonel Melford's hand laid lightly
on Gaynor's shoulder, arrested his
sauntering movements.
"No; any one worth cultivating?'
'OIlss Montressor.
"NIiss Montressor, the heiress?
Why, I thought she was to be among
the White Mountains. .
"She has changed her mind appar-
emily; at all events, here she Is.
There's chance for you, young man.
Bruce Gaynor's handsome eyes
sparkled.
'Introduce me.
Cant, unfortunately; haven't the
honor of personal acquaintance my
self but can tell you who can.
"Who?"
"wylie; he came yesterday Ross
mere Wylie, you know; he's cousin
or something of the golden damseL
And there she is now!'
Bruce Gaynor WINGED little.
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The Amateur Housekeener.

Mr. foungwife-R Really, my dear.
this tastes good. But what is it?
Mrs 4oungwife-I don't know. II
came packed in can and tho laboI
boiled off in the hot water before /
noticed. Truth.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-09-21
Necessity Knows Nol,aw

She-I hope you didn't leave vour
heart behind you at the seashore.
He No; something far more i'm.
portant.
She-What is that?
He-My trunk. k.-Puck.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-09-21

"Whatl that fat, dowdy little con-
Germ by the doOr2 Why, 1 ahought
she was beauty"
$50 she is, considered from finan-
cial point of view. Ny dear fellow,
don't be hypercritical." "
| Why, she's forty if she's day"
Very possibly; but only think of
her bank stock and railroad shares !
Think the matter over"
/ Bruce Gaynor did think the matter
over and made up his mind in very
short order.
h Good evening, Mr.. Wylie," he
hsaid, half an hour or SO later. as he
encountered Rossmere. 81 believe
fsi9a the pleasure of N Getting you at
lWeldington.
Mr. Wylie inclined his head.
/ 81 understand Miss Montressor is
your cousin, and 1 have resolved to
ask at your hands the privilege of an
Introduction.
II shall be happy to oblige you, 3"
said Rossmere, with the least percep-
tible shrug of his shoulders.
30 Mr.. Gaynor was formally pre-
sented in the lists as candidate for
the smiles Of Miss Emily Montressor.
She certainly was not handsome.
Her hair was thin aud her eyes didn't
both look in the same direction. But
then Bruce rememb red her money.
81 don't really know what to do
about Katy Talbot" thought Mr..
Gaynor 0 himself, uneasily twisting
| up the pink envelope that had en-
wrapped her last glowing, impulsive,
loving little epistle, al was a great
fool to allow myself to get SO entangl-
led, but it isn't too late yet to back out
gracefully. guess 1 won't answer
her letter; women are generally
lpretty quick to take a hint of that
Sort
1 Thus cogitating Bruce Gaynor
lighted his cigar With the pink en-
yelope.
| And Rossmere Wylio watched the
curious developments of the little life
drama that was being enacted under
bis ewes with conteuptuous indigne-
non
Aheartless scouudrel !" he thought
| ate will be well rid Of him. 4 ID
t. poor girl, shc did believe il hii.i. I"
Yet Rossmere Wylie felt a eriain
9t & dsilfi sishsai 81 pe the shStaeat a kss2 sss
|6round her life.
August was gon9; tho golden orb oi
the full September moon was looking
calmly into the curtained recess ol
the huge bay-window where Mr..
Bruce Gaynor sat by Miss Emily Nor
tressor.
"My Emily my hearts own," he
murmured
''Do you really love me?" lisped
the charmer.
"Ah, Emily, L have felt of late how
utterly impossible it will be for me to
be happy away from your smiles. You
will marry me, dearest? You will
give me the right to call you my
own?"
"But, Bruce, ialtered the fair one,
Il am SO mueh older than you.
"a year ar SO, perhaps, darling
but what 4 that signify to hearts
that arr eoasenial? Say yes darling.
And s. Montressor said eyes.
"Be really am afraid 10 Il. 10y
niece suow; I'm sure she Will Oppose
il
Wy love we will spare hei he
9rtunity; We will 80 quietly to-
ehurch tomorrow and be nurrie
"Oh, Brucew
Mr.. Gaynor's handsome eyes hasl
ed in triumph; lie was sure OF ic
prize at last. Poor, forgotten Kate