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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-06-01

In preparing food for the sick room,
it should bo our constant aim to
choose dishes and viands which will
prove irresistibly tempting to the pa
tient.
OF course it is true in nearly every
case, that the digestive organs Of a
sick person are in an exceptionally
sentative condition ; and it is often
only through careful experiment and
patient nursing that we are enabled to
select foods which will do the work
required; but there are few rules
which can bo laid down as universally
binding.
First, it is Of prime importance
that the object Of our efforts should
remain in absolute ignorance Of what
is being prepared until it is set before
him. Hardly anything is more likely
to rob him Of the ability to enjoy q
meal than the knowledge beforehand
Of what it Is to consist; while, on the
other hand, the surprise Of an unex-
pected dish temptingly arrayed fre-
queutly proves Of great service in
quickening sluggish appetite.
Great care should also be taken to
have whatever we present to the pa
tient just what it pretends to be. For
instance, if he is to have an iced
drink, It must be chilled sufficiently
to remain SO for some little time. II
hot things are seasonable, let them be
heated to just such "A degree as can be
comfortably borne. To none are luke
warm preparations more distasteful
than to the sick.
Shllauother simple manner in which
we may successfully tempt the appe-
tite Of our patient is by taking care
that his food shall be constantly var
led. Even if we are limited by the
physician as to the nature Of the food
to be given, there are still many ways
of serving up the same articles, so
that with a little ingenuity we may
avoid the monotony Of having the
same dish over and over again
Finally, what is brought TO the pa
tient should be in dainty bits rather
than in bulky form, and should be i'm
mediatcly removed when he is salts
fed
1t is not necessary to recount here
the innumarable dishes which can be
brought forward to relieve the mono
tony ofthe siek-room, since any good
cook book will give aid If our invent
i've faeulties are at fault. Il Youths
Companion
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He HAD NOTHING 70 SAY.


He Did Not Count
The father thought he should have
something to say in regard TO the
name the child should bear, and when
his wife proposed George Augustus
he accepted the first part, but reject
ed the iast-that is, tricl to reject
il, says the Chicago Post
Make it George William, he said.
William is better name than Au-
gustus, and then IL Will please Uncle
Bill"
"Yes. and every one will call him
Bill" she protested Il don't like
the name. Augustus IS better
You won't make the changer
Il don't sec why ] should.
@Very well. ne said as he starteds
for his hat and coat; -I'm going to
the Office.
The next morning, as he was put
sing on his coat he asked.
How about that name?"
why, wen call him George An
zustus, she returned in surprise.
"Good day, he said, as he went out
and slammed the door.
When be came home that night he
asked:
is it still Gussie?s
Augustus, she corrected
After supper he remarked, sneer-
lngly;
'Gussiel Gussie. That's a nice kind
Of a name, isn't it?s
Augustus is a very nice name,
she replied, calmly.
Before going to church for the bap-
tism the following morning he asked,
sarcastlcally:
"Do you still stick to Gussiesr
George Augustus, She said,
sweetly.
He shut himself in his room for
few minutes and wrote plainly on
sheet of paper, George William
Then he put it and a SO bill In an
envelope and Joined the baptismal
party. Once at the church he slipped
off TO one side and handed the cler-
gymIn the envelope
THANK you for the fee,H said the
latter, @but | already have the name.
Your wife gave it to me.
Il thought you might MAKE mis-
take in 1t, suggested the father.
@.Oh, no. It's written very plainly
George Augustus
The father sighed and gave up the
struggle, but he getting his revenge
now by informing admiring friends ia
his wife's presence that the baby's
name is ~Gussie
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-06-01

Eminent engineers have on foot
movement to investigate the sinking
Of the delta country in Louisiana,
which, it is known, is steadily falling
From number Of bench marks made
by surveyors years ago on trees and
elsewhere, and comparison Of the
mean level OF the gulf now with the
existing marks, the fact has developed
that the delta coast has sunk more
than foot, New Orleans is now six
inches lower than it was forty years
ago. The engineers will investigate
the causes OF the depression. II Balti-
more American
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ALI the Work of Doves.
By J. h. oowD1S.

81 wonder, Felicie, what these little
billets under our wings contain?
Don't you wish you knew how to
read?"
"oh, Angela how mischieyous of
you'll Do you think / would pry into
the affairs Of our sweet little mother?
Her blue eyes, you remember, looked
after us SO tenderly as we few away +"
81 remember. said Angela, shamed
by her sisters reproying glance, ''and
my heart is ungrateful; but ever since
We left Charleston it has been in my
little head that we are on some dainty
mission.
The two aerial messengers were now
crossing the Susquehanna River, hun
dreds Of feet above it-so high, in
deed, that under them a flock Of blue
birds moving southward seemed but a
drifting wreath OF smoke. Into the
rivers silver curves the sinking sun
seemed to be raining jewels
"Ughf said Felicie, suddenly shiy-
ering as a whiff of wind from the north
rutiled her plunlage, "ShaIl we not
descend a littIe?"
The north wind is cold and heart
less fellow, even to the har nless little
doves; he grew more rude to them as
the March sunset lost its golden rag
ments overtaken by darkness and
cold, Angela asked Felicie, Where
shall we seek shelter?" and Felieie put
the same question to her little sister.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-06-01

Three days afrerward, hay Kings
Icy, carefully attired, walked along
Blink street, in the city Of Charleston.
A box-like cage, neatly wrapped in
paper, dangled from his finger When
his glance eanght the right number
his courage velI-nigh failed him after
nervous tumble he mastered the
secret Of the gate latch, and walked
up the path toward an unpretentious,
but neat white cottage.
A servant ushered him into the
parlor ana took his card While Ray
entertained himself by looking about
the room for evidences of o young
girls home life, he heard the rustic Of
dress in the hall, and his heart be-
came quite still A pleasant lady Of
perhaps forty, graciously advanced and
extended her hand. Ray blushed vio-
lently, Here, then, was the realiza-
ton of his day dream, this full pro-
portionate matron, perchanee the
mother Of a whole string Of femenine
pearls
s.My niece will be down directly, "
she said observing his embarrassment.
"Ah, you have her little pets there, l
presumed" laughingly drawing his at
tention to the package yet dangling
from his finger. "This is an odd way
in which We make your acquaintance,
Mr. Kingley'
Tho removal of the paper from the
cage was welcome relief to the young
man, and the conversation, deftly
managed by Mrs, Burns, had become
unreserved, when a girhsh figure.
simply clad in pink, entered the
room. During the Introduction and
talk that followed Ray felt perfectly
at case; indeed, it seemed to him that
he had known this brown-haired, pan
sy-eyed girl from childhood. As the
loving, young mistress artlessly greeted
her pets, he improved the moment to
slyly observe her exquisitely moulded
ear, long lashes, soft check and the
interesting outline Of form and foot.
Mrs. Burns had been called from
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-06-01

Whimper-Don't you think Bodley
holds the strangest opinions OF any
you know Of?
ouirk-No, indeed, he doesn't, 1
wish hewould.
whimper Wish he would what9
Qnirk- Hold his opinions; the
trouble with him is he is continuously
aicipg thes& Il Richmond Dispatch.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-06-01

VIII praetica IN the Court of Appeals aud
= the oourts OF Charles, st. MAry's, Gelvors
ka,ps Arundel, and Prince Georges counties
,ss@zA he vi attend regdlsrly.
s1esnoe lad address, Annapolis, Nd.
,z4ABal-f'
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In his cosy upper room, from which
the lamp shed cheering glow on the
bare orchard boughs without, Ray
Kingsley stretched himself before the
fire.
"Yes," he mused, closing his book.
''idealism and realism should blend to
produce the, highest art. What more
ideal than this poem, The Miller's
Daughterg And yet the long green
box OF mignonette, and all the other
minute details are realistic enough.
All, if something like that would occur
to mel But this humdrum life-I am
weary Of it
He arose and crossed the room. paus-
ing before an engraving Of Ruth"
hung over the mantel, His free
thoughts, like the swallows, were cir
cling about the graceful figure in the
grain field, whom peculiar noise at
the window startled him. Turn
ing about he pushed up the sash,
whom something white flashed in
his face, and a moment later he
beheld two doves, apparently be-
oumbed with cold, Auttering about
the room in aimless bewilderment.
One upset vase on the mantel before
burying its head and wings in a cor
ner Of the lounge. The other quietly
hid under the rocking chair. They
made no resistance as Ray picked them
up and caressad their plumage.
Father, mother see here" cried
be. descending the stairs and entering
the sitting-room; what do you think
Of this?"
Each bird wore blue ribbon about
its neck and under the left wing an
ivory tablet bearing the inscription,
"Miss Fanny Atherton, Charleston,
S. c., March /. 1894. Under the
eight wings were two letters, one adj
dressed to f'Miss Rose Livingston,
New York, the other to- 'James Ath-
srton. OF the same city. A dove-eote
was improyised and the little creatures
made comfortable for the night, while
Ray, holding the tablets in his hand,
once more sought his chamber, where,
as he mused over the occurrence, one
might fancy that into his thoughts a
sweet, fair face had drifted.
SIN do it?" he exclaimed sudden
ly, and opening up his secretary, he
At once penned a note to Miss Fanny
Atherton, informing her that her doves,
far out Of their course, had sought
shelter at his windows; that, having
business (?) which called him to
Charleston, he would, if provided with
the number Of her residence, return
the pets in person.
For three days Ray impationtly
lwaited a reply On the evening d
she third, however, the postman hand
Sd him square envelope, ADDRESSED
ia femenine hand, which caused hin
to redden violently He had never
before received a missive fromn young
lady. On the way homeward be sat
aown under the great oak tree oven
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-06-01

Over the city of Charleston, one
june evening, the scattered clouds
appeared like angels of dazzling gold
as they fIoated about the ruby palace
of the sun; the glory Of that monarch
was shed over all, the most common.
place becoming TRANSPORTED into
shapes Of beauty.
The drudges Of toll on their homo
ward paths were no longer matter-of-
fact workmen; their dinner pals
shone like gems; their course gar
ments were covered with radiance.
Western windows blazed with magnif-
cence; doch Of pigeons turned to
futtering gold as they wheeled about
tine spire of st. AIichael's.
Everywhere nature threw her colors
into romantic shapes, as if to say:
Behold, you dwell in an ideal
world.
But the people were blind. and IN
derstood not her mute significance.
Only two in a cottage garden under
stood. Happy in the universal glow,
they laughed lightly as they passed
among the rose bushes. Angela and
Felicie watched them from the roof Of
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shadowing the crossroads, and there,
while robin overhead whistlad his
tern.
Ray expectantly broke the seal and
opened to these lines:
Kind Sir Your note Of the 18th instant
was genuine surprise to me, but assure
you that am pleased TO- learn Of my pets
falling into your hands, as Iteel confident Of
yonr good care over them. They can be re-
turned by express, should You prefer, at my
expense; but as you are coming to Charles
ton on business, I should like to thank you in
person, and to reward you FOR your trouble
in the matter. My address is No. 81 Blank
street Again thanking you, remain, yours
yers respectfully, FANNY ArHEHroS.
the faint perfume Of the dainty
missive stole through poor Ray heart,
so that he resumed the homeward
walk in Undergraduates of his sur
roundings. "The name, +" he mused,
Sis smooth enough for one Of Tenny-
soh'sidyls; she writes too good hand
to be Inbred or ignorant. And if
young and pretty-why, here is my ro-
mancel"
Half a mile onward, through deep
ening shadows, he looked up to see his
chamber window, where he had admit
ted the doves, q glorifed square set
opposite the rising moon. This he
took as happy omen.
''What do you think, Harriet?" said
Mr.. Kingsley the next morning. "Our
boy is goin' to South Carolina with
them pigeons. Spendin' money for
such foolish thlngl" And Mr..
Kingsley took his rifle down from the
walI to clean.
''You are not going to shoot him
for it, are you?g said the pleasant
faced mother, wiping her face with
her apron and regarding her husband
with smile.
'Itis a good thing his uncle left
him something" growled the father,
looking fnto the muzzle of his gun,
''for never would support him in
idIeness
When is he going?''
.'To-morrow, he says
Tomorrow Well, let him go.
Thc woman is likel,- boneIv or old
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hardware business here, and think Of ac-
ceptlng IT. intended being poet. or somo-
thing of TINT kind you know, but I hays
given all that up. viii return next Thurs
day, when can explain more fully.
Yours afroehonately, Ray.
Hardware business, eli ?" said Mr..
Kingsley, lighting a pipe; "heH tire
Of it before the weeks out.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-08-23
How Vandalia Got Its Name,

Some Of the names of towns are
arrived at in a peculiar way-for
example, the town of Vandalia in
Illinois, which was named in singu-
lar manner. The man who owned
the land on which the present town
of Vandalia is situated was a man
without a great deal of education
and wanted lawyer friend of his,
who was wag, to give him name
for his new town. The wag sug-
gested that the Vandals were very
noted people, and that he should
name the town ''Vandalia," or the
"home of the Vandals" 1t was at
that time the coming metropolis of
Illinois and subsequently the capital
of that state and was named "Van-
dalia," the home of the Vandals, ac-
cording to the wits suggestion. Gin
cinnati Enquirer
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1894-08-23
GEORGIA-COBB COUNTY

]. T. NJ. Spisks. J. J. Thomas and 9th
ers have made application for change of
the public road running from the Atlanta
road at the S.bley place through Jones'
Ferry and Smyrna road at or near the
Davis place. Said change as follows In
Jonesyille at Clay's old store take the
right hand and run through tie property
OF Melvin BennettA (col), W. Fl. Wylie
and j. IT, M Spinks, and intersecting
with SAID Powers Ferry and Smyrna
OF at Davis place as heretofore, which has
heen marked out by the commissioners
and report thereof made on oath by
them. All persons are notified that said
application for said change of road will he
TENDER next and itno legal cause be shown
to the contrary. an order for the same will
be granted. This 18th day of August
1894 J. NJ. STONE OrJr
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A Judge of Music.

A concert was given at a German
court in honor of some foreign prince.
At its close the iIlustrious guest
asked for arepetition of the first item
on the programme. The first piece
was accordingly played over again,
but the visitor failed to recognize it
as the one he had liked best. Sud-
denly the musicians fell to tuning
their instruments, during which proc
ess all the company stopped their
ears with the exception of the foreign
monarch, who exclaimed in rapture
of delight, '"That is my favorite
piece. "-Fliegende Batter.
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1884,.
L acper's Bazaar.
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Fashions, and its numerous illustrations, Paris
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Its bright stories, amusing comedies and bought
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1894.
1894
zarper's Weekly.
ILLUS TRATED

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Leading journal in America in its splendid illus
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A PALACE OF GHOSTS.
Haunted by Spirits of Women Who Poi
soned One Another.

oOACu Ohc <AhObucEs
In the midst of the old ruins anI
palaces of Italy, stained with count
less deeds of blood, it remains for one
modern structure to be known par
ticularly as the home of ghosts. This
interesting building is described by
Marion Crawford in an article in The
Century devoted to the wonderful
Italian coast between Sorrento and
Salerno.
Above Agerola, which itself is al
most directly above Prajano, on the
southern side of the peninsula, stands
an enormous palace, visible from the
sea at a great distance 1t is known
as the Plazzo degli Spirit (the pal
ace of the ghosts, and I once took
the trouble to climb up from Praja-
no and go all over it. 1t is entirely
deserted and has neither doors nor
windows, a building almost royal in
proportions and plan, standing on a
vast terrace overlooking the sea- by
no means ancient, and in some parts
decorated with frescoes and stucco
work, which are fast. falling a prey
to the weather.
1t was built by parsonage known
as General Avitabile, who came to a
tragic end before he had completed
his magnificent RESIDENCE and whose
heirs are, I believe, still quarreling
about the division of the property.
while the building itself Is allowed to
fall into ruins. 1t would be hopeless
to attempt to disentangle the tales
told about the family by the simple
hillfolk. There were women in the
case who poisoned one another and
the general and whose spirits, ven
omous still. are believed to haunt the
vast halls and corridors and stair
cases and underground regions of the
palace.
Whether they do or not, more ap-
propriate place for hobgoblins, ban
shoes, ghouls and vampires could
scarcely have been created by dis
eased imagination in nightmare.
Even at midday, under the southern
sun, the whole place seems as uncan-
ny as graveyard on st. Johns eve.
Bits of staircase lead abruptly into
blank walls, passages end suddenly
in the high air, without window rail
ing or parapet. Lonely balconies lead
around dizzy corners to dismal watch
turrets whence human voice could
hardly find it's way to the halls with
in. The most undaunted explorers
of the Society For Psychical Research
might learn what goose flesh" means
in such a place as this.
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A Murderer May Inherit From His Victim.
After six years litigation the SD
preme court has decided the case of
Ransom versus Shellenbarger, in
volving the point of whether or not
a murderer can inherit property
from his victim.
Seven years ago Lee Shellenbarger
murdered his daughter in order that
he might inherit some valuable prop
erty left her by her mother. He
convicted and sentenced to be
hanged, but while the case was pend
ing in the supreme court he was
lynched. Before this tragic episode
he had decided his interest in the
dead girls estate to his attorneys,
Frank Ransom and John G. Watson.
The other heirs contested the at
torneys' rights, asserting that the
law would not allow a murderer to
profit by his crime. The attorneys
commended that in this country crime
worked no corruption of blood and no
forfeiture of property and that Ne
braska's statutes contained nothing
to prevent Shellenbargers transfer.
The trial court found for the attor-
neys, but the supreme court reversed
this holding. Since. then the person
mel of this tribunal has entirely
changed, and when the case came up
the second time the court upheld
the attorneys contention Lincoln
[Neb.) Dispatch to ST. Louis Repub-
lie
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The Three Leaders.

The three great leaders in the
emancipation of woman are the sew
ing machine, the typewriting ma
chine and the bicycle. Rochester
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