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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-08-17


The cream OF tartar tree belong
to the category OF plants yieldi
ready made products. They q,
members OF the genus "Adansonia|
The height OF the tree is FROM forl
to seventy feet while the top is owl
one hundred and eighty feet acroi
A Venetian who has left US the mol
ancient description Of the tree, Ml|
us that in l454 he found one az I'll
mouth Of the Senegal with a circurI
ference OF one hundred and twel1
feet. The tree is very disproportioI
ate, as may be gathered from the fal
that Gregory-after whom the Au
tralian species is named-saw OF
eghty-ilve feet in circumference at
height Of two feet from the grouni
The acid is found In the farinaciol
pulp surrounding the seed, and b;
at all times been highly esteemed I
travellers, who mix it with a lit
water in order to make a refreshir
beverage. The bark OF the tree col
tains a remarkably strong fiber whlc
in some parts is made into ropes,
others woven into cloth. A bitt,
principle, to which the name
"Adansonin" has been given, Is e
tracted from the bark. 1t appears
fine white needles of a smell simili
to that of aloes or gentian, and isA
tremely bitter In taste. 1t is int
esting from the fact that 1t is Il
only product known up to the pre-
ent that has an antagonists actiC
to the Strophantbus arrow-polson,
a deadly poisonous seed used by Il
natives on the west and east coas
of Africa, to insure their arrows /
filcting a fatal wound.
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Frrprse woRKrxe HORSES.

1t requires as good judgment prop
erly to feed a working horse as to
practice medicine, says J. S. Wood
ward in Rural New Yorker. It will
hardly do to feed horse each day ac-
cording to the work expected of it;
still, when worked steadily and hard
every day more feed should be given
than while idle, or when kept, as
many horses are, mostly idle during
the winter, and for use in summer,
and when used, driven at slow gait
only.
Well cured clover hay is good
food, and if clean and free from dust
may constitute their entire food. Mr.
Terry claims to feed his working team
nothing but clover hay, but could
never see how such course would be
profitable. want my horses to work
too many hours day and too hard to
keep in proper condition on clover
hay alone.
When wintered on clover hay alone,
horses should have enough to keep in
good flesh and should be fed not less
than three times daily-four would be
better, so as not to be obliged to eat
too much at one time. But where
horses are working hard or driven
much faster than walk it is better
that the clover hay ration be lessened
in amount and some grain be added.
If the owner can't endure seeing them
standing idle and with nothing to eat,
the managers may be filled with straw
-oat, wheat or almost any other kind
of straw, if bright and free from dust.
For a l, 900 pound hard working horse
not driven fast, fifteen pounds day
may be given in two or three feeds.
To this should be added enough grain
to keep the horse in condition.. e.,
with no loss of flesh. To driving
horse of that weight would give not
over six to ten pounds and give near
ly all of that at night-not more than
two pounds in the morning and none
at noon. To this add sufficient grain
to maintain the condition.
OF course clover hay, or, for that
matter, any other hay that is musty or
NOV burned, is not fit for food for
any animal, much less the horse, and
Il ms i8a dR ifEIsf a68ssls "a
hay it should always be well wetted
several hours before being fed.
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EARLY Steamboat Navigation.

The torpedo boat Cushing's voyage
from New York to Newport in six
hou and fifty minutes is in interest
ing contrast with the first steamboat
passage between the two cities This
voyage was that of the Firehy, which
left New York on May %, 1917. and
reached Newport in twenty-eight
hours The steamer Fulton had
made the voyage to New Haven two
years before in about eleven hours,
and thirteen years later that VOYAGE
had been shortened only about one
hour Regular steam boat communi-
cation between New York and New
port was not established until 1922
The trip had been made exneri.
mentally the year before in sixteen
hours The fare to Newport by the
early lines was So
The public did not begin to call the
Sound steamers floating palaces,'
until 1926, when the steamer Wash.
ington began to run on the line. and
went through from Providence in less
than sixteen hours The time 10
Providence had been reduced Ia
twelve and one-half hours in 1885.
and there began to be much talk of
swift steame S; but the boats were
stlll small, and it was ten years be.
fore steamers Of considerable size
the Sound The Massa
built in 1896, was the first
boat to resemble family the great
Sound steamers Of to-day. and she
was only two hundred and two feet
long, considerably less than half the
ength Of the largest modern steam.
srS
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The Academic Franchise was
founded by Cardinal Richelleu 10
1885, lived long enough to suub Cor
nellie and Moliere, was abolished in
1893, was revived two years later and
made useful body by Napoleon 10
1903. Since then it has been part
of the Institute OF France. 1t elects
its own members, who arc now
known as the Forty Immortals. Its
duties are 10 preserve the purity OF
the French language, to encourage
and preserve French literature, and
to distribute several queer prizes,
such, for instance, as $4,000 each
year to that member Of the working
class who has performed the most
virtuous action Of the year, and $500
every other year to the rising genius
who is considered to be most in need
Of and most worthy Of encourage.
ment. TIE members are supposed
to meet twice week, and are paid
80. s7-a Napoleon-for every meet.
ing they attend. They receive, be.
sides, salary of $500 a year lola,
who has been rejected some six or
seven times, holds TO the tradition
that membership in theE Academy is
the highest literary honor that can
be bestowed upon a Frenchman.
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plants have not attained full growth
so early. Ny experience has taught
me that in dry seasons the CIVILIZATIONS
should be more frequent and very
shallow, more especially the later ones.
By surface cultivation We keep the
top soil in good filth; this acts as q
mulch, which retains the moisture
and increases the growth of the plant.
In stirring the soil deep we not ouly
disturb the roots of the growing
plants, but it also dries out the mois-
ture to a greater depth. Hence deep
cultivation decreases the moisture,
while surface cultivation increases 1t.
It is impossible to have a plan Of
work that will suit all seasons, and to
cultivate in the same way and the
same number of times each year will
fail to give the best results. -Agricul-
tural Epitomist.
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mac wonderrul Gnlr strenm.

People who visit the east coast OF
Florida, and especially the Indian
Rivpr and the Lake Worth region,
Often wonder why the climate OF that
section Is so delightful at all times
of The year and so different In al
mo@ every particular from what one
would expect in those ATTITUDES. The
explanation is simple enough The
difference between northern and
semitropical Florida, apart from the
latitudinal distance, is due to the
elevation of the former and the dis
lance from it of the Gulf stream.
The waters of the Gulf Of Mexico
temper the immediate coast line.
TheiC effect does not extend far in
land. The stream is pressed close to
the east coast shore along Dade Coun-
ty BY the Bahama banks. Atlantic
steamships southwark bound, to
avoid the force OF the current, stand
In so near the shore that they can at
some points be hailed from land.
The Gulf stream is an old story, but
1t is la great fact. This vast, deep
blue bcean river, a thousand times
the dolume of the Mississippi, is
thirty miles wide, 1000 feet deep,
and Ibis a velocity of five miles an
hour dhe year round. The tempera-
ture d the stream is eighty-four de-
grees, or nine degrees higher than
the waters of the ocean through
which, it flows. The trade winds
blowing nine-tenths Of the time, win
ter and summer from the eastward,
bear the stratum of warm air formed
by the Gulf stream westward across
the larrd This is why the east coast
is milder and more equable than the
west Roast in the same latitude.
With the Gulf stream are found three
other lequalizing agencies-the trade
winds, the Everglades, with a water
surfacd preventing a land breeze,
and THU zone of high barOmetric press
ure. kThe midsummer heat, that
might t,otherwise be ninety-ive de
grees, i reduced to something like
eighty light degrees. The midwin.
ter chill which might get down tC
thirty degrees, is warmed up to some
thirs '. Ike forty degrees.
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KNOWLEDGE


Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health Of the pure liquid
Laxative principles embraced In the
REMEDY, Syrup Of Figs.
Id excellence is due to its presenting
In the form most acceptable and pleas
ant 10 the taste, the refreshing and truly
benffcial properties of a perfect lax
atiTs; efectually cleansing the system,
disHelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation;
1t Has given satisfaction to millions and
mel with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neI s, Liver and Bowels without weak
enihg them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
eisss in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufsctured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup Of Figs
and being well Informed, YOU will moi
accept any substitute if offered.
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FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

A stunted calf can never do itself
itself justice nor make you much
money. !.
About the best temperature fer
churning is fifty eight to sixty-tw
degrees.
If the COW has dropping head and
shows loss of appetite there is some-
thing wrong with her.
A COW that is imperfectly MIXED,
no matter how good COW she may be
soon degenerates into an ordinary
scrub COW.
The COW that is left in the barn
yard over night to pick the cornstalks
for her meal will give milk in proper
ton to the treatment received.
The more docile the calf the better
mixer is the COW or the better feeder
is the steer. There is little danger of
handling the calf too early or too
much.
Animals must show speed nowadays
or they will bring but little money.
It is useless to tell man that horse
is fast. He won't believe it unless it
is demonstrated to him.
Water between morning and noon
/ anu noon and evening, about half
way if possible. 1t will keep the
horses from drinking too much at a
time, and may prevent laundering.
It is claimed that if fresh meat is
immersed in buttermilk in a cool place
allowing it to remain therein until de-
sired for use, the meat may be kept
in good condition for week or more.
Make up list of the bolts, nuts,
screws and small tools that you are in
constant need of, and buy them in one
lot, and put each in well-arranged
series of pigeon holes and keep them
there. The saving will amount to a
considerable sum.
Would it not be good idea to see
how many old and useless ROSTERS you
are feeding? Possibly an inquiry
would show you where you could cur
tail expenses without interfering with
the egg product. Poultry keeping is
a business in which you have to care
fully watch the corners.
Jersey breeders need not go to the
ISLANDS now for the finest specimens
of that breed of cattle, for here in the
United States may be found the very
best that can be found anywhere.
American breeders, by their skill,
have accomplished the work of centu-
RIGS inside of thirty years.
Can the proportion of butter in
milk be increased by judicious feed
ing? The testimony that it can be
done is rapidly growing. The ex-
periments Of many of the state sta
tions and of dairy experts have gained
pretty exact inform ,tion, and show
that certain foods rich in oils tend to
produce an increase in the butter fats
in milk,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-08-17

A story is teld by a gentleman Il
one of whose shops is a German md
chanic who is something OF a genius
Lying on this Germans bench
gentleman connected with the work
saw a hammer, on the handle
which were figures.
what is that for?' the man VIII
was making the rounds asked.
IVY, don't you know yot dots for
Ell l got Won tollar tay takes boil
Of him like dot" Aud suiting the ac
ton to the word he grasped TIL
handle, near the head of TIL
hammer, down over the dolla
mark, and pounded away about a
effectively as would red-heade
woodpecker.
But eff got tree tollar take
hold of him like dot" And he graspe,
the handle at its extreme end ant
swung the hammer with force tina
would have driven a cold chisel
quarter OF inch into steel at ever
blow Anybody who has had mucl
experience in handling men vii
readily see in the German mechanic
hammer handle very suggestive oil
iect lesson. Railway Record.
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STRAW cHAFr.

There will be, of coarse, little hay
for the fattening beasts this winter,
says the Mail and Express, conse-
quently the art of making straw chafF
as nutritious and palatable as possible
will have to be studied by almost ev-
erybody having any cattle to feed.
Steaming not only softens straw chat,
but causes it to have very agreeable
favor. Fermenting it by the incor-
poration of root pulp or soups does
the same thing, and it is by no means
difficult by doing this to bring up the
nutritive property of such improved
straw chaff equal to that of great
deal of meadow hay.
The grazier has one fact to console
himself with in this winter All kinds
of feeding stuffs are remarkably cheap,
and homegrown wheat aud barley I'M
fit for mailing will pay far better to
be utilized as food for fat beasts than
to be sent to market. No doubt the
same may be said of oats and beans,
In fact, meals and other seeding stuffs
are far cheaper than hay. and probab-
y than straw in many places. But
.attle cannot subsist entirely on oil
/.
axes and meals, any more than hui
Aan beings can live entirely on meat.
sraw. .chaff must therefore be very
lsneral resource as 4 substitute i EaE
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Farm AND GARDEN.
now TO BUILD BOOSTS.

Build all roosts roomy and far
enough away from one another to
avoid quarrelling and soiling of
plumage. The boards flat, not round {;
for chickens foot requires flat
surface to rest upon, and the breast
is not apt to become crooked when
they are young, if the roosts are com
Portable. Boards to catch the drop
pings should be put under the roosts
and cleaned often. New York hide
pendent.
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against S,90S, $50 unmarried females,
4,9l6, $40 married females, and /, 1884,
$40 widows. English scientists have
these rather puzzling questions to
answer Why does the number OF
widows. so greatly exceed that of the
the wliowers? And again, how can
thereGfe 1916, $40 married females
49, S51, 54s married males, un-
iase oni bel00, 600 or so persons have
t haS soy llty of bigamyp
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-08-17
THE TRUST AFTER Nc.TO.DAC.
Estimated That Hall Million Tobacco
Users viii BE Cured in ~ by the Lac
of No-TO-3nc. Causing a loss of MANY
Millions OF Dollars TO Tobacco Mann.
facturers

ASt'"aieh ihat HAN n million Tobacco
Users viii BE Cured in '9l by The Ia
of No-TO-3nc. Causing a Loss of Many
Millions OF Dollars TO Tobacco Mann.
facturers.
CnfeAGo. August 11-TSpacal. 1T was re-.
pored today that large sum OF money has
been offered the proprieiOrs of the cura tor
the tobacco habit called ''No-To-Bar - wbieb
IS famous all over the country for its WOW
deriul effect. This offer, it was said wa.
made By paraes who desire to take il on tbo
market and stop its sale. because Of its in
Jury TO the tobacco business. Mr. II :
Kramer, general manager of the No-To- Rar
business, was interviewed at his Office d,
hahuoiph street, and when questioned
promptly said
mo, sir No-'Fo-Bae is not for sale IA tha
tobacco trust. We just refused half mil
ion from other parties for our bnsinaos
Certainly NoToBic affects thetobaeeo hgsi.
ness. 1t will cure over n half million neonio
III 1884, at an average saving of $50. which
each would otherwise expend for tobac,o
amounting in round figures to $25 600 o00
Oi course. tobacco manufacturers and dasI
ers' loss is the gain of the party taxing M
To-Bac. Does No-'ro-Bae benefit phvsleaiIv2
Yes, sir. The majority OF our patients sa
port an immediate gain in flesh and mi
nicotine saturated systems are cleansed and
made vigorous. How is No-To-Bac soId5
Principally through OR travelling agents
We employ over a thousand. 1t is also soId
by druggists, wholesale and retail, thronob-
ont the United States and Canada. How s-o
patients assured that No-To-Bac will atrect !
cure in their case2 We absolutely guarantees
three boxes, costing $3.50, to cure any case
Failure TO cure means the money back. al
eOurae there ara fufluras hrr tbn,- ~
-sasse r--e --'n 15TrEr afT0rd 70 have the gooi
will of an occasional failure than his money
We publish little book called Don't n.
bacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away tbs,
tells all about NO-To-Bde, which viii h.
mailed free TO any one desiring it hy nj.
dressing the Sterling Remedy Co., $40 Ran,
dolph street, Chicago"
In 1862 it is said that book, name nj
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Intelligent Reason NO.

A well-known lawyer on the circui
in the North of England, curious t
know how a certain iuryman arrive
at his verdict, meeting him one DAY
ventured TO asks We'll .s.-Enzli -
"I'm a plain man, and | like to u
fair to every one. | don't 90 by what
the witnesses say, and | don't 20 BY
what the judge says: but | looks at
the man in the dock, and says, He
must have done something or he
wouldn't be there, so l brings EN-
all in guilty"
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Ie use of rubber tires for BIZ
orai ~ u must be borne in mind that
~ a0ieS varnish or grease should be
a'I oi to touch them. Oil is an
1nriomeYlto rubber. Care in this re-
l nely bould be had in applying the
IT, ~ earrings
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Sergeant Kelly, celebrity Of tht
Irish bar, had a remarkable habit o
drawing conclusions d rectly at vari
ance with his premises, and wa
consequently nicknamed "Counselo
Therefore In court, on one occa
sion, he thus addressed the jury
"The case is so clear gentlemen
that you can not possibly misunder
stand it, and l should pay your un
derstandings very poor compliment
if dwelt upon it for another mi
mute; therefore, l shall at once pro
coed to explain it to you as minutel.
as possible
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SAVE pOcToR.s BILLS

by paying attention to properly regulating
the bowels thereby preventing thousand
and one arrangements Of the system which
follow neglect of this precaution. Once
used for this purpose, DIR. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets are always in favor. They're purely
vegetable and far better, as liver pill, than
blue pills or calomel Their secondary effect
is to keep the bowels open and regular-not
to constipate
Miss MARY ANGUISH. of Glen Edston, Mar
shall Co, w. Va, writes: 1.-TWO years ago /
was pale and emaeiated. food fermented in
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Commissioner Of Labor Wright re-
ports that there are 1888 building
and loan associations in the United
States. with total net assets Of $40,
667 1874.
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We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward u,
ery case of Catarrh that cannot be cured i Ill.,
Halls Catarra Cure. W
We, the undersigned, have known +. i a..
ney for the last Is years, and believe him Has
fectly honorable in all business transaetiioo1l-
and ilnanc' ally able to carry out any obIigas9
ton made by Their firm. ''sa-
WEST a TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo
WALDING, KINvAN e MARVIN, WhoIss.,.
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh euro is taken internauv -.
ing directly upon the blood and mucoiis' s NJ
faces Of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Soii
by all Druggists. Testimonials free. S'sa
The oldest unis ersity in South America !.
that Of Chile founded. III 1913. =
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curious marriage statistics oil
Z and Wales have recently
ade public. Taking all per
9ve Is years Of age, there are
|$ unmarried males. 1851, 54s
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Peabody houses for the poor were ODe,
in London in 1864. 'F'4
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.karls Clover Root. the great blood ppris,
gives freshness and clearness to the censi.,
,on and cures constipation, % cts. 30 I'd n
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A locomotive lasts fifteen years and s.,,
about $500. 900. ea'
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DR.. Kilmer's SWAMI Roor clrs-
all Kidney and Bladder troubles
Pamphlet and Consultation frea
Laboratory Binghamton. NY
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In 1862 it is said that a book. name NJ,
given, was printed from vuleanized rlbIss
stamps.
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my stomach. A ply
stefan pronounced my
case Catarrh of the
Stomach, but he could
not help me. / lived
a month without solid
food and when / tried
to eat / would vomit.
At this time ! began
tuking Doctor Pierce's
Pleasant Pellets, and in
two weekr l was deeid-
eddy better. ! am now
in good health. and
never felt better in my
life. | have a better
color. eat more, and
/. aoffu wing troipad
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ID Aululnlh-
This Companv acts az Fvoo,.ky capacities.
traitor, Trustee and in Ill TndIoSs Noney subject
Pays interest on deposits Of n ng Depart
to check. 1t has a Special sa dime ~.
ments and receives deposits fror aHtts money
ward. The finest Safe Deposit i
and skill can produce. interesting
Non-resdents will find tia ma me National
place t. visit when they come tok
Capt. |. on.
Gs-call or write for informal
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OFFrcERs- Broin.,5 II w eident; VIM.
q Mt; John Joy Edison, Viae-Pr earmady
y. Rssison, Secretary. John
Treasurer Charles Is.
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J hn N. Clapp H. 5. CummI r: fo1 y
llneton John.Joy + son. Able !. lianli or p
{. Green VIM. b. Gur'ey. Joh 0eofpe 7.
J I'm B. Lsiner Joha Rico somerV re.
sohaier, n II. Shea. Thorn eet, 6eeTge
John A. swore, J. S. sworl Wilson. \.
Irqsdell, B. II. Warner, A. ortai gton
D. Wine S, w, Woodward 81
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hay it should always be well wetted
several hours before being fed
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70OO Tickers. your nome anu address. My i7c
lUUU THE HERAID, No. 1i4A, Lum st. Phila, Pa.
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rDlUVtm COLLEGE. Now Athens, o. Total
FhANkliH cost sl35 neryr. scourses. Catalne free.