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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-07-20

But in the eyes Of all other creatures
color does make marked difference
in the impression which they convey
TO us. though the reason for this diff
ference is obscure. Light colored
eyes of any shade seem to detract
strangely from the depth and signifi-
canee of animal expression. The us
ual tint in these light colored eyes Of
animals is a bright golden yellow.
Creatures of very similar form and
almost identical shape of head and
face appeal, or fail to appeal to us by
the expression of their eye largely on
account of this slight difference, though
the probable range of emotion and
scope of intelligence in the one can
hardly be believed to differ greatly
from the same powers in the other.
The yellow eyes of the sheep and the
goat have probably never been the
Sublecl Oi NOTu Ol COInIutuudtlOhs
while poets and painters have never
tired of celebrating the dark eyes of
their cousins, the roebuck and the ga
zelle. In birds the contrast is even
more marked. Asa rule, the eyes of
the hawks are light yellow, bright and
piercing, with wonderful powers or
vision.
The true falcons, which do not sur
pass the hawks either in size or cour-
age, have black eyes, which lend
nobility and dignity to the expression
of the bird which the goshawk, with
all its nobility of carriage, never at
tains. There is something infinitely
roguish and mischievous in the light
blue eye of the jack daw, which would
be pure ruin to the character Of its
grave cousin. "Parson" rook, if, by
some unkind freak of nature, one were
born with such Disagreement; indeed
it may be doubtful ii the colony would
not pronounce sentence of execution
at once upon such discredit to the
tribe. Saturday Review.
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NO. 25.
CAPTURE or MERCHANTMEN
Damage Done by Cruisers-Injuring the
Enemy's Commerce

Damage Done by Cruisers-Iniuring the
Enemy's Commerce
1t is principally by capturing the
euemys merchantmen and national
cargoes that cruisers can damage
him, and for this purpose commercial
steamers armed with some heavy
guns can very efficiently lie employed,
y their sw fitness enables them to
rape the pursuit OF hostile cruisers,
Ays the Contemporary Review. This
AethOd of inluring the enemy's COM
nerce is in no way hindered by the
declaration OF Paris of April l6, 1856,
and in itself 1t is as leg innate TO
destroy the enemy's commerce as to
alta k his fleets or f0rtresses. Never
theless, the advantage OF the seizure
Of the enemy's property on the high
seas has been much exaggerated.
First, as Lord Palmerston himself
acknowled1 1ed in his speech at Liver
pool, Nov. I. 1856, the fate Of war is
never decided by loss Of private prop
erty on the sea.
In tho war OF lS41-s against France
and SPAN, England lost no less than
., 29S ships, yet at the peace OF AK
la.Chapelle she came out OF her strug-
gle victorious. Ia the same way,
during the Napoeonic wars the
French priyateers heavily damaged
the British merchant service, yet at
the end OF these wars British com
merce had trebled. On the ether
hand, during this time the French
commercial marine WIS annihilated,
no merchantmen dared leave port,
but it was solely through decisive de-
feats of her armies that France was
van uished.
The Alabama and other cruisers OF
the Southern States certainly did
infinite harm to the shipping Of the
North, but they did not prevent the
defeat of the South. In our days
even the force of destruction is
greatly diminished As soon as war
Is declared the telegraph in orms all
hips liable to seikue, aud they enter
the nearest national or neutral port,
where they remain till the end Fl
| the war. Very few German ships
were taken in lStU-il, alt .Uush the
French navy had the full command
Of the sea; the whole damage Ger
| many suffered was tnat her CONNER
cial navigation was suspended, while
she could easily draw all the good;
she wanted from neutral countries
The fact is that the Paris declaration
Is all in favor Of neutrals; to then
goes the whole commerce OF the he
ligerents. because their flag covers
the cargo.
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Apologies,

A certain Monarch, of Violent and
Hasty Temper, became offended at an
injudicious Remark of his Court Fool,
aud, drawing his sword, cut off the
Unhappy Fellows Right Ear.
The next Day, having given the mat
ter Thought, the Monarch approached
the Couch where lay the Foolin Much
Pain, and apoligized Sincerely for his
Conduct, expressing Great Sorrow,
"Your sorrow is Beautiful to See,
complained the Fool, "but it does not
restore my Lost Ear.
"The loss of your Ear cuts no Ice,
replied the Monarch. SIT is enough
that have Expressed my Sorrow and
put myself at Peace with my own Com
science in So Doing"
Moral And that is what apologies
amount to, as a general thing In
dianapolis Journal.
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Some one pra sed one of the girl
clerks in large shop to the head OF
the department, saying that she was
so modest and so pleasant while so
obliging, that she seemed an ideal
person sor the place. "Erom your
4 S.stssa4apJlot, yest, vas the repsN ls5ut
hardly from our own. She mas 'afflsffs
good points that you mention, and
which l agree the perfect saleswoman
should not be without. But she does
not sell goods enough to suit US |
mean she does not he, p people to
make up their minds and get them
out of the way and some one else IN
their places The ideal clerk does
that without pushing or forwardness-
You would scarcely believe how de-
pendent most customers are upon
others Judgment and how much
quiet assistance they require in order
to facilitate business. The most val
liable clerk is that one who can rem
der this help without appearing to do
anything more than offer the stuff
for others choice. New York jour,
nal
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Foundation Lad for Him.

There goes man who is on the
road to fortune, and he deserves it,
too | remember distinctly when he
laid tue foundation for his present
condition.
What does he do?"
HE raises poultry"
"ls that where he got his start?"
Yes"
Then you are off about his laying
the foundation-I should think his
hens laid the foundation for him. -
Atlanta Constitution.
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Not Tint Way.

Dickie Dimmles-You have turned
my brain all topsy turvy, Miss Cold
cal. tTenderly)-Can you read what
is in my mind?
Miss Coldeal-I am afraid not, MT.
Dimmles. never couldread upside
down. - Harper's Bazaar,
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Then Comes The RaIn.

When the rain came down
II dimpled the stree Of the dusty town.
And the fields where the corn drooped, burnt
and brown
Smiled when the rain came down.
When the rain came down
The hills wore green and glorious
crown;
And sweet to she world was the black sky's
frown
When the rain came downl
When the rain came down
The painting lilies were glad to drown;
o, the joy Of the woodlands-the Joy Of the
town
When the rain came down!
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Black Eyes, Blue Ewes.

common opinion, the fairest arbiter
IN matter of such general interest, is
probably agreed that in the human
eye color does not control our estimate
o. beauty BLACK eyes or blue eyes,
hazel or gray, as the song says, are
edss!ly admired in the proper setting.
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,TMat Less Kind.

Van Daub-What did Criticus say
about my picture? Faint praise !
suppose?
Van Dyke-Not at all. 1t wasn't
faint and it wasn't praise.
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In 1880 there was but one city hav.
ing more than 1000, 600, 600 inhabit-
ants; IN 1899 there were three, New
YORK, Chicago and Philadelphia.
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,k - - -
HeNnrN'cs d Passport.

b. i. Benson of New York, accord
ing to a reporter of st. Louis paper,
takes pains to be always provided with
a passport He says that it costs him
but dollar and little trouble to get
it, and that it saves him great deal
OF trouble whenever he is where he is
not well known. Says he; "With
this passport | never have TO be iden-
titled at bank, postoffice or other in
stitutions where strangers transacting
business always have to be vouched
for by somebody known to the Off
cials. You see that the body of the
paper contains most minute and un-
mstabable description of me, together
withmy age and residence. The whole
bears the good seal of the United
States government, thus making decep-
tion or mposure almost impossible.
Ny description was sworn to by no.
taries public who know me before the
state departmentat Washington issued
the passport. With this affidavit, and
another one certifying that | was a
good citizen, l enclosed 81 with my ap-
plication to the secretary of state and
received the passport. New Orleans
Picavule.
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Three years have passed: a long
magnificent wedding procession is
moving to the grand Jacobs cathe-
dral at Antwerp.
The pretty bride, who smiles so
happily under her lace veil, is Antie
Van Der Solst She has not lost any
OF the freshness of youth, but has
blossomed out even more beautiful
and queenly, full-blown, fragrant
rose. The bridegroom is a wealthy,
stately-looking man from Sheffield.
he looks his best in his costly velvet
walstcoat, decorated with wide gold
en- necklace of honor-altogether a
distinguished figure among the patri.
clans following the bridal pair.
Ante is following the man from
Sheffield to the altar, with her fathers
biessing-and still she has kept her
vow, for the bridegroom is Adrian
Van Bensehotten, the inventor of the
thimble.
The practical Englishman had soon
appreciated the value of the invention,
and through it Adrian had attained
riches and honors.
The renowned goldsmith of Ant
werp lived long, happy life with his
faithful Antie. At their golden we'd
dung, however, the venerable couple
still showed their great-grandchildren
the origin of their fortune-the first
thimble. Romance.
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There are said to be over 5000, 600
deities in the Hindoo mythology
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ever your loving

"P. $, PerhapsI may give you just little
souvenir! The silver trinket is a little cap
which thousht of for the protection of your
delicate fin Sc, when noticed how often you
prieked it at your embroidery"
Then Antie alternately pressed the
letter and the little fnger-cap to her
hps,' and held up her hand as she
made the vow; "Adrian I will wait
until you return to take your Antje
with you'll"
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Our principal supply Of the raw ma
terial is imported from Russia. wher.
the plant has long been, and still is,
cultivated more extensively than in
any other country in the world; hut
there the culture Of the crop and pre-
paration Of the fibre receive less care
and attention than in any other flax
producing country. This neglect may
be accounted for by the immense
tracts under crop an also by much
thinner sowing than is practiscd in
other countries in order to give
the plant greater strength and more
numerous branches, to prevent its be
ing laid during the violent thunder
storms that prevail about the time it
is in flower. The result of this treat
ment, however, is coarse fibre, and
also a very much inferior yield to that
grown thicker AMI under more favor
able circumstance Of soil and atten-
tion in its early stages.
Germany, Austria, anil France fol-
low Russia MS flax producing countries,
and in each OF these an average area
of over 200, ,0O3 acres is kept under
this crop. In Holland flax is grown
principally for the seed, and the
planting and growth Of the crop, as
well as the time of pulling, is regu-
lated for this purpose By properly
maturing the seed, the quality of the
fibre is injured, and renders the sub
sequent process more difficult; but
the Dutch farmers are amply remu-
nerated by the high price obtained
for the seed, which has for agricultur-
al purposes d Worldwide fame, and is
chiefly sown in Britain, although
Riga seed is also used, and preferred
by some growers as being more hardy.
1t is Belgium, however, to which we
must turn to see fax in the highest
state of cultivation, where nothing is
neglected that can in any measure i'm
prove the quantity, ani more especial
ly the quality OF the crop. Here,
proper rotation Of crops, superior til
lage, and liberal man1ring of the land
are attended to in a manner not seen
elsewhere, and to this the careful,
plodding Belgian farmers owe their
success in raising other crops as well
as fax, and which has earned for them
the reputation they enjoy OF being the
most successful agriculturists in th'
xc sxs.l A - .ss....4s Tr,,rtol I
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LA PLATA, MARYLAND, JULY 20. 1894.

understand Mynheer's patrician
prdel' He tore himself away, vio-
leply. Farewell Antje!"
Soon : will send yeu good newsr'
Anpe called after him
lie smiled sadly, waved one final
farewell, and disappeared.
lhe finest house on the Schelde
quay belonged to Mynheer Van Der
Solst
a stately repose reigned in the re-
cepuon-hall, covered with rugs and
decorated with large chests, mirrors,
weapons and shields, which led to n
SUITE of furnished apartments. The
last one was Antics own, charming
and dainty room.
Rare tropical plants adorned it.
Costly silver covered the toilet-table.
Heavy red silk draperies fell from the
golden crown of the tester of her bed.
Goebiln tapestries from Brabant show
cd scenes from the Bible. In the
midst Of this splendor, Antie sat, in
the cosy, upholstered bay-window,
ana gazed ont upon the dead winter
landscape Her eyes were red from
weeping; now and then soft sob
escaped her half-opened lips, There
had been a terrible scene. Mynheer
her father, who had always been so
KIND and lenient t-now swore high
and low that only wealthy merchant
should become the husband of his
only daughter. 81 will never give
you to that poor beggar! I" was his
last word.
ltwas not on account of the differ
ence in rank, for the goldsmlth's art
was greatly honored In the sixteenth
century, but Mynheer considered
Adrian an idle dreamer.
Profession has no golden bottom
with that fellow!" grumbled the excit-
ed man IshalI never entrust my great
est blessing to man who will never
be prosperousI"
Time crept by slowly and weighed
heavily on Antie; finally she found
some diversion in har embroidery
frame, The beautiful lace collar upon
which she was at work had been in
tended for a bridal gift for Adrian.
"Now the collar shall ornament my
slFcull" thought Antie, and gave
way to sombre thoughts. She did
n steyep notice that she had repeated
IL fs5---a .as.ss.ss.uza
seYsRs of blood from it had already
mads a large red spot; the fine Brus-
sells cambric was spoiled. Antie an
grily threw the frame into a corner.
Just then Greta, her maid, entered
aud handed Antje small package
bearing Adrian's handwriting.
Quickly Antie broke the seal a
small silver article, set with blue
stone, fell out and rolled down to
Antics feet. Inquisitively, Antie
picked it up, and looked at the
strange trinket in astonishment; then
put it down indifferently, took up the
parchment and read;
MY dear, sweet Antje, 1 knew very well
that you would not send me good message.
Now am on my way to England; believe
me, act only from motives of pure, disin-
terested love. But you, my dear child, must
obey your noble father, who is anxious for
your welfare only.
Farewell, my darling Be happy, and try
to forget. sfk
fsEvar vottr Io,,s,o
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ner Of said Kingsbury survey, 1,5o0 feet,
to post marked number 2, u ) survey
number 30 and the original location monu-
men.; thence 5 62 IL deg T., 600 feet, IL
pos. marx ed number 3, u $ survey No "a
and original location monument: thence \
"a liz deg w, 1900 feet. to post marked
number 4, U ) survey number 80 and orig
inal location monument, and thence north
So liz deg w. GOO feet to post number l,
the place Of beginning.
Magnetic variation, IL IL deg Il, con-
tanning 20.6 6 acres.
The location Of this mine Is recorded in
the Recorders office Of Cortez Mining Dis.
tric., in book @, Of page 102.
The adjoining claimants are the Kings
bury mine on the west.
Amy and all persons claiming adversely
any portion Of said Conjunction mine or
surface ground are required to file their adj
verse claims with the Register of the
United States Land Office at Eureka, in
the county Of Eureka, and State Of Me-
vads, during the sixty days period Of pub
LEGATION hereof, or they will be barred by
virtue Of the provisions Of the Statute.
ID. III. HALL. Register.
1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing
notice Of application for patent be pub
lished for the period Of sixty days 40 con-
secutive weeks, In the Eureka SENTINEL, q
weekly newspaper published at Eureka,
Nevada, ID. II. HALL, Register.
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$50.
Application for a Patent
U. s. LAND o~vrror, EUREKA, New.

U. s. LAND ovFIoE, EUREKA, New.
May IA, 1890.
Notice is hereby given hat Simeon
wenbsn, whose Postofice address 10 Cor
toz. Nevada, has this day By his duly
authorized agent, W. o. Mills, filed bic
application for a patent for fourteen hun
dred and ninety three 1.493) linear feet
OF the Eclipse min or vein bearing silver
and gold, with surface ground FIVE hun
dred and eighty seven (587) feet in width,
situated in Cortez Mining District, county
of Eureka and State OF Nevada, and
designated by the field notes and official
plat on file In this office as lot No 81, in
T 26 north. r 4s Z, Of NJ d M, said lot No
81, being described as follows to wit:
Beginning at a post marked No /, )
survey No 6l, the same being the original
location corner, and post No z, OF U 3
survey No 50. Adjunct lode. whence the
southeast corner OF section 5 T 26 N. II 48
Z. M d NJ. bears 8 20 deg 20 min W. 2.49i
feet, and U 3 mineral monument No z.
bears 8 70 deg As min W. 2,490 feet;
thence running 8 Gu deg east, 667
feet, 10 post marked number 2. U 3
survey No 81, and the original location
corner; thence N 80 deg W, 80 feet, 10
post No 8. the northeast corner Of o 3
survey No AZ. Cortez Giant or Cummins
lode l .493 feet, to post marked No 8, U 3
survey No 81. This post stand on the
northern boundary OF U 8 survey No AZ.
whence post No 2, the northwest corner.
OF said survey No AZ. bears N SO deg W.,
81 feet, and the original location corner
OF this claim bears N SO deg W. 2 feet. and
the old main shaft OF the Cortez Giant or
Cummins lode, bears 8 324 Ia deg w, 218
feet; thence N 8 IL deg W. 81 feet. TO post
No 4. the southeast corner Of q 8 survey
No so, summit lode 587 feet TO post
marked No 4. U 8 survey No 81. This
post stands on the eastern boundary of
said Summit survey, and 10 post No 5, OF
U 8 survey No 50. Adjunct lode. and the
original location corner Of this claim, and
thence 8 SO deg e, 1,493 feet 4long the
southern boundary Of said survey No 81.
TO post No I, the place Of beginning, ocn.
tanning 10 95 acres.
Magnetic variation, II Ia E.
The location Of this mine 10 recorded In
the Recorders Office OF Cortez Mining
District in book O. page 80.
The adjoining claimants are the Adjunct
mine on the north, the Summit mine on
the west. and the Cortsz Giant or Gum
minis on the south.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any portion Of said Eclipse mine or sur
face ground are required TO file their
adverse claims with the Register
OF United States Land Office at
Eureka, in the State Of Ne
Nevada during the sixty days period OF
publication hereof. or they will be barred
by virtue Of the provisions Of the Statute.
d. Ii. HALL. Register.
II Is hereby ordered that tbe foregoing
notice Of application for patent be pub
lished for the period Of sixty days, item
consecutive weeks in the Eureka SENTINEL
. weekly newspaper published at Eureka.
Nevada. II. II. HALL Register.
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NOTICB.
LAND OFFICE AT EUREKA. NEVADA.

LAND OFFICE AT EUREKA, NEVADA,
Oct. 10, 1893.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
IN following named settler has filed notice
Of his Intention to make hnal proof in support
OF his claim. and that said proof will be made
before the Register and Receiver. U. ). Land
once. at Eureka. Nevada. on Wednesday, Nov.
20. 1898, viz: Narcisso Rameris. H.. E., No.
242 for lots l. 2 and 8. and the NV. 4 Of Sw.
\ Of sec. 2. township rs n. r. 81 4 NJ. d NJ.
He names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upOn and cultivation
Of said land. viz: Joseph Tognini. OF Ruby
Valley. Nevsds; Robert Hagar. Of Ruby VAL
ley, Nevada; Giacomo Minola. Of Ruby Valley.
Nevads; Waiter 8 Long, OF Eureka, Nevada.
Any person who desires TO protest against the
allowance OF such proof, or who knows OF any
substantial reason, under the law and the regu-
lations Of the Interior Department. why such
proof should not be allowed. will be given an
opportunity at the above mentioned time and
place to cross-examine the witnesses Of said
claiu ant. and TO offer evidence In rebuttsl Of
that submitted by claimant.
o2l6w ID. II. HALL, Register.
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APPLICATION FOR 4 PATENT.

beginning at a 20 st marked number l
U 5 survey number56, the same being the
original location corner and post number
J, OF U ) Survey number SO, Bewick lode,
number !, OF U ) survey numbers 50 and
AZ, Devslla lode, and number l, of u &
survey numbers 81 and 81, Moreing lode,
whence the southeast corner of section 8,
t 20 north, X ~ Il, NJ ID NJ, bears s 8 deg
% min Il, 4,473 feet. and U s mineral mon.
ument number 4 bears north rs deg 4S min
w. LIS feet; thence running 6 IL deg Il,
1900 feet, along the western boundary Of
said Bewick survey, TO post marked nun
Der 2, U ) survey number 56, the same be-
ing the original location monument ano
post number 4 OF said Bewick survey
thence north so deg w, COO feet, to post
marked number 3, u s survey number SO,
and the original location monument. This
post stands on the eastern boundary Of u
s survey number so, Summit lode, whence
post number 4, Of U s survey number 52i
Adjunct lode, bears s 6 IL deg Ell
feet; thence north 6 IL deg w, 1915 feet,s
post number 3 Of said Summit lode, and
post number 3, Of U 8 survey number So
Avalanche lode, l.500 feet. to post marked
number 4, U s survey number 56, and the
original location monument. This post
stands on the eastern boundary Of said
| Avalanche survey, and is post number 2,
of said Moreing survey, and thence y
SO deg Il, GOO feet, along the southern
boundary of said Moreing survey to post
number !, the place Of beginning, contain.
ing 20. SO acres.
Magnetic variation II IL deg +.
The location OF this mine Is recorded In
the Recorders Office of Cortez Mining Dis.
trict. in book G, Of page lO5.
The adjoining claimants are the Moreing
mine on the north, the Bewick mine on
the east and the Avalanche and Summit
mines on the west.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any portion Of said Pontifex mine or sur
face ground are required to file their adj.
verse claims with the Register Of the U. y.
Land Office at Eureka, In the State of Ne
vada, during the sixty days period Of pub.
location hereof, OF they will be barred by
virtue Of the provisions Of the Statute.
ID. III. HALL, Register.
1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing
notice of application for patent be pub
lished for the period Of sixty days item
consecutive weeks) in the Eureka SENTI-
NEr, a weekly newspaper published at Eu.
reka, Nevada. ID. II. HALL, Register.
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