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Dental Notice.

! will be in my Office at La Plata on Tues
day and Thursday of next week, March 3Oth,
and April LIST
Pc. SASSCER.
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M ERvOUS Troubles are due to
~ impoverished blood. Hoods Sar-
saparilla is the One True Blood
Purifier and NERVE TONIC.
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Terms for Adve tisine-.Transient Rates

Four changes allowed to yearly advertisers
without additional charge.
All advertisements due and payable after the
first insertion.
Obituaries and Personal Communications
will be inserted at ten cents per line.
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J. W. Lathaue, Laurel Grove. Md
I. II. Fowler. Mcehanicsville.
}. NJ Bowling 4 Go. Hugbesville. ."
J. Dudley & sen. Patuxent City.
J. i Stewart, Benedict
Wade Brothers. Malcomu, "
r Z. Baden, Baden.
j. L. Hunt, 4. b., =.
/. S. Coote, Townshend,
h. L Hunt, Matawoman.
2. s. Sasseer d Son. Waldorf.
NJ. F Wade, Port Tobacco,
j.. B Owen, McOouebie,
J NJ Carpenter, Hill Top,
Price Gray. Graytcn,
Geo T. c. Gray, Nanjemoy,
W. P Harvey, Cross Roads, d"
P. P Williams, Doncasier, &"
j. w Clements. Hill Top,
NJ Grsenbapn & Bro pisgah, g"
R II Maddox. Mason Springs, "
G. ?. Carpenter, Pisgah,
+. j. Ilannon. Mason Springs, &"
Il. I. Knott, Glymont.
J W. Warning, pomonkey.
Z Y. Robey, ponfret,
II. NJ. Thomas, Pomonkey,
Ledderer Bros Accokeek.
4 r. johnson. Marshall Hall,
r Lee flaming, Aesokeek,
Wm. F. Taylor, Friendly,
NJ. D. Ware, Fort Foote.
Jas I Grimes, Oxen Hin,
+. E. 4 W. L Maitingly, Indian
lead, Md.
Marshall Hall Store, Marshall Hall
ID.
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loving Remembrance OF
our dearest daughter LULA c. SHEER
WOOD, who died one year ago to-day,
March goth, 1896 Loved in life, remem-
bered in death
How could we bear this heavy cross,
The loneliness, the cruel pain,
Did We net know our earthly loss,
Is her eternal gain?
No thorny paths for her to tread
Throughout the coming changefull years
No bitterness of lite to dread
Is her eternal gain?
For ere the touch of sin could blight
Or sorrow shadow cloud her way
God kindly took her from earth's night
To heavens eternal day.
By Her PARENTS.
In loving remembrance of my dear sister,
LULA, who Died one year ago to-day,
March 26th, 1896
Through the pearly gates of heaven,
Passed the form we loved most dear,
Never more on earth shell cheer us
With her loving way s-sincere.
When on earth she was our idol,
But the Savior took Ter home;
Free her from all care and sorrow,
Leaving US her worth to mourn.
The days are sad and lonely
And full of deepest woe,
And for our darling Lula
Sad tears often daily flow
Lonely the hours and sad the hours
Since, dearest sister left us--gone,
But Oh brighter home than ours
In heaven is now her own.
BY Her SISTER
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MARYLAND INDEPENDENT.
Established In lO74.
Published Ever, Friday Morning.
The Young Mans Advocate,
The Poor Mans Friend.
ADRIAN posEY, Publisher.

Subscription, 81 ayear; 3 months, % cents;
months, so cents. All subscription in adj
vance.
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Divine service on Friday, March 26th in St.
Paups chapel at 3 P NJ, also on Sunday
next March 2sth, at II A. NJ. Service in
Town Pail in La Plata, on Wednesday March
3lst at 3l5 P. NJ.
J.E. POINDEXTER Rector.
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Religious Notice.

Bishop Satterlee will hold services with
confirmation at the Brick Church, Durham
Parish on Tuesday, the Both inst, at 80
P. IN. MT. TURNER, Rector.
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THE RED HAT QUESTION.
Mhal Lind Of Mnnnr M Nnn nanta

hhWt hAHu vi hVhSi UU lUu ndHl.
We take either az our Store and extend tbe huv;po
qualities to the highest extreme Just glance
at this honest of bargains will convince Won
Fine Unbleachei Cotton yard wide the SC kind ,sr card
Freuy ia1 ana fabcy pfs fianoeue per
Latest Rough Effects in Fall Dress Goods.
Silks Velyet and Cloths in fact every staple anc Dress od
the lowest prices Each individual dollar buys here than ever il J since
the s mark invented. ~
Boys Bingham Working Shirts l5 Boys Mcno Undeshrts 1oo
AutiDoctor. Red Flannel Shirts or Draws men "a
Big Drive in Boys School Suits ~
:, e, maze ana perfectly n1eg wear resisting
Nobhy Cloth Round and Golf Caps .nd
There must always be leader otherwise there progress
Gun Fall and Winter Stock of Mems. Women's and
Childrens Shoes represents Leading Qualities Leading
Styles, Leading Low Prices.
Mems Heavy Lace Shoes plain toe...... .. ooo
Ladies Glove pebble Grain Shoes pegged sewed ooo
special value heavy Shoes, elsewhere
School Shoes the indruibe kind remarkable reasonable nrc VAIN
Winter weas for Women and Children cheaper better than ever before
Chldren's Undershis from - ~.
Ladies' Heavy ribbed Shirts o. .nS oop
Ladies Fall Weight Ribbed Drawers
ramb through so Departments disclosed the fact that thar. arc ,t
sands OF ether attractive bargains here that seen to be
Don't fail to visit our Mammoth 5e-1Oc Departments
HAINES WASHINGTON STORE,
Cor. 9Th and Penn Ave, s. E.. Washington D. C.
Cheapest Store in the CITY,"
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Local and Personal.

r. The e1fce Of tic Maryland
hndependcnt has been remoged
10 La Plata, and all mail mat
ter should be addressed thereto.
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GUARANTEED ANALYSIS.

100 pounds of Nitrate of Potash mixed J
with 100 pounds of earth will give "A {
mixture containing s per cent Ammonia
and % per cent Potash in its most availa- !
BILE form 100 pounds mixed with 800 [
: pounds of soil will give 4 per cent of
Ammonia and II per cent of Potash. I
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IS just as c0op For ADULTS,
WARRANTED. PRICE SO cts.

GALaTTA, lILs., Nov. Is, 1870.
Paris Afedtci1a Co., ST. Louis. Mo.
Geltemcus-vc auid lest year Gao b1sfloa of.
NOV fAaihtst-s Chilli TONIC ana nav.
oouzat three Gross already this year Ia an lrr ak
petcnce ~ Il years, ia the drs- businnss. i4tc
never sold nn article that rrvc sitol uriycfe sis
faction - your Tonic. Your trfly,
AnsEg, CAM G co
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We take either at our Store and extend the buying
qualities to the highest extreme. Just glance
at this honest of bargains will convince Won
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-05-13
THE TARIFF TINKER.

The tariff question is far from being
settled and it is now apparent that
the measure of stagnauion which
always falls upon the business inter
ests of the country during a tariff
agitation must continue for an in
definite period.
The new bill submitted by the Sen,
ate finance committee is SO ma terial-
ly different from the bill which was
rushed through the House as to
make it a misnomer to connect the
name of Dingley with it. In the
main, no viewer, the same purpose is
manifest, viz to pay Republican
pre- election debts to the trusts
rather than to fulfill the ostensible
purpose of supplying deficiency in
the revenue. In this respect the Sen
ate bill is rather more adroit than
the Dingley bill.
1t is apparent that some OF the
schedules will be warmly contested
in the Senate and that there will be
conflict even between Republicans in
the House. When the debate is con-
cluded in the Senate the bill, of
course, will have to go the House
and there is no telling what compro-
misses will be effected before an agree
ment between the two Houses is
reached. nor how long time will
elapse before they will get together.
The matter most directly affecting
the interests of this section is the
proposition to increase the internal
revenue tag upon manufactured to-
bacco from to 8 cents, or 33b per
cent. As the Richmond Dispatch
says: whether this provision shall
stand or not, there is likely to be
considerable period of uncertainty
before the manufacturers, as has
always been the case when the ques-
ton of change of the tobacco tax
has been up. That uncertainty
means dull trade, especially with the
smaller manufacturers"
Whatever loss or Inconvenience
shall accrue to the business interests
of the country will be chargeable to
the tariff tinkering, high-tax, trust
bound Republican party. There is
likely to be loud, long and earnest
protests against the methods of the
boasted prosperity-makers, and these
protests will terminate in kicking the
g. o. p. into the shades of private
life.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-05-13
THE TOBACCO TAX.

We think it more than likely if a
tariff bill is passed Ivy this Congress,
and it seems that it is bent upon
such a thing, the proposed increase
from 6 to 8 cents upon tobacco will
be embodied in the bill. The Rich
mond Dispatch hits the nail upon the
head in saying that "the Republicans
now know that their proposed tariff
bill will not yield anything like SO
much revenue as is needed, and,
therefore, many millions must be
raised by increased revenue taxes"
Since the greater part of these
taxes must be paid by the people of
this country, the Republican theory
that the increased revenue will be
paid by the foreigner will, thus far,
be knocked into cooked hat. As
will their professions of a desire for
lower internal revenue taxes.
But theories and professions stand
for naught with that party when it
suits it's purpose to go in a contrary
direction. Hence, we think the to-
bacco manufacturers had as well
adjust matters as far as possible to
meet an increase of thirty-three and
a third per cent. upon their products.
Referring to the subject, the Dis
patch says, further: 'In this matter
the planters, the leaf-dealers, and the
manufacturers have a common inter
est, and this interest is to have the
tariff bill disposed of as soon as pos
sihle. Every days delay in the Sen
ate will only add to the uncertainty
of the market. Therefore, let us all
do what We can to urge the Senate
to prompt action. If the increase on
plug and smoking tobacco and
| cigarettes is to be defeated, the
sooner the better. Or, if it is to be
enacted into law, an early change
would be preferable to months and
months of agitation and unrest"
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organized for the purpose of attend
ing Sheriffs' sales and gobhling up
the fruits of the hard labor of farmers
and others who, through misfortune
and the hard times, find themselves
unable to make prompt payment of
their taxes.
The law which works such hard
ships was passed by the Infamous
Douglass Legislature of 1895 and
was perpetuated by the pie brigade
of 1897.
Probably, many of those whose
property has been sold and has
passed into the hands of spectators
assisted in foisting this and other
evils upon the people by placing in
authority men without proper re-
gard tor the welfare of the citizens
without consideration of the mis-
fortunes that sometimes come in
spite of the best efforts to avoid
them. Those who voted for such
men to make laws for them simply
sowed to the wind and are now of the
I, whirlwind reaping corruption, SO to
speak.
But what has been done has been
| done. Nevertheless, it is a pity that
it was done. While it must be en-
dured tor the present, it should serve
as a warning for the future. We
cannot hope for just and equitable
laws until the people, who make the
| law makers, are aroused to the i'm
portance of sending competent and
fair-minded men to represent them
in the Legislature.
Failure to do this has brought
suffering and discredit upon the
State. No more Legislatures like
those oil 1895 and 1897 should dis
| grace the annals of North Carolina
The people can prevent a repetition
of the stigma. They ought to pre-
vent it. Let us hope that they will
prevent it.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-05-13
NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS.
Pre-eminent in Number Furnishe
and Killed and Wounded.

Pre-eminent in Number Furnished
and Killed and Wounded.
Fayetteville Observer.
From the Seven Days battles to
the close at Appomattox, North
Carolina troops made up more than
half of Lees army; the splendid vic
tory of Reams' station was won by
her troops alone Lanes, Cooks and
MacRae's brigades); and three
fOurths OF the small arms surrend-
cred at Appomattox were borne by
her sons. At South Mountain, D. ii.
Hills division, mostly North Caro-
linians, held the whole of McClellan's
army in check until the rest of Lees
army could be gotten up; at Gettys.
burg dead bodies of North Carolin.
ians were found further in the
enemy's lines, according to the
enemy's testimony, than those of
any other state; and at Spottsyl-
vania it was Lanes brigade which,
on the right, stayed the victorious
rush of Hancock after he had run
over Ed. Johnson's division, and
saved the right wing of Lees army.
Last, but not least in Importance,
the so-called Rebellion Records, pub
lished by the United States govern
ment, admitted by all to be unim-
peachable authority, reveal-what
old soldiers knew during the war, and
what the files of the Observer show
that it was demonstrating in its
editorials, day by day-that North
Carolina stood pre- eminent among
all the States in the number of troops
supplied, and in the number of killed
and wounded in battle.
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necticut raises only cigar tobaccos,
which always sells well. Cigar to-
baceo will not grow in North Caro-
lima, OR at least it loses its flavor
and cannot be used for cigars.
The truth of the matter is, our
State has never had the credit due
her, in her tobacco industry. Vir-
ginia has always had the credit OF
producing a large per cent of the
bri2hts that are grown in North
Carolina, but this error is being
gradually corrected, and North
Carolina stands today at the head OF
the list as Il bright tobacco proiuc-
ing state.
In this connection we will say that
| this section of the state lays no
claims to raising strictly bright to-
baccOs but just as Connecticut and a
portion of Pennsylvania grow seed
leaf, and Florida produces Havana
i filters, and the West burleys, and
Eastern North Carolina and South
Carolina brights, this section pro
! duces a tobacco that for the manu-
! facture of plug cannot be equaled il
| the world.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-05-13
TOBACCO IN N @.

The Wilmington Messenger recent
ly contained an article on tobacco,
our pet industry in this section, and
an industry that is rapidly growing
in the vicinity of Wilmington. Our
friend OF the Messenger makes a
statement, based we presume upon
official statistics, in which he says
North Carolina ia second in point of
quantity of tobacco produced, and
tenth in the list of tobacco states
that realize more 20 the acre for their
crop, Connecticut heading the list,
realizing $212.56 per acre on her
tobacco crop. Now while we doubt
the correctness of the statistics, for
if we remember North Carolina is
credited, by official statistics. with
producing about forty million
pounds of the weed when one hun
dred million would be nearear the
correct amount. We will admit the
statement as made by the Messenger,
and call our brothers attention to
the fact that the comparative low
prices realized of late years by our
tobacco farmers are caused by poor
seasons and not from any fault of
farmers, and another reason why our
average per acre is SO low is because
we are the second largest tobacco
producing State in the Union, and
the stuff is grown on the mountain
sides, among the rocks. in the middle
section, as well as in the east, where
the Messenger lives. Then we have
q variety of soil, some of it produc-
ing as low as SO to the acre, while
some farmers realize $3.50 to $3.50.
Connecticut does not, nor cannot
grow our kind of tobacco, nor can
We successfully grow theirs. Con-
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-05-13
NEW WAY TO CURE TOBACCO.
White Man Used a Thermometer and
the Darkey Balances.

Lumberton Robesonian.
DIR. r. NJ. Norment told the Robe.
sonian man a good story Saturday
afternoon about a new method of
curing tobacco. Last year a white
man and a negro raised crop of
tobacco jointly. When the weed was
ripe the white man cut his part first
and put it in the barn to cure it. He
cured by the latest and most ap-
proved methods, having g thermome-
ter in the barn by which to test the
temperature and keep it right.
While the tobacco was being cured
the colored man was an interested
spectator of the proceedings. and
closely watched everything. He saw
the white man go into the barn and
consult his thermometer, and then
saw him take out or add to the wood
in the furnace, as the case might be-
In due time the tobacco was cured
and taken away and the negro
brought in his crop. The thermome,
ter had been removed by the white
man, but this did not at all discour-
age or frighten the darkey. He had
only gotten glimpse of it once in
while, and came to the conclusion
that it was a pair of draw balances.
With this belief in his mind, he pro-
cured other balances and hung them
up where the thermometer was before.
This done, the fires were started and
the curing began. Remembering
what he had seen the white man do,
the darkey did likewise. He went in
side the barn and consulted his bal
ances to ascertain the temperature,
added or decreased the quantity OF
wood, as he thought necessary, and
did everything else just as he had
seen it done. Everything went off all
right and his tobacco was finally
taken away cured. Later on both
mel brought their tobacco to market
and sold it. That of the white man,
cured by the regulation process,
brought 8 cents a pound, while that
of the darkey sold for IA cents a
pound.
This is true BILL Now who dares
to say that the black mans method
OF curing is not the best? The Robe
sonian isn't enough of a farmer to
give advice. 1t simply tells the story
and let's others draw their own con-
cluSiOns
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-05-13
PUBLIC SCHOOL MATTERS.
Office of County Examiner Abolished
Board of Education.


The last Legislature abolished the
office of county examiner to take effect
on the first Monday in July next.
On the first Monday in next month
the County Commissioner, together
with the clerk of the Superior Court
aud Register Of Deeds of each county,
and triennially thereafter meet and
elect three men of good business quail
itcations and known to be in favor of
public education, who shall consti-
tute a county board of education,
which board shall enter upon the
duties of their office on the first Mop
day in July following their election,
and shall assume all the powers and
duties which the County Commission
ers now have regarding the public
school matters of the county.
The new law also says: The county
board OF education of each county, TO-
gether with the clerk Of the Superior
Court and the register OF deeds. shall
on the first Monday in July, 1897, and
triennially thereafter, elect county
supervisor of schools, who shall be a
practical school teacher at the time
of his election, or has at least one
years experience in teaching school,
and who shall be Of good moral char
acter and liberal education, and shall
hold his Office for term of two years
from the date OF his election and until
his successor is elected and qualified
The county board Of education OF
each county on the first Monday in
July, 1897, shall divide their county
into as many school districts as there
are townships in sad county, and
shall on the said first Monday in July,
1897, and bienniaily thereafter, elect
in each of said school districts five in
telligent men Of good business quail
f1catlons, who are known to be in
favor of public education, who shall
serve for two years from the date OF
their appointment, as school commit.
teemen In said district and until their
successors are elected and qualified
II vacancy should at any time occur
in said committee by death, removal
or resignation, it shall be the duty OF
the county board Of education to ap
point a suitable person in sid dis
trict to fill said vacancy until his sue
| cessor is elected and qualified Pro
vided. however, that not more than
three members OF the said school com
| mittee shall belong to the some pOliti
| cal party.
Third grade teachers certificates
are hereby abolished, and there shall
| be but two grades OF teachers certiti
| Gates with the same requirements fol
| the first grade and the second grades
as are now required by law.
| The compensation of the county
| supervisor shall be not less than tive
| dollars nor over three dollars per day
| for such days as he shall be actually
| engaged in the duties pertaining tC
| his Office, and he shall present month
| ly TO the county board of education
| an itemiZed account with an affidavit
attached, stating that the services
| therein charged have been in fact rem
/ dered
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-05-13
RAMS HORN BLA SIS.
Warning Notes Calling the Wicked
to Repentance.

Is there anything the devil can't
make out OF an envious man?
Live to do good, and you will
never tire of your employment.
When you pray for a revival, don t
60 to church with long face.
When a little man is lifted up,
everybody finds out that he is little
1t is a mistake to call any thing
success that is not according to
Gods plan.
There can be no true and abiding
comfort and peace that is not rooted
and grounded in faith.
The man who has never used his
eyes to consider the mercies of God,
has used them to no purpose.
Turning a mad dog loose is "a
triding thing, compared to what the
devil can do with a gossiping tongue.
The man who refuses to walk in the
light as God gives it, has only him
self to blame for what happens in the
dark.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-05-13
MEMORIAL DAY.

Beautiful and hallowed is the Gus
tom of the Southrons, in each recur-
ring Spring time, to gather about
the graves of their soldier dead and
with tender, fitting words, and with
lovely flowers, give expression to
tn cir undying admiration and their
undimmed love for the memory OF
the grandest, truest and bravest
men that ever fell in defence of alive
land.
NJ Ore than thirty years ago, with
sad hearts and broken spirits, the
remnant of the battle Scared army
in grey furled, and furled forever,
that ensign which had been an in
SEPARATION amid the terrible carnage
of fields of deadly confict-that en-
sign upon whose folds there was not
the faintest faint of dishonOr, even
though it was destined to go down
into history as 'The Conquered Ban
ner."
More than thirty years has it been
since the smoke cleared away from
the last battle, and yet a grateful
and appreciative people cease not to
pay heartfelt homage to the heroic
deeds of their kinsmen, whose yalor
and sacrifice nmmanded the praise
of the nations of the earth. Nor will
the time ever come when a people
through whose veins course the
blood of Southern cavaliers will fail
to keep brightly polished upon the
tablet of memory the heroism of the
Confederate soldier.
The ranks of the survivors of the
days of '61-'65 grow thinner and
| thinner with the passing years. and
| the time will come when the veterans
will have Joined their comrades be-
yond the river, but to their SONS and
| daughters have been transmitted the
| fires of patriotism, and through them
will be kept radiant the rich heritage
vouchsafed them by their fathers.
All over the South the Sons oi
Veterans and the Daughters of the
Confederacy are being organic d,
preparatory TO assuming the sacred
trust which will be placed in their
keeping. Let no section of our
Southland fail TO have part in this
patriotic duty.
May these sons and daughters not
only assume the willing task OF
honoring the dead, but may they
also esteem it privilege and pleas
ure to contribute to the comfort OF
the veterans and help smooth the
path as they march TO the great roll
call up yonder.