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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-29
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.


Blonde hair is the finest and red the
coarsest that there is.
There are silver ingots lying in the
Bank of England which have been un-
disturbed for 200 years.
In the Klondike regions in mid
winter the sun rises from $50 to 10
a. m, and sets from to 3 p. m.
1t is expected that when the 1899
season opens there will be a cogwheel
railway from Chamounix up the Mon
tenvers.
BENJAMIN Bissell. who lives near
Ballston Spa, N. Y, says he has voted
for eighteen presidential candidates,
not one Of whom was elected.
II you look at the map you will find
that the mountain chains Of the Old
World lie east and west, while those
of the New World lie north and south
Giratfes are from fifteen to sixteen
feet from the ground to the tip of
their horns. Specimens from eigh-
teen to twenty-three feet have been
known.
Japanese officers who fought in the
late late ws.s against Chine. nave ,,-;itiouv,i
their government to erect monument
to the memory Of the horses that fell
in the battle.
The toothache excuse for absence
from duty does not work in the post
Office service in Switzerland They
have government doctors to pull out
the offending molars.
The beautiful lace known as Fayal
is made from the fibres in the leaves
Of the bitter a.oe--grown in the Azores
or Western Islands, relative of the
common century plant.
A fat mems club has been instituted
in Paris, with the novel aim of in
creasing the weight Of the members.
the rules enjoining all the comrades
to sleep, eat and drink as much as
possible.
A man well up in dog-lore connsels
intending purchasers of puppy to
let the mother of the puppy choose
them. In carrying them back to their
bed, the first the mother picks up will
always be the best.
A runaway horse at Florence, s. g.,
jumped six-foot gate and, the dang
ling check rein catching on a picket,
the horses head was pulled in such a
manner that the animal turned somer-
sault, landing on its back, but it gained
It's feet and ran on.
The American eagle is about thirty
three inches in length and eight feet
in the spread of his wings 1t is this
wonderful wing power which gives
the bird not oaly his feetness. but
enables him to remain in the air an
indefinite length of time.
A brace Of ptarmigan has been
placed in Golden Gate park and an
other in the Tamalpais Sportsmen's
club preserve in San Francisco. They
are the first live birds that have been
brought down from Alaska, as all pre-
yious experiments in bringing the
ptarmigan down by sea have been
failures. the birds dying on the voy-
age. These birds were captured at
Kodiak Island.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-29
LA PLATA, MARYLAND, OCTOBER 20, 1897.
akEeP A sIIFE uPPER LIP..

How much there is IN knowing
You have easy paths tD tread
And ean hold the hand Of fortune
Aud need not fear her whip
While yon sing and 4 nee beside her
with good stiff upper iipw
And Oft wonder further
In behalf OF him who's down,
As he watches through tho darkness
For soine cherished good to crown
The effort he Is making
In the silence and the night,
II, standing in the doorway
In a blaze Of welcome light,
He should chance to see the preachers
Who give this brilliant "tip,
Holding out their hands 10 helphim,
Keep good stifi upper lip r.
But cen through all IFS phases
That mock our load OF care
This homeIy bit Of wisdom
Is a tonic TO despair
And we need to take Il hnmbly
As we wander to and fro.
For the Goldman ma 10 IL holy
On the cross Of long ago
And though we driak the wormwood
And life's pleasures seldom sip.
We must still toll on, my brothers.
with good still upper lip y
--Ghfenvn (bronfelp
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-29

Servants have long ruled in Ameri-
can homes, and the servant question
seems to be giving equal bother abroad
now. In Russia the governor Of ST.
Petersburg has taken it in hand, and
now the news comes from London that
servants are demanding the use Of "a
bicycle on their 'sday out" J." II is an
old story that they wanted the use Of
the piano for at least one evening in a
week. But this latest stipulation for
a bicycle has $50 we are told by Lon
don paper) been aequieseed in by one
gentleman in London rather than lose
. promising servant.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-29
INDIANS OF NEW MEXICO.

Prof Starts Magnificent Specimens
of Men and Women.
Prof. Frederick A Starr. head of tie
anthropologlcal department Of the Uni
versity Of Chicago, has returned from
New Mexico, where he has been pre-
pairing probably new and valuable
contribution to chronological science.
The trip was made primarily to OBJ
tain life masks of Pueblo Indians.
while 1t was yet possible to get them
In such numbers and from such indi-
viduaIs that the casts would be charac-
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-29

Thorc's a bit Of homcly wisdom
Floating round this busy world
For the weak and sad and helpless
Who. alas are often hurled
'Gainst the rocks Of old Misfortune,
OF the cape Of dark Despair,
When they fail 10 gain footholl
On earths surface anywhere
Ar a II loves to come and tsli them,
As It sees them slide and slip.
ssTho man who does the winning
Keeps a good stitf upper lip r
Ali 1t seems little matter
To the man on solid ground
That your legs are knocking under
And your hands are simply bound
By the cruel gives OF weakness,
Wrapped around your qaisering frame
Though you're working tooth and talons
To ''get there" nil the same,
He'll often kindly tell you
That you .'mustn't lose your grip,
But must sally forth to battle
With good still upper liph'
There Is value in the saying
And there's value In the fact,
And there's many times its value
In just the simple act
But often stop to wonder
When hear 1t glibly said
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-29

A school inspector, finding a class hes
Itating over answering the question,
with what weapon did Samson sIay
the Phillstines? 2" and wishing 10
prompt them, significantly tapped his
cheek and asked: What is thisg'
The whole class: "The jawbone Of
an ass"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-10-29

6fthough America claims to be ahead
OF the world in all kinds of mechanical
devices. it is noted that underground
trolleys have been operated for some
time in Budapest, but cannot be made
10 work In this country.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
SEVERE DYNAMITE SHOCK,

New York, Aug ia dispatch to
the Herald from Constantinople de-
scribiDg the bomb outrage at the Viz
ierat, says:
Dynamite was hurled through the
lower windows of the council house
Of the sublime porte by Armenian
bands and fell just below the room in
which the telegraph office is situated,
shaking with terrible force the entire
building, bursting walls and shooting
up through the floor above which it
lifted clear away and finally perfor-
ating the roof with holes like those of
a pepper box.
Every window in that part of the
building was smashed, the glass COW
ering the broad corridor leading to
the grand Vizierat being broken into
atoms of extraordinary fineness,
showing how terribly severe the con-
cussion had been.
One porter was killed and several
officials wounded. The bomb must
have been of a large and coarse kind.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
THIS PREDATORY TO LEAV-
ING FOR TOE HAPPY ONES,
AS THEY BELIEVE.
Medicine Man Has Led Them to
Believe That Their Race Will
be Extinct in a Few More
Years and The. Want a
Grand Reunion.

Oak Lodfie, /. T., Aug. 19.-Exten-
sive preparations are going on among
the Cherokee Indians for pilgrimage
to Russellville, Ky. Charles Parker,
a nephew of the celebrated Comanche
chief, Quanah Parker, has just return
ed from Frankfort, KY, where he has
been to secure permission for 1,200
Cherokee braves to march into the
state and hold a weeks celebration in
honor of Chief Watohona at a place
three miles distant from Russellville,
where the great warrior was said TO
have been killed in 1S49 in battle
with the Shawnees.
In September 1000 of the tribe, ac-
companied by Capt. Raleigh, will be-
gin the long march to the old battle
field and carry with them all the
carved legends and war souvenirs of
Chief WatOhona, which they will de-
post on his grave. This deposit of
mementos and tribal relics is said to
be due to a belief recently taught the
Cherokees by an old withered medi-
cine man, that the tribe is doomed to
complete extinction within few
years. The march will be taken up,
it is said, about September 20 or in
time to reach the battle ground on the
anniversary day Of the fight, y,
Bird.
The party will cross the Mississippi
into Illinois at Chester, and will leave
Illinois at Shawneetown.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
LOOKS THAT WAY.

Chicago, Aug. 1a.-The match be-
tween Dan CreedOn and kid" Mccoy
for the middleweight championship
of the world has not yet been consum-
mated, although purse of $4,000 has
been offered by w. A. Brady and for
feits of $1,000 a side have been de-
posted with Al. Smith, of New York.
Col. Hopkins, Creedon's hacker,
signed articles for the match in New
York ten days ago. He says:
Il brought Creedon over from Eng
land to meet Mccoy. Creedon ac-
cepted an offer of a $1,000 purse, but
Mccoy held off for $4,000 and an in
terest in the privileges. Brady final
ly offered that amount and the ar
ticles were signed on behalf of Cree
don in New York, ten days ago.
Mccoy has so far failed to sign.
1t don't seem to me as if Mccoy is
over anxious to meet Creedon."
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
A MAsSMEETING.

Cincinnati, o., Aug. ia joint
meeting of the citizens committee,
which was appointed to further aid
the striking miners and the committee
of ten of the Chamber of Commerce
for the SEINE purpose was held yester-
day at which arrangements were
made to hold mass meeting in Gov
eminent square today to further adj
vance the purposes of the committees.
Rev. DIR. David Moore, editor Of the
Western Christian Advocate, will
preside at this meeting and addresses
will be made by Rev. ]. W. Wagruded,
Father Mackey, Bernard Bettman,
General Michael Ryan. Thomas Nor
rison and others.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
AN ABLE LAWYER.

Frederick Coudert, the Famous Inter-
national Author, Seriously Ill.
New York, Aug. 19.-The World
says:
Frederick Coudert, the famous au-
thority on International law, lies dan
gerously i'll from nervous prostration
at his cottage in Bar Harbor, to which
he was removed a little more than a
week ago. He is now continuously
confined to his bed.
Mr.. Coudert's illness dates back to
about four weeks ago, when he col
lapsed while seated in his office and
was removed to his country home in
New Jersey. His illness was coinci-
dent with the death of his brother,
Charles Coudert.
Mr.. Coudert rallied sufficiently to
be able to attend the funeral of his
brother. This was his last appearance
in public and from that time until
now he has been almost continuously
ill. He rallied once or twice sufficient
ly to take drives, but his tempo
rary Improvement was followed by
a severe relapse.
His removal to Bar Harbor failed
to bring the improvement that was ex-
pected and Mr.. Couderts closest
friends now view his condition with
grave apprehension.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
MARRIED sCHLATTER.

Rittsburg, Pa, Aug. 19.-Late last
night it was positively announced
that Mrs. Margaret Ferris, widow of
the builder of the Chicago wheel, had
been married in Pittsburg to Francis
Schlatter, the divine healer, of Can
ton. The ceremony was performed
by the Rev. Mr.. Ward, pastor of st.
Peters Episcopal church. Mr.. and
Mrs. Schlatter are now at a down
town hotel
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
EX-ALDERMAN MARRIED.

Warren, ILL.,, Aug. 19.-Charles NJ.
Bromwich, an ex-alderman Of Boston,
was married here to Miss Adelia
Carr, an artist well known in Chi
cago and San Francisco.
There is romance in the marriage.
The bride was a girl friend Of Brom-
wich's first wife, who at her death
ten years ago, requested her husband
to look after Miss Carr's comfort. He
did this so well that it resulted in to-
days marriage.
Both, parties are wealthy. They will
take a trip down the st. Lawrence.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
EMPLOYEES PLEASED.
Their Wages to Be Restored Without
Solicitation.

Their Wages to Be Restored Without
Solicitation.
Chester, Pa, Aug. 19.-The employees
of George c. Hetzel & Co., manufac-
turers of worsted goods, have been
notified that the wages paid in 1892
would be restored on September 9th
next. The notice was surprise as
the restoration was granted by the
firm without solicitation on the part Of
the hands.
Hetzel & Co. employ several hun
dred people. Since 1892 two reduc-
lions of wages have been made, aggre-
eating about 20 per cent, and until
three weeks ago the mill has been run
ming on half time. The firm has of
late received many new orders and
the employees are working full time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
ANIMOSA STOLEN.

A Brown Filly That is Worth Five
Thousand Dollars.
Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 19.-Animosa,
a three-year-old brown FLY has been
stolen from the Newport, KY, race
track. Some one saw a colored man
riding her in a gallop from the Adj
ans and Turner stables, and pass out
at the carriage gate. 1t is thought the
theft is for the purpose of entering
her under another name. She recent
ly broke the track record at Newport
and is valued at $1,000.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
A SENSIBLE TALK.

Columbus, Ohio, Aug. ia rumOr
that certain Pittsburg poerators have
made the statement that they intend
to resume even if gatling guns have
to be used and Pinkerton men employ
ed, is characterized by President
Ratchford, as bluff.
He says: There is but one inter-
probation of this extraordinarily,
that the operators prefer to shed
blood rather than negotiate a peace
full settlement. They cannot build
stockades high enough or strong
enough in the Pittsburg district to hold
non-union worKmen and any effort
in that direction will fail. In the
first place, there is no unanimity
among the operators; and in the sec
ond place, they cannot hope to get
non-union workmen. Further than
that the opinion of the great republic
will of itself refute their plans even
though they were agreed and nom
union labor could be secured"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
NEARLY STARVED.
Held Prisoners by Storm For Thee
Nights and Four Days.

Held Prisoners by a Storm For Thee
Nights and Four Days.
Tacoma, Wash, August 19.-W. E.
Mitchell and wife, Miss Jeane Nc
Farlane, of Summer and Sergeant
Will A. Hall, of Puyallup, We're near
ly starved and frozen to death at the
top of Mount. Tacoma last week.
They were held prisoners for three
nights and four days by a storm. AS
the party was ascending the mountain
the storm gathered and increased to
a hurricane just as they scrambled
over the rim of the crater into a place
of shelter.
They remained huddled together dur
ing the first night and not an eye clos
ed in sleep. The next day an attempt
was made by the men to prepare
way to escape, but the wind blew them
back from the crater rim. The sec
ond night was passed in sheltered
ice cavern with the sulphur laden
steam rising ON all sides. Prunes and
hard tack, softened by the steam,
was the bill of fare and before the
morning of the fourth day every NOR
sci had been devoured. In addition
TO the prospect of freezing to death
the party was face to face with star
walton. The storm broke on the fourth
day and all escaped. The Mitchell
party reports that the MaZams burn
ed for firewood the big flag pole
which Oscar Brown, of Cle-Elum,
risked his life to carry to the top of
the mountain five years ago. On this
pole the largest American flag ever
unfurled at a three mile altitude was
hung. Mountain climbers from all
parts of the world carved their
names on the staff.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
MUTINoUs SEAMEN.
Picked up on the Ocean and viii be
t,o,,,. 1yo,,o fo. Trio,

Picked up on the Ocean and Will be
brought Home for Trial.
New York, Aug. ia dispatch to
the Herald from Buenos Ayres says:
Telegraphic advices from the Her.
AIDS correspondent in Rio Janeiro,
Brazil, are to the effect that a vessel
of the Atlantic squadron has picked
up and holds at Bahia, John Lend and
the other members of the crew of the
American schooner Olive Packer, who
at sea. They murdered the
J. w. Whitman, and the first
mate, William Saunders, after having
had trouble.
The crime was committed about 125
miles from Buenos Ayres. The six
prisoners have made confession of
their part in it and have attempted
little concealment. They say that
after the murders they set the vessel
on fire and took to the boats. The
schooner was laden with lumber and
burned very quickly. The men relat-
ed that they experienced much hard
ship before being picked up.
The details of the mutiny have not
been given out yet, but the men say
there had been i'll feeling on the
whole voyage and the captain and sec
ond mate had made strong enemies
of all the members of the crew.
The United States consul will take
charge of the men and they will
probably be sent home for trial on a
vessel.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
Price $500 a Year

the west came together at the Audi
torium annex for the purpose of hold,
ing a meeting to consider the question
of making alive per cent raise in the
price of glass. 1t was deemed unad-
visable to take action until after the
meeting of the manufacturers next
week and postponement was taken
until Wednesday. The tone of the
meeting was favorable to a rise.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
A CUBAN GIRL IMPRISONED BE.
CAUSE SHE REFUSED THE
ADVANCES OF A SPANIARD.
He Holds a High Military Position,
And For Revenge. is Attempt
ing TO Have Her Sen
tened to Penal
Seryituie.
New York, Aug. ia dispatch to
the Herald from Havana, says:

the Herald from Havana, says:
The story published to the effect
that Evangelina Cassie Cisneros,
Cuban girl, has been sentenced to
twenty years Imprisonment in Ceuta,
is premature. 1t has made Gen. Wey-
Ter, in whose hands the case rests,
highly indignant and prejudiced him
against her.
The man Berries, who attempted to
betray the girl, and who because she
refused his advances, caused her i'm
prisonment, is a nephew of the pres
ent prime minister of Spain, and ev-
cry effort is being made to hush the
matter up.
Gen. Weyler would probably have
ordered her release, but if he is in the
position of being forced to do it, he
may insist upon her being sentenced.
The facts of the case are these:
Nearly two weeks ago the fiscal or
public prosecutor in Cuba asked the
Supreme tribunal in Spain to sentence
Senorita Cisneros to twenty years
penal servitude. The tribunal hest
tated and referred the matter to Gen.
Weyler. Gen. Weyler hesitates even
yet.
Berries, who is the military COM
mander of the Isle of Pines, is now in
Havana, and doing his utmost TO free
himself from blame, but strong repre-
been made to Spain and Gen. Weyler
is undecided as to whom he shall sac
rifice.
Your correspondent has stated the
case to Consul General Leee. That
big hearted man acted in a charitable
fashion. He sat and penned a per-
sOnal letter to the captain general,
pleading for the young woman, not
because she was pretty, but because
she was a woman. He said that if
he would pardon her he would send
her unofficially to the United States
and would use his influence to obtain
for her a position there. When Gen.
Lee was interviewed, he thumped the
table with his fist and said:
'If that young girl is liberated will |
10 anything in the world to protect her |
from the sharks that will await even
1T the prison door,"
Gen. Weyler is at present waging
| war on cattle. He has issued new
order to the effect that all the cattle
n the country be seized and driven to
he towns, where they are to be sold
1t q price fixed by him. The troops
AIRY out their instructions to the let
er. Many protests from estate own
RS have been lodged with the various
onsulates.
Rebels have entered and pillaged the
own of Trinidad, in Santa Clara. Col.
anquatot, who was in command of
he Spanish forces in the district, has
,een deprived of his command and
entenced to one months imprison-
lent.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
ELECTRIC ROADS IN JAMAICA.

New York, Aug. 19.-H. NJ. Whitney,
brother of William c. Whitney and a
well known man, has gone to Boston
to complete arrangements with syn
dictate of Canadian capitalists to estab-
lish a system of electrical roads in
Kingston, Jamaica.
Henry Pierson, brother of T. S.
Pierson, chief engineer of the Metro
politan Traction company, is to have
charge of the construction work in
Kingston. The company is to build
twenty-five miles of tracks in and
about Kingston. About s5,000,0OO is
to be invested in the scheme.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
MAY HAVE A FREE-FOR-ALL.

Washington, Aug. 19.-Private ad.
vices from Nicaragua are that Cosl "a
Rica and Guatemala will in all prob.
ability >refuse to proceed further with
the SCHEME for the consolidation of
the five republics of Central America
into one nation, and that the present
greater republic, comprising Salvador,
Honduras and Nicaragua, will disin-
tegrate at an early date.
The intense jelousy existing be-
tween Costa Rica and the states COM
posing the present greater republic Of
Central America, in which Guatemala
to lesser degree. is Civ
en- as the reason for the possible fail
ure to carry out the agreement. Upon
the formal announcement Of the refus-
al of Costa RIGA and Guatemala TO
enter the union, the present combina-
ton Of Honduras, Salvador and Mic
aragua is expected to collapse and the
result, it is feared will be a state Of
war that will extend to all the c0un-
tries Of Central America.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
WATCHES ADVANCE.

Elgdn, ILL.,, Aug. 19.-The Elgin
Watch company has advanced the
price of watch movements ten per
cent. The advance is on all the bet
ter grade of movements. Cheap
movements have been advanced also
from fifty to seventy-fve cents on
each.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19

New York, Aug. 19.-Mrs. Julia
Ward Howe has appealed to the pope
in letter asking him to interfere to
save Evangelina Cisneros, the Cuban
girl, who is said to be about to be
transported to the Spanish dungeons
of Ceuta. Mrs. Jefferson Davis has
written a letter to the Queen of Spain
making a similar request.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
SALT ADVANCES.

Saginaw, Mich, Aug. 19.-The Mich
igan Salt association has advanced
the price of salt in all markets of the
west five cents a barrel and in the
home markets eight cents a barrel
which brings the price up to relatively
the same in all markets.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
ELECTED OFFICERS.

Toronto, Ont, Aug. l9.-The Ameri-
can Society for the Promotion of En-
cheering Education, at its closing
session elected officers.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-19
GLASS Will GO UP.

Chicago, Aug. 19.-Members of the
Jobbers Window Glass association Of