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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-12-09
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UIR TfHIs-- I-ana 7
pes lir u.-a- ssla---,ls .aned to under
stakt until we saw the country carts
used upon them. The wheels of these
vehicles are struck round with pro-
jecting bosses of iron '.in order to
take a good grip of the road" OF
course each one takes away a good
grip of the earth and dust and loose
rocks, Of which the road is composed.
and scatters the kings highway
around generally with consequences
that are not soothing to the feelings
of the pedestrian. However. nm we
go-dusty, hot, perspiring, but hope
full, as Calheta, the unspeakable. re-
eedes and the pine woods are reached.
Hot places, though, are pine woods.
as We find, and when somebody says,
Here is the Levada at length, and
we can walk" we joyfully unpack our
selves and turn ont upon our feet.
Around stretches wide amphi-
theatre of mountains clothed with
fern and heather, and cut around the
sides is perfectly level walk beside
the water course Of Levada, which
runs close to the mountain side in its
stone bed. A miles walk and then
we come to the narrow black tunnel
into which the water runs. A bundle
of bamboos or Of cedar sticks are
lighted for torch, and we plunge into
the darkness and the cold. The water
drips from the rock above our heads,
making pools upon the uneven foot
way. The Levada flows black and
cleaning in the torchlight beside us.
-Blackwood's Magazine.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-12-09
A SWISS WEDDING.
MANY VARIETIES SEEN BEYOND
THE ALPS.
NAY Dly Is n Period Sacred to Lover.
Throughout the Well Governed Little
RepubIic-The Young Man Must Take
Pains TO Please.

HERE is no other
European country
in which there Is
so large and so es-
sential a rariety Of
marriage customs
as there is in Swift
zerland, one of the
very smallest coun-
tries in any con-
tinent. No coun-
try can in this re-
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-12-09
PAS cRAMERFoNE.
Everybody Kicked when He Showed
How Good Little Noise Was.

ENefybouy htcked When He showed
How Good Little Noise was.
''Pa brought home gramerfone the
other day." said Johnnie. "You
know what gramerfoneis, don't you?
It's thing what you wind up an set
agoin' an sometimes music comes out
of it an sometimes it's talkin'. /
dunno what makes it, but il sounds
just S if there was sumbuddy in it,
but there amt, cause looked once
TO see.
II asked pa how twas fixed, an he
sed there was sum rubber in it an
folks sung or talked up against it an
it made marks ON the rubber, an then
when the thing was wound up 'twould
git of the same stuff
But | guess ra was tryin' to fool
me. 1t don't make no marks on rub
Der when You talk up againstit it. 'cause
tried it on mas rubber tires. /
talked an orful while up aginst one
of EN-, an it never made a mite Of
eny marks on it.
Pa won't let nobuddy wind up that
gramerfone but Just himself, an he
keeps it agoin' most oil the time when
he's round He sets il agoin' when
he first gifts up in the mornin', an he
alwus commences with crazy mans
talk.
That's an orful piece, an it made
me feel orful funny down in my throat
when l first heard it, an ma don't
like the piece neither, but pa plays it
all the samey.
''An' last night it rained an pa
couldn't go ridin' an kept the machine
goin' till most mornin'. He played
everything all over an over as much
as ten times, / should think. An
there's one orful funny thing.
There's piece bout Kentucky
home. An when pa put that on, it
went long all right till it got to weep
no more, an then it kept sayin' that
all the time. Weep no more, weep
no more. an pa sed he guessed the
darned thing was goin' to weep all
night, an so he stopped 'er. He
found great big scratch ON her,
so he didn't use it no more.
II laid awake an orful while listen
in TO it, an bime by heard ma
hollerin' to pa. She told him to shut
the ole thing off an come long to bed,
an he did.
This mornin' he had it goin' agin
while lie was eatin' breakfast, an the
door bell rung. Twas tue landlord,
an he sed the neighbors was com
plainin' bout pas music box an he
sed pa mustn't play it after o'clock
at night
''An' pa sed the neighbors might go
hang themselves. He sed he'd bin a
putin up with their noise for a good
menny years, an now he was goin'
to make little hisself, just to show
'em how good t was.
''He sed there was a baby cross the
street that squalled from mornin' till
night, an he sed there was peanner
both sides of him an two fiddles an
he bet he'd drown 'em all ont.
MA SEES ra'li have to mind the
landlord, but / dunno whether he will
or moi. Carrie Hodsdon Sellers, in
Lawrence American.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-12-09
and WINTER
GOODS

OF latest styles, come and examine nv
I'D prices, You will be surprised to
q bargains you can get from me Here
! end the prices of few articles
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-12-09

1000 Loose fU
Fine French MI r-,., ,o,s a. !. W.
Rnttsr Nn,s de la War;. whose name has
Walnuts 49,, III well known through the Hoo
Almonds -... I. ndals is not yet thirty year,
Good Mince Nes he has had a varied and ia
pess o 5,I & speets remarkable career. AT
Ca Iemo, r. tried the inviting but difficult
Guar. Best Fam diplomacy, and failed. Then
Set of Cups III out as a commissioner on
Set Dinner Hhing for a well-known 1eweler.
~ !" as1 DOW low al tried telegaphy. But he has
n "a WnIsssa, alaly successful in nothing. IN
10 Bars Circus III ord de la War; is tall, thin.
Best Vinegar 1etmall, light mustaehe and
Good Goal Oil. l..Dent shoulders. When a boy
Boxes Axle g. n1o,, with the dnkes NJ Clar-
1871. We ~ York Hide-and-seek was
Handsome Oak 4,Drlte amusement. The Wales
Oak Chairs. ~ wanted to win. and being
p.n,a,,hsr .hd older they occasionally
Table 500. 0O 4 convenient to use a little
uful Lounge proerciOn. And once the duke
is puuebed on yduisoundly thrashed Lord de la
WIN you, hen PAUSE he would not let him
III sar Oa. VA 49, ON present appearances it
r though Hooley were also
]. |. Ell We 4s'' De T. war ''' ''' '''-
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-12-09
PLATA, MARYLAND DECEMBER

peasant Of 200 years ago; where the
men do a little fishing and farming.
the women wear the French kerehief
and simple garb Of the old Acadians
of Evangelines day.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-12-09
L. NJ. SWITZERLAND.
A u Q II 10 NEER
Pct Tobacco. Charles County. Mo

VIII attend to al buzinez entrusted b
aim, In any portion Of the County. Con
nunications addressed to lin at Po-t
Tobacco viii receive PROMPT att.~-,n
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-12-09

spect be at all compared with Switzer-
land. except vast China, the unmess-
ured and Unreasonable empire OF Asia.
Switzerland and China! What
couple.
In Lucerne, Switzerland, the mar
riage customs are rather pretty. May
day is a day sacred to lovers, a day
OF ardent courtships. Upon its dawn
and, indeed, until its midnight-the
lover who would not only WOO but win
must proclaim the intention OF his at
tentions distinctly and pay his mis-
tress several prescribed courtesies.
The most important Of these is, per-
haps, the planting of the courtship
pine, or May tree. At day he plants
before her fathers door wee pine
tree heavy with fruit of tinsel and
flowers Of ribbon. This is considered
the most marked attention a Lucerne
lover can offer to the maiden Of his
devotion. II his suit is acceptable her
parents invariably reward him with
lavish entertainment. And nothing
else so proves that a Swiss family is
lifted quite of its feet and carried
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-12-09
A MAN WITHOUTANAME
NARROWED ON A BLEAK NOVA SEQ
TAN COAST FORTY YEARS AGO.

Since Then He Hasn't Spoken an Intel
llgible word. and No One Knows
Whence He Came or who He Is
Some Versions of the sad Mystery.
The blue books pub ished by the
government of the province of Nova
Scotia are, as a rule, pretty dry read
ing, aud that called the Financial
Returns" is one Of the dryest of the
lot. Yet there is one line in the FL
naneisl Returns behind which turks
one of the strangest mysteries, which,
after forty years, still remains a mys-
terry. The Financial Returns give
all expenditures from the Office of the
provincial treasurer that is. all ex-
penditures made by the province of
Nova Scotia. One line reads:
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-08
WHEN YOU HAVE A BAD COLD.

You want the best medicine that
can be obtained, and that is Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy.
You want a remedy that will lot
only give quick relief but effect a
permanent cure.
You want a remedy that will relieve
the lungs and keep eXpectoration
easy.
You want a remedy that will coun-
teract any tendency toward pneumo-
mia.
You want remedy that is pleasant
and safe to take.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is the
only medicine in use that meets all Of
these requirements. This remedy is
famous for its cures of bad colds
tin ougnout the United States and i'll
many foreign countries. 1t has many
rivals, but, for the speedy and perma-
nent cure of bad colds, stands without
peer and its splendid qualities are
everywhere admired and praised. For
sale by all druggists and dealers.
Benson, Smith d Co., wholesale ag-
ents for the Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-08
.HAWAN'S TWO Senator'S
WILL NOT he FORTHCOMING Tor
MANY YEARS.
senator German Gives His Reasons for
Being an Enthusiastic Annexation
ist-Uncle Sam Needs the Islands.

Senator German, the great Demo-
cratic party manager. is emphatic for
the annexation of Hawaii, says the
Washington Post.
"The Islands are wanted for their
commercial importance and as srrc
means of defense" he said. II believe
that they are essential to our welfare
i'm both particulars. | believe that
the amount of the debt which we are
asked to assume is Il very small price
to pay for them"
"But many objections are urged
against annexation
None that are convincing To my
mind. 1t is said that they drc too
small. They contain as many square
miles as Massachusetts. 1t is said
that they are too far away. Distance
nowadays must be measured by time,
and not by miles, and Hawaii is not
as far away as was Alaska when we
purchased that territory, and not
nearly so inaccessible as was Texas
when that state came into the union.
It is said that we cannot hold the Is
lands Who is to take them from Us.
when once we have raised our flag?
Is England? Certainly not, when. ev-
en- if England wanted to go to war
with us. which she does not, we could
retaliate by marching upon Canada. Is
Germany? Germany. to be sure, is
better situated than England, because
Germany has but slight possessions
within striking distance, and we could
only sieze her commerce. Is Japan
No. Japan will not Interfere. | have
no doubt of our ability to hold the Is
lands. and no one viii disput our pos
session. The most important reason
for our action" continued the Senator,
lis the fact that we have served no
tice on the world that we propose to
take the Islands. 1t would be very
strange in us if we should now say
that we did not want them"
How about the possibility of two
Senators from Hawaii?'
THAT would be a very serious con-
Sideration if it threatened. | do not
believe that it will arise for the next
fifty years. but if necessary. an agree
ment could be made whereby Hawaii
should remain permanently as ter
ritory. 1t could be governed by com
missioners or by governor appoint
thority of the present government to
give us possession of the Islands there
can be no question. We would take
the Islands by orr power, and then if
the followers of the deposed queen
should attepmt TO harrass or embar-
rass our administration there. we
could land Il force of marines to pre-
serve order. There would be nothing
remarkable in this. We have to call
out the troops occasionally in our own
country. and the very presence of the
police on our streets means that some
force has to be exercised to preserve
the peace. | believe that when we
once obtained the Islands. a new field
would open for our people, and that
in the cultivation of coffee and sugar
large numbers will find employment
in a healthful and pleasant clima,e
The acquisition of territory is also
rood Democratic doctrine, for every
foot of land added to our domain, eN-
cept Alaska, has been acquired by a
Democratic president"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-08

Fine Printing, Star Office.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-08
POISONED.

Four hundred emigrants on board
the Italian steamer Agordat, bound
from Genoa, Italy, for Santos, Brazil,
were poisoned by verdigris, in the
soup kettle in which their food was
cooked.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-08
\ MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAP
Ply NEW YEAR.

"Christmas comes but once year"
Why not make this the very merriest
Christmas of your life? You can if
you purchase your cakes, pies and
plum buildings at the
GERMAN BAKERY.
We are prepared to take and exc
cute any number or orders, and can
turn out anything in the cake or the
pastry line you may call for. Our
prices are the very lowest possible
for first-class goods. AIince pies just
like "My mother used to make" Re-
member the place,
1913 FORT STREET. Telephone 677.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1898-01-08
GERMAN BAKERY.
IL. w. MARTJNoFF,
EXPERT ACCOUNTANT.

"THE QUEEN" Nuuanu ST.
Books exported, new sets of books
opened, accounts examined, differen-
ces adjusted, etc.
For many years connected with the
Anglo-C californian Bank, Ltd, of San
Francisco, Cali.
References: Messrs. Bishop & Co.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-21
True Relormcrs Celebrate.

The True Ref0rmers celebrated on yes
terday the nftieth anniversary ot the
birth of the late Rev. W. " Browne,
the founder Of the True Roformers order
and the banking institution by that name
iu this city the 10Th Of October have been
set aside as a holiday Tor that purpose.
at 9 O'Clock the office force, about ntty
Ga number. together with 'arGe NUM-
her OF the members Of Richmond asse m
bled az the ban and AN appropriate pro-
gramme was carried out.
a. w. Holmes. the chief Of Richmond,
presided as master of ceremonies. a
scripture lesson was read by Rev G. A.
Holmes. the former pastor Of Rev.
Browne. while the cashier r. T. ltil
offered am appropriate prayer. w. =.
Burron. the grand worthy secretary and
oldest associate Of Rev. Browne delivered
an address on the Footprints of W. W.
Browne. HIS remarks were both MIS-
t0ricai and entertaining and were well
received other addresses cuiosisuc OK
Rev Browne were made.
Rov. q. 4. holmes declaring that in his
iudoment vs.. ". Browne was The great
est man that had ever lived 80 America.
Music Of o select character was fur
nished bv the office choir. The exercises
were very enthusiastic and it is very evil
dent that the memory ol William W.
Browne Will ever remain green with the
True Reiormers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-21
HENRlCO NEWS N0TES.
Marriage in the COunty-A fauper
Leaves Il snug Sum Of Money.


A marriage license was issued In the
Henrlco County Court clerks office yes
terday to Mr j. III. O'C0nnell and Miss
Lillian G. W. Tign0r, daughter OK MI
William TlgnOr. both residents or the
county. They were married last night by
Rev r. y. Beadles, pastor OK falF-
mount Methodist church.
Coroner Croxt0u, OF HenricO county,
expected to hold an Inquest yesterday
morning over the body ot Conductor sam
uel h. Carmen, who was killed on the
Chesapeake and Ohio road in Fulton We'd
nesday night. but owing TO the absence
of some of the needed witnesses who were
out OF town. the inquest was postponed
until this morning at IL O'Clock.
Hal JordOn, an old white man was re-
e,rdod as ht subject for the County
Aln,shouse by reason Of his poverty, and
who las been regularly drawing rauons
from the county for many years died &c
his home. on the Charles city road, about
six miles below tie city, "Wednesday, ana
LETT 4 snu.s sum of money much to the
surp.irc OF those who knew him. When
his place was searched an old trunk was
found with gold coin to the amount OF
$500 therein This will go TO his child
rer. 2. son and two daughters.
In Fo'rin, unit a good deal OF building
is now COINS on. About eight or ten new
no Uses are going UP, and contracts have
been let for more. During the past TWO
o.. three years more than 20 houses have
been built IN this prosperous suOufD.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-21
GAVE HERSELF UP.
Mrs. Clarke Hit Disorderly Trespas-
ser with Fiat Iron.

ser Will ~ i ld' AiN'f-
Mrs. Matte Clarke. Of No. Ao2 o street.
went 10 tho First Police station yesterday
morning and surrendered herself on me
charge OF assaultng Hanover farmer
,,,r,od GEORGE looms. an account OF
which was printed I'm yesterdays Times.
Toous was a former o0ardef az Ai.7'
Clarke's house. bat he lett mere loI
reasons best known 10 both ParusS ana
WAS requested never 20 return
lie came 10 the city Wednesday with
losd of truck. and, disregardlhg the re-
quest previously made. Went 10 MIS-
Clar<e's residence and tried " dispose
Of some Of his steck. n..
A gentleman. d friend Of the family
happened 10 be present, ana Wneh MIS-
Clarke reminded Mr. looms OF her re-
quest. he grew indignant and blamed
the friend present for all the trouble.
This caused an argument between iAe
two men. and looms knocked his man
down A. tms stage Mrs. Clarke TOOK
a hand la the proceedings. and when sne
placed q nat iron that she had ID her
hand down again. several Impressions
OF II had been left on Mr.. looms coun-
tenance.
Mr.. Tooms left his cart standing in
tn. street and rushed 10 me FIRST sla-
tion where he stated that his mule hau
kicked him and he wanted a Doctor Dt
Gwathmev. Of the ambulance corps
patched Up Mr Tooms and he went
home. -,
a warrant was sworn out for Mrs.
Clarke's arrest as soon as the cifctH-
stances OF the affair reached the police.
ana she gave herself Up. She was bailef
for her appearance IN the Police Court
this morning, with Sergeant Kerse as her
bOndsman.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-21
The Court of Justice John.

Jerry Lee. colored. came 10 the city
looking for work, and was not long IA
finding il, Tor when DE suggested. as he
stood before the throne. that be was oX-
ceodngly anxious TO secure employ nent,
The Figure thereon. Immediately signed
him for am engagement OF thirty days
with Squire Sugar Bottom Jones Pets.
j. y. English paid 81 for throwing rocks
ON the street.
Justice John was in high feather this
morning as he ratified OF the following
cases:
sam Burcham and ". r.. Powell, two
soldiers 0n their road 90 Portsmouth. got
stranded in the city and took 10 drink.
They were found asleep peacefully on the
public streets. bat in view OF the fact
that the boys were working for tho gov
eminent and we've harmless they were
permitted 20 retire aud proceed towards
Portsmouth
Marshall Washington. colored. got dis
orderly and created "a disturbance on the
street and it cost him $40 which he paid.
Willie Hayes. col0red. was alleged 10
have assaulted and beaten Frank RAN
donh and threatened 10 strike Lizzie
Graham. The whole lhins cost him $40.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-21
Rnnehly Hlndled.

Mr.. VIM. Lowry. %, Bowling Green. en-
ployod by the Long Distance Telephone
Company has been testing the wires OF
that line and has been stopping at the
81. Clair Hotel.
Early yesterday morning, about 2:o0
o'clock. DE was Oh his way 90 his hotel.
when. near the corner Of Ninth and Broad
streets. he was attacked by three men
who beat him badly about the head The
objects OK the attacking party were not
made clear. for they we're frightened OH
before @ robbery could De committed.
The ambulance was called and DR..
Cuathmey responded He fornl Dir.
Lowry I'D n bad way. with i've gashes
ON his head. The injured man was made
as comfortable as possible and carried 10
the ST. Clair.
He left for his home az Bowling Green
yesterday and The police are trying to APP
Drend the offenders.
Mt Lowry doesn't know who his as
saiiants We're
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-21

were: Miss Lucy Stone. Of Warrenton;
Miss johnson. of New York. Miss Henica,
OF New York ard Miss Eliza Wood. OF
Charlottesville. sister of the groom The
following were ushers: Dir t. Mcdonald
Long. of Pittsburs, Mr. y. W. Dodd, Of
Warrington. Alr. T.. T.. Ercs'aphiev, %
Gainesville Va. Mt Richard Hooker OF
Washington: Mr.. Nat TYLER. OF wash
inct0n; Mr. Markham p. Payne, Of War
renton. AR Charles Wilson, If Wash
ingt0n, and Mr.. Norris. OF Washington.
The church was beautifully decorated
Tlth white and yellow chrys1nthemums.
After lie ccremonv r reception was
given to the personal friends ana roia-
tyes from 10 1.s0 o'clock after which
Mr. ana Mrs. wood took the 7:3j train
Tor the North on am extended bridal tolr.
Among those present We're: Mr. ana
Mr.. General Ayelill, Miss Julia Ma.
gruder. the authoress, and Mir. Henry
Duzler. well known In literary circles.
The bridal presents were very numerous
and handsome.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-10-21
SECOND MAY G0
TO PHILADELPHIA.
Mastering Out Deferred by Order Of
Secretary Alger.
CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON.
Secretary AIgcr Consents, hut the L.
:. Government WIN Net Defray Tx
pcnses-Wcrk in the Third
Progressing Rapidly.
CONFERENCE IN WASHINGTON.

G,vern3r Trler received a letter from
fseretsry Aieer yesterday evening in
o...oh 81, was stated that the mastering
orf m lie second Regiment la view oi
tto reourst that the regiment De permit
fsd to attend the Philadelphia Peace
ru3isae would be deferred temporarily In
order 10 allow them 10 so 20 fmlaQei-
mia a. representative OF Virginia.
me letter also stated lhat the United
erafcs government would not be response
g.. Tor expenses entailed in the matter
which naturally gave TO the trip hint
Of uncertainty. as there are no State
DOS at hand for the purpose of defray-
inf slca expenses.
COL STERN TO SIZE SEC. ALGER
When fle Governor received the letter
Col 10. Lane stern was on hls way 20
Washington cn other business, and the
Governor 40 once wired him en route con-
corning tho substance of tho letter, and
requested him 90 can no ine War Depart
ment and try Go arrange for the betrayal
q. expenses Incidental 90 the proposed
trin
immediately upon his arrival Boz Wash
ine.oH COL stern repaired to the De-
Ttrtu.nt and last night he wired the
Governor that an appointment had been
made With tho Secretary for this morning
OFF 30 o'clock when the matter win be
carefully and thoroughly discussed.
WANT TO co.
Tho officers of ihe Second Regiment
VOW hero are very much Interested in the
mlttor. and oro anxious 90 take their
boys TO Philadelphia.
Capt Kent ieu last niFht for Wytheviie
t0 join h's company
Major Price has been very busy man
for the past few days, and has been kept
b. H..H fn |nr