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each side of the Seneca River, and slew all that passed
 But relief came. The great Hiawatha rose up and killed one of the creatures, but the other, huge in stature and swift of wing, escaped He was the father of all the small tribe that exist to-days and his name was Mosquito!
 Having lost his favorite pastiIne he ragged along the shores of Long Island and New Jersey, and up into New York and down into Pennsylvania, but his home, remember, the home of this great mosquito, was at Fort Onondaga, New York; and make it a point, you, to let the New Yorker know his claim to dis tinction in this matter.
 To give you an idea of the ravageS of this monster, it is reported that at one swoop, uttering a shrill cry, of which the Siren whistle is believed to be a modification. he would seize two of the biggest savage braves and eat them, and then use their ribs for toothA picks.
 So the people suffered. There was but one great and awful mosquito, but his bite meant complete annihilation, and while his victims were few, very few, compared to those of his offsprfngs their fate was infinitely worse.
 Moreover, this great father of stings was inyulnerable; the 1n91nas had no weapon that would not turn aside from him; they were helpless; whereas, the mosquito of to-day can individually be killed, but take him collectively, and we are in as much need of a deliverer as were the ancient redskins, to whom help came in this fashion:
 The Holder of the Heavens heard their despairing cries, and came down prepared to fight the insect to the death But Mosquito was swift of wing, and when he found that he had met his match he turned and flew away. It was a chase that shook nature itself. The sun was hot; dull clouds of mist hung over the earth, and night brought no helief.
 Finally the two powers met, and Mosquito was slain, out up on the sandy shores of Lake Onondaga, where he had reigned supreme. In his death strug- gles he kicked up great sand hills, which are there even now, as proofs that this is a true story. But as his blood spread out upon the land each drop turned into a thousand small mos quitoes; and that is the true history of the origin of the insects that now are found in the jules in California!
 To prove that the story of Amos Quito the first is true, there is a spot on the Seneca Reservation, so the In- dians say, where they can see the foot prints of the first mighty insect and the prints are twenty inches long.
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THE YOUNG HERDS FLAG,

THE following story about patri-
 otic little boy who lives in San
 Francisco was sent in by M S. D.:
 Walter B. lives in the Western
 Addition. He is a loyal little fel- diers. He loves to go to the park and see them drill, and down to the wharf to see them embark on the transports.
 Nearly every day he wishes his flags to wave from the window, but best of all, he loves to go up on the hill to see the great ships go sailing out of the Golden Gate, bound for the far Philip pines, and wave a parting salute to the brave boys who have given up all for their country. A few days since he went with his mamma to see the Mon tana and South Dakota companies start. They each took flag, and Walter . was a beautiful silk one.
 On came the soldiers, tramp, tramp, tramp. As they passed a soldier cried out, Lady, please give me your hag." Of course she gave it. Directly another cried: Little boy, do please give me your flag. Oh, do, do, please give me your flag" Walter hesitated for one moment and then the beloved flag was held out to the soldier, but the fountain of tears came near overfiowing, and it was very sad little boy that reached home saying, ''I did want my flag; I did want my flag.
 Was not that an act of self-renuncia- ton for a little six-year-old?
 We trust that soldier will count that flag among his treasures.
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TWILIGHT FANCIES.
BY CHARLES ELMER UPTON,
 PLACE RVfLLE.

BY CHARLES ELMER UPTON.
 PLACE RWLLE The day Is OCT, the cricket's trilI Sounds cheerfly without, But silent is my hearth, and chill No forms are roundabout. Yet not alone am I tonight, For shapes unseen are here: Upborne by airy pinions light, They drift from everywhere. Dear phantoms of my childish friends, Dim emblems of a love That to mine earthly spirit lends A halo from abovei I see no more the lonely hearth, Nor moan my cheerlesS lot; Encompassed by the children's mirth, My sorrows are forgot. Forgotten are the cares of life, And mans inhuman wiles, For naught may be of sin or strife Where holy childhood smiles. So, as the v'ning shadows fall, l sit in calm content, Grateful to the King of all Who hath such blessings sent And what If brainless men deride My life upon the hill? l spurn them all, for at my side The children finger stilIi
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FLASHES OF CHILD WIT.

Mamie, aged four, was accompany+ ing her grandfather on a tour of in- spection through his peach orchard, and coming to one tree that had neither fruit nor leaves, she asked what kind of a tree it was. It's a peach tree" replied the grandfather. but it's dead. the sap having all dried up" "Oh, yes" said Mamie, "zat is ze tind ze dwied peaches gwo on.
 Little Boy-Isnt fathers queer?
 Auntie-In what way?
 Little Boy-When a boy does any- thing for his pa he doesn't get any, thing; but if another mans boy does 1t he gets a nickel.
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Y SAY, Martin, stop that How's a
 fellow going to drink with Niagara
 Falls coming down on him ?'
 Louis Ray, or Rufus, as the boys A called him, roce up angrily, with face as red as his head.
 All right" said Martin Stone, laugh ing. "Go ahead and drink. I'll pump easy for you"
 Louis bent over again and put his thirsty lips to the spout. This time his tormentor moved the pump handle about as fast as the hour hand of a watch and about three drops trickled out.
 Pump, will you?" cried Louis.
 "Oh, yes," roared the other, and Louis was sputtering in rush of the water, while the boys exploded with laughter
 Louis sprang at Martin, shaking his wet head like a Newfoundland dog. and grappled with him fercely. But after all 1t was only a friendly tussle; the bell rang, and they all went back to the schoolroom as good friends as ever. But Martins back-strap gave way in the scuffie, his books tumbled out on the ground, and a closely written sheet of paper went across the schools ten his court through the iron fence
 Put up your books, boys" said the teacher. "I shall let you decide who shall get the English prize. I gave Martin and Louis each composition
  and let the class award the prize.
 Louis got his paper out and stood ready to marcl. up with Martin.
 But where was Martins paper? He was sure it was in his algebra. No; well, in his history; and so he went through every book.
 well we'll, where are the papers?" demanded the teacher.
 "I have lost mine,' said Martin.
 "Then there will be less trouble. Louis, where is yours?"
 There was silence in the schoolroom. Louis turned red, then pale. Then he quietly tore his paper across the mid dle and said in a respectful tone:
 "I have none to hand in, sir"
 Instantly the class broke into ire pressible applause.
 ''Siiencei" thundered the teacher.
 Then. in tone of voice they had never heard him use before, he said:
 Boys, I would rather have seen a generous thing like that among you than to have a prince of the royal blood in my school. That Is what call low ing your neighbor as yourself and you all know who gave us that command and set us the great example"
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slowly disappeared from view.

1t slowly disappeared from view.
 Now she was In Poland amid the mountains. The piano, somewhere by, was playing with its deep richness that beautiful piece so full of smoth- cred rnestness-RubinStein Ro- nance. Then she was instantly trans ported to Japal. Three young girls in the curious fashion and garb of that countrywide piano was playing, Three little maids from school" from ''Niikado." A big bowl of ri-e was in the middle of the floor, which was cov- cred with mating.
 Then she was back in America-in dear old Frisco. Clear and loud she heard the shrfll piping of the piccolo,
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"The girl I left behind me" She saw the transports leave and then-it seem ed as if a thousand pianos, all in differ ent tune and time, banged away and then came a crash:
 Elvira awokel No, it couldn't have been a dream, she thought! The piano was standing just as she left it- and she still works hard at her five finger exercises. Estefe Baker.
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INDIAN TALE
 OF AMOS QUITO.
By NJ. w. L.

by WI w. [.
 H ID you ever hear the true story,
 according to the Indians, of Amos
 Quito? Many years ago, so the ' story goes, the Indians of the 0 Middle Atlantic coast were ter- rorized and suffering under the deDre- dations of two monsters. The TuScaro~ ras suffered most. These two monste were as powerful as gods, but as wick ed as demons, and they stood, one on
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t ' V V heart was heavy. She tried A 1 to escape that she might give them warning and turn them back De- :: fore it was too late. She reached the - edge of the dense growth of trees ana : bushes that bordered upon the trail along which she had been brought as q :Drisoner by the Spaniards. pistol : click caused her to look around. De
 fore her stood the Spanish captain. :. 80" he said sneeringly, my falr ,:young Cuban girl would leave us. Here, %guard, tie this young lady tight and fast; for she might get away. DO not forget to put a gag in her mouth, for : she might be able to call aloud at time when we might prefer silence. She has tried to escape and hereafter she
 will be treated like any other prisoner. =: Some hours passed, during which
 Julia saw and heard all that took place, but she was helpless. 4 sentinel, who had. been stationed ln tree overnaIs- nIs- ing the trail, some distance from the camp. gave the sigual-"The Americans
 gre coming"
 Every Spaniard looked to his rife
 and pistols. The sharpshooung or Binnie had already inspired wholesome respect for his prowess. On came the
 Americans and their followers at an easy canter. They saw the enemy and halted for counsel. Seeing this and afraid that his plans might fail after all, the Spanish captain schemed quick :iy. A certain Spanish soldier had voice like a woman's- Him the captain called for instruction.
 Help, oEs help me or f. will be too late.
 : These were the words that Binnie and Ned heard. Not doubting that they were spoken by Julia in appeal to them, and fearing lest she might be under going some form of torture at the hands of the Spaniards to force her to give up Cuban secrets, Binnie gave the command in ringing tone, Forward. D. Forward it was. Along the dusty trail and onward to the bridge swept the friends of the imprisoned girl, with pistols in hand, ready to die for her if need be. At the head of the array was Binnie, spurring on his horse with all the impatience of youth. The Span :iards, only a few of whom were per +rlitted to be seen, awaited the fall of the bridge as the hoOfs of the American ;:and Cuban horses struck sharply upon the. planking at the farther end. Through the thick foliage of the way side gleamed the wOlfsh eyes of Rami- reg, the spy, as he watched his former comrades coming on to certain death. But he gave no warning sound.
 :. How was this? The Americans and ;Cubans are already more than half way across the bridge and the structure .does not falli They are seen to be stronger in numbers than the Span iards. "DoIts," hissed the Spanish cap- tain, "the bridge does not even jar. ;One. minute and we shall be beaten.
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less manner that was unfailingly sure to end in a hopeless confusion and tan- gle of fingers, pursed lips, scowllng brow and temper not exactly angelic. Her music teacher, Miss Rose Wallace, said that she thought Elvira had talent but that she lacked concentration. FL vira didn't exactly understand what concentration" meant, but she did know one thing and that was that she couldn't be victor in a scrimmage with her lessons every day, and that so far she had made a failure.
 Helen Arthur, who lived across the street in a fiat, was a fine player, and played at concerts. And Elvira used to feel in a humor that urged her to kick her naughty little heels together when she heard the praises that Peple be- slowed upon the fortunate Helen.
 So she set herself bravely to work,
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THE PIANO
 BEWITCHED

TLVIRA certainly tried to do her best to learn her music lessons. H Every day for an hour and often
 times more she would practice s her hve-fnger exercises and
 nlI1nPe into her scales in a reck-
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BINNIE AND NED IN CUBA,

Synopsis of preceding chapters. Binnte ana Ned the California boys, have started with troop of Cuban patriots, to rescue the Senorita Julia, who has been carried away as prls- oaer by the Spanish soldiers from her CuDan mountain home. Ramirez, a Cuban. who has become a traitor, and who is now acting as Spanish spy, has betrayed to the Spanish that BlEnie and Ned and their followers are com ing, and the Spaniards have sawed the umoers and Biunie and Ned may be trapped into rid ing upon the bridge. which still stands, but which was supposed not to be strong enough 10 hold their combined weight.1
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CHAPTER ".

" THILE Julia awaited the com n ing of Binnie and Ned and AhI their Cuban followers her
 V V heart was heavy. She tried
 \ \ to escape that she might give
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Y SAY, Martin, stop that! How's \ fellow going to drink with Niagara N Falls coming down on him?
 II or, R1,f11C the hnNrc
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A PRINCE OF THE BLOOD.

(To be continued.)
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-05-06
fre rai.. - us compliment.

A Stafford Springs man will proba-
bly, use discretion hereafter in distrlb-
uting compliments. He had been col
lecting rents among the Italian tene-
ments, and at one house be commented
to the housewife on her baby. In a
joking way he told the woman he
would give her rooster for the baby.
She did not seem then TO be impressed
with the offer. but a few days delib-
Grafton and probable consultation with
her husband had another effect. for on
the following Sunday she appeared at
the mans house and offered the baby,
at the same time demanding the roos-
Ter. 1t required great amount of ar
gument and explanation to convince
the woman that there was no market
for her child, even at such a reasonable
price. and she could not be persuaded
to take it home again until she had
been promised barrel of apples
Rockville tCtl Journal.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-05-06

There is a good deal of truth in the
old saying that, what is well begun is
half done. For that reason | try my
best to get my corn crop well started
by the following plan:
In the first place l begin q year be-
fore planting time to save up all the
hen manure, fertilizer which value
very highly. Whenever the hen
houses are cleaned the droppings are
put away in box under cover so that
it will not get wet. Wettiug greatly
injuries hen manure. I do not pillow
my land until about the time for
planting Just before dressing | draw
on a good dressing of barnyard man
re. In this | know my racIiee diff
fers from that Of some good farmers,
who hold that it is better to put the
manure in after blowing and thor
oughly mix it with the soil by har-
rowing. They think they get better
results in this way. / do not. / pre-
fer that the manure shall be turned
under. Then when the plant roots
get down to the manure, which they
will do about the time the corn begins
to ear, they will get the benefit of the
fertilizer and feel its effect wonder
fully. More or less of the strength of
the fertilizer is lost by putting it on
the top Of the ground Sometimes il
the season is late, little phosphate
or ashes put in at planting time will
hasten the growth Of the crop. Last
year on one piece put ashes. letting
it run through the planter as fastas it
would. had splendid crop Of cory.
On another piece | used liberal
amount Of phosr hate, with good re-
snlts.
If hen manure be kept dry and sifted
carefully it will run through thephos-
phate hopper. If it he damp and
coarse it must be put on by hand,
either in the hills on between the rows
before culiivating. Following these
rules, ! never have had a poor crop Of
corn, and l have hsd the satisfaction
of seeing number of my neighbors
converted " my methods, especially
that relating TO blowing manure under.
More and more men are becoming
convinced that this is the true way to
secure the full value Of this unap-
proachable fertilizer. l never was
much Of believer in putting barn
yard manure on top Of the ground.
The action Of the sun, rain and dew
loosens the particles, releasing thq
chemicals they contain and allow them
to float away in the air and be wasted.
e. L. Vincent in The Epitomist.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-05-06

1t is important that the calf should
be early weaned from the tea. 1t is
better for the future of the calf that it
be taken from its dam within twenty
four hours after it is dropped. The
milk at this time is Just what the calf
requires, but it is better that it be
MIXED in pail and thus fell to the
calf than that the calf should suckle.
Remove the calf far enough from is
dam so that neither can hear the Other,
for the longer they remain near
enough to see or hear each other the
less contented either will be. BY gi, :
ing milk from IS own dam. and waeln,
We have never had much trouble in
teaching it to drink. The finger may
be put ia the calls mouth, when it
will suck vigorously. II this fngee,
while the calf is St sucking, is gen
thy held down SO as to be under the
milk, the calf will be drinking almost
before it knows ii. Care should be
taken TO hold the pail firmly. So soon
as the milk begins to come into its
mouth the calf will butt most violently,
as instinct teaches il thai this is the
way to induce a better flow from the
udder. The calf at this early age does
not know enough to distinguish be,
tween n wooden pail and its dam i
udler.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-05-06

DR.. Calmette, who was, some years
ago, one Of the most brilliant pupils
of Fasteur, and is the brother of NJ.
CASTOR Calmctte, the weIl-known
writcg on the Figaro, is credited with
having made an important medical
discovery, name y, that Of perfectly
efficacious antidote for snakcbite.
This consists Of per cent. solution
Of chloride Of gold, ten drops of which
in, ected into guinea pig, pigeon, or
rabbit Immediately suffices TO dest oy
the toxic nature of drop of the snake
venom. Five TO ten cubic centime-
tiers OF the solution are sufficient
to counteraet the poison Of bite
which is fatal to q dog, a monkey, and
probably to a man. The dose has no
i'll effects 1t causes no pan, and by
increasing it, absolute immunity from
the poison is obtained. The sole con
dition to be fulfilled is that the 1oiu-
lion should be re liable, steIilized. and
kept in dark vial to preserve it from
the influence of sunlight 1t is in
iectsl with an ordinary hypodernic
syringe. DIR. Cal.nette, who is direc-
tor of tie archaeological institute at
Saigon, has been engaged for some
time past in the study of antidotes for
various microbic diseases, notably
cholera and the pest,-Pall Mall Gnz.
cite.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-05-06

First, choose the breed. Have an
ideal animal and work for it. Breed
from matured and well-bred sows.
Don't sacrifice individuality to pedi-
gree. Breed prolific sows only.
Avoid cross breeding and feeding too
much corn and ice water, as this les
sens the vitality aud tends 10 make
too light a bone. Feed young stock
aud the breeding sows oats, shorts,
bran and oilmeal, with but little corn
Give plenty of exercise. In finishing
off fat hog nothing is ahead of corn
and pure water.
Give plenty OF room in sleeping
quarters and teach young pigs to eat
early. March and April liiters are
best Keep salt and charcoal by them
at all times. The growing of frame
for the first six months anil the keep
ing of equal-sized pigs together must
be looked to. 1t requires intelligence
Of the highest order, after the IDEAL
hog is secured, TO keep it, and not al
low it 70 degenerate. New England
Homestead
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-05-06

When fowls eat their feathers 1t is
sure indication that they lack either
the mineral or nitrogeaous matter IN
their food, or that they take too little
exercise to digest it. This is most
often the result when fowls are closely
confined aud fed on corn exclusively
We never knew it TO occur with active
birds that had free range IN summer.
But if this habit has continued some
time, the fowls become diseased, an
their digestion is impaired. Feathers
will not digest well in fowls crop.
They are too light, and when many
get into it they impair digestion. The
grinding Of food does not go on very
well amid mass of feathers. We
have found moderate feeding with
whole wheat or rye, and giving the
fowls plenty of water and gravel, will
bring most fowls into healthful con
dition. if they have not hal the habit
very long IN inveterate cases it is
the easiest and best way to kill the
birds, as, while the habit lists, .hey
will not lay eggs, and will continue to
grow poorer.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-05-06

Notice that horse in the field al
ways stands tail toward the wind
Take the hint. and tie in the same
way.
A horse cannot trot fast and walk
fast on the same iourney--it exllausti
his vitality too much by overdrain'
upon his will power. The slow gail
is automatic, the fast gait, except whe-
brin full OF stored vitality, is ali ey'
ereise Of will every step.
Whitewash renders the interior Of
the poultry-house light and cheerful
which induces the hens to stay indoors
on stormy days. Should be Literally
used during the summer to guard
against lice, in winter for cheer ant
PARTIALLY as disinfectant
quick way TO oil harness is to
fill tub two-thirds full of warm
water, not boiling, rour in quart o.
harness oil and dip in the PARTS pre-
viousIy cleaned, one after another,
hanging it up 10 drip The oil viii
find its way where brush cannot
Finish by rubbing with a woolel
cloth.
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Jnnd,c p;IIc are gentle, mild. effeo-
fVVu iiio tive. All druggists. &c.
woMeNs OCCUPATIONS.
4 surprising Report Issncd by the
Census Bureau.

\ surprising Report Issncd by the
Census Bureau.
A recent bulletin from the census br-
rcau gives some figures about the mum.
her Of women employed In gainful OF.
equations, that are not only interest
ing but surprising. says the Augusta
Chronicle. For many years we have
been accustomed to women in domes
tic pursuits and as teachers, and WON
ca stenographers, typewriters ana
clerks in stores, or even as lawyers AM
preachers no longer excite comment as
novelties, but, perhaps few readers OF
the Chronicle know that women are
now at work as pilots. sailors. boat
women, locomotive engineers, painters
plumbers, printers, maehinists, gold
iEid silver workers, briiaaai;. workers,
Iron and steel workers, brass workers,
wagonmakers, lead and zine workers,
stone masons. holders, coremakers
patternmakers, musical instrument
makers. nail and tack makers, plaster
rrs. bollermakers. tlnwaremakers, tool
and cutlery makers. stOve, furnace and
gratemakers, roofers and skaters, etc.
etc. The female compositors lin 1890
numbered G,2sG. printers and litho
graphers, 5,565 There were also II,
$40 females engaged In manufactures
and mechanical industries not specified,
making a grand total of neatly 1000
000 self-supportlng women gagged IN
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