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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16

Among the marvellous plants that the
last century has made known none rs
more remarkable than the huge parasite
RatiIosia. 1t derives its name from Sir
Stamford Rifles, who, in 1878, was GOV
ernor Of Bcncolccn, in Samatra. lie
was one time on tour of the island &c,
eompanicd by Lady Ratiics, DIR. Arnoiu
aud quite party of Europeans ana ma
tives. Suddenly they alighted upon
flower Of prodigiuus size and rePulsiye
oder more than yard aoruss, and weigh
ing fifteen pounds. Its color was llght
orange notified with yellowish white the
Mole thing livid and visited by carton
insects. Later investigation showed the
plant TO consist of flower alone, directly
parasitic on a species of discus It never
had stem or leaves of its own, The lam
Gus Robert Brown bestowed the name on
the plant. Rafilcsia-Arnoldi, commemo-
rating thus the title of both discoveries
Several species are now known, differing
much in size, but little in essentials
Their entire growth occupies but few
months. They first appear as knop-liKe
protuberances from the bark of various
species of cissus. The flowers remain
expanded only few days, then become
disgusting mass Of putrescence. As in
the similar cases of one well-known car
rion flower, the insects, attracted by the
odor, also assist in the pollination. these
parasites flower ut different time from
the host plants, thus making their own
blossoms more prominent. They have
been cultivated in various botanic gar
dcns, especially in the east.
This plant is among the e'isnt flowers
ranking in size with the great water my
of the Amazon. and with some OF tne
huge tropical aroids. A peaaower IN
Trinidad is said to he several feet IN
m 9Th its banner or upper petal beng
" r. ono foot long. The range from
these titanss 70 fLo almost invisible flower
of water starwort is tremendous hut the
little is fashioned as carefully as the
great. Nature leaves no corner unnh-
ishcd for the reason that it is minute.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16
The Trekking Wagon.

The South African wagon is long,
heavy cart mounted on four high wheels,
as a rule, with a sort of canvas tent over
the back half, leaving the front clear to
carry the miscellaneous furniture of its
owner, drawn by sixteen, eighteen or
twenty oxen, curiously fiercc-looking
with their immense spread of horn, some
times as much as eight feet from tip TO
tip, and rarely less than six, but in
reality as patient and hardworking
beasts as one could wish to find. This
mode of progression is certainly slow,
but there is strnngemess and n fascina-
tion about it which may draw men to it
almost as the Alps draw their deyotecs.
In front there marches the "voor-loopcr,
generally small boy, leading the two
foremost oxen by a rein or rope passed
through their nostrils.
The driver walks alongside with the
long and terrible whip he uses so unspar-
ingly, or else sits on the front of the
wagon and gets off occasionally TO lash
up the whole team with unfailing impair
TALLY. The travelling is all done at
night, starting little before sunset, and
marching till perhaps eleven or twelve
O'Clock; then there is halt till little
before the first signs of dawn, when they
20 on till the sun begins to get hot over
head, and then they lie by for the day.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16
The RuslIlight.

Home manufactured flashlights and
candles were in constant use by the
Scotch peasantry. Boiled animal fat
gave the required tallow, and the same
green rushes as were used for cruisie wick
supplied it also in this case.
In making flashlights all the green
coating of these rushes were stripped off,
but for candle wick thin strip was left
on either side of the pith to strengthen
and support it. Otherwise the manufac-
ture of these two lights were very SINH
lar This substance from the rushes when
dried was tied to rod, then dipped into
the boiling fat and allowed to cool, and
this process was repeated until the rush
light, or candle had become the desired
thickness. In later years candles were
made in molds. The tape was passed
through a hole in the centre of the mold
and knotted to prevent it slipping. The
fat was then poured in and allowed to
cool.
These molds, during the days of the
candle tax, were iealously guarded by
the owners and hidden in the most secret
corner from the prying eyes of the ex-
ciseman. The candles were usually
made at night in some clubhouse, and
watchers were posted at convenient cor
ners to give timely warning of any ap-
preach of the ubiquitous officer.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16
Tactics ofPursued Deer.

An Oxford county sportsman who is
much interested in the habits of wild
game reports seeing three deer chased by
dogs in the deep snow. 1t was impossi-
bic for them to run fast, and they adopt
ed tactics that were at once novel and
practical. They were running single
file. The first thing that attracted at
tention as unusual was the action of the
leader, which stopped suddenly, jumped
to one side, and let the other two deer
run by in the path he had made. Very
soon the new leader jumped out and let
his followers run ahead as long as the
leader could stand ii TO make the path in
the deep snow. This was kept up until
they went out of sight, and tho sports
man had learned something new.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16

There is story told of very talka-
tive lady who met with wcll-deserved
rehukcat a social gathering not long ago.
Her husband is man of high standing
in the world Of science, but the lady re-
CARDS him as dreamer of impossible
dreams. ado you know" she remarked
that genius and imbecility are twin
brothers? The world regards John as d
genius Now there are times when be-
lievc him to he an idiot.
a painful silence followed, broken by
Il blunt old doctor who had overheard the
remark.
Are we to understand, madam" he
said, ''that Prof. Y, though your hus-
band, is So slightly esteemed by you?"
al say what think" she rctorted
AT times John is Enthusiastically al
idiot
Merely because he is your husbandf
'Sir.'
"0h, very we'll" was the grim re-
joindcr. 1--WE will put it in another
way. He is your husband because he is
an idiot VIII that DOR
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16

The funny man who is always with us
undertook to have some fun with the train
boy and offered 10 buy one-cent news
paper if the boy could change twenty
dollar bill The boy was about 10 reject
the offer, when another passenger handed
him large and heavy canvas bag.
Take your change out of that" he
whispered The boy opened the bag and
found it full of pennies. He counted
out nineteen hundred and ninety-nine
coins to the facetious passenger, who was
man enough to keep 10 his. bargain. 1t
was afterwards learned that the accom-
modaiing passenger was connected with
II penny n-thc-slot company, and had
been making 8 collecting tour.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16

While in other countries, such as Ger
many, France, etc, where there are var
ious dialects, those who speak these dia-
lects can understand each other as soon
ashley drop their dialectic peculiarities
and make use of the common literary
language of the land, this is not at all the
case in China, for the simple reason,
says NJ. Leisering, that such common
literary language of the land does not
exist The various Chinese dialects
have accordingly developed such pecu-
liarities that they have practically be-
come independent tongues. Thus the
average Chinaman from Picking cannot
understand his compatriot from Canton.
Although both employ the same sign for
the same idea, each pronounces it in his
own way, and he cannot be understood
by the other unless he reduces what he
desires to say to written form.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16
LIKE W. sHINoToN.
a G-eat King Who Would Not Tell IA
Lilo


Lie.
There was once a little baby boy
born in Persia, who was called cyrus.
His grandfather. who was a king.
thought that when the boy grew up he
would want to be a king himself, so
he had the poor little baby carried out
Into the forest and left there to be eat
en- by the wild beasts. But kind
hearted woman was looking after her
sheep that day and she found the little
baby. which she took home with her.
As Cyrus grew into boyhood he seemed
In some way different from the other
boys around him; and so, whenever
they played at soldiers. it was always
Cyrus who was general, and whenever
they played at kings, it was always
Cyrus who was king. and they were MS
subjects. One Cay. when he was play
ing king he led the other boys out on
what we should call an apple-stealing
expedition; only, instead of apples they
were pomegranates. They went into
the grounds belonging to a poor man,
picked a great many pomegranates and
ran away before the owner could catch
them. But the next morning the man
went to their schoolmasteT and told
him how much fruit he had lost, beg
ging him to find out which of the boys
had stolen 1t and to punish them Sc
verely. One by one the boys were call
ed before the master. but each Of them
said he knew nothing about the POM
egranates. At last Cyrus appeared.
and was asked whether he knew any
thing of the robbery. 81 did it," he
said at once. Let me be prnished,SI
was the leader can break into Tan
orchard and steal a pomegranato, but
I cannot tell lie. Ii was all my fault
and am ready to bear the punishment
which | deserve for being a thief. As
FOR the others, you must not ask me
to name then. | was their king, and
am responsible for them"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16
How Bees vcntiIato Their Homes.

The buzzing sound that bees make in
their hives, and which can be often heard
by those standing outside, is not pro-
duced for the sake of the music. 1t is
to expel the bad air; and row or file of
them may often be found near the en-
trance, engaged in that health-giying
operation.
Meanwhile, there is another little com
pany standing just outside, 'huttering'
the fresh air in. All this time, the little
messengers between hive and flower go,
come and go, and brush past the yentilat-
ing corps, with their little loads of
honey.
As high as twenty bees may be en-
gagged at once in this praiscworthy pro
cess of giving fresh air to their homes.
When they get tired, their place is taken
by others, and the good work of aeration
still goes on.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16

An Irishman walking overa plank side
walk, in counting some money accident
ally dropped nickel, which rolled down
crack between the boards.
The Irshman was much put out by his
loss, trihing though it was. Early the
neat day friend, while walking by the
spot, discovered the man dropping dol
lar down the same crack.
at was this way" explained Pat, 81
reasoned thot it wasn't worth INC while
to pull up thot sidewalk for nickel, 50
I'm dropping down u dollar to make il
worth me while"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16

\ gruesome story is told to prove that
human beings should sleep with their
heads to the north. The French affirm
that each human system is in itself an
electric battery, the head being one of
the electrodes, the feet the other. Their
proof was discovered from experiments
which TIC Academy of Sciences was al
lowed 10 make on the body of man who
was guillotincd. This was taken the in
slant it fell, and placed upon pivot,
free to move as it might. The head part,
after little vacillation, turned TO the
north, and the body then remained sta
tionary. 1t was turned half way round
by one of the professors, and again the
head end of the body moved slowly to the
cardinal point due north, the same re-
suits being repeated until the final ar
restation of organic movement.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16
After the Ceremony.

An unmarried woman in Holland al
ways takes the right arm of her escort,
while the married one selects the left side
of her husband So deeply has this GUS
tom entered into the life of the Holland
ers that at church wedding the bride
enters the edifice on the right side of the
groom, the young wife returning OH the
left side of her husband when the cere-
mony has been performed.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16
A Story of Sterility,
SUFFERING ANR RELIEF.


"DEAR Mrs. PINKHAM-Two years
ago l began having such dull, heavy
dragging pains in my back, menses
were profuse and painful, and was
troubled was leucorrhea. l took
patent medicines and consulted a ply
stefan, but received no benefit and
could not become pregnant. Seeing
one of your books, wrote to you tell
ing you my troubles and asking for
advice. You answered my letter
promptly and followed the directions
faithfully, and derived SO much benefit
that | cannot praise Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound enough.
now find myself pregnant and have
begun its use again. cannot praise
it enough. Mis-. CORA gibson, YATES,
MANIsTEE, Mich.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16

1t has been said that to the pure all
things are pure. Just as thoroughly has
it been proved that to the vile, all vile
ness is of the vilest, and what is pure is
considered only grade of vileness all
the more reprehensible, because it is OBJ
viously impossible of comprehension by
minds attuned to less harmonious chords.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16

A great character, founded on the liv-
ing rock of principle, is, in fact, not u
solitary phenomenon, to he at once per-
ceived, limited and described. 1t is a
dispensaton of Providence, designed to
have not merely an immediate, but a
continuous, progressive and nevcr-cnd-
ing agency. Ii survives the man who
possessed it; survives his age -pcrhaps
his country, his language.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16
.Your Medicine Worked wonders"

81 had been sick ever since my mar
riage, seven years ago; have given
birth to four children, and had two
miscarriages. had falling of womb,
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dyspepsia and nervous trembling OF
the stomach. Now have none of these
troubles and can enjoy my life. Your
medicine has worked wonders for
me."--MRs, s, BARNHART, NEW CASTLE
Pa
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16

A life merely of pleasure or chiefly Of
pleasure is always poor and worthless
life, not worth the living; always unsat-
isfactory in its course; always miserable
in its end.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16

j. S. Parker. FredOnia n. Y. sa's shall
not call on you for the 500 rewar, for DC;
lieve Halls Catarrh Cure " Il cur any case OF
catarrh. Was very bad Writehim Tor par
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A powder to shake into your shoes; rests
the feet. Cures Corns. Bunions. Swollen
Sore, Hot, Gallons, Aching. Sweating Feet
and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens FOot-Ease
makes new or tight shoes easy. Atall drug
gists and shoe stores, 25 cts. Sample mailed
FREE. Adr's Allen S. Olmsted, LEROY. n. Y.
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Clean blood means clean skin. No
beauty without il. Cascarets, Candy Cathar-
tic clean your blood and keep it clean, by
stirring up the lazy liver and driving all i'm
puritics from the body. Begin to-day TO
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could not get al,ng without Piso's Cur
for Consumption Railways cures. Mrs. +.
MouLroN, Needhan, Mass. October %. 1891.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16

Gerald Du Mapier who is now playing in
The MusketeeS" in London, is the son OF
the late Georit Du Manrier.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teethingsoitens the gums reducing infiamma-
ton. allays pain. cures wind collie. 25c. bottle.
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General Wesley Merritt brought back with
MN from the faclnc large pariol Which
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Rudyard Kiplng is said to be patronizing
two clipping bureaus
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One of Governor Roosevelt's admirers has
presented him with a rare old Damascus
bladR
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16

Director Of the Census William r. Merriam
was educated at Racine school modelled on
English lines.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16

stephen Crane has bought country house
. n Surrey, England.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16

Dir. George w. Chittenden. who has just
died ct GAINESVILLE, Wis, at the age Of ~, was
the oldest praotlcing physician in Wisconsin.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16

The friends of DR.. Asa Gray are collqA
money 10 enlarge the endowment Of III
Herbarium, of Harvard University. o.
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To quit tobacco easily and forever be mag
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Krupp, the gunmaker. has the largest in
come of any manufacturer in Europe and is
constantly enlarging his works.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-06-16
NNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
BALTIMORE 4 POTOMAC X. R.

following Is the Time Table Of the
ager trains on the Pope's Creek Branch
OF the altimore and Potomac r. r., wflicu
went into effect November 2lst, 1898.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-03-11
WILL KEEP HANDS OFF.
The United States Government VIII
Remain Passive as to Italy's De-
mand of China.

Washington, March 7.-The United
States government has remained abso-
lutely passive throughout the execu-
tion of the Italian project to secure an
"open door" on the Chinese coast
through the acquisition of San-Mun
bay and outlying islands. One of the
highest authorities said: "The gov
ernment of the United States will not
take any steps in regard to the italian
demand for Chinese territory" In
other words, our government, resist
ing from motives of broad policy the
intimations from other powers that
the time is ripe for raid by the United
States on some part of the Chinese
coast line, has determined definitely
to keep hands off.
But one motive could induce the gov
ernment to change this policy, and
that would be a desire to- protect our
enormously valuable commerce with
China from the danger of being COM
pletely cut off through the gradual ex-
tension of the leaseholds of European
nations over the whole Chinese sea-
coast. So long as our trade is let alone,
or is at least allowed fair opportunity
for development and is not made the
subject of discrimination, so long will
the United States government refrain
from any interference in Chinese af-
fairs,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-03-11

settlement in full. That was in Septem M
ber, 1897" relates the New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
"When the 80 days elapsed a small!
payment was made and the balance
promised directly after New Years.
Some time in January there was anoth
er payment and another big promise.
On February Is, as you may happen to
recall, the Maine was blown to smith
Greens in Havana harbor, and in the
swift succession of events that fol-
lowed the bill was simply ignored by
the Spanish authorities. That, very
briefly, is the commercial history of
the case and the house now finds itself
in peculiar predicament.
1T is possible that it might get its
money by an appeal to the president,
but as most of the stuff furnished to the
dons was used as munitions of war
against our own troops it is reluctant
to make the claim for fear of exciting
popular prejudice. The amount in
volved runs away up into the thou
sands, but they figure that it would be
more than offset by loss of home trade
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-03-11
SOLD ARMS TO SPAIN.
The UnplenHnnt Predicnment Into
,VhIch an Exporting House
Got Itself.

"There are lots of queer inside stories
connected with the war" said visitor
in the lobby of a hotel, "but think can
tell the very oldest of the lot. don't
care to call any names, but the facts are
these: Late last summer a certain
manufacturing company, one of the
biggest in it's line in the world, received
quite a large order from the Spanish
government for supplies to be sent to
Cuba. There was nothing remarkable
in this, because Spain was at that time
liberal customer in the American mar
ket, but it already owed pretty good
stiff bill to the house in question, and
there was some doubt about filling the
last requisition. However, the stuff
was finally sent on promise of a 9O-day
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-03-11
Overdue stenmers Arrive.

New York, March 7.-There were IS
ocean steamers in quarantine Monday
morning, of which seven had arrived
during the night, and the others had
come in with the sunrise. Among them
were several overdue steamers. Those
whose long voyages had begun to cause
most anxiety were the British steamer
Algoa, from Hamburg, via Sunderland
which had been out 2s days from the
latter port; the steamer Hero, from
Hamburg, and Langbank, from Cal
cutta, both of which had called at st
Michaels, Azores, and left there al
the same time IS days ago.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-03-11
PRAIRIE FIRES RAGE.
Three Men Surrounded by Flames
on n Texas Rhnch-AII OF
Them Perish.

ST. Louis, March IA special to the
Republic from San Antonio, Tex, says:
A dispatch from San Diego says that
prairie fires are raging in Nueces, Starr
and Duval counties. 1t has not rained
in this section for more than six
months and the dead, dry grass burns
like tinder. Fires are burning at half
a dozen points along the Texas-Mexi-
can road between Laredo and Corpus
Christi. They were started by sparks
from locomotives. Near Aguilares
William Oliver, ranch foreman, and
two laborers were surrounded by the
flames and all three perished.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-03-11
snow staegers the Automobile.

The automobile failed to come up to
the standard of the hippo-equus in the
blizzard. One with six-inch tires and
a cab body, containing two gentlemen
and steered by motorman of mature
years, caused blockade in Fourteenth
street that lasted the greater part of
the day. The thing would eat into the
snow up to the hubs and stop. Then
1t would back, stand ON its hind wheels
and whizz in the air. 1t seemed to have
life and the voluntary power OF resist
ance. Long lines of vehicles reached
out on the east and west, and their
drivers "guyed" the poor motorman
nearly to death.