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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-07-12

The driver OF the wagon was lean
ing drowslIy to one side AMI seeming
ly oblivious to his surroundings. His
clothes were vlry raggel and ia led
A worn out straw hat was perched
on his head and in his mouth was a
stort-stemmGl clay pipe He was a
perfect pic.ure OF contentment His
horse was a thoroughly broken-dOwn
nag. his ribs sticking out in bold re-
lief. He laboriously lifted one leg sf-
ter another while the wistful looS in
his eyes indicated that half measure
Of oats wes rare quantity in the sta
BILE economy of his owner Two ropes
from the ton Of the wagon held up the
shafts
A tire on one Of the wheels on the
vehicle ha already disappeared. an
other was going Holes had been
knocked in tho sides and the top had a
list to starbpard There was an entire
absence of paint, II was a mystery
how the ramshackle thing withstooi
the jolting over the Lexington avenue
payements.
The motorman on the car behind
changed his gong vigorously. but the
driver pail no attention. and logged
along leisurely on the tracks ahead
Finally he pulled of the tracks. and
the motorman gripped his wheel tight
ly and leaned over the dashboard TO
give his views on the subject. When
the car was opposite the wagon on its
side was revealed a sign on which we're
daubel in long yeIlowish white letters
the words Electric Express" The
gripman had nothing TO ssy.-New
York Mail and Express.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-07-12
LA PLATA. MARYLAND, JULY i2 1901.
WHY WOMEN DON'T GET RICH.


Mrs. Hetty Green speau OF some Of
Their Difficulties.
Mrs. Hetty Green, the richest woman
In the world, has been venturing into
the domain of literature and appropri-
ately chooses as her theme the sub
ject with which she is most intimately
associated-the accumulation of money
by women. Nearly every woman wants
to be rich, she says. but she has vague
ideas of how she should go about max
ing money. She reads in some news
paper about some woman who has been
successful in stock operations. and the
nrst spare cash she gets she invests
In stock with some curbstone broker.
Ninety-nine times out of every 100 she
loses her savings Then she's discour-
aged and believes that it is not possi-
Bile for women to make money. She
resigns herself to keeping house for
the rest Of her life and her career as
capitalist is ended. This woman
went about her task in the wrong way.
and so does nearly every other woman
who starts out to become rich Those
men who say that not one woman in
ten has the money making instinct are
very nearly right Women like to
spend money. but they don't know how
to make It. II they could become rich
In a day, or a month, all would try. but
they can never make up their minds
to work years 10 accumulate fortune.
as men do, Women would much rath-
er spend than earn. And because
women spend so much they are hardly
ever in the field for investing when
the chance comes along. No person
can invest unless he has the where
wthal Most great fortunes have been
started by men who saved and saved
and finally mad a few hundred or a
few thousand dollars to invest when
ever the opportunity should come.
There are many women who earn good
salaries and who might lay by few
hundred dollars a year II they were SO
minded. But that is not the way Of
women. They spend every cent they
make, and in most cases have their
monthly salary spent before it's in
their hands. As long as women won't
save we're not likely to have many
women millionaires in this country.
Sometimes there's a woman who really
wants to increase her fortune. but she
soon realizes that conditions are
against her A woman hasn't as many
chances for making money as men
have. She amt around among men,
as a rule and she doesn't hear of the
opportunities for investment which
are talked of day by day in Wall street
and other financial centers.-Chicago
Chronicle.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-07-12

MIR. Levi Dorton, aged 25 years,
mountaineer, noted as a rattlesnake
tanner, had an unusual experience at
his little home a few miles west OF
Grafton, Nd, a few days ago He was
awakened about sunrise by fierce rat
.tling OF swarm of snakes about his
door. He could not account for the un-
Usual conduct of his pets, but upon
opening the door he observed a roaring
forest fire eating up his fences and out
buildings and almost leaping in his
door. The reptiles, with whom Dortor
often played, terrified by the ire, Gid
ed in the door. and coiled around his
legs, as if pleading for protection. He
pacified them, coaxed them to uncoil,
and then by hard efforts extinguished
the fire Mr. Dorton lives in a hut
his father built in 1870 and subsists
largely by hunting. He has wonder
ful knowledge of animals and has an
unusually fine collection of Indian
relics. He is a firm believer in the
remedial qualities of rattlesnake Oil
for rheumatism.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-07-12

Drowning should be an accident Of
the past If the latest theory falflls the
claims of its supporters. Acetylens
gas is the mysterious agent of rescue.
The principle is the sudden liberation
in an elastic receptacle Of a gas which
has a strong upward drawing force
sufficient to raise the object to which 1t
is attached to the surface of the water
and to keep it there. Equally simple
is the application of the principle. At
tach to your person a tiny receptacle
containing in two separate chambers
q substance known as calcium acetylid
and water. The union of these two
Immediately generates acetylene gas,
which is held by an elastic pocket at
tached to the metal receptacle. This
diiated pocket will make its way to
the top Of the water in spite of any
number of obstacles, and is more re-
liable than a whole crew of life savers.
This little gas generator may be used
to protect boats RATS and buoys, as
well as human bodies. The inventors
Of the new system, Messrs. L. Matignon
T. Co, of Paris, make a special point Of
this, in view Of the great saving Of
property which it will make possible.
In the case of either of these small
affairs or of large vessels the generator
may be set in operation by an electric
wire in case of accident. The absolute
lack of complicated machinery and the
fact that not second of time need be
lost, make the acetylene system es-
pecially practicable. Even the raising
and floating of vessels already sunk is
said to be likewise within the powers
OF acetylene used in considerable guam
titles Philadelphia Times.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-07-12

The largest tree in the state Of New
Jersey is a white oak situated three
miles north CT Miekelton, Gloucester
county Its dimensions are; Height.
% feet: diameter Of trunk three feet
ahove the ground. feet 10 Inches
piead Of branches. 1iS feet. THIS
nee antcdstss the settlement Of the
cclcr
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-07-12

A monster lathe has Just been made
in Philadelphia 1t Is S6 feet long. and
its total weight is 1885 tons. It has
been constructed for preparing the 80
huge gianits pillars to be usef in
building s new cathedral each pillar
weighing 100 tons. It has eight cut
ters. and the granite block is reduced
"a inches in diameter at one pass
over its length,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-07-12

The city of vineland, N. J.. boasts
of having the only millionaire mayor
in the world who is working for 81
a month.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-07-12

A curious instance Of the way in
which two or three long lives can
bridge over the chasm Of several CEN
turtles is given by Muller himself in
his lately published autobiography.
He there relates that he met at Ok
ford the centanarian scholar. Or.
Routh of Magdalen college. who had
known a lady who lad seen Charles
|. walking in the Paris which de-
rive their name from the disposition
of the royal artillery during the civil
war of 1910. Three lives thus served
to connect two periods separated by
some 200 years,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-07-12

A new hotel which is to be built in
New York City will nave many inter
esting electrical features. among
which will be a system of electric ser
vice elevators, or movable pantries.
fitted with electric heating tables
They will be run through every apart
ment. thereby insuring rapid service
and hot food to guests taking their
meals in their rooms.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-07-12

A remarkable contrast TO the map
in precious stones which lately aston
ishsd Paris is the railway map on
tiles put up at York station by the
Northwestern company. It is made
of white tiles, the lines being marked
in black and burnt sienna. 1t is about
six fset square. and each tile is eight
inches square. The company intends
to have similar maps at all important
stations on its own system.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-07-12

Economists who have been studying
the social and industrial problems Of
eastern Asia predict that the Chinese
will soon become sread-eating in
stead OF a rice-eating people. The presi-
dent Of the San Francisco chamber of
commerce said at the rate Of the pres
snt enormous increase in -four exports
% China there will, within three years.
De employment for 40 first-class mer-
.hantmen carrying -four from Pacific
coast ports to the Orient.
The woman who has pretty feet is
not apt to wear ugly shoes.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-07-12

TAe average price received by all
the gas companies in Massachusetts, is
81, 10 per 1900,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1901-07-12

Good humor is the blue sky in which
the stars of talent brightly shine.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

The census of Vienna, the capital of
the Austrian empire. was taken on the
last day of the year 1900, hui has only
recently been published 1t shows Il
population of 1,G35,G47. or nearly $4,000
less than there were in Chicago when
the recent census Of that city was tax
ou. Vienna now ranks next t. Lon-
don, Paris and Berlin among the Euro
paan capitals while in this country only
New York and Chicago are larger. Dur
Ing The past ten years Vienna has in,
creased @l.9 per cent. or slightly faster
than the average fer the whole United
States Few large cities in this country
show larger rate OF the TWO Amcri
can cities larger than Vienna. Greater
New York increased in ten years SIS PIT
cent and Chicago 544 per cent In
common with most large cities the papu,
lation residing in the central districts of
Vienna is slowly decreasing and the most
rapid growth is in the outskirts Of thc
r;fy
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

An official of the department of agri-
culture has been directed to start in Il
few days for Honolulu to establish an
agricultural experiment station there.
As director his first work will be to
teach the Hawaiian people how to grow
garden truck. Most of the vegetables
now consumed in the island are imported
from San Francisco. They will be
taught also the value of dairy COWS
among poor families, butter and cheese
making. the forage plants most econom-
ically produced for Hawaiian consump-
ton and the value of poor families rails
ing chickens and pigs. This agricultural
missionary work in the interest of the
common people of the islands will be es-
sayed before other agricultural! problems
will he considered. There are 200 acres,
running from the coast to the top e! a
mountain. set apart 10y the Hawaiian
legislature for this purpose
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

against hope that fate would arrange Il
meeting with herself and Jack without
having to take the initiative But to
return to Jack and his charge There
had been something attractive to him
when he first glanced at her in the car,
but it had been only a glance and now,
as he bathed her temples from Il small
pocket flask and forced some of the
liquor down her throat he nearly shouted
with surprise as he recognized IL ring
with peculiar setting worn OH her left
hand and assured himself that it was in
deed his own Helen. But was he to find
her at last only to lose her by death?
Her friemts came up and joined in the
effort to save her life. 4 physician, at
tracted by the crowd. came up and sug-
gested remedies which fortunately had
the desired effect, and in few moments
she was fully recovered, only to nearly
swoon when she beheld Jack bending
over her. why, jack was all she.
said but eyes sometimes speak volumes,
we are told: and within Il week bride
was led to the altar who to this day
really thinks Fate was at the bottom Of
that happy reunion.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

The decision of the United States in
spectors placing the blame for the loss
Of the City of Rio dc Janeiro, at the
Golden Gate, on Capt. Ward, who lost
his life, and Pilot Jordan, accords with
the evidence of the rescued who testified
at the coroners' inquest. The censure of
the chief engineer and the revocation of
his license, is also sustained b. the tGsti-
mony The California plot board VIII
probably revoke Pilot Jordan's license,
and thus impress upon all pilots the nc
cessity of proceeding carefully in accord
ance with their own judgment instead OF
yielding to the impatience of captains
who are eager to get ashore.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06
THE FoREHANDED POET.

The poet took his Tyre
And with expectant stroke
He SInOte the trembling wire
To please the listening folk,
Aud with exultant voice
\ song he sought to sing,
To make the world rejoice,
Anent the balmy spring.
But oh. he could
Not sing a note.
Because the words
FroZe in his throat!
The poet seized his harp
To tune a joyous lay,
But winds duStere aud sharp
Drove every sound away.
But still lie sang his song
In simple faith and trust,
TIL winter came along
And blew one mighty gust.
Alb, then he put
His harp away
Aud waited Tor
4 warmer day,
st. Louis Post Dispatch
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06
Hand Polo.

Hand polo IS a new game WINCH WI.
few athletes and cynrnasts kne" any
thing about 1t is something on IN" 81. T.
of basketball and football and !, play ga
with six men on side, occupylh- '".
following positions: First rusA, st'''
rush, cover. drive. center and ~ati '"
der. The game is played with gem. +,
ball. and the distance between ra-H
is thirty feet. The goals are OF = p. l'+.
feet high and three ana Cn.-h"t
wide and two feet long. entiFclf
with wire netting, with t&G-l.H
the front. ..
The goal tender gets in front u 'a'
opening on his knees. ard WIN ID.
SiStance of the cover tries I" kF
ball from going inside the cage w IT,
commencing play the ball is piafei j. -"
center of the floor. and the first I--a
each team starts Mt the SOUND
whistle 10 knock the bail toWat- ~.
opponents goal. As soon rs me
rush starts the second rush aLl H.
also follow him up. 80 as t. re-
ball If he succeeds in getting lJ u. S...h
The drive, first rush and Seenh. IN
are supposed 10 try and put tn" "t" --
their opponents goal. while ths
keeps it from coming toward Dis, .r5
teams goal. Ii the center hiith .'
fail 10 stop the ball the cover ana .-I1s
tender are supposed to stop n, t''l n.
they are trying to do this thcrr :. s---r.
FIRST rush. second rush and also ID" o' H..
of the other team -ryinG to put }. d" 10
cage and thus score their point .-
A man is not allowed to dribh.n %. s
~ the ball Ii ne does, a foul j.
/ player is not allowed 10 inttTItI' N--.
his opponents unless he Is w!ihl3 Hi
feet of the ball. III three fouls ar ',-a
on team in succession, two POM f..
taken from its score and added ri
opponents scorc.-New York Ma am
Express.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

King Edward is evidently DESTROYS to
add to the business of the London tailors.
He has announced that he will hereafter
receive no deputation from any portion Of
the Kingdom unless its members are
dressed in court uniform. This viii be
Godsend to the tailors of the United
Kingdom, as these Populations are nu-
merous during the course of year. and
all of them are able to buy court uni
form in order to properly appear before
his majesty the King.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

Consul Nelson, at Bergen, Sweden, in
a report of the state department, says
that u successful attempt has been made
to produce steel by electricity in that
country. Experiments are being carried
on in a factory there and already about
25,O00 pounds have been produced in
six drafts daily. This steel is of an cx-
cellent quality and meets with ready
sales at high prices. On account of the
cheap method of production the profits
are largp
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

\ Melbourne paper offered prize for
the best suggestion of name for the
yet unsolicited capital of the Australian
commonwealth. Some 5000 competitors
responded, and the judges awarded the
prize to Wentworth" on the grounds
that it was the most euphonious. that
it was great name in English history
and that it was n well-merited compl-
ment to the memory of William Charles
Wentworth, who earned for himself the
title Of ''the Australian patriot"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

The declaration of Arnold Foster, par
liamentary secretary Of the British navy
that the naval estimates are framed
strictly on the basis of keeping the Brit
ish navy equal 10 the navies of any two
other naval powers combined, sets a pace
for naval development that other mari
time nations would be foolish to initiate
Naval strength is not measured by the
number of ships.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

have been thoroughly satisfactory. He
has an area Of comfortable size, with 600
tea plants. They have grown until they
now range from six inches to one foot in
height they are healthy, yigorous-look-
ing plants. and II any injurious influences
are at work no traces of them can be
found
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

a Southampton dispatch quotes An
drew Carnegie as saying, on landing
from the st. Louis, New York is a
great city, and you will have to go long
way to find a better" This could not
refer TO London or Paris, for from where
he spoke they are within easy reach
Perhaps Mr.. Carnegies high opinion of
Milwaukee is due to the fact that She
has never asked him for anything.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

Should the cure of an insane man in
New Jersey by heavy blow with Il
cuspidor thrown by a fellow patient de-
velop belief in that sort Of doctorug,
the air in legislative circles might become
thick with spittoons thrown with low
ing hope that they might torcibly eXpel
dehiSiOns'' -+'
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

The Duke apd. Duchess of Cornwall
have arrived safely ut Gibraltar after
the storm, which was magnihed in older
to stir the fears of loyal BritonS. The
reports as to the progress of the royal
pair will probably be string OF alternate
sensational rumors as to dangers at sea
and enthusiastic. receptions at the stop
ming placcS
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

Tea culture may finally develop into
one Of the more important industries Of
Louisiana. although at this time the cut.
come of the experiments now being made
is largely problematical. At the Louisi-
ana experimental station Or. W. G..
Stubs is conducting an elaborate expert
ment, and up 70 this time the results
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

California has done a noble thing in
purchasing the Santa Cruz grove of giant
redwood trees for S250,000 and constitut-
ing it a public park. There is little hope
for any of the other redwood giants in
California. owing to the liking that lum-
bermeu have taken for them.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

Designer Watson's plan of launching
the second Shamrock in a box is q very
c'eyer but expensive way of hiding tie
yachts hreS. But he is unnecessarily
alarmed, as both of the American de-
Tenders ale 50 far under way that no use
could be made of any discovery in the
art of making a yacht slippery in race.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

Wats0n's idea of running the lead for
the ballast of the second Shamrock in
side Of her lin framing and sheathing
was anticipated by Crowninshield, the
builder of the Independence at Boston,
who built hollow fin for the lead At
any rate. the carrying of inside ballast
is far older than the policy of boiling the
weight to the keel Of yachts, on the out
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

The Chicago papers are picturing ex-
tensive municipal improvements on the
lake front, and at the same time showing
by photographs the horrible condition of
many of the downtown streets.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

In race from Chicago to Milwaukee,
between two tugs, one Of them broke the
recoyd 10y steaming over the reef At South
Point. The winner did not touch. and
her pilot is therefore hero; had She
touched she would. have broken some
thing more valuable than the record, and
then thc--plot would have been any old
thing
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

The surprise of the London public at
the luxurious life of Ernest Terah Hoo
ley, the bankrupt promoter, is not justi-
fed by the behavior of promoters of his
class under similar circumstances.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

The deliberate plot against the life of
the Gar is grave indication of deep
seated political discomfort. The attempt
on the life of the Kaiser furnished evil
dence only of the unbalanced mind of
thp man who made H.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

Tennessee's legislative permission for a
public hanging in the case of a negro
niscreant was a creditable compromise
with Il spirit of revenge which threat
cned to give Judge Lynch an opportunity
TO hold court
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

The Chicago women who tried to
wreck saloon after the style of the
Kansas cyclone in skirts will have to
prove that they didn't visit another sa-
loon with less violent intent before they
raised their hatchets in warfare
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

Designer Watson's reported discovery
of n new principle in naval construction
may after all be the longsought throw
ing of the point of chief resistance abaf!
thp ruddpr
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

Actors can bring down the house"
with happy hits, but until the opponents
of the anti-Scmitic play at ST. Peters
burg began their campaign with bottles
filled with "a malodorous fluid nobody
knew how to clean out house by a
lucky thrnw
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

The report that King Edward favors
the holding Of Il worlds exposition in
London is probably without foundation.
Worlds eXpositions are getting to be
stale attraction.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

Most of the Americans who have re
moved to England so far have gone for
some other reason that that William
Waldorf AstOr's new book is not to be
sold IA inc United States
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

Rowing will be universally stimulated
by the participation Of the crew Of the
University of Pennsylvania in the grand
challenge cup race at Henley in July.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-04-06

Colorado's oil fire is only small sam
pie of what might happen in the Texas
oil regions, where gushers are convert
ing ravines and hollows into rivers and
LIKES of oil