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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-03-23

In general it will pay the farmer
who has ear corn to have it ground
into corn and cob meal and buy some
of the cheaper, more heterogeneous con-
centrates to supplement it. Cottonseed
meal is richest in protein, but is high
in price when total dgestibIe matter
is considered.
Buekwheat middlings and dried dis
tiller's grains are comparatively rich
in protein, and are also among the
lowest in price. Where they can be
had at the prices given, their use is
to be recommended for part Of the
ration at least. Since they both tend
to produce soft. oily butter fat it
might be advisable TO feed little
cottonseed meal TO eountera.s this ten
dency. Wheat bran, often fed for the
protein 1t contains, is rather low in
this constituent. and is also among the
highest in price when digestbility is
considered. It and oil meal or linseed
meal are valuable, however. for their
general effect upon the condition Of
the animal. Alfalfa meal. just now
being widely advertised proves to be
one Of the most expensive feeding
stuffs on the market, If we assume that
Its digestiblllty is the same as that OF
alfalfa hay. There seems to be no
reason for assuming that its digesti-
billty would be any greater, and it
might possibly be less.
Each year number of new brands
of stock food is put on the market.
In the majority OF instances the base
Of each Of these Is by-product of the
Manufacture OF some more valuable
article. These by-products are some
times sold alone and sometimes mixed
with some Of tile staple feeding stutfs.
They are often sold under fancy names
which give no clew to their compost
ton, snd are frequently on the market
some time before an official examine
tlon can be made and the results an
nounced.
1t is always best TO buy these in
small quantities and test them before
laying in a supply. This, however. is
not always practicable, and the next
best thing is to rely upon the testimony
or the experience of some responsible
party. Even this may be misleading.
as conditions are not always the same
and some are not so readily apparent.
in case nothing definite can be learned
concerning the new feed except
through the manufacturer or agent, il
is wise to stick to the standard known
brand of articles.-T. /. MARS, in the
American Cultivator.
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AGRICULTURAL. y


EAAAHFHAAha
Go into any barByurd or poultry yard
and the chances are that the stock will
be found Of all grades, shapes, colors
and sizes. Among the lot will be found
some excellent layers, but the whole
lot will prove improbable, owing to too
much rubbish"
Yet there are hundreds who annually
winter over and feed scrubs that show
no signs Of thrift, and which give the
flock the appearance Of being mixed
to such an extent as to destroy even
the prospect Of better results In the
future.
This is due to the failure Of farmers
TO secure uniformity in the flock.
There is no excuse for having little
Of eyerything-good and bad-as the
use Of pure-bred males will overcome
all such obstacles.
We do not mean to claim that tho
farmer should use pure-bred fowls
only, for the crosses are excellent, hut
il crosses are TO be used, let some
judgment be used in securing such
crosses. Breed for Just what you
want, using certain males and females
for that purpose. and not turn out the
whole flock together, and then trust
TO chance for the character Of the
offspring. There is too much useless
material in nearly all fioeks. but 1t can
be bred out.-Prairle Farmer
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= After / had finished my beer. still
feeling thirsty. called for some fruit. "
said the tourist But the waiter
shook his head.
"'You won't get fruit and beer to-
gether in Berlin, Herr he said.
why not?' said I.
at is against the law, Herr the
waiter replied. There is a law here
in Germany that no one is to be
served beer and fruit together. If a
restaurateur breaks this law he loses
his license.
at is a good law the waiter added
IT is based on good sound sense.
Beer and fruit trn't mix. They are
bad for the stca zach. Sometimes
they cause death
Since that time" the tourist ended,
81 have never mixed beer and fruit.
1t IS a strange idea, isn't it, to have
food laws like that? Suppose Presi-
dent Roosevelt should pass a law for
bidding the eating at the same meal
of ice cream and lobster or mince pie
and plum pudding. What a howl
would go up, eh?'
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In this section farmers grow princi.
pally the spring oats. The winter oats
has not met with much favor, on ae.
count of its winter killing. Usually
the spring is late and the preparation
for the oat sowing comes when the
breaking for corn is in order. This
danger of the work doubling up causes
the oat crop to suffer. The land is
often broken wet, worked down wet
and the seed sOwn while the land is
very cold. The work of preparing a
seed bed for oats is hurriedly done.
Frequently old corn land is dlsked, the
seed sown broadcast in the loose trash
and cornstalks, and the land run over
with straightforward harrow, and the
work is done. Only rich or fresh land
can produce paying crop under such
conditions. The oat is sown in the
spring, and two or three weeks after
wheat harvest oat harvest is here. 1t
must grow a good straw and mature
seed within less than five months time.
0ftentimes not more than four months
lapses from seeding time to harvest.
Hence, the oat crop works rapidly,
draws heavily upon the plant food in
the top soil and requires large supply
of moisture. If it fails to get available
plant food at once, or fails in getting
sufficient moisture 1t cannot wait, but
must adjust itself to the conditions and
produce a stunted straw and very
small grain yield
The oat plant is rapid grower If
given plenty of food and moisture. II
demands a well-worked seed bed, free
from clods and young growing weeds.
1t needs even more thorough prepare
tion than wheat, because it must com
plete its work in much less tlme.-W.
b. Anderson, in the Indianapolis News.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-03-23

There's nothing which tends to
lengthen the life of a good street suit
so definitely as taking it of as soon
as you come in, brushing ii and putting
it away on its hanger. Lounging, as
you're bound TO do in a measure in
your home, plays havoc with tailored
clothes.
It's rather a temptation to sink into
al easy chair when you come in, just
tired enough to enjoy the prospect of
idling for a little while, but those
very times take the life out of the
sort of cloth that tailors sell, and prob
ably lays fine little creases which re-
suit in ineorrigible mussing
It's rather a temptation, too, to hang
it up and postpone brushing and put.
ting away properly TO a later time
when you're more rested, but it pays
to do 1t at the time, for dust should
be got rid of before it has time to
settle into the cloth and give it that
dingy look which mars so many other
wise good-looking suits, and careful
hanging prevents the forming of bad
lines.
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Married Beside a Coffin.

A young couple were recently mar.
ried at Melbourne. Australia. beside
the coffin containing the body of the
bridegroom's mother. The bride went
to live with the Underground mother
some time ago in order to look after
her as she was an invalid The latter
became very much attached to her.
and said that it was her dearest wish
to see her son and the girl married
Feeling sure that she would not live
long. she urged them to obtain a
license and be married in her pres
ence. The license was procured. and
the wedding fixed for the next day.
But in the morning the mother died
Of heart disease. The wedding was
postponed until the day of the fune-
raj and Immediately after the service
for the dead had been read the young
couple were married beside the coffin
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-03-23

About the year 1910 an unknown
Venetian lady first conceived the happy
idea of carrying a "fazzoletto." and
it was not long before her example was
widely followed throughout Italy. The
handkerchief then crossed the Alps in
to France, where its use was immedi-
ately adopted by the lords and ladies
of Henry lis court.
The handkerchief of that period was
an article of the greatest luxury. 1t
was made of the most costly fabrics
and was ornamented with the rarest
embroideries. In the reign of Henry
III it began to be perfumed and re-
celved the name of "mouchoir de We
nus" 1t was not until 1850 that the
handkerchief made its way into Ger
many, and then its use was long
confined to princes and persons of
great wealth. It was made the OBJ
jeet Of sumptuary laws, and an edict
published at Dresden in 1895 forbade
its use by the people at large.
Slowly, but surely, however, the vul.
garization of the pocket-handkerchief
has been accomplished, and to-day even
the humblest is superior in one impor.
tant respect to Petrarch and Laura,
Dante and Beatrice, who, 1t is some.
what painful to think, lived in pre-
handkerchief age.-Londou Standard.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-03-23

1t is a great pity from writer's
point Of view that all the best phrases
become stale and Improbable after
a time. All the best eplthets are
used up, and it is nearly impossible to
invent anything else half so good. No
writer with self-respeet can call clouds
''heecy," or the sea "the rolling deep"
and vet these are the ideal phrases.
Clouds are undeniably fieeey. and II
any one thinks that the deep does not
roll we should recommend him, says
the London Globe, to cross from Jersey
to Southampton the day after gale.
There ought to be some sort Of
copyright in the neat phrase. The man
who first said that miss was as good
as mile, or commented on the tend
ency of lanes, however long. to turn,
said a good thing and should have had
the exclusive benefit of 1t. Instead
Of which. as the judge said to the man
who went about the country stealing
ducks, a host of rivals crowd in, bor-
row his neat phrase. without the slight
est acknowledgement, and use it as
their own throughout the length and
breadth of the country And when the
original author with a glow of pride
observed during a hull at his next din,
ner party, Talking of lanes, | was
saying to the Duke of Asterisk only
the other day. that 1t was precious
long one that had Ito turning tie
company looked tired, and said to one
another: Good chap Soand-so, but
wish he wouldn't use hackneyed
phrases"
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pwarf rrses md slant Results.

Gather apples and pears two years
after planting the trees? exclaims a
writer in the February Garden Maya
zine. Impossible. you say! Not at all
have done it. others do it, and so
may YOU OF course. the large or
chard trees commonly seen take 1--WE
or six years to reach fruiting age, but
by planting dwarf-trained trees the
seemingly impossible may be obtain
ed. The owner of very small gar
den need not despair of enjoying lus-
eious pears and juicy apples from his
own trees either. Let him plant
dwarfs, they occupy SO little room
that even the average city plot would
easily accommodate score.
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The discussion had turned upon the
subject Of "swelled heads, and former
State Senator John Ford told the
following;
.'In little town in New England
there was once a man who had a great
idea of his own importance. He had
the worst sort OF swelled head, and
thought the town could not exist with
out him. He had held town Offices and
sincerely believed that no one dis
charged the dutieg Of those Offices as
he had He had also helped the town
materially by giving it money for
various purposes. But he was not
content with the thanks of the towns
people for his services. He believed
that there should be some distinct rec
ognition Of his worth to the commun-
ity So one day at town meeting he
asked permission to be buried in the
town plot in the center of which the
town hall stood
The Town Councillors laughed and
the petition was tabled. The follow
ing year he petitioned for the same
thing, and again It was tabled. Tho
third year the same thing occurred.
the fourth year the chairman Of
the Petition Committee arose and
said: I have here a petition from the
Hon Mr.. B.. asking that he may
be buried in the town plot. move,
gentlemen, that we grant this petition,
provided the petitioner is buried there
next week. The motion went through
amid shouts Of laughter and the petit
ton was never again presented. =
New York Press.
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by applications as they cannot reach the
diseased portion ofths ear. Therei is only one
way to euro Deafness and that is by eonsti.
tutlonat remedies. Deafness is caused by an
inlamed condition Of the mucous lining OF
the Eustachian Tube, When this tube is in
famed you have a nImbling sound or imper-
Deafness Is the result, and unless the inham-
nation can be taken out and this tube re-
stored to its normal cond ton, hearing will
be destroyed forever. Nine cases out Of ten
are caused by eatarrh, which is nothing but an
inilamed condition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of Deafness( caused by catarrh) that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for
circulars free FL .CHEEEY & Co., Toledo, 0.
Sold by Druggists, 75e.
Take Halls Family Pills for eonstipation.
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German farmers are trying to in.
duce the smaller birds to return to
their old haunts about the fields. and
for this purpose are setting out boxes
and other artificial devices to serve
the birds for homes The farmers
need the birds to destroy the insects.
but the birds are disappearing not
only because Of their direct slaughter,
but also because the old trees, in the
decayed hollows of which they built
their nests. the old copses which they
haunted. and both Of which were pro-
life in insects, together with the stag.
nant pools which yielded tEem food
in abundance, are all disappearing be.
fore the closer cultivation Of the pres.
emit time.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-03-23

Probably the only woman trained
nurse for dogs in New York is a
mighty clever young woman employed
in the dog hospital, where are treated
the precious pets Of the most fashion.
able people in New York
She is an adept in the care of dogs,
having raised them and been familiar
with their care since childhood. She
is devoted to the canine family and
seems to possess intuitive knowledge
regarding dog temperament.
She often has as many as 100 sick
dogs to care for, 1t is her duty to give
them their medicine and in other ways
carry out the doctors orders exactly
as a trained nurse would do for hu.
man patients.
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eIa Earrlnag Now worn.

Screw earrings Of enormous size are
the fad among fashionable women this
season. which only goes to show how
women's ideas change in the matter OF
what is modish.
Only a short time ago women viewed
with disdain these relics of barbarism.
as they were called, and would as
soon have worn rings in their noses;
but fashion can work revolutions when
she sets about it.
One of the favorite combinations OF
stones is turquoises and diamonds in a
cluster effect. Previously to going
into mourning woman prominent So
cially wore such a pair which were
fully one-half inch in diameter, but
were most becoming to her dark,
piquant beauty.-New York Sun.
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A sweet breath Is priceless.
Mull's Anti-Belch Waters viii cure bad
breath and bad taste instantly TBelchng
and had taste indicate offensive breath.
which Is due 70 stomach trouble.
Mull's Anti-Beleh Waters purify the
stomach and stop belehing. hy absorbing
foul gases that arise from undigested food.
and by supplying she digestive Dreams with
natural solvents for food.
They relieve sea or car sickness and nau-
sea 81 any kind
They quickly cure headache. correct the
~ effect Of excessive eating or drinking.
They will destroy a tobacco, whisky or
onion breath instantly.
They stop fermentation in the stomach
acute indigestion. cramps, collie, gas in the
stomach and intestines. distended ahdo-
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spells or any Jther affection arising from
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Having grndge against his master.
a farm laborer in Brunswick, Ger
many, persuaded 15-year-old maid.
servant named Elsie Muller. to set
fire to the farmers barn, which was
burned to the ground. Both were ar
rested and imprisoned on remand A
few days ago the warders found that
the girl had become deaf and dumb
Being given paper and ink she relat-
ed that sword-bearing angel had ap-
peared to her in her cell, and doomed
her to be deaf and dumb for her
wicked deed until five years should
pass. The doctors having found that
the girl was IN truth both deaf and
dumb. she was discharged from prls-
on and sent home to her parents.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-03-23
ARMENIAN DIED HERo,s DEATH.
Made Splendid Defense Of His Resi-
dence at Baku.

Adamoff was an Armenian hero OF
Baku. The author Of a recent volume
on that city has this TO say Of him.
"Adamoff was the crack rife shot in
Baku, one of the wealthiest Armeni.
ans engaged in the oil business, and
his residence In ArnianslKia street was
one Of the palaces Of the city, so far
as the magnifcenee Of the oriental
decoration was concerned. He stood
a three days siege and shot no fewer
than forty Tartars, who. on the last
day, formed heap Of dead at the cor
ner Of the street Adamoff was kept
supplied with cartridges by his young
son, who got shot in that service
And then Adamoff himself was hit on
the balcony of his house. whence he
had so long defended it. Receiving
shot in the shoulder, the deadly
raarksman dropped his rife on to the
railing Of balcony. but, nerved with
the courage Of despair and determined
to sell his life still more dearly, he
continued shooting His movements
became slow. the Tartars become
more aggressive. and he finally re
ceived a fatal wound which laid him
low on the balcony"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-03-23

Britain wants better marksmen in
sts armies, but many people claim that
the increasing use Of cigarettes among
the soldiers is defeating this ambi-
ton. The duke of Wellington would
not allow smoking in any form. His
famous order ran as follows: "The
commander in chief has been norm
ed that the practice of smoking pipes
and cigars and cheroots has become
prevalent among the army, which is
not only in itself a species OF intoxica.
ton occasioned by the fumes of tobac-
co, but undoubtedly occasions drink
ing and tipping by those who acquire
the habit" The order went on to beg
officers to prevent smoking among the
officers Of junior ranks in their regi-
ments
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-03-23

A busy woman once said that she
never knew how much she could &C.
compllsh until she became the com.
panlon Of her young sons, sharing their
sports and limiting her own working
hours to theirs. To-day they are young
men and she looks like their sister
There are other young mothers Of
grown men, and they are rather for.
midable rivals of younger women
The sons unconsciously make compart
sons, generally in favor Of mother
It's beautiful to grow up" in this
fashion with ones children, to keen
pace with them in new studies and
new thoughts; it is something like
second youth, says an exchange. We
are quick to put away youthful things
unless we have some such incentive to
hold them.-Indianapolis News.
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WORST FORM OF ECZEMA
Black sp1otches All Over Face-Anected
Parts Now Clear Ever-cured by
the Cutssura Remedies.

Black sp1otches All Over Face-ATected
Parts Now Clear as Ever-cured by
the Cuts,ura Remedies.
"About four years ago l was afflicted
with black splotches all over my face and
few covering my body, which produced
a severe itching irritation, and which
caused me a great deal of annoyance and
suffering, to such an extent that l was
forced to call in two of the leading ply
sieians OF my town. After {. thorough ex-
animation Of the dreaded complaint they
announced it to be skin eczema in its
worst form. They treated me for the
same for the length Of one year. but the
treatment did me no good. Finally my
husban4 purchased set of the Cuticura
Remedies, and after usins the contents of
the first bottle of Cuticura Resoivent in
connection with the Cuticura Soap and
Ointment, the breaking out entirely
stopped / continued TIE use of he Cuti-
cura Remedies for six mo, this, and after
that every splctch as entirely gone and
the affected parts were left as clear as
ever The Cutieura Remedies not only
cured me Of that Dreadful disc Sc, eczeI aa,
but other complicated troubles as well.
Lizzie L. Sledge, $40 Jones Ave, Selma,
Ala. Oct. %. 1906"
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GRAND TO I've
End the Last Laugh is Always the Best.

"six months ago l would have
laughed at the idea that there could be
anything better for table beverage
than Coffee writes an Ohio woman
''now l laugh to know there is.
"Since childhood l drank coffee as
freely as any other member of the
family. The result was a puny, sickly
girl, and as | grew into womanhood I
did not gain in health, but was afflicted
with heart trouble, weak and disor-
dered stomach. wrecked nerves and a
general breaking down, till last winter
at the age of So seemed TO be on the
verge of consumption. My friends
greeted me with How bad yea look!
What terrible colorr and this was
not very comforting,
1.-THE doctors and patent medicines
did me absolutely no good. was
thoroughly discouraged.
Then l gave up coffee and com
meHced Postum Food Gomez. At first
| didn't like ii, but after few trials
and following the directions exactly, it
was grand. 1t was refreshing and sat
isfying. In a couple of weeks no.
ticed a great change. became
stronger, my brain grew clearer, / was
not troubled with forgetfulness as in
coffee times, my power of endurance
was more than doubled The heart
trouble and Indigestion disappeared
and my nerves became steady and
strong.
Il began to take an interest In things
about me- Housework and home-mak-
'gSNs became pleasure My friends
ave marveled at the change and when
they enquire what brought 1t about, I
answer Postum Food Coffee. and moth
ing else in the world Name given
~ Postum Co.. Battle Greek, Mich,
There's a reason. Read i's little
book, THE Road to WellYlle. . pkgs.
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An Italian newspaper informs Its
readers that new kind Of lap dog
has been manufactured in England
and has been named the Handle
Dog" The end Of the tail of a puppy
is cut open and twisted into an open
wound IN the back of the animal,
where It makes a second root. The
tail thus forms handle. and no fine
lady in England who respects herself
now appears without one of these
dogs hanging to one Of her fingers
London Truth.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-03-23

A Maine fisherman afirms that the
loon and the shelldrake are natural
enemies Of the salmon, destroying the
eggs of the fish by feeding on the
spawning beds. He says that he has
seen both kinds Of birds on the beds
at Sebago lake.