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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-07-09
Tremendous transportation
BY BISHOP H. W. WARREN.

At Waterloo, Iowa, there is a stone
'hurch built almost entirely from one
great granite boulder located three
niles north OF the town, with stone
enough left to build a parsonage.
This great rock was brought there
low many hundreds Of miles nobody
tnows. worn smooth and plowed with
ong strias by being pushed over the
'ocky bed Of lis passage
Near Manhasset on Long Island
here Is a boulder ffty-four feet long
)y forty feet wide and sixteen feet
high that has been brought across
long Island Sound and how many
hundreds Of miles further no one
nows. Indeed. most Of Long Island
tself, 120 miles long. consisting OF
.en or more kinds Of rock. has been
brought there by forces that dwarf
steam shOvels, lifting seven tons at
ihovelful. into mere ohildren's toys.
But this Is little compared TO what
S going on to-day. on the coast Of
Newfoundland is a submarine island
500 miles long and 200 wide, all
brought there by the same force.
What is this force? 1t is called
glacial action. The feathery crystals
1f snow. brought from distant seas,
all on lofty mountain peaks. They
nay freeze by night and thaw by
lay. and every freeze makes a slisht
expansion which tends TO force the
great mass down the mountain side.
This is a river of ice, or what Cole
idge calls "motionless eataracts.
nave seen one twelve miles wide. 600
,eet deep and zoe miles long. Diher-
snt streams may come from different
mountain sides and combine into one
mighty river in a valley. They move
from one foot a day. as the Mer dc
GIace. above Chamounl, to seventy
ave feet a day, as the Muir Glacier IN
Alaska. This Irresistible force tears
boulders and earth from mountain
sides and bears them on its broad
back to the valleys below.
The accumulations Of glaciers are
called moraines; when en- the side o.
glacier they are lateral morainesi
when two or more meet In one gen
eraI stream medal moraines; when
the glacier is thawed at the end in
the low valley, terminal moraines.
In this tremendous crowd and
pressure the rocks are being trans
ported, and the bed Of rocks over
which the stream flows is crushed to
sand and ground to dust. The Aar
Glacier discharges by the rushing
river at its foot $50 tons Of sand
daily - ...s. 20 40 Vim A''sN
-essssi ste =. - withb cratic blocks ano
boIdersfsos the Ndfthwest so deeply
covered With quatenary drift that the
original surface is unrecognizable'
and Long Island, far, far from noun
tains?
Things on this old world are not as
they once were. Times were when
the north end of 1t was covered with
ice. in what is called the ice age, that
left its terminal moraines as far
south as Washington and Pittsburg'
and wrote its history in these broad
pages with such punctuation marks
and exclamation points as have been
alluded to in this article.-Bpworth
Herald.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-07-09
omen an EIementarr schooI.

The Norwich Education COMMITTEES
yesterday approved the holding of al
open air school at Belle Vue, in the
Eaton suburb of the city, from th'
middle of May to the middle of Oc
tober, for 100 children, to be draw
from the elementary schools on ac
count Of some physical weakness
This novel school will be open from
nalf past in the morning till hal
past or at night. The children
will be conveyed to and from th'
school on tramcars and will have
three meals a day there. The schoo
will be open for five days week fol
twenty weeks, and voluntary contri
buttons will be invited toward th'
cost of the meals provided. The OBJ
iect is to improve the children physi
eally and enable them the better Il
receive their education. - LondoI
Standard.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-07-09

Harry Lauder, before he depsxts&
-sfter his third. -.AAsaIleag tour, was
asked at dinner given him what be
regarded as his funniest Stories
They are not what you might call
the funniest" he answered. readily,
"but I'll tell them to you with pleas
ure. The humor in a story is in the
point Of view of the hero or heroine
Of It, l say. For instance. there's the
canny Scot whose neighbor met him
fitting. The Scot hsS raaifsnsiture piled
a.ssssyip d WAGON. and he was solemnly
driving his one horse along the street.
So ye're flttin',' says the neigh
Dor.
"T am. want to be near me
work
And where's your job?'
=" L haven't got one yet
"And She woman who paid a visit
of condoIelee to her widowed neigh
Dor. She csrried a parcel of consola-
tion, and when she opened 1t up this
was what was in 1t: You belong to
benefit and they paid up, didn't they?
Well. then. you have a dead man and
500. What more dye want?' -
Chicago Record-Herald.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-07-09
BALLADE OF TALK.

Oh, if you sleep, or II you wake.
And if you smile, or If you SIGH
And il you mar, or if you make
And il you sell, or II you buys
And if you praise, or villify,
And if you spurn, or if you WOO,
If you pollute, or purify
Why, folks viii talk, whate'er you dol
Oh, if you give, or il you take,
II truth you tell or if you lie,
If you be saint, if you be rake,
II you disgrace, or dignity,
II you enrsge, or pacify,
II creeds you preach, or .ereeds pooh-pooh,
If you amuse, or terrify--
Why, folks viii talk, whate'er you dol
Oh, if you build, or if you break,
II you be bold, if you be shy,
II you be brave, or if you quake,
If you be slow, if you be spry,
II you admit, if you deny,
If you retreat, if you pursue,
II you corrupt, or edify-
Why, folks will talk, whate'er you dol
ENVOY:
Oh, be you low, or be you high,
II you be false, if you be true,
And if you live, and IL you die
Why, folks will talk, whata'er you do!
Harold Susman, in Life.
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PATH TO OLD AGE
PAVED WITH PIE.
Smith Ely, FerTsrIy Mayor Of
New York, at Age Of e5, Reveals
! Secret Of His Longevity.

Everybody with taste for pastry
or a weakness for sweets will hail
with Joy the explanation Of Smith
Ely, Mayor Of Netg York City in 1871
IS and now elghty-five years old, as
to his prolonged life.
Sweets did IT," says Mr. Ely in
an article contributed to the Medlco-
Legal Journal. Il don't know that
+ shis diet Of sweets has benefited my
disposition, but It has given me
strength to undergo the nervous
strain and excitement of a political
career in Albany, Washington and
New York that would have shortened
the existence of a beef eater.
Ny parents, like many others,
says Mr.. Ely. thought that sweets
Of any sort were unwholesome for
children, and enjoyed only such
.hings in my childhood within strict
limitations. Consequently, when /
attained the age Of sixteen and found
employment down town, with permis-
sion to dine as | pleased, made up
for lost time. My regular meal for
many months consisted Of three or
four pieces Of bakers pie. At all
periods Of my life the dessert has
almost always been the better part
Of the meal.
Il resided for more than twenty
years in the neighborhood Of the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, and during all
that period It was my regular habit,
on my way home from clubs and en-
tertainments. to stop at Maillard's
and have a meringue glace, followed
by a cup Of hot chocolate with
whipped cream.
''It has been, and still is, my habit
to place a lump OF confectionery Of
some sort in my mouth upon retiring
for the night
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Rushing the Canal.


Every two minutes ton of coal is
burned up at Panama every minute
twelve carloads of rock and gravel
are torn from the earth, every hour
1868 pounds of dynamite are ex-
ploded in mountain and jungle. every
minute $124 is spent for laborl
One hundred and thirty-two loco
motives are shrieking and creaking
in the nine-mile ribbon of the Guile
bra cut-10,0 900 shirtless men are
sweating and swearing - 1850 fiat
cars are running and grumblingl
One hundred and six miles of track
split the gorge-a dozen sets of rails,
in a width Of 200 and 300 feet, are
hung in tiers one above the other.
Sixty-seven steam shovels are plung-
ing twenty-ton scoops into the earth
two and three times every minute.
over 100000 cubic yards of earth
are being wrested from the rainbow
strata of soil every thirty days.
And on the two sides Of the inferno
squat the twin peaks Of Gold and
Z SNOW nlllS IKE Npuhit VI NiPAN9
which a schoolboy has nearly bitten
through.
Roughly, a hole measuring 97.-
$4,000 cubic yards must yet be
bored in the Panama clay to make
the canal a reality. When the
French were routed S1,5OO,O0O cubic
yards had been excavated. The
Americans have added 100000 Gu
bic yards to this total.
Picture chasm measuring 125
4 feet in every direction. in which
could be buried twenty-five ordinary
three-story houses forty feet in
height. in width and length. The
equivalent Of such a ohasm is bored
every day along the course of the
Panama Canal - the excavation
amounting to nearly 100000 cubic
feet daily.-From an Article in Put
MANS and The Reader.
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AduIterated Drugs.

The adulteration Of crude drugs ID
a grave matter, rendering, as it does,
the physicians prescription ineffect-
i've, with serious, perhaps fatal, re-
suits in a crisis. Fof example, digi-
tails is adulterated with stramonium-
the addition of any amount of which
would endanger the life of the pa
tient when the remedy is depended
on for prompt action in the case oi
heart failure; the strophanthus seed,
which is also used in such cases, has
been widely replaced by another va
riety of the same seed which has no
effect whatever, but costs only about
one-ffth. as much. Belladonna is Of
ten adulterated with pokeroot' which
has an antagonistic effect, and ground
olive pits have been used to the ex-
tent of hundreds Of tons in such I'M
portant remedies as ipecac and aeon
ite.-National Magazine.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-07-09

Bonny clabber is better than but
termilk IL is made by letting the
whole milk I'D cream set and sour
for several days. outside OF the re-
frigerator. Shake up the creamy TOP
and bottom whey and curds to the
consistency Of buttermilk. Some far
mers keep clabber until it so sour II
will make a pig squeal, and the sourer
the better. Bonny clabber is much
the same as Metchnikoff's preserva-
tive against old age. It is fine for
the health and complexion, as this
west coast of Ireland people show
who almost live upon this and pota'
toes.-New York Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-07-09
Numbering the PeopIe d Chlna.

China is preparing to take census
of her 400 geo, 900 people. The cen
sus is to be a thorough one, and ar
ter it is done the facts and figures are
to be kept pretty well up to date
One provision of the regulations
for officials reads: after the com
pletion OF this census all births
deaths, marriages and adoptions must
be reported by the head of the family
to the local census office or police sta
ton; the records of families must he
revised every two months and records
of individuals every six months, ana
rsperts must be made annually to the
Board of the Interior by the directors
general of the census from the va
rious provinces. London Globe
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PREPARING FOR A REST.


n you're waking, call me early, call me
carly mother dear,
For tomorrow | start packing, as / do
this time each year.
streamlets run,
And VI need a rest, dear mother, long bd
lore my paeking's donel
must fold my shirt waists, mother: there
are twenty three, / think
i al With pink
Then the skirts must not be crumplei and
the haii must not be crushed.
And my -coiii1re puifs. dear mother must
be al uarolled and brushed.
Then my Slippers need new boxes and my
silk emiroideIsd hose -
Must be laid olt lgugihwise, mothe-. Ia .is
neatest md q rows
IND my aheatl and evening dresses and my
In the safest rnnk, dear mother; 50. al
least, it SENS to me.
Seven psrasols I fancy, will be quits
enough q do,
And dozen a9ee-piece costumes really
ought to se me through
[ shall wear my ;herry basket and an autg
mobile vi
And the yello,s Raiah empire with
stunning fa.shaped tran -
II you're wakinf call me early, calg
early, motlr dear
For there's such lot Of packing no
D.. I iortnighs.s ace Is benz
gain the res I seek
Wheres Just elng 70 tho mf,<s-
Wild Cat Cdttsts SIX vi si..ss4a-.
-Lwahd w SAeldon.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-07-09

If at thirty you expect to be an old
man or woman at fifty-hye you VIII
be one, because the mind makes the
material correspondence OF whatever
it sets itself permanently upon
Health Record.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-07-09

In a case at Lambeth County Court
Yesterday a woman stated that she
received "a. efour centsl each for
making blouses and had to find her
own cotton and pay another woman
Is. twenty-five cents) dozen for
making the sleeves. 1t took two days
to make a dozen.-London Daily
Mail.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-07-09
Truth in Death.

Those collectors of queer epitaphs
still are raining them in on poor Tip.
As usual the husband is the malefac.
tor. and here's sample, taken from
an English ehurehyard:
Here lies my wife,
Who's gone on high;
If / said | was sorry
| too would lie
New York Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-07-09

There are three cathedrals at Men
go, ,Uganda, all on neighboring hills
The Mengo cathedral Of st. Paul
Church of England, has a congrega'
tion of 5000. The other cathedrala
are Roman Catholic, one English, the
other German, both large buildings.
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HE WON
THE GIRL

There goes one more ov tn un-
appropriated blessings on this COM
munity," said Philander Beasley, as
a middle aged spinster passed the
blacksmith shop. There is shore a
pile ov unclaimed valuables ov the
lady gender in this village"
''You don't need to worry" said
Bildad Smiley. You've claimed
your share. Is it four or five claims
you've put in at the matrimonial
department."
you mind your own blamed busf-
ness, young feller, an I'll mind
mine, returned the offended Phil
ander. I've been blessed weth three
good wives, If you want to know, an
made a liyin' fer them while they
was in this vale ov tears.v
ITS right queer thet so many oy
our gals has stayed single" inter-
rupted Reason Jupe, with the lauda-
BILE desire to lead the talk away
from dangerous channels. 81 don't
know" he continued, "ez l ever see
place where they was sich per-
centage ov handsome women ez we
hey. An about every third one
grows up OF maid"
They amt nothing queer about
It at all" said Jabe Henry. How in
nation are our gals goin to marry
If they amt no men to choose from2
Why, great snass~5l lsl., 5asy S,orn In this
country. Everybody knows thet wo-
men outlive men - exceptin' when
they marry inter the Beasley family.
So even eff a gal was ez as pretty ez
all git out she wouldn't hev much
show to git married onless they was a
pestilence broke out thet took only
female women an she was the only
one that had been vaccinated."
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-07-09

Three thousand persons are en-
gagged in the she'll and pearl indus
try Of the Western United States.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-07-09

AACt luAC AdSn WOlhSu III SpllG
cases in this country" said Martin
Underdunk. 81 knowed three gals
over in Beulah township thet he'd all
kinds of fellers in love with them
afore they fin'ly got married. They
was oil Hausenger's daughters"
1--WE heard tell of the family. -
said Jabe. "They was three of four
boys, too"
"They was" replied Martin. AN
it was owning to them boys thet tn
gals didn't git married quiekern
they did,"
Eyes, eonsarn their picturs!" ex-
ploded Philander Beasley "They
ort to be law in this country maxim
it capital offense to raise sich boys
as them!"
"Hi. Philanderl" cried Bldad
Smiley. 80 you he'd one ov tn Hau-
senger gals in thet KILN eye oy
yourn once, had you?"
dad, fetch you'll" stormed Philan-
der. "Ain't you quit your foolish
ness yit?"
Il KANT help it, Philander, hon
est KANT. If l KEEP quiet I'd blow
out fusion plug or somethin like
a automobile does. Ever sense tibet
time after your second wife was took
! an you made tn speech in town
meetin hev had awful ticklish
pace on my funny bone"
Il didn't know I said anythin' fun
ny on thet occasion, said Philandel
stifly.
"Thet's why it was funny" grinned
BiIdad. EFF you he'd tried to be hu.
NOR you'd hev ies' made me sad. All
you said was, In referrin' to your re
cent bereavement; 'Th' memory i:
ever weth me of thet dear departed
one whose place never will be filled
perhaps Thets all you said thai
/ remember"
Tell US about tn Hausenger gals
Martin" said Reason Jupe, the lovel
of peace.
"Sure I will. eff them two fellers1
quit jawin', You see, it wasn't ez il
them Hausenger boys was little kids
thet didn't know no better an woult
git into mischief ez natural ez sneez
\ in. One could make excuses fel
sich. Thes boys was older than tn
gals-big, lumberin' fellers, but ei
full Of tickle ez a dog is full Of feas
They didn't do things jes a purpose
to scare away their sisters fellers
but they must have their fun what
ever stood in tn way.
"Ef a feIler drlv up in buggy an
went in to asst one of tn gals woul'
she accept his company to drive il
tn pale moonlight, them boys 'u'
change tn buggy wheels, put tn hin'
ones on in front an vicy-yercy. Whei
tn feller come out he'd hey to driy'
off with his knees up to his chin, an
him tryin' 10 peep over III DASHBOARD
to see tn boss.
They'd tie stroing to tn pario'
door knob when feller was stayin
little late, then tie tn other end to
painful of oil iron on tn top laudin. o
tn stairs. When the caller started .
tiptoe out he'd haul thet load Of junl
downstairs an OF IIausenger 'ui
come out madder'n a wet hen. They
pour water out O. th' upper Winde'
on tn head oy feller tina: was talk
in to a gal on tn outside steps /.
9TH way they hurt Philander
feelin's was bycatchin him an loekin
him up in tn smokehouse. He dian
get outen there till tn OF man cont
round IN tn morning fer bacon an
blame near busted Philanders hea'
with his lantern, thlnkin he SAs
thief"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-07-09

An employees in the Netherlands
wao are boarding with thsir employ
ers are entitled to medica., treatment
Tor at least six weeks.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1909-07-09

"In a pinch use Aliens FSot-Eass'
remarked the tramn, as hesfhsew .
package Of white powder into " sses
Of the policeman who was an2ut ~
arrest him. The Harvard Lafn poon'
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HAc m Eass
GezJ6 6oF3I-s[sE.Lk

she-"oh, isn't the nan that
throws the ball, on your side. just
splendid He throws it 50 they hii
1t every timel Life.
Here's man what say de worlds
comm ter end next July What
In de juicy middle Of de Watermelon
season2"-Atlanta Constitution.
@My dear. why do youA call that
young man spring7 Is that bis Eizht
namel.... No; mother. ..tarsIlk
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~Tou say you are 4n 5o9e with MY
Baggs?n Il sure am. sBnt cant
see anything attractive about hsr
Neither can l see 1T But its
bank. all right. Iss
The Psrsoe Might I&s VIZ
9Why, when 70 was walt : tioas
dis mornin', de boss seq tod shfsslis,
'Heah comes de new sky pilot -
Life.
Never trust to SYNONYMS said
the man who was threatened with q
breach Of promise suit SWhat Il
the trouble7" Il wanted to say some
thing fancy. SO I wrote. sveritab.
thine. instead OF yours truly. =
Washington Star.
II see by this paper, said Mrs,
Griggs, shat growing Children re.
quire occasional change "Well,
ours certainly get their share re.
piled Griggs, eThey hracesme three
or four times a day for nlckels and
dimes. n-chicago Daily News.
~Do you think l ought to send my
daughter abroad to complete her
vocal training2g Il dunno. efIaven't
you consulted anybody" YES, -
neighbors. land what do 9SE
They all agree it'sS g
thing for me II o., S. r
Plain Dealer. -
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-15

There Is more Catsrrh I'm this sertion OF the
country than ali other diseases put toselnei,
and until the last few years was supposed 70 PC
ireurable. For great many years doetoIs pao
remedies, and by constantly falling TO cure WIN
local treatment, pronounced II lncuIa ,I,'s
Science has proven catarrh Ia DE copsu.u
tional disease and therefore, requires cor stltu-
tional r-atment. Halls catarrb cue, manu-
featured by y. J. Cheney 4 Co, Toledo. ", "
the only constitutional cure on the Market ~
T. take internally IN dotes from 10 crops 70
tesspocnful. IL acts directly on the blood an
mucous surfaces OF the system. They oner OF
send for circulars and testimonials. Address
y. J. CHENEY 4 CO, Ioieno, ".
Sold BY all druggists. TIC.
Take Halls Family pills for constipation
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-15
The kaiser's idea Of Golf.

The German emperor's knowledge OF
golf is by no means extensive. His
generosity. however. made him lend
ready ear to the request Of Sir Frank
Lascelles. the British ambassador for
q grant OF land for the purpose OF q
golf course. so you want ground for
your golf club. Sir Frank" he said.
I'VE haven't got nice grass meadows
round Berlin. Hke You have In Eng
land. but I'll gfve you a bit of the
Grunswald." Now. the Grunevald is a
pine forest near the capital. and "a
vorite Sunday resort Of the people of
Berlin. The ambassador thought II out
for q moment. and then answered.
somewha. doubtfully: All. sire. am
afraid there would be too many trees"
Trees exclaimed his majesty All
the better 20 keep the sun on you
when you are playing in the summer"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-05-15
ITALIAN WOMEN IN PROTEST.
Seek Change Of Law That Now Makes
Them Subservlent to Their
Husbands.

An italian woman by the law OF
Italy has no right To. her property
after marriage and no control over Fer
dowry, the interest OF which her nus
band may spend as he likes. though
he may not touch the capital. which
must be returned TO her in the event
OF a separation.
She cannot sign or draw a check on
her own account even for her own
money, and her evidence is not accept
ed in a law court without her hus'
band. She is entirely subservient to
him and he can shut her away from
all her friends. She loses her nation
atty on her marriage with a for
eigner.
Under these circumstances IL Is
scarcely surprising that OF late there
has been q powerful agitation for the
suffrage among italian women and
one or two test cases have come be-
fore the law courts. A debate took
place recently in parliament on the
subject and a committee was appoint
ed to investigate the laws Affecting
women and the desirability OF confer
ring the franchise upon them.
The Queen Dowager Margherita
takes a personal interest in the ques-
ton and recently during the National
Congress OF Italian Women held in
Rome she entertained the delegates
at a monster party at her palace.
when she expressed her sympathy
with the movement and the hope that
Italy would be among the first of the
great modern nations TO proclaim the
enfranchisement of women.