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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18

A few years ago. as the date for the
drawing of the annual Christmas lot
terry at Madrid was approaching. poor
mechanic Of Corunna was awakened
three consecutive nights by the num-
Der 125,sG9. apparently spoken in his
ear. So impressed was he by the repe-
tition of the incident that he wrote
down the number and joeularly said
to his wife. THAT number will win
the FIRST prize in the great lottery
.'Then why don't you buy the ticketg'
his wife answered iokingly as she
looked n Re figures. Why, see. If
you ads en- together. they just come
to i4y se. | shall be thirty-one on
Cit mas day" The ticket. after much
;yelvle. was found IL had been reject
&C few minutes earlier by wealthy
citizen Of Corunnal and bought. and
before many days had passed the me-
chanic and his wife were made jubi-
liant by the news that the ticket had
won the first prize OF f200,o00.- Lon
don Globe.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18
ARTISTS EMBLEMs.
In Whistler's Butterfly Could Be Found
the Monoaram ]. W..

the Monogram ]. W.
The mystic emblem or device Of a
sort Of Whistlerized butterfly was
adopted in the sixties BY the eccentric
genius James Abbott Whistler. who
changed his name later to James Nc
NeilI whistler.
Close study will reveal that this pe.
suilar scroll is really monogram OF
J W. The earliest Of the eichings TO
bear the butterfly is Chelsea Wharf,
1853. but many paintings and etch-
iags after that date are signed ywhis.
tier"
Artists have sometimes signed their
pictures IN some distinct form instead
Of iheit names. II generally was dona
when the name might suggest some
emblem or symbol.
Thus Hieronymus Cock demarked
two fighting cocks on bis panels; Mari
otto Aibertinelli signed a cross with
two interlaced rings. referring to the
sacerdotal duties to which at one time
n his life he devoted himself: Martin
Rota. wheel; Pieter de Ryng. ring
with diamond; Giovanni Dossl. a
bone; Del Mazo Martinez. a hammer;
Lionelio spada. sword.
Sometimes caprice dictated the selec-
tion, as when Jacopo de Barberi used
the caduceus. or Mercury rod; Hendrix
de Bles an owl. Lucas Cranach a
crowned serpent. Cornelius Engel-
breehtsen peculiar device resembling
a weather vane and Hans Holbeln a
skull.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18
HIS GREAT IDEA.
The Tin Plated Tomato and the Moral
That Goes With II.

The Tin Plated Tomato and the Moral
That Goes With II.
A good theory that won't work Isn't
half as good as poor one that will.
Twenty years ago a young man just
out Of college had a greai ,dea. He
was going to tin plate tomatoes. There
was to be no more troublesome pairing
and cooking and canning to preserve
tomatoes throughout winters. It would
be necessary only to drop a nice ripe
tomato into his Timing solution and 1t
would come out coated with tin and
would keep for twenty years. In fact,
there wasn't any reason why it should
not keep forever. The young inventor
figured it wouid cost him so cents
gallon to make this timing solution.
1t surely would sell for 81 a gallon.
Every one eats tomatoes-that Is, near
" every one. Everybody would eat
them IL they could always have nice
tin plated tomato lying around. He
ought to sell million gallons a year.
That would be profit Of a million and
a half dol Well. no tin plated toma-
tees are on the market yet. aud the
man who invented them is still making
only SIS a week.
The moral Of this is that whenever
you hear of great idea that is going
to reform or uplift the world make
sure that it is not of the tin plated
tomato brand.-Chicago Tribune.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18

Back in the early eighties DR.. S. S.
Wheeler, an electrical engineer Of New
York. was experimenting with a small
electric motor. In the course OF his ex-
periments the doctor conceived the
idea that steamboats, might be run
with electricity If the propelIers could
be directly r0nnected To high speed
electric motors, doing away with all
the gears then In use in steam propul-
sion With this Idea in mind he had a
small screw propeller constructed and
fastened 1t to the arnature shaft of
his small motor. TO bis surprise the
experiment resulted in fne breeze of
cooling air which more than delighted
the experimenter. for the day was de-
eidediy hot 1t is needless to add that
the experiments with screw propellers
ended right there. and the engineer
took up the study of the electric fan,
with the result that he soon perfected
the device until it was a commercial
success.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18
HELPED BY A HAMMER.



Hangs Moral.
Two blocks apart in a certain street
are two stationery stores. The owner
Of one has abundant capital. has a
wide. roomy place with a large stock
OF goods well displayed. The store of
the other man Is 4 mere hole In the
wall In dngy building. yet this deal
er is getting most of the business.
The following Incident may explain
it. A woman who had just moved to
the vicinity stopped in the larger store
one evening TO buy some picture nails.
but was told that they were not sold
there.
Where can buy themY' she asked
politely.
Il don't know" said the proprietor
The woman went TO the smaller store
This man had no picture nails either
Il have a box Of old nails that use
myself be explained. Perhaps some
Of them might do"
The woman gratefully accepted his
offer and found some nails that an
swered her purpose. She remembered
then that she had no hammer. Il can
lend you one. said the shupk eper. IL
you will briug 4 back In the morning."
Ever since that time that woman has
walked the extra blocks to paronize
the obliging merchant. She has told
her friends of the Incident and influ-
enced them to become customers.
The lesson taught BY this insignifi-
cant incident is one that is only too
often neglected 1t pays a small
tradesman to be obliging-it pays all
Of us. Small favors bring large re
turns. Chicago Tribune.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18
KEEPING TAP ON THE CROPS
The Way the Agricultural Department
Gets Its Information.

The Way the Agricultural Department
Gets Its Information.
The details of the comprehensive sys-
TEN employed by the department Of
agriculture in gathering the crop in
formation from all over the country
are interesting There are 10000
township correspondents scattered all
over the Union. whose duty it is to 60
carefully over the territory and submit
each month concrete information as to
the condition Of all kinds OF crops. In
addition to this branch. 5000 county
correspondents send IN separate re-
ports from those Of the township men.
A state agent makes further report
direct from his agents. and an organ
ization in direct communication with
the department, comprising seventeen
travelling field agents. 60 about the
country and make separate reports for
groups of states. Special cotton cor
respondents are also employed to fur
nish accurate Information concerning
the cotton yield. Five different reports
are sent to Washington each month
BY five different sets Of correspondents.
This safeguards the government crop
reports for accuracy in local crop re-
ports and keeps the great crop account
and cost estimates for the millions Of
American farmers. These records are
sent to the agricultural department. Of
ficials of the bureau Of statistics and
board go over all the FIVE reports from
five distinct groups of correspondents.
and from all the figures a crop report
estimate is distributed to 10000 post
offices throughout the country every
month. Magazine.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18
FENNeL.
Il 10 to the Italians Somewhat as csl-
cry Is to Us.

" - 70 tUo ttduaUA SomoNnat au CoI-
cry Is to Us.
"'Tisn't often that an italian table
d'hote furni:saes anything that takes
me back to my grandmother's time"
said New Yurk man. but that was
my experience last night The first
hlbble Of something I'd supposed was
selery sent MY mind wandering back
fifty years TO an old New England VII
lagc.
"'Fennelg asked the Italian waiter.
He nodded aud smiled and gave me
the Italian form Of the word. which |
carefully wrote down on a scrap Of
paper. 'Fennocchi | suppose II showed
my Ignorance. hut never before did /
know that feunel Is TO the Italians
what celery is TO us. Evidently the
large bases Of the leafsiaiks are
bleached In similar fashlon. and from
the way Il was served could sec It
was Intended to be dipped Ia sail. as
We eat celery. My obllging waiter told
me that It was delicious as salad
and when boiled and served with
cream sauce 1t made a popular Italian
dish.
But after all what did those cult
nary details matters what rraIiv
counted waS thar slmDsa n.ae.s3ti !,
favor which took me back to my child
hood. As thoughtfuily nibbled my
fennel stalks the last fifty years
seemed a blank. was a child again.
picking big clusters of yellow. aromatic
fennel seeds in my grandmather's gar
den.n-New York sun.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18

The origin of the red shirt'-worn
as blouse by English women in the
sixties. when Garibaldi was a popular
idol throughout Great Britain-is sufii-
ciently curious. When the celebrated
fillbuster was warning in the South
American republics he was anxious to
obtain a distinctive and, above all,
economical uniform for his followers.
He learned that local dry goods
store had an immense Job lot" of
these garments, worn by the ''sala-
deros," or cattle slaughterers, of the
great South American cities. The bar
gain sale" appealed eloquently to the
leaders purse. and be led bis men to
victory n the butchers shirts. which
are now the accepted emblem of the
"risorgomientos of United Italy.-Lon-
don Globe.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18
AFRICAN WITCH DOCTORS.
They Make Themselves, Like Their
Idols, as Hideous as Possible.


Idols, as Hideous as Possible.
The most important period Of the
young Africans life Is that between
youth and manhood Tor womanhood)
It Is then that the witch doctor is ex.
tremely busy with his various mys.
terious rites. 1t Is an important part Of
his calling to be hIdeous, as In most
cases he undoubtedly is. A ridiculous
mask covers his head. and wildcat OF
other skins are hung around his lolns.
Pigment OF various colors is plenti-
fully daubed over his body, and in this
hideous state 1t is not to be wondered
at that he strikes terror into the
maidens' hearts as he dances wildly
In the dim freight, gIaring at them
with iendish eyes. The timid young
creatures are like the hare which trem-
bles as the lowering bird Of prey fut-
ters over Its head. Self will is crushed.
and the erstwhile playful. willfui child
is transformed In most cases into a
frightened creature. with. for the tim
being. no will of her own. 1t is a curl.
Gus thing that nothing connected with
what one may call the spiritual side
Of the blacks life Is ever beauti
full. Their carved figures are always.
to say the least. grotesque and calcu-
lated to frighten rather than comfosi
the bereaved Wide World Magazine
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twenty Volume Nov.I..

The longest novels Of today are pyg
mics compared with those published
In the seventeenth century. Mile. de
Scudery's lie Grand Cyrus ran into
ten volumes. its publication being
spread over five years. And when
1t was translated. or, to quote the title
page, "Engiished by a Person of Hon
our" 1t appeared in Eve folio volumes
of some 800 pages apiece. Another
novelist Of the same period. La Cal
prenede. was even more diffuse. one
Of his works. cleopatra" extending
over twenty-three volumes. These
novels found plenty Of readers despite
their enormous length. The Paris pub
Usher Of lie Grand Cyrus. made
100000 crowns by the first edition
alone. Nearly all the works Of Sou
derry and Calprenede were translated
into English as soon as they appeared
and many Of them into German as
well-London Chronicle.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18

Japan has great number Of water
falls which would be Of material value
in The development Of the country. but
the reason these valuable sources Of
power are not being developed IS be-
cause Of tie dansef Of earthquakes
which is constantly confronting the
people. More than once within recent
years have steps been taken with the
view Of constructing dams 10 oider
that these falls might be utillzf'a = shen
some demonstration Of the eal1i has
given warning Of the danger Of such a
step and the promoters have been
forced to ablndon or greatly mcdify
the proposed improYenlent.-New York
Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18
LAWS of wARs.


The Code Now In Use Among All TIRE
Civilized Nations.
The laws Of war as at present
formulated by the civilized nations
forbid the use OF poison against an en-
emy; murder by treuchery. as, for cx-
ample. assuming the uniform or dis.
playing the Gag OF foe: the murder
Of those who have surrendered. wheili-
or upon conditions or at discretion:
declarations that no quarter viii be
given TO an enemy; the use Of such
arms or proiectiles as will cause un-
necessary pain or suffering TO an en-
emy; the abuse of dag Of truce 10
gain Information concerning an en-
emy's positions; all unnecessary de-
struction Of property, whether public
or private.
They also declare that only fortified
places shall be besieged: open cities or
villages not to be subject to siege or
bombardment; that public buildings of
whatever character, whether belonging
to church or state, shall be spared;
that plundering by private soldiers or
their officers shall be considered mad
missible; that prisoners shall be treat
Cd with common humanity; that the
personal effects and private property
OF prisoners, except their arms and
ammunition, shall be respected; that
the population of an enemy's country
shall be considered exempt frcm par
ticipation in The war. unless by hostile
acts they provoke the III will OF the en-
emy.
Personal and family honor and the
religious convictions of an invaded peo-
pie must be respected by the invaders
and all piIlage by regular troops or
their followers strictly forbidden
New York Herald.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18

Linlithgow palace. on the shore of
the beautiful sheet of water Of that
name in Scotland. is somewhat square
and heavy looking. Llnlithgow was
the birthplace Of Mary. queen of Scots;
in Linlithgow church James ~. Of
Scotland was forewarned by an appa-
rition Of the coming disaster at Flod-
den Field; in its streets the regent
Murray was shot; close by the town
Edward |. had two ribs broken by his
horse the night before Falkirk. and on
its loch chancellor Of the exchequer.
bent on economy. issued instructions
that the royal swans should be kept
down to a dozen. Argonaut.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18
READING THE FLASHES.



Experienced mariner.
Passengers are geDeraily astonished
when on dark night they hear the
ships officer remark to another.
There's Egg rock" or "Crabtree
ledge or Beaver TAIL as the case
may be, naming some headland or
shoal along the coast. The landlub-
Der strains his eyes. and far away
there appears from time to time a
fash OF light. red or white. As these
flashes seem TO the passenger exactly
Ike those from hundreds Of other light
houses. he Is astonIshed at the officer 5
assurance.
II Is really a very easy matter to dis
tlnguish the American lighthouses and
liehtships. Of which there are about
1900 along the Atlantic and gulf
coasts If one Is possessed Of a copy Of
the code issued by the lighthouse
board Every light is known by the
fixed light, the duration of fash. the
length of the eclipse or the number OF
flashes shown In groups No light
houses within hundred miles Of each
other are ever similar in these par
ticulars. For instance. one guidepost
Of the sea may fash white light
every fifteen seconds. never varying.
while the next flashes red light every
Eve seconds The third may be an
alternate red and white flash. with In
tervals Of ten seconds between the
flashes and so on. The audible fog
signals are identified by the time be-
tween the blasts Of the siren and the
continuance Of the blast.
Flashing lights are preferred to fixed
lights for the reason that a fixed light
might be confused with some other
light on shore. Only white and red
lights are considered desirable in light
houses. since it has been found that
the rays from lights Of other colors
cannot be seen at so great distance.
There is but one green light--a fixed
oue-on the Atlantic eoast.--Harper's
Weekly.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18

New drinks have sometimes a gIori-
Gus and brief popularity. Lord Straf-
ford, writing to Lord Cottington in
1888, extols "bonnyclabber." which be
says lis the brayest. freshest drink
you ever tasted. Your Spanish don
would. on the beats Of Madrid. hang
his nose and shake his beard an hour
over every sop he took Of it and take
it to be the drink Of the gods all the
while"
No one, however. seems to know
the exact composition of the seductive
"bonnyclabber1 although from an al
lusion 10 ii by Ben Jonson 1t would
seem to have been a mixture OF beer
md butternllk.-Lo C&pnlcle.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18
MARYLAND DELAWARE
4 VIRGINIA RY. co.
Patuxent River Line.
READ CAREFULLY, AsIMPoRTANT
Changes Have Been Made.
SCHEDULE IN EFFECTSEP 3. 1910.

a
Leave Baltimore, Pier 3 Light St.
weather permittingl, Tuesdays, 2. D..
NJ, Tor Fair Haven, Cove Point, St.
Cuthbert's, Forests, Plum Point, MIL
stead. Sotterly, Dukes, Dare's, Sole
mons Island, Parker's, Benedict, Cover
nor's Run, Spencer's.
Returning, Steamer will leave Bene-
dict, (weather premittingl, Wednesday
a. m, stopping at all tire sbove Points.
Solomon's Island, s0a M, Governors
Run, 1900 noon, Fair Haven, 200 o. a,
Milestone, 1000 a. M, Plum Point. 90
p. M, Baltimore, about 90 p. m.
Leave Baltimore, Pier 8. Light 81
weather permitting), Thursday, at D.
m, for the following points.
Fair Haven, Milestone, Sollers'. VIII
iams', Plum Point. Solomon's Island.
Setterley, Dukes, Dare S, Spencer's'
Jones, Trent ball, Governors Run.
St. Cuthberts, Parker's Holland Point
Cove Point, St. Leonard's Forests,
Benedict.
Returning, Steamer will leave Bene-
diet, (weather psrmitting), Friday, II
Noon, stopping at all the above points.
Solomon's Island, $50 p. m. Goveruor,s
Run. 100 p. m. Fair Haven, 1000 D. m.
Millstone, 600 p. M, Dare's, s. 20 D. m.
Baltimore, next morning. Cove Point,
Plum Point, O. p. m.
Leaves baltimore, Pier, 8, Light ST..
weather permittingl, Saturday, .. IN.
for the following points.
Fair Haven, St. Cusht ers's. Williams
Deep Landing, Plum Point st Leonard's
Dukes. Hollands Cliffs, Dare's, Soller's.
Trent Hall, Magruder's Ferry. Cover.
nor's Run, Sotterley, Holland Point.
Lower arlboro, Cove Point. Jones'
Benedict, White Landing, MilIstone'
Parker's, Lietch's. Ferry Landing, Solo.
mons, Island. Forests, Trnman's.
Point, Nottingham, Spei GERS. Steamer
will go to Lyons Creek Monday Morn
ing.
Returning, Steamer will leave LYONS
Greek weather permitting). Manday.
I.30 a. NJ, stopping at all the above
landings.
Nottingham, 30 a. M, Milestone. 600
.. M, PLAN Point, 900 p. M, Lower
Marlboro, 1000, Cove Point, Far Haven,
10 90 p M, Benedict, l2 90 noon, Cover
nor's Run, 500 p. m, Baltimore, next
morning. Solom, us Island, $50 p. m.
Dare's, $40 p. m.
Fraight received Baltimore, at Pier
3 Light St, on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday, until 80 p. m.
This timetable shows the times at
which steamers may be expected to ar
rive at and depart from the several
wharyes, but their arrivals or departure
at the times stated is not guaranteed,
nor does the Company hold itself respon-
sible for any delay or any consequences
arising therefrom.
WILLARD THOMPSON,
General Manager.
T. MURDOCH,
General Passenger Agent.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18

Meyerbeer like many other notable
people. went in dread of premature
burial and left the most elaborate di-
reetions with a view to preventing
such contingency. My body is to
remain untouched for period Of four
days after my death is certified. with
the face uncovered and in exactly the
same position as at the time | am sup
posed to have passed away. On the
fifth day incislons are to be made IN
the throat and in the feet" He also
directed that two men should be ap-
pointed To watch over him day and
night in ease he should give any
signs Of life and that bells should be
attached 10 Lis hards and feet
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18

''For goodness sake. John. how long
did you boil these eggsT'
Just as long as you told me to, my
dear"
Impossible. They're hard as bricks, .
Il boiled them just twelve minutes .
Twelve. Why. told you that three
minutes was long enough for an eggP'
Yes. dear. but | bolled four Of them. :"
Toledo Blade.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18

Don't drink any more. Jehn. You've
got too much already"
NO, l haven't
Yes. you have. and you'll be drunk
again"
Jaw. what do you want to worry
about that fors It's me that has the
headache next morning.
Il know, John. but it's me that has
the heartache all the time. New York
Times.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18

at is true. said a woman lecturer,
"that some girls. marrying men to re-
form them. succeed. Some girls. too,
fail.
. 'IAe hostess al tea once said to a
beautiful, sad eyed woman:
Are you fond of sports. Mrs
Blanky
AIRS. Blank smiled. Her sad eyes
twinkled moment. Then she sighed
and answered:
"Well. l suppose ought to be. !
married one
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18

In Egypt we dig and delve and yeaF
by year recover the treasures she
holds. In China there is nothing to re-
cover. nothing to dig for. All her past
is huddled on the surface. Her music
and her musical Instruments of the
past are here today the same as they
ever were. There are no stages Of de-
velopment and no steps OF ascent
Hermann Smith.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18

It is fact that few housewives are
aware of that throwing eggshells On
the Gre Fhen burning garbage VIII
cause elinkers The lime of ssnelis
roaguia feS on the einders. anlting thsu
into hard MASSES. HcSsin lies the az
alanation Of ares goiEg out at such ~
reasonable tInse and seascHk
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18

There's no use trying to deny it"
remarked Mrs. DeFlatt. this IS the
worst cook we've had yet. There posi-
lively isn't a decent thing to eat on
the table.
That's right" reloined DeFlatt.
Put continued his wife. there's
one thing IN her favor She can't be
beat when ii comes to washing"
pity we can't cat the washing"
sighed the hungry husband.-Chieago
News.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18

He. lat the end Of a fishing story)--
My word. It was monsterl 'Pon my
word. I never saw such a dsh In my
lifel she-I don't believe you ever
did'-London Mail.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18

Cobble--I should like TO lend you
that $40, old man. but know how it
would be if | did. 1t would end our
friendship. Stone Well old chap,
there has been a great deal Of friend
ship between US. | think if you could
make IT five we might worry along on
half as mueh.-Life.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18

why is Mrs. Jones standing bare.
headed In the coldT
''oh. she's got a half bottle Of cold
cure left from last year. and she wants
to use it up to get the bottle out Of
che way."-Lippineott's.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1910-11-18

Chief Editor look here. Sharpe.
here's fiddler been hanged for mur-
der How shall headline it? Musical
Editor How would Difficult Execu-
tion on One String" do2-st Louis
Times.