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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10
OUR NAVEL ORANGES.
We Get Them From Draril, Where
They N.ere First Cultivated.

tlcy were itI1N NAttiNetN9s
TIC naycl ofau Grs, a,mearcd at
Bahli. rra=l as bud spait of the
Portuguese ,aliety Of oraBgc. ia1rauja
sele. IA. and s.as Erst propasaled by a
Portuguese gardener at Bahia In iS22
These siaiellvats and ghasc that fol
low nre matc on the authority OF A. ID.
Shancl phgsiel9gist Of the United
States department Of agriculture Riv-
erside. Cal. who tells in the Journal
Of ueredity the results of an expedi.
tlOn 10 Erazil made by himself. +. Il.
Dorsett aud Wilson popenoc.
There are about $4,000 trees growing
uavel oranges NJ Bahia.
The navel orange was introduced
into the United States In 1873 By VIII
liam Saunders. horticuiturist and land
seape gardener Of the patent Office
He got the American consul to send
him some OF the trees, which be bud
ded on seedlings grown in the govern
ment greenhouses He sent two to
Mrs. L. C. Tibbetts Of Riverside Cal
and the Others to Florida The latter
never amounted to much. but the for
mer thrivei and are still living and
bearing fruit. All the navel orange
trees In California are their progeny
There are about 100000 acres Of This
variety in that state. and about 10000.
900 boxes are produced every year
The navel orange cannot be grown
from seed. us It contains no seed. II
Is in California generally buddcd upon
stocks from the Mission sweet seed
ling orange
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10

In the smaller towns and country dis
tricts people say I'VE" when they speak
Of governmental activity. I'VE" built
the courthouse and got 1t done at low
cost. "WeT organized the high school
I'VE" pay the expenses Of keeping pris-
oners In the jail.
In the big cities people say they
why don't they d. thus and soT'
People wonder when the city govern
ment fails down 1t isn't personal
matter with them. The government
Isn't their government 1t belongs 10
somebody else.
There is a world Of difference in the
two attitudes. When the people Of the
cities get to saying we" about their
cities and counties. then they are going
to clean house and take possession -
Kansas City Star.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10
THE SEVEN DAYS KING.
Short and TumuItuOus Career Of a
NeapoIitan Fisherman.

Short and Tumultuous Career Of q
NeapoIitan Fisherman.
In 1G47. when tue kingdom of Ma
pies was under the grinding rule of
Spain. a fisherman Of Sorrento was
stung to madness by the indignities
offered his wife by Spanish officials be
cause she ND attempted to smuggls n
few handfuls Of -four So furious war
he that he tore down an edlct that had
Just been posted by the authorities.
The whole population. including won
en- and children. rallied around him
Forty years of Spanish oppression had
made them frantic. They terrified the
viceroy, resisted the soldiers success
fully and killed many OF the Spanish
residents. They secured a revocation
of oppressive edlcts. the abolishmeni
of oppressive taxes and full pardon for
all who engaged In the insurreetion.
The fisherman, whose name was
Masanielo. was the leader in all this
and became the idol of the people. He
ruled Naples for seven days, but his
success seems TO have turned his head
He became dlctatorial and oppressive
and was put to death By the populace
Hence he is called the seven days
king "-Argonaut
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10

"Some folks want funny inscriptions
engraved on their silver" said the
jeweler Take wedding knives Many
wedding cakes are such mountainous
affairs that special knife is required
to cut them One Of last months
brides cut her cake with knife that
was present from her aunt. | guess
not many Of the guests got to read the
inscription. II they had they would be
talking about it yet These knives are
supposed to be used for cutting the
brides cake and then laid on the shelf
for the rest Of the time. but the aunt
couldn't distinguish. apparently. be-
tween wedding and birthday cakes, for
she made us engraye on the knife,
May ! serve thee well and often. -
New York Press.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10

1t is arguable whether the part of
the Danube east Of Belgrade should
he called the Danube At all, for on
tbe map it certainly looks as If at
Belgrade the Danube flows into the
Save not the Save into he Danube,
Accordingly we fnd that the ancient
Romans called the river above this
point the Danube. but below il the Is
ter 1stria being III res..l in rhich
the headwafers of fho saee re a. be
found Tie nar4, t5e Dsahe Itself
has been variuusl.' draacd .rem the
German ,'douner" q aliler and
tame" tGr tree ana II m Celtic
sources.-London Chronicle
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10
POVERTY II EGYPT



nc whole land Of Egypt there arc
oaly two cities. Alexandria and
uo. Yet once Egypt was the grand
t.t country OF the world. having ss
many az 20O ci,ies. but these have been
all long swept away or covered with
.he sand OF the desert
In these fNtn cities, Alexandria and
cairo. all the principal people Of Egypt
reside. while in the country districts up
the Nile there are no towns and hardly
ahy Villages. hui only scattered settle
ments OF peasants. who are called fel-
labs or fellahin.
These fellaEs. though OF the same
Arab race and religion as the people Of
Cairo. are very different in most other
ways. Instead Of IL turban. the dow
ing role and the ST ers. which
the men OF tha rear see only
half e'a'l ngiIc ,,,.is j tr'r and
skin o. citJ he ssu; ia 'e. OF
the lHdt d ohe uf sd.. rtfe Is
poor WO.4-4 IA q spd leet in a
dress woven Of grass Onr thiAg. how
ever both use in comm,a . bracelet
The fcllahs Of upper rs. 1T are very
numerous. but they are all very poor.
Their houses are mud huts. used only
o sleep In. as they are in the open air
most Of the day Their food consists
chiedy Of vegetables. which they eat
nneooked such as maize. melons.
.ourds. beams, ientlls aud dates: those
hat have a COW can get milk. and all
an get dsh. Meat they seldom taste.
and their bread is oity half baked
laste Of bruised maize or milet Rice
Is too dear for them. One luxury. how
ever. all the mcu-and women. too
manage to get whatever else they 90
without that is. the ever present long
wooden tobacco pipe, lOking.
The poverty Of E.aay fellahs Is so
great that-a family ~ @ lren is often
q great burden t0 .4e pr ITS. Many
rases yearly occur - .nts selling
their children as slases y escane from
he expense o. th' .eoori
4 parent VIII soip Times ,a..l.r long
Journey to Cairo 70 e.t rid rf his young
children. sO,Be 1. - woman
brought TO "A rich lacy Of that city an
infant. which She said she found at the
door of mosque. The lady said she
would take the child and adopt It and
handed the woman a small sum as a
reward for her trouble in bringing the
child. The woman refused the offer.
bhshed and withdrew She was the
child's own mother-Hartford Post
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10

When the great writer Carlyle was
engaged to Miss Welsh the latter in
ducad her mother to consent that Car
lyle should live with both OF them and
share the advantage Of IN established
hose and income. But cas,. q; an
swered Miss Welshs proposal by say
ing tlIat two households cou,1 aoi live
as # they were one ard thai he would
never have any right enioynieat OF his
wife's company till size vas 'all h.s
own. adding that the mamcll he was
master Of house tho a.st use he
would make of it would be to slam the
door against nauseous intruders
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10
Qua FARM BOYS AND GIRLS,

The boys of today will be the men Of
tomorrow, and the girls of today viii
he the homemakers for tomorrow's
men. Wherefore let every one. now
careless concerning the boys and girls
on the farm, wake up and go TO work
to solve the greatest of all the ques-
tons before tie American people:
how TO save the bright. wide-awake
youth fer the land and for the right
i.ind of living. and home-making and
farming in the country.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10

OF all our hymns none has a more
pathetic history than ".,f'ile With
Me- The Rev Henry + I.yte. who
wrote it. was pracilra.ls uL6er SEN
tence Of death at ilt time For twen-
~ yfour years he 'd lten vhar OF
Brixham, Devon ana Il was on the
day be rllachcl his final sermon there
that Lyte ',-H al'ut to start for Nice.
where d. dad 70 posed the hymn.
Intend 80 been said. "as a
hymn g.. evmferi sJr those who were
about to Gepart from life and not pri-
marily us an evening hymn OF the
eight verses ouly four or five are com
monty sung. the general sense Of con-
gregations having eliminated about
half Of the hymn as Lyte penned it,
London Spectator.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10
EARLY SPRAYING OF
The ORCHARD Is URGED
t. B. sYMoNs.
Maryland Agricultural College.

The man who wins in the orchard
business is the man who prepares
for the harvest in the early spring
Trees should be pruned properly, and
all dead wood and brush removed
from the orchard Both apple and
peach orchards should be sprayed with
the concentrated lime sulphur at a
dilution Of one part Of the solution to
nine parts Of water Growers can buy
this material and make it themselves
using 100 pounds sulphur and so
pounds stone lime. 55 gallons water
and boil for one hour. The home
made solution had better be diluted at
the rate of one to seven or eight parts
Of water.
The above treatment will control the
San Jose Scale, and aid in preventing
leaf curl, a disease especially bad on
the liberia variety Of peaches. All
spraying apparatus should be gone
over and put in good shape for work.
It Is expensive to stop work in the
fseld 10 fix up parts or mend hose, etc
Be sure that the spraying is done
thorough, that is all parts OF the trees
should be hit especially the terminal
twigs for it Is on the tender wood that
the scale settles Trees can be
sprayed with this dormant solution
until the buds begin to swell.
Small Orchards.
II is the small growers that some
times neglects this treatment. There
are many home orchards in the state
that are not producing a revenue.
Now is the time to make their fruit
good by first giving them a severe
pruning and good spraying. In many
places. such as towns, group OF peo.
pie should get together and employ
some one to spray their trees. In this
way the work can be done more cheap
" and satisfactorily, buy using good
barrel pump, than II the individuals
attempt TO do the work with small
pumps. Orchardists who have been
troubled with scab in apples should
prepare to spray with Bordeaux mix
ture just as the bloom shows pink.
Persons desiring further information
should communicate with the Exten.
sion Service. College Park, Nd.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10

The whale is passing and rapidly
Modern means Of destroying him have
reduced his numbers until. compara-
lively speaking. only few remain
Ten years ago the whalers operating
from the various Newfoundland sta,
tions made IN annual catch Of i.a00
Today a catch OF 300 in year Is con
sldered remarkable The whale will
soon be extinct at thai rate.-Boston
Herald
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10
EARLY HATcHED PULLETs MAKE
WINTER LAYERS.
Poultry Keepers Are Advised As To
Best Time And Methods Of
Hatehine.

Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.

Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.
In order to get flock of puliets
that will produce well in early fall and
winter the chicks must be hatched
early enough so that they will have
time to mature. A partly matured
Dullet cannot grow, keep warm, and
lay eggs in cold weather. The time
to get her matured is during the nat
ural growing season when the wealth
er is most favorable.
The period required for maturity
varies with different breeds and it also
varies with the way the chickens are
cared for and fed. Two fiocks Of the
same breed, Matched at the same time,
may look very different when they are
few months old. Some fiocks under
favorable conditions may even mature
twice as quickly as others poorly cared
for
Five or six months is usually consld-
cred about the proper tims to allow
for maturing the Leghorn varieties.
They can sometimes be grown in a
shorter period but it is not considered
good practice to force them too much.
The heavier breeds like the Ply.
mouth Rocks. Wyandottes, Rhode Is.
land Reds, etc, require more time
Six or seven months should be allowed
for them and with some of the ex-
tremely large breeds like the Light
Brahmas an even longer time is re
quired.
Hatch In April.
White Leghorns hatched during
April will usually commence laying
a few eggs about the first part of Sep
tember and be laying in full blast"
in October April is an ideal month
in which to hatch this breed for the
weather is usually such as to give the
chicks a good start and they mature
in time to fll in part of the gap be-
tween the moulting and the starting OF
the old hens to lay. White Leghorns
hatched even as late as June some.
times begin laying about December
and June hatched Leghorns are usu.
ally considered successful.
March is considered an ideal month
for Matching the large breeds but 1t is
often difficult, especially to those on
farms, to have things in shape for
such early Matching. In any event
chickens should be Matched as early
as possible.
Where one can make use Of an incu-
bator the problem is considerably
simplifled An incubator is broody
any time the lamp is lighted and the
machine regulated, but it is often difi-
cult to get hold of sitting hens before
April
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10

that Van Eau, ANA Marie Niholpvna
were both adyenturers laying a trap
for some person OF pcfsens unknown to
him. But he vas very uncertain Both
were either hleh bred persons ar capa-
bic Of Initiating such. There IS illim-
liable ohlnuory constantly eaiug on
among the nobility Of Europe. who are
Of many grades.
Most Of than are constantly scbem-
ing to gain something from some one
else. Some are honorable. 5 mc are
swindlers The fact Tint Van Zant had
borrowed tie clothes he wore and Aia-
ria Nieholeyna the coral necklace did
not necessarily prove that they were
impostors.
One evening IIayens missed both
Van Zant and Magia Nicholcvna from
the gaming tables. where they u ually
spent an hour or two tossing c3...s on
to the table. sometimes winning. some
times losing.
The detective had noticed that they
were not especially Interested but
were simply betting to pass the time.
He believed they were absorbed in a
bigger game. or at leas, a game Of an
other kind. Theif disappearance did
not worry him 50 much as TO his re-
sponslbility for Van zani. since the
value Of his borrowings from Dorel &
Co. was small
He leaned TO tie opinion that they
had gone after some one for whom
they We're laying a trap. On inquirlng
he learned that Maria Nieholevna, or
"the countess had gone 70 Niea and
Van Zant had followed her there.
Harens went at once 10 the Office Of
Dorel q Co for information what
was his surprise to learn that Van
Zant had been there and had returned
all the articles he had borrowed. stat
ing that his baggage, which he had left
in England. had been forwarded TO
him. Maria Nicholevna had returned
the coral necklace.
The detective was puzzled. The con-
ditions would Ct almost any theory.
he formed no theory. for he had learn
ed by experience that theories are mis-
leading. He departed for Nice. After
a search he learned that both his quar-
rles were there at different hotels.
Soon after bis arrival be saw Maria
NicfOlevna driving with her mother.
She was returning to her hotel. and
the detective followed the two into the
house. lie dine1 there At table dhote
and saw the Russian ladies' IN company
with some persons who he felt sure
were Americans.
Scraning an acquaintance with one
Of them. a young man from Philadel-
phia, he put on the pumping process,
but only learned that his informant be
lieved Maria Nicholevua was what she
pretended TO be.
One morning Havens was passing
the little church used for worship
principally by foreigners soJourning in
Nice, when carriage drove up. and
who should alight but Van Iant. He
went into the church, apd the detec-
tive followed him. At fhc other end
of the building were Maria Nicholevna.
her mother and q few friends No
sooner had Van zant joined the 9TH
ers than he aud Maria Ntcholeyna
stood before a clerev.nan wso was
waiting for them and were married.
Hnvens had goae over 10 Nice from
sheer curiosity for WHEN Van Zant had
disappeared from Monte Carlo. having
returned what he hal borrowed. the
detectives official dulles were ended.
He remained In Nice a few d1ys. scan,
ming the marriage notices. III such
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10

well. what is the professor up te
nowYH
More scientific research. He is con
dueting experiments to determine the
exact velocity with which a man drops
a hot potato" = Louisville Courier
Journal
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10

He-Dearest. this kiss tells you all
have to say. Have you understood mel
She-Oh. please say 1t again. Boston
Transcript
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10

Il am greatly disappointed about that
book wrote"
Friends not buying III
"Why. nobody has evinced enough
interest in it as yet TO ask me to give
EN- copy" louisville Courier-J jour
n6l
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10

Hokus-I actually caught Longbow
telling the truth yesterday. Pokus-
Wasn't he embarrassed? Hokus-only
momentarily. He Immediately tried to
lie ont Of lt.-I.ife.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10
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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10
FOR SALE

A NEW and COMPLETE STOCK OF
GENERAL MERCHANDISE at LO-
THAR. Have decided to quit business.
Address: MRS. CLARA BUDD,
Nov. 26-3t. Lothair. Md.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-10
FOR RENT.

A Dwelling house, outbuildings aod
lot at White Plains.
Apply TO
A'OSEY,
La Plata, Md.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-17
Hair Often Ruined
By Washing With Soap

Soap should be used very carefully
if you want to keep your hair looking
its best. Most soaps and prepared
shampoos contain too much alkaH.
This dries the scalp. makes the hair
brittle, and ruins it.
The best thing for steady use is just
ordinary mulsified cocoanut oil (Which
is pure and greaseless), and is better
than the most expensive soap or any
thing else you can use
One or two teaspoonfuIs will cleanse
the hair and scalp thoroughly. Simply
moisten the hair with water and rub
il IN. It makes an abundance of rich,
creamy lather, which rinses out easily
removing every particle of dust. dirt.
dandruft and excessive oil. The hair
dries quickly and evenly, and it leaves
the scalp soft, and the hair fine and
silky, bright, lustrous, fluffy and easy
to manage.
You can get mulsified cocoanut oil
at any pharmacy, it's very cheap, and
a few ounces will supply every mem
Der of the family for months.-Adver-
tisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-17
A CHILD DOESN'T
LAUGH AND PLAY
If CONSTIPATED
Look, Mother! Is tongue coated
breath feveriSh and
stomach sour?
''California Syrup of Figs" can't
harm tender stomach,
liver, bowels.

Motherl Your child isn't naturally
cross and peevish. See if tongue is
coated: this is a sure sign its little
stomach, liver and bowels need a
cleansing at once.
When listless, pale, feverish. full of
cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't
eat, sleep or act naturally. has stom-
ach-ache. diarrhoea, remember. a gen.
tie liver and bowel cleansing should
always be the first treatment given.
Nothing equals California Syrup of
Figs for children's ills; give a tea
spoonful, and in a few hours all the
foul waste, sour bile and fermenting
food which is clogged in the bowels
passes out of the system, and you have
a well and playful child again. All
children love this harmless, delicious
fruit laxative" and it never fails to
effect a good inside" cleansing. Di-
rections for babies, children of all
ages and grown-ups are plainly on
the bottle.
Keep it handy in your home. A lit
tie given today saves a sick child to-
morrow, but get the genuine. Ask your
druggist for a 50-eent bottle of Cali
fornia Syrup of Figs" then look and
see that it is made by the California
Fig Syrup Company. ADVERTISEMENT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-17
MEAT CAUSE OF
LAME BACK
AND KIDNEY
TROUBLE
Take a glass of Salts to flush Kid
neys if your back
is aching.
Noted authority says Uric Acid
from meat frritates
the Bladder.

Meat forms uric acid which eXcites
and overworks the kidneys in their eff
forts to filter it from the system. Reg
ular eaters of meat must flush the
kidneys occasionally. You must re-
heve them like you relieve your bow
els; removing all the acids, waste
and poison, else you feel a dull misery
in the kidney region, sharp pains in
the back or sick headache, dizziness
your stomach sours, tongue is coated
and when the weather is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine is
cloudy, full of sediment; the channels
often get irritated, obliging you to get
up two or three times during the
night.
To neutralize these irritating acids
and flush off the body's urinous waste
get about four ounces of Jad Salts
from any pharmacy; take a table
spoonful in a glass of water before
breakfast for a few days and your
kidneys will then act fine and bladder
disorders disappear. This famous
salts is made from the acid of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia,
and has been used for generations 10
clean and stimulate sluggish kidneys
and stop bladder irritation. Jad Salts
is inexpensive: harmless and makes a
delightful effervescent Whitewater
drink which millions of men and wo-
men take new and then, thus avoiding
serious kidney and bladder diseases
Advertisement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-03-17
FOUR TON LARNEY IRISH IN KANSAS
Nearly 5000 Native Born Now
Live in State.
Shawnee Ranks Third With a
Few More Than 800.

St. Patricks day will celebrated to-
day in Kansas by $40 Irish people,
there being that number of native
born Irish within the borders of the
state, according to the state decen-
NAL census recently compiled by ]. C.
Mohler, secretary of the state board
of agriculture. The census report also
shows that 2,507 persons in the state
came to Kansas from Ireland. al
though they are not originally of
Irish descent.
Wyandotte county stands first in
the number of native Irish with 1,006,
according OF the report, and Leaven-
worth county comes second with ass
Shawnee ranks third with 800 and
Sedgwick fourth with 295 The re-
manning number are scattered over
the other 101 counJles IN the state in
small numb ers, the report shows.