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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-12-08

Holman Hunt. who began life as a
clerk to an auct!oneer and estate
agent, was constantly drawing por-
traits when he should have been draw.
ing up leases. and in bis chosen pro
fession he was never slow TO seize the
flying moment The windows in bis
room were made of ground glass, and
as he had little to do he spent mue b
of his time in drawing dies upon its
roughened surface. blot OF ink suf-
feed for the body and some delicate
pencil strokes for the wings, and at a
distance the deception was perfect
Day by day the number increased. and
one morning his employer came in,
stopped before the window and ex-
claimed: II can't make out how it l..
Every day that ] come into this room
there seem to be more aud more flies. ,"
And, taking out his handkerchief. he
attempted to brush them away
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-12-08

A common plant which grows I'm a
score Of shapes and sizes is the milk
weed. 1t is called milkweed from the
milky juice contained in the stems.
Some bear white blossoms, others pur-
pie, while the stems and leaves have a
variety Of sizes and shapes. After the
blossoms disappear the plants bear
seed pods, which are the "hangars'' for
the air scouts
Each seed has a set Of wings Of airy
lint. As the pods ripen and break
open the wind lifts the light seeds and
scatters them broadcast
Nature came very near making a
substitute for cotton when she pro
duced milkweed In fact. the plant Is
known sometimes as wild cotton"
But the lint In the seed pods has not
the twist OF cotton fiber and therefore
cannot be used for spinning. Never
theless 1t provides a satisfactory down
for stufing pillows, use to which fire.
quently it is applied. Boston Journal.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-12-08

Tie great size Of the glaciers around
Mount Cook, in New Zealand, has been
often remarked. The Tasman is eight
cen miles long. the Murchison ten
miles. the Cooley eight miles, the Muel-
Ter eight miles and the Hooker seven
miles. Most Of these glaciers have
moraines of exceeding roughness, but
the approaches to them are not steep,
as is usually the case with European
glaciers. The southern Alpine snow
line is only a little over 1000 feet.
Glacially polished rocks are rare, and
in many ways the mountains are sin
gularly different from those of central
Europe.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-12-08

!. A Kansas City doctor advises :
4. a diet Of raw starch for diabetic :
= patients. He places them on raw :
i. starch and water only for from +.
+ one to four days, until they have :
!. burned all the sugar out Of their :
!. systems.
+ The starch is given in the form :
+ Of cornstarch. a rounding tea :
+ spoonful stirred into glass OF .
+ water three or four times a day. .
+ Or he lets them eat raw potatoes :
i. with little salt. A daily sponge :
+ bath and rundown is the only .
i. other treatment.
!. As soon as no more sugar can :
!. be detected be allows the patient :
/ to eat lettuce or celery with .
= little salt and a soft boiled egg. .
+ After awhile meat and other veg :
i. etables are added to the diet All .
+ sugar and cooked starch are bar .
+ red until the patient has been :
+ sugar free for several months. .
!. when little toast or bread Is al .
+ lowed. II the sugar returns the .
+ patient is put back on the raw .
! starch and water for day or .
= two.
+
1. i. j. !. :. i. j. /. j. 4. >. !. s. a = = 4.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-12-08
MANURE SHOULD
HAVE PROPER CARE
No Product OF Equal Value 10
So Much Neglected.
MANURE HAS A MONEY VALUE
Every Step Should Be Made To
Preserve All Manure Made
on Farm.

College Park. Dec. 7.-At this sea
son Of the year the attention Of the
farmer should be called to the i'm
portance Of the conservation Of
manure. In one Of the correspondence
lessons written by DIT. H. ]. Patter-
son, Director, Experiment Station, the
following advice is given concerning
tie case Of manure:
Even though manure is regarded
highly BY all farmers in sections where
fertilizers are needed, nevertheless
Ehere is probably no product of equal
value which is SO much neglected and
so poorly cared for.
The fret great source OF loss Is
through the incomplete absorption Of
the urine. 1t is not infrequent that no
attempt is made to save this portion
Of the manure. When 1t is remember
ed that the urine is richer in both
nitrogen and potash than the dung,
and that they are more available to
crops in the urine than in the dung,
It should be self-evident to all that it
is highly essential that this part Of
the manure be carefully saved.
The second greatest source OF waste
II manure is the loss incurred by leach
ing. If manure is piled against the
side of the stable where the water
from the roof can drip on 1t, or II It ia
piled on the hillside or other exposed
places. the rain water in teaching
through the manure washes out of il
much nitrogen and potash, which is
seen in the dark brown liquid oozins
from the base Of the pile.
The third common source of loss is
that incurred by heating and ferment
ing. When manure is thrown in piles.
it soon heats and throws of more OF
less vapor and gas. This heating 10
caused by fermenting or breaking
down Of the materials composing the
manure. The fermentation is caused
by the action of bacteria or low orders
OF microscopic plants. The bacteria
which produces the most rapid fermen
tation in manure need plenty Of air OF
oxygen. Therefore, fermentation viii
be more rapid in loosely piled manure
A certain amount OF moisture is neces
sary for fermentation, but II the
canure is wet, fermentation is checked
because 1t lowers the temperature and
excludes part OF the supply of air.
The fermentation which takes place
~ manure breaks down the organic
matters and causes loss of humus.
and also of nitrogen through the am
ponium compounds which are volatiI
lied. The odor Of ammonia which is
commonly noticeable about horse
stables and piles Of horse manure is an
evidence Of the fermentation and loss
which is taking place.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-12-08

''The footpad fired at you four times
from distance oftwenty feet and yet
missed your
"0h, nor replied the hero of the ad-
venture. 81 missed him. have lodged
so many automobiles and motorcycles
that l had no difficulty in lodging the
bullets kansas City Star.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-12-08
Application OF Manure.

In order to reduce the loss in manure
TO minimum, and also to economic
in handling 1t, the general aim and
practice should be to haul 1t directly
from the stable to the field and spread
It at once. On the average farm the
following OF this practice all through
the year would result In less loss than
any method that could be pursued.
The use Of rottsd manure rather
than fresh manure is desirable in con.
nection with many market garden or
vegetable crops, as it gives quicker re-
suits and with root crops will give a
smoother and nicer product.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-12-08

Redd-You say he ran into debt
when he got his cart Greene-Yes;
that was the first thing he ran into
Yonkers Statesman.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-12-08

Father Don't know the French for
cat. and you had a French nurse for
years! Hopeful-But, dad, we hadn't
got cat when Adele was with US
London Punch.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04
Plans For Contention
 at St. Louis Completed
Wilson and Marshall Will Be Nominated for Another Term urday Morning, June 17-Expect to Reach Vote About OClock-No Limitation to Length of Seconding Speeches-Two Three Names to Be Presented
 for Vice President, But Marshall Will Get It

tion of rules and the roll call of states on committee selections.
 June 15, noon-Report of committee on credentials and other committees to be followed by speeches of prominent dele gates on campaign issues and party achievements.
 June Is. noon-Report of the committee on platform and resolutions to be fol- lowed by speeches of delegates. Adjourn ment until D. m., for night session, when nominations for President and vice president will be undertaken.
 June 17-Meeting at noon of new na- tional committee for purposes of organi- zation and selection of new chairman National committeeman here anticipate that probably two or three names will be presented to the convention floor for vice president, but say they will be with drawn after complimentary votes have been cast and the convention will then renominate Vice President Marshall by exclamation.
 National Chairman McCombs and his associates expect to attend the early ses- (Continued on Pase Ten)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD
SECTION 4

oE<SIlO1N A. 1-Germans were severely handled by British. Plans for St. Louis convention com pleted. Hughes will lead on early balloting Lust for office biggest factor in Chi cago fight. Wilson to begin consideration of Mex ican reply tomorrow. 2+Railroads seek to abolish class and commodity rates 3-Interesting items of state news. 5-Commencement at Birmingham begins today. Barber and Hornady favor auditorium bonds. Fate of bonds will be decided today. Civic body begins fight for armor plant. Birmingham men go to Montgomery for rate hearing. 6-Mississippi banks anxious to lend on hogs and cattle. 7-Claim real facts are lacking in fight on plant.
 SECTION B. 2 and 3-Sporting news. 4 and 11-Automobile news for owner and dealer. 1O-News of the movies. 12-South Carolinian writes of reunion.
 SECTION c. i. 2, and 5-Society news 4-Ned Brace talks about the pageant at Tuscaloosa. 6-Jellicoe may head admiralty News of interest to D. A. R. S-Film favorites of America jeered.
 SECTION D. Magazine section.
 SECTION E. Comic supplement.
 SECTION F. Rotogravure Section.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04
GERMANSSAT|SF|ED
 !. OVER NAVAL FIGHT
Berlin Is Bedecked With FlOwers-Details Not
 Yet Available

Berlin. June 3-(By wireless from a staff correspondent of the Associated Press. via Sayville. N. Y.)-The first naval battle on grand scale during the war has been attended by results which, according to the information received here. are highly satisfactory to the Ger mans. not only with respect to the com parative losses of the two fleets, but in the fact that the Germans maintained the field after the battle This is shown. German commentators assert, by the rescue of their survivors
 The full German high sea fleet was engaged under personal command of Vice Admiral Scheer. who succeeded Admiral von Pohl The British fleet is now esti- mated at approximately as twice as strong in guns and ships as that under Admiral Scheer.
 Detailed reports have not yet been re- ceived, but the main engagement appar- ently occurred about 125 miles southwest of the southern extremity of Norway and 150 miles off the Danish coast The battle was divided into two sections The day engagement began at about o'clock in the afternoon and continued until 1 followed by series of separate engage ments through the night.
 <The exact ranges and courses of the
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04
FORMER PRESIDENT
 HOLDS WHIP HAND IN THE SITUATION
Justice Hughes Will Accept Nomination and Roose- velt's Fight Is Now Gen. tered on Him
THE SITUATION AS TT IS

Chicago, June 3.-tSpecial.)-Th livest report: Roosevelt attempts to trade with favorite sons.'' It is said that he is willing to make Fairbanks vice president and Burton and Root cabinet officers. provided these gem tlemen transfer their votes to him. Nevertheless, the situation is still un- fathomable. Here follow revised statements of managers:
 George Won l.. Meyers: Roosevelt will be nominated" Frank Hitchcock: Hughes has a majority of the New York delegates and a total greater than 3O0." o. E. Weller: Weeks will lead on the first ballot with 200 votes" Granville Mooney: Burton on first ballot will have 140 votes" John w. Dwights Root has a majority of the New York delegation and will poll 13o votes on the first ballot" Joseph B. Healing; "FairbanlSs will receive 101 votes on the first ballot" William B. Mckinley: After starting with go votes. sherman will win the nomina- tion.' c. A. Rowson: "On the first ballot Cummings will get 103 votes"
 And yet it Is said tonight that eight men have it in their power to nomi- nate the candidate. They are Boise Penrose of Pennsylvania, William Barnes and James W. Wadsworth Of, New York, Franklin Murphy of New Jersey, Joseph B. Healing of Indiana, Roy c. West and William Hale Thompson of Illinois and Murray Crane of Massachusetts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04
Loss Among Officers in
 Great Battle is Terrific
With Only Few Exceptions All Board Invincble Queen Mary Indefatigabe Deftnse and Black Prince Go Down With Their Ships-Loss of Germans Will Be Equally as Heavy-Wounded Men Are Being Brought to
 Port-Two Zeppelins Are Destroyed

London, June 3.-An official statement given out today shows that with few exceptions all the officers of the Invinc- ible. Queen Mary. Indefatigable. Defence and Black Prince were lost. All the of ficers of the Warrior except one were saved.
 The admiralty reports four midshipmen were saved from the Queen Mary Com mander Danneruther and one other off cer were rescued from the Invincible All other officers aboard these battle crui- sers and all officers of the Indefatigable, Defence and Black Prince were lost.
 CAPTAIN PROWZE GOES DOWN
 London, June S-The admiralty re- ceived report today to the effect that Captain Prowze. commander of the Queen Mary, and the entire personnel of that battle cruiser wer, lost
 There is no news oi othsr shps las
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04

St. Louis, June 3.-President Wilson and Vice President Marshall are to be nominated as the democratic party standard bearers for the presidential campaign sometime early Saturday morn- ing at the final session of the democratic national convention. Plans for the con vention have been practically agreed upon by National Chairman McCombs and the committee on arrangements.
 We plan to reach the vote on Presi- dent Wilson about 1 o'clock Saturday morning." said Chairman McCombs to- night, "and expect to proceed with the nomination for vice president thereafter. There will be no limitation on the length of seconding speeches, but we see no req son why we should not conclude our work some time Saturday morning
 The convention programme, as decided upon, follows:
 June 14-Convention called to order al noon by National Chairman McCombs Reading of call for convention. Prayer Roll call of states and announcement o1 the temporary officers of the convention Address by temporary chairman. Adop-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04
NO WISE A DISASTER

London, June 3.--The latest reports from the British fleet from neutral vessels which witnessed parts of the great naval battle in the North sea and from survivors, cause the British public to believe that the engagement was not so near a defeat as at first appeared, and in no wise a disaster. The British losses, with all the craft engaged accounted for, were three bat tie cruisers, three cruisers and eight destroyers.
 The German losses are believed to have been about the same number of ships, although much less aggregate of tonnage.
 British naval experts maintain that Great Britain continues to hold the supremacy of the sea by safe mar gin and that her enormous navy could better afford the losses it suffered than could the smaller German establish
 ment. The first reports of the heavy loss of life, unhappily, have not been revised. Great Britain mourns for
 more than 4000 of her best seamen, and
 ness, which is reflected in the faces of
 all the people of London.
 There were some 5000 men. on the ships which sank, and only few hum dred have been saved. The horrors of
 modern naval warfare, far exceeding g those when wooden ships fought and continued to float even when they ceased to be fighting units, were real ized to their utmost. From five of the largest ships which went under with a complement of more than 4000 men, only seven junior officers and few seamen were rescued.
 HIGH OFFICERS LOST. Rear Admiral the Honorable Horace
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04

Chicago, June S.-The preparedness pa rade here today was said by Maj. Gen. Thomas H. Barry, commander of the central department, U. $. A., who sat in the reviewing stand, to be the greatest and most inspiring spectacle he had ever seen The great parade. in close order, massed from curb to curb. rolled like a tide through the streets all day.
 It impressed by its bulk. There were no floats, no comic costumes. and little of the holiday spirit apparent. The airs played by the bands either were patriotic or military. Patriotic songs were sung' or hummed. or whistled, and occasionally hymns were sung. ending with Onward. Christian Soldiers" which seemed to strike the paraders as appropriate A di- vision of clergymen carried off the sing
 ing honors.
 WAS WELL MANAGED
 The precision with which the parade moved was itself to be 2 lesson in pre-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04
WILSON ID BEGIN C0NS|DERAT|ONOF OF
 REPLY TOMORROW
Will Not Yield to Demand That Men Be Withdrawn. Will Carry Rebuke to
 Carranza for Statements

Washington, June S.-President Will son probably will take up with Secretary Lansing Monday the question. of framing a reply to General Carranza's new demand that the Amer ican troops be withdrawn from Mexico.
 Officials have obtained no indication yet as to the form the answer will take further than that it vii not yield to the insistence that, General Pershing's men retire across the boundary.
 Because of what are deemed offensive statements in the note, some officials think the reply should carry rebuke for the seeming discourtesy. Others sug- gest however, that because the commu- nication was prefaced with the state ment that it proposes to be entirely frank and hopes the sensibilities of the United States government will not be wounded, the reply will ignore the dis courteous passages.
 Secretary Baker conferred with the President today on Mexican questions but the aspects discussed were not dis closed. It is known that the results of the local conference yesterday between Generals Pershing and Gavira were not mentioned Presumably MT. Baker out lined the situation of the American troops and the disposition of the Car ranza forces about them. Officials of the general staff have studied every phase of General Pershings situation and they feel supreme confidence in his ability to defend himself without exposing his men to great danger. t
 While details of the Pershing-Gavirs conference have not been made known, it is known that no suggestion for an en- ga cement as to local troop disposition was made, the conversation consisting mainly of statements by the Mexican field commander of what steps he was taking to round up bandits. The real purpose of the meeting. it was under stood. was to provide against the dan ger of clashes between American and Mexican troops operating in the same general territory. Secretary Baker de- scribed the meeting as friendly and tend ing to show the desire of the Carranza commander to carry out his campaign against the bandits in a cooperative spirit with the Americans.
 Information reaching the state depart
 ment today said discussion of the latest
 Mexican note in Mexico City already had died away. There appears to be no ex- citement among the people.
 The gunboat Marietta was ordered
 from Vera Cruz to Tampico today to | relieve the anxiety of Americans in the oil regions. who continue to complain of
 the hostility of General Naffarate. the Carranza district commander.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04

but the Germans report they picked up some and few have arrived at neutral ports.
 The German loss of life must have been almost as great as that of the British if the British estimate of the destruction of two battleshps and battle cruiser and other smaller ships is correct
 Scenes at the admiralty this morning were extremely distressing, the building being besieged by relatives and friends of the crews that were in the engage ment. A splendid system has been de- vised to give them information as soon as it Is received Similar scenes were witnessed at various naval ports from which the crews were drawn.
 As for the fight and it's result there was an inclination this morning after the receipt of the later official account not to consider the outcome of the engage rnent so disastrous as was at first thought although no attempt was made
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paredness for it was handled by Capt Raymond Sheldon. U. S. A.. by a sys- tenn of telephones. The demonstration started promptly at a. m. When gap opened up between divisions the fact was reported from one of the 120 substationn, and upon word from Captain Sheldon the division leader sounded whistle. whereupon the untrained patriots. at . double quick. closed up the interval
 At 4 o'clock this afternoon the offi- cial counter showed that 106553 persona had passed the reviewing stand. Aboue 25 per cent of these were women.
 It was onlya part onFthe parade. The first division finished passing the ro. viewing stands at H:2ap. m. and vasl followed by the second AAA o'clock thef end was not in sight. The military sec tions composed of national guardsue and volunteer regiments which haN sprung up since preparedness becarna
 SContinuea on PaSe EleveAN
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-04

The British admiralty, in addition, has admitted that the battleship Marl- borough was struck by torpedo, but declares she was lowed safely to port, It denies the German claim that the dreadnaught Warspite was sunk, al- though conceding that she was dam aged by gun fire.
 GERMANS ARE PLATED
 The Germans are greatly elated at the outcome of the engagement Tn which their main fleet, under Admiral Scheer, met the British, whose main fleet, they assert, also was engaged. That the Germans held the field after the battle is shown, they declare, by the fact that the Germans picked up survivors of British warships that went down.
 London officially denies that the British grand fleet was in the action. The battle cruiser squadron, which is reported to have rushed between the Germans ana their base. seems to have borne the brunt of the fight Eleven British battleships eventually went into the battle, it is ad : mitted, but of these several are declared to have been only partly engaged
 The British losses in officers were ex :. tremely heavy. the list including Rear Admiral Horace Hood, who went down with his flagship, the Invincible; Captain Sowerby of the Indefatigable Captain Cayo of the Invincible and Captain Prowse of the Queen Mary The total British losses are estimated at about 5o0N
 STATEMENT BY OFFICIAL
 A British admiralty official made statement reviewing the battle in some detail He declared that the British went out looking for a fight, engaged the en- tire German high sea fleet. interrupted it's plans and drove it back to port. The Germans, he said, sprang no surprises. Only one Zeppelin was seen and that was driven off. and no 17-inch guns were in evidence.
 A semi official statement issued in Ber- lin declares that the Germans faced the greater part of the modern British navy. the battle cruisers and light cruisers be- ginning the engagement while later the