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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
BERANGER'S HEART TOO KIND
Great French Poet Continually Preyed
On by a Host of lngrates Who
Plucked Him.

Interesting anecdotes are told Of the
great French poet. Beranger who died
in 1857.
The poet was as poor as he was
generous. All he had he gave away.
and when there was nothing left he
sent the beggars who haunted his
house to call on his numerous friends.
One of the characteristics of this
unfortunate benefactor, who was al
ways surrounded by host of ingrates,
was his tolerant spirit Since there
was no ante-chamber in his modest
home, the beggars who knew the house
stayed outside on the staircase; it was
impossible to see him without finding
a half-dOzen of them on the stairs.
There they used to wait like ravens
for the small change, old clothes. and
sometimes new clothes, that Llsette
was the first to distribute to them.
When friends demonstrated with Be
ranger for giving away things he need
ed to people whom he did not know,
Lisette would answer:
"oh, now, Berange will just write
another song-the lazy fellow II
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
HOW SHIPS GET LATE MAIL
Alrplanes Used to overtake Liners and
Drop Bags While the Vessel Is
Travelling.

Experiments have proved 1t entirely
practicable to deliver belated transat-
lantic mail to steamers at sea by air
planes.
The ship may have taken its depar-
ture several hours previously, yet the
flying machine, with a speed Of 100
miles or more an hour, can easily catch
up with 1t and put the mail aboard.
A plane of the flying boat" type is
used for the purpose, and the water
proof mail bag is held in q chute on
the side of the hull The aviator flies
over the ship and the rigging en-
tangles long line dropped from the
plane that has grapple tails on Its end.
This line is attached to the mail bag,
which. when the grapple tails catch,
is jerked out of Its chute, falling into
the sea.
1t is then an easy matter to haul
the mail bag aboard, while the steamer
continues its uninterrupted voyage.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
Acid Stomach
Makes the Body Sour
Nine Out Of Ten People
Suffer From 1t

1t sends its harmful acids and gases all
over the body, instead of health and
strength. Day and night this ceaseless dam.
age goes on. No matter how strong. ita
victim cannot long Withstand the health.
destroying effects Of an acid stomach.
Good news for millions Of sufferers.
Chemists have found a sure remedy-ons
that takes the acid up and carries it out
Of the body; of course, when the cause ID
removed, the sufferer gets well.
Bloating, indigestion, sour, acid, gassy
stomach miseries all removed. This is
proven by over half million ailing folks
who have taken EAToNIC with wonder.
full benefits. 1t can be obtained from any
druggist, who will cheerfully refund its
trihing cost if not entirely satisfactory.
Everyone should enjoy its benefits. Ere
quently the first tablet gives relief.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
LONG LIST
OF SYMPTOMS
North Carolina Lady Was
Nervous, Weak and Suffered
Greatly, but Relief Soon
Came After She
Took cardui.

Asheville, N. C.--Mrs. ]. A. Sluder,
of as Woodrow ayenue, this city, re-
Gently made the following statement:
II was in a very rundown condition
after I wasn't able to go.
81 was nervous, weak and couldn't
do my work.
81 felt like, at times, no matter what
happened. l couldn't get up a spark of
interest.
II was depressed, blue, and eontinu-
ally on the lookout for something to
happen.
II couldn't sleep to do any good,
and had to force myself to eat when
meal time came.
81 suffered some pain m my back
and sides, but the worst trouble was
weakness and depression.
II decided to try a tonic.
"My sister had gotten such fine re
suits from Cardul, began using It.
"Soon l noticed I would get hungry,
and sleep at night, and this, of course,
was a great help.
81 grew less nervous.
'HThe depression left me and soon ]
was well and strong.
II enjoy good health, thanks TO
Cardui."s Ask your druggist about 1t.
ADV.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

John Unison was very Ill. He called
in a doctor, who hemmed and hawed
and called In a second doctor. Then,
while John Unison lay and suffered,
the two quarreled about his case.
you are wrong" said Doctor No. !.
'Tm right" retorted Doctor No. 2.
you're wrong" repeated Doctor
No. /.
Here the patient gave groan and
brought the medical men to reallza-
ton of the needs of the moment. But
Doctor No. . couldn't resist a last
swipe.
$50 your own way" said he, "but
I'll prove I'm right at the post-mor-
TEN Prom the Argonaut.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
TESTING VARIETIES
OF MARKET PEANUTS
Experimental Work by the 3D.
reau Of Plant Industry.
Selected Strains Are Being Made With
a View Of Producing Those More
Particularly Adaptable for
Definite Purposes

prepared by the United states Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
Most Of the so-called varieties Of
peanuts now to be found in the trade
in the United States are merely low
standard varieties with new or local
names, and there are only about six
distinct varieties grown In this coun-
try. This statement Is made by the
chief Of plant industry, in reporting on
experimental work with peanuts. This
work has included methods of planting,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

Listen to this. fishermen. There's
a man residing in New York state who
has discovered reliable way to learn
when the fish are biting, without 60
ing to stream and trying his luck.
Here is the formula: Catch and keep
alive catfish. When you wish to go
fishing, dig some worms and throw
them to the catfish. If he eats them,
the fish will bite; but If he don't, you
might as well stay at home.-Ex-
change.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
JUST ACTING LIKE A MAN
Simple Explanation of Wife's Action
When She Suspected Burglar
Was Downstairs.

After starting for his work the
other morning Taylor happened to
think of something he had forgotten
and returned to the house TO get 1t.
While walking about the kitchen he
heard a great racket upstairs. Consid-
erably alarmed he called:
"What In the world is the matter,
Mary? Has anything happened?"
There was a moments silence, then
his wife replied:
"Oh, is that your"
Eyes, who did you think It wasp
81 heard someone walking about
down there and l thought it was q
burglar"
But the noise"
81 was making a lot of noise so that
he would think there was a man in
the house."
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
MAKE START WITH ALFALFA
Easier to Get Stand Where Sweet
Clover Has Been Previously
Grown-Baeteria Needed.

1t seems to be somewhat easier to
get alfalfa started where sweet clover
has been previously grown, as the
sweet clover is more likely to give
better infestation of the proper bac-
terra to the soil, but it is not neces-
sary to grow sweet clover first when
the alfalfa seed is well inoculated.
Even If sweet clover is to be grown
first its seed should be inoculated or
it may not grow much.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
DIDN'T WAIT TO BE ASKED
Elsie's Little Scheme to Test Sweet.
hearts Fidelity Could ;IardIy Be
Called Success.

Elsie, about to be married, decided
at the last moment to test her sweet
heart; so, going to her friend, Maude,
the prettiest girl she knew, she said
to her, although she knew it was a
great risk:
"Pll arrange for Fred to take you
out tonight-a walk on the beach in
the moonlight, supper, and all that
sort Of thing-and l want you. in or
der to put his fidelity to the proof. to
ask him for kiss"
Maude laughed, blushed, and as
sented. The plot was carried out,
The next day Elsie visited her friend.
and said, anxlously:
well, Maude, did you ask him2"
''No, Elsie, dear"
mol Why not2"
'T didn't get a chance; he asked me
first"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

"Noah would never have made
very successful poker player"
81 suppose he wouldn't when he
never held more than two of a kind"
John Smith Named New England.
The name of New England was
coined by Capt. John Smith of Poea-
hontas fame, one of the founders of
the Virginia colony. In 1914 he ex-
plored and mapped the northern coast,
then called North Virginia, and re-
named it New England. The charter
granted the Mayfower Pilgrims adopt
ed the name used in Smiths map sew
eral years before.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
PREVENT SEEDING OF WEEDS
Early Flowing Retards Maturity of
Many Noxious Plants and Also
Benefits Soil.

Early blowing prevents the seeding
of many weeds that would mature
during the fall. 1t also covers up
many weed seeds and causes them to
terminate to be killed in the fall be
fore they can produce more seed.
Early fall blowing opens up the soil
so that more of the fall rains soak
into the land, often a considerable
advantage Early fall blowing also
gives time for any green manure or
stubble that is plowed under to be
come somewhat deeayed and be avail
able for growing crops the following
wear.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

There is in use in France an cleo
trie substitute for the barber's scis-
sors. 1t consists of a comb carrying
along one side of its row of teeth a
platinum wire through which flows an
electric current. As the comb passes
through the locks to be shorn the heat
ed wire instantaneously sewers the
hairs. leaving them of even length and
sealing the cut ends as in the ordinary
process of smuggling with taper.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
FRECKLES :i w. ;;ssss: !. !; s:;5;


Gentlemen Of the jury" the emf
nent counsel wound up his eloquent
Grafton, 81 leave the rest to you. You
are Americans; you come of a valorous
race. AS men, you would scorn to in
suit woman--Or illtreat one-to say
aught which is unbecomins or unman-
nerly to one of the gentler sex"
He paused, with an angry glance at
the back of tho court, where there
was sudden disturbance. Then he
shrank back as a stern-looklng woman
faced him coldly.
"And only this morning. she said
loudly, that man called me meddle-
some old cat"
She was his mother-in-law.-
both Sunday Herald.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
VEGETABLE MATTER FOR SOIL
Grass or Sod Crops Are Most Valuable
as Basis for More Humus-other
Good Methods.

There are many well-known meth
DDS of supplying the necessary vege-
table matter to the soil. Crop residue
is usually the basis of more humus.
Grass or sod crops are the most valu-
able In this respect. Stable manure is
also of great value in increasing hu-
mus. Winter cover crops. such as
annual clover, vetch. or rye, are now
extensively grown to be turned undo.
in the early spring.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

There are said TO be many IRA
leighs" in China. When a Chinese
lady comes to muddy place in the
road she usually gets over 1t by en-
ploylng human stepping stone. Beck
oning boy she gives him small coin
in return for which he drops on his
hands and knees in the mud for her
to step over.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

selection of seed, Improvement of yield.
and cultivation and handling of the
crop. Selected strains of some of the
varieties are being made with view to
producing those more particularly
adaptable for definite purposes, such as
the making of high-grade table and
cooking oil or an oil that may be used
in the manufacture of oleomargarine,
ard to some extent in making soap.
Other purposes for which selections
are being made are those adapted for
human food in the form Of peanut
meal, peanut butter, anil other prod
ucts, and high-yielding strains for
stock and dairy feeds.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

"Where did you say the Blitherbys
were planning TO spend the summer7
with relatives in the country"
"But 1 thought"
Regardless of the fact that their
breezy conversation with friends and
acquaintances would lead you to think
that the largest hotel at Americas
most fashionable resort would soon
house them.'-Birmingham Age-Her-
aid.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

Grading Up a Herd.
dairy breeds the percentages of re-
actors were relatively high, but in
others the percentages were low.
Likewise in dairy herds, as with beef
cattle there was little uniformity be
tween the proportion of reactors for
purebreds and grades representing the
same breed,
Efforts of Owner Count Most.
Briefly, the figures indicate that the
freedom of herd from tuberculosis
is influenced chiefly by the efforts of
the owner to keep tho herd healthy,
not by the breed. Some breeders as
sociations have been noticeably active
in encouraging their members to adopt
Observation-Disclosures measure ..
The figures are believed to reflect such
activity.
Furthermore, the compilations dis
prove the assertion, sometimes made,
that purebred herds are more suscepti-
Bile to tuberculosis or have more of
it than grade cattle. In fact, the high
est percentage of tuberculous cattle
In any group was for grades.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

Ohe of my most embarrassing mo-
ments came soon after 1 was married,
when l met an old acquaintance and
begged to know why she had never
vet been to call upon me. Rather cold
ly she replied, II did not know that
you wished me to, as 1 received no an
nouncement of your marriage" Rather
Mortified and embarrassed to think she
had been forgotten when the lists
were made up, l lost my head and
blurted out: "Oh, but you know we
only sent those to our friends" Nat
urally after that had one friend less.
Chicago Tribune.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
LOW GRADE WHEAT FOR FEED
Does Not Contain Quite as Much Fat
tening Material as Corn, But
More Protein.

If your wheat grades very low, you
should consider whether it is not
worth more to you for feeding pur-
poses. AT the present prices of feeds,
wheat should be worth $3.50 per
bushel for feed, particularly If there
is some dockage in 1t. Wheat does
not contain quite as much fattening
material as corn, but more protein,
which is the milk producing and grow
ing substance. For this reason 1t
makes an excellent feed for milk for
cows as a part of the grain ration.
It also will make a good feed for pigs.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
FOR GROWING PIGS
Formula Given for Balancing Ration
for Building Up, Maintaining
or Fattening.

In response to an inquiry in regard
to the use of tankage in balancing a
ration for hogs we quote from Illinois
station bulletin:
For young growing pigs, as follows:
One part tankage to nine parts corn,
bran or middlings; for adult hogs, one
part tankage to II parts corn, bran
or middIings. This balances a ration,
with the proper proportions of each,
to build up the hog or maintain or
fatten the hog.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
DESTROY NARROW DOCK WEED
II Can Be Eradieated by Keeping
Plants Cut Back All Summer,
Keeping Leaves Short.

Narrow dock is a difficult weed to
get rid of. The only method is to keep
the plants cut back close all summer
long, never letting the leaves get more
than three inches high. One season OF
this kind of treatment will usually de-
stroy 1t completely,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

A friend of mine bought new car,
and on our first ride we came to a
sign which read, "Road Closed.
''Don't believe in signs, he re-
marked. and we drove on.
The next thing / remember is pick
Ing myself up from the creek where
the bridge was out. My confident
friend came to at last and rubbed his
head.
"rm firm believer in signs from
now on" he remarked, and we hired
a farmer to pull the car home.-Chi-
cagO Tribune.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer'' on Genuine

"Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" is GEM
Inc Aspirin proved safe by millions
and prescribed by physicians for over
twenty years. Accept only an unbroken
..Bayer package" which contains proper
directions to relieve Headache, Tooth.
ache, Earache, Neuralgia, rheumatism,
Colds and Pain. Handy tin boxes of Il
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger "Bayer packages" Aspirin
is trade mark Bayer Manufacture Mon
oacetlcacidester of Salicylicacid.-Adv.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
sQUASHES FOR FAMILY USE
Five or Six Hills viii Provide Ample
suppIy-Plant Requires Plenty
of Heat.

Five or six hills of summer squashes
three or four feet apart will produce
enough squashes for the average fam
lily. Summer squashes require plenty
of heat and should not be planted IN
til the ground is reasonably warm.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

Bess-I don't like that Mr.. Cutting.
Jess-That's unlind of you. 1 heard
him say something awfully sweet about
you yesterday.
Bess-Oh, did he? What was It?
Jessie said he imagined you must
have been perfectly charming as a girl.
Stray Stories.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

To remove plmples and blacSheads
smear them with Cuticura Ointment.
Wash off In FIVE minutes with Cuh-
cura Soap and hot water. Once clear
keep your skin clear by using them for
daily toilet purposes. Don't fail to In
clude Cuticura Talcum.-Adv.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

Lead arsenate may be obtained on
the market in two forms, the paste and
the powder. The paste should always
be used twice as strong as the powder.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

Hurt? No. not one bitl Just drop
little Freezone on that touchy corn.
Instantly it stops aching, then you lift
that bothersome corn right off. Yes,
magicl Costs only a few cents.
Try Freezonel Your druggist sells
a tiny bottle, sufficient to rid your feet
of every hard corn, soft corn, or corn
between the toes, and calluses, without
one particle of pain. soreness or irri-
tatlon. Freezone is the mysterious
ether discovery of a Cincinnati genius
ADV.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
VENTILATION

Ventilation is as important a
matter in the barn as In the
house, and no barn should be
built without care being given
to supplying fresh air for the
stock. Some sort of a vent
should be placed at the top Of
any reasonably closely enclosed
barn, as the foul air will other
wise hang under the roof and
eventually make all the air in
the barn bad. The cool. pure
air will find its way In if there
is a way for the warmer foul
air to escape.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

The ex-buck found the menu card
at the fashionable restaurant almost
as battling as some he'd perused In
France. Finally he summoned a
waiter.
where are pork and beans on
here?9 he asked.
The waiter indicated.
well" said the relieved patron
"bring me everything above and be-
low that line."-American Legion
Weekly.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

NOuLQ udIuly Walk.
Lydia z. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound was recon-
mended to me and
it made me good and
strong again so that
/ am able to do all
my work. l highly
recommend your
medicine and tell
everyone ] m e e t
what it did for me. 4"
Mro q CrunpN
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

The most important aid in fighting
the weed pests is good crop rotation.
This is especially true when 1t includes
a hay crop like alfalfa or clover.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
TUDERCULOSISIN
VARIOUS BREEDS
Relative Freedom From Disease
Depends on Kind Of Manage
ment Herd Receives.
RECORDS OF TUBERCULIN TEST
Percentage Of Reactors In Purebred
Hereford Herds Was Unusually
Low-Ersdlcation Measures
Are Encouraged.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agricultnre)
The relative freedom of a herd of
cattle from tuberculosis depends on
the kind Of management the herd re-
celves rather than upon a resistance
inherent In the cattle themselves.
This conclusion, applying to IA recog-
nized breeds Of cattle in the United
States, is based on a study of official
tnberculin-test records for nearly half
a million animals As a basis for an
swering inquiries regarding the preva-
lence of tuberculosis In various classes
and breeds Of cattle, the federal bu
reau of animal industry has compiled
all Of It's test records since the be
ginning Of Observation-Disclosures
work.
Result of Tubercuin Tests.
The results, though capable of re-
ceiving many interpretations, fall to
show that any breed can be considered
safer from tuberculosis than another.
Of 30670 Hereford cattle tested in
purehred herds, the percentage of re-
actors was unusually low-only OFT
per cent. But in grade herds Of the
same breed the percentage Of reactors
was GIL. In the Aberdeen-Angus
breed the experience was reversed.
Purebred herds showed $40 per cent
Of reactors, compared with 2.39 in
grade herds. Among the Shorthorns
5.75 per cent of tuberculosis was
found in purebred herds and 3.74 per
cent in grade herds, about 1900 ami
mails being included in the computa-
lions.
Although IT has been frequently as
serted that dairy cows, by reason of
closer housing, have more tuberculosis
than beef cattle, the official figures fall
TO support that assumption. In some
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
Woman's Precious Gift

The one which she should most zeal
ously guard is her health, but she often
neglects to do so in season until some
ailment peculiar to her sex has fastened
itself upon her. When so affected
women may rely upon Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, a remedy
that has been wonderfully successful in
restoring health to suffering women.
If YOU have the slightest doubt that
Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound Will help you, write to Lydia E.
Pinkham Medicine Co. (confidentiaD
Lynn, Mass, for advice. Your letter
will be opened, read and answered by
woman, and held in strict confidence.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

For poultry, fowl, goats and swine.
small rations of silage can be wisely
used.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
MlahtY Poor Watef

Pond water is mighty poor stuff out
of which to make blood. flesh and
milk.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

DR. Peery's Dead Shot" is not TOE
enge" or "sirup" but a real old-fashioned
dose Of medicine which cleans out Worms
or Tapeworm with single dose.-Adv
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

Knicker-Jones lives in the past
Boeker-The only place where there
are any vacancies.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

dranulsted EyeHds. Sites, Inhamed Eyes
relieved overnight by Romsn Eye Balsam-
One trial proves its merit-Adv.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

Muskmelons require plenty Of space,
and SO should bs placed only in tho
.arsS garden,
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

Legumes, like alfalfa, clover, soy
beans, cowpeas, Geld peas. etc, arr
soil bvlld8rh
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25
The MISERY OF
BACKACHE
Removed by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.


Muskegon, Mich.-'For six years l
was 50 weak in my back at times that /
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1920-06-25

John had just been reprimanded by
his mother for something he had done,
when he went into the bedroom where
his new little baby sister was lying In
her crib. His mother overheard him
say: "Sister. you ought to go back
where you came from; you can't do
anything you want TO do here"