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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-12-26
NOTICE.

T HEREBY forewarn all persons from tres
i passing upon my lands. either with or with.
out dog or gun. The law will be rigidly enforced
against all who disregard this notice.
N. STONESTREET.
Nov. 7, ls6l-tf
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-12-26
NOTICE..

NOTICE..
THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will NEE
i at their Office. in Port Tobacco, on TUES
DAY, the 7th Of JANUARY next
By order,
THOMAS HARRIS, Clerk.
Dec. 70, le6l.-4t
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-12-26
NOTICE..

NOTICE.
THE subscriber, who resides near the Camps
l. in Nanjemsy District, will attend to the
COLLECTION Of any CLAIMS AGAINST
THE GOVERNMENT, which nay be placed in
his hands.
VIM. P. FLOWERS,
Dec. 10. lS6l-3t Doncaster P. 0.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-12-26

Notice TO OUT-PENSIONERS.
ORDERED by the Board of Trustees of the
~ Aims House Of Charles County, that all Out
Pensioners be required to renew their petitions to
sand Board, on or before the first day of Janu.
airy, 1862. Said petitions to be signed by five
respectable Taxpayers of said county.
By order Of the Board of Trustees,
THOMAS NJ WEIGH, Oyerseer
Oct. 10, 1e6I-3m
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-12-26
WANTED,

THE Advertiser wishes to hire for the year
i 1862, a careful CARRIAGE DRIVER
Enquire at this Office.
Dec. q, 1S6l-2w
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-12-26

NEW MILLINERY & FANCY GOODS
~ Just received by a. QUENZEI..
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-12-26

HERRINGS-A prime lot Of Eastern Herrngs
IL For sale by WIN. BOSWELL.
dec 10
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-12-26
NOTICE TO OUT-PENsIONERs.

" EROSENE OIL-Best Kerosene Oil
EA- dc l9 For sale by VIM. BOSWELL.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10
Application Of Manure.

Mr. hDuoR In the first place, should
not eyety farmer consider what the crop is
to which he can apply his manure to the best
profit, whether il will be to increase his hay,
or corn, or the small grains II his farm is
one better adapted to hay than grain, that is,
# he has larger proportion Of low land or
swale hay then it would seem best for him
to apply his manure for raising grain but if
otherwise, he should have greater proper.
ton Of upland hay, which needs the manure
to keep that crop good, then it appears that
here IS the crop needing the most stmuIant.
Now let us consider what per cent. each crop
&c 5, IN tie common way OF applying our
manures II we spread aud pillow in all our
manure Tor the first crop, say for corn, which
Is generally allowed to take fifty per cent.
the first year, and then SOW down to grain
and grass the second year, which is allowed
to take twenty-five per cent of the remain
der Of the strength Of the manure,-then
VIC have only twenty-five per cent. left of all
our manures for the succeeding grass crops,
which, it there be four Of those crops, as is
commonly the case, then we have only six
and quarter per cent. yearly, Of all our
manures, for four crops Of hay.
According to these calculations, is it any
wonder that We have light crops Of hay,
when we consider that some Of our old fields
have thus been managed for the last half
century or more?
If this theory be correct, it is certain that
we arc spending larger portion Of our ma
nures on the grain than on the gras. crops.
This may be tie best course to pursue, but
will depend on circumstances if the amount
Of grain we produce can be converted by the
least expense into that which will reproduce
the most from the farm, then it is best to
cultivate the land Tor those crops but for
some farmers, 70 doubt hay will be the crop
for them in preference to any other
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10
Make the Farm Attractive.

The lot Of the hu-b3nlnan is by no means
one Of uuccasing dl4deary d many would
have it. but most Important, and wien
rightly managed, agreeable vocation. Gin.
cnatas, the old koml1 patriot, delighted
above everything else 10 the peaceful quiet
Of his little arm, never leaving it, except in
response to the calls o. patriotism. Wash.
iuston pronounced tn employment Of farm
Ing the noblost Of all others Pluco Albert
is a devoted patron Of English agriculture
while Louis NapoIeou cauuts his acres by
the thousand Agriculture is the basis Of all
other pursuits, the great motive power which
sets in motion and regulate, all the vast and
intricate machinery Of rlde ami commerce.
Then lot no farmer unl-rlate his profession
or envy those engaged Iua seemingly more
elevated employment. Make the homestead
place d attraction, net only 10 yourselves
but 10 sour children, ami }oa. sous will 10,
desert Iic farm, on reaching that age when
they may rcndcr valuable assistance, to enter
the already too crowded tboroJghfares Of
business aud your daughters wi. be content
vita liz daily round o. their duties, instead
q. craving the exeitemYt and gaygties Of
5 sard 81 il securely asG sur5 @Sl"aia
whi.h viii keep cut tbet Ert OF discomfort
The tidy yard, encompassing your dwelling
with lis gravel walks; the neat picket fence
10 front, eutrcnchal with a row Of shade
trees the grape arJor in the garden, with
tower-5eds on either ,ile; all these, which
are accessible to the farmer, are in themselves
sources Of much enjoyment-and how easily
and cheapIy secured Furnish the family
circle with useful and entertaining reading
matter. Ii it is not Afforded by the district
library have one, however small, of your
own, and devote the long winter evenings to
thciutoIlectual development Of the family
IL is not necessary for hem to be kept away
from home in order to accomplish this. Sup
ply Your sons with agricultural productions,
IN order to awaken an interest in and furnish
a stimulus to their ators Give them Q
share ia the profits OF me land, an ownership
ia the stock, that thsy may feel common
interest Allow your daughters to occa
sioualIy make butter and cheese or their owl
account and devote a ariion Of the proceed
to their ii;tle extra wants By thus do NJ
farming may be rendered the most delightful
as itlshoN the most Independent, employ
mcnt u man
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10

\ private letter from Boston thus speaks
ct the recent invention for fixing out" king
cotton;
There are now in operation in this city
experimental works for the manufacture OF
flax fibre into a material called fibrila. or
fax cotton. This can bu produced in am
quantity at between seven and eight cents per
pound, aud the cloth made from it is better
in every respect, and will take aud preserve
coors better than cloth made from cotton
The raw material flax, wild or cultivated, can
be produced aud is produced in Canada and
all the Nouthern States in vast quantities
Colonel Lander in one Of his recent reports
speaks of coming to plains covered with i'm
mensc quantities of this plant growing wild.
Now here is an article which even now can
be had in quantities, so that its material can
be produced at from two to three cents per
pound less than cotton, which makes better
cloth, ami which i destined to supersede cot
ton. Slowly but surely the parties owning
the patents ior the process Tor manufacture
ing Ills article arc working it into the attcn-
ton Of our peop'c.
The FIRST mill started 10 manuIac ure cloth
from this material will be the most danger
GUS antsayery soc y in the world.
With this | send you some of the article
and some of the cloth made from it, also a
pamphlet describing it, Some people are
looking to this matter as offering solution
of tho slavery question. Napoleon |, offered
one million Irancs to any one who would in.
vent machinery to manufacture flax by spin,
Mug it into cloth. N \. Post.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10
New Variety CT Potatoes.

EDITOR FREtMAN;-As goodIy portion
Of your paper il devoted to the interests and
improvement of the farming community |
wish to call attention, through It's columns
to new variety Of the potatoe-now, at
least, 10 me, and ! presume TO mot people
in this section. It is called the Advent .
potaoc-Ior what reason | am not aware
and is similar in gene al shape aud outside
appearance to the old-fushioaed English
Whites, except that the eyes arc deeper
sunk, and few reddish spots are seen on the
surface, bat which disappear upon the pota-
toe being boiled. Inside the potatoe is white
as -four mealy and Of delicious flavor.
Some three years ago, u small box Of
these Pc atoes were sent by express, to Mr..
Waiter Brown, Of this town, by friend in
Rhode Island. Mr.. Brown planted part
Of them the next spring, and found them 20
superior to our common potatoe that he con.
ceyci the idea Of making them his main
crop Of tls most valuable esculent Last.
winter he brought US something like half
bushcI Of them to try. They proved to be
such an excellent table poialco that they
mostly went to pot, leaving bat few for
seed. Those few were planted in the garden,
and lhe crop proved entirely satisfactory -I
They upcael very early yielded abundanty
were cutiio.y free from lot--whi- other 20
taiocs planted IN the rich Soil beside them
were nothing bIta mass Of conupdon,--and
retal. III All The liBcIiur QuaIitlt. which had
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10
To Find the Weight of Live Cattle.

Experienced dro,ers and butchers are in
the habit Of buying cattle, estimating their
weight on foot From long observance and
practice they are enabled to come very near
ly the actual weight OF an animal! but ma
ny of them would be most apt to err, if at
ali, on the right side; while the less expert
enced farmer always stands the greatest
chance to get the worst of the bargain. 10
such We would recommend the following rule
to ascertain the weight Of cattle, which is
said to approach very nearly the truth, in
most cases The proof Of this to the sn,is-
faction Of any farmer is easily detcrminedat
most Of the animal fairs, where scales are
erected, and at numerous other points in the
country.
RuLE--Takc string, put it around the
breast, stand square just behind the shoulder
blade, measure on a rule the feet and inches
the animal is in circumference this is called
the grth then, with the string, measure
from the bone Of the TAIL which plumbs the
line with the hinder part Of the bullock
direct the line along the back to the fore
part Of the shoulder-blade; take the dimen-
sion on the t0ot.ruIe as before, which is the
length and work the figures in the following
manner: Girth OF the animal, say feet 4
inches; length, feet inches, which, multi
piled together, makes 3 square superficial
feet, and that multiplied by 23-the number
Of pounds allowed to each superficial foot Of
cattle measuring less than Z aud more than )
feet in girih- makes 7l3 pounds. When
the animal measures less than 9 and more
THAI 7 feet in girth, 81 is The number of
pounds to each superficial foot Again, sup
pose "a pig or any smlll beast should measure
> feet in the sirth, ard > along the back,
which feet in grth and , along tho back mu.
tipHed together makes 1 square feeot that
multiplied By 1.-THE number Of pounds al.
lowed to each square foot Of cattle measur.
ing less than 3 lect in girta-makcs A lbs
Again, suppose calf sheep, ETC., should
measure i feet inches in girth, and feet
inches in length, which multiplied together
makes 2 square feet, that multiplied by
lj-the number Of pounds allowed to cattle
measuring less than 5 feet aud more than
in girth-makos 265 pounds. The dmen.
sions of girth and length Of horned cattle
sheep, calves and hogs, may boexactly taken
in this way, as it is all that is necessary for
any computation, or any valuation of stock,
and will answer exactly to the Jour quarters,
sinking offal. The rule is SO simple that any
man with bit of chalk can work it out
Much is often lost to farmers by mere guess
work in the weight OF their stock, and this
plain rule is well worth their attention.
Valley Farmer.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10
The Science Of the Kitchen.

VINO knows how to cook a pJtatoo Who
among American housewives has earned how
to make a soup ont Of almost nothing, which
shall prove both nutritious aud palatable? p
Where are the scientific housokcepersl The
world may be fall Of wonders, but We have
yet to learn Of such wonderful alchemlst
in America. Arc we cot right in using the
word alchemy n this relation mot of course
as it relates to the trAr smutation OF metals,
but il 50 far as it relates to the .fnding IN
Nairersal remedy jar diseases
For let the reader look at this view Of the
subject as he or she may fnl leisure. How
much influence does ilIy-cooked food, poison
ed food, food unadaptcd to the wants Of the
system, food prepared without any koowl-
edge Of its effect upon the mental and NOR
al (Ior we believe food las moral inAu-
ence) organization say how much Of dis.
ease which out-crops in the human system
everywhere, is chargeabIo to these causes :
OF rather how mite.likc is the proportion
that is not chargeable directly to this want
Of knowledge and skill in the culinary art.
Archbishop Hughes in recent address
before a seminary Of young ladies', informed
them thai next year he was going TO intro.
duce a new branch Of study into the institu.
ton That branch is the arc Of cooking
and housekeeping All the girls over thir-
teen will spend portion Of their time in the
kitchen, taking practical lessons in all that
is going on there He also promises prize
Of fifty dollars to the young lady Of the
school who viii write the best essay, not
more than i've pages long, Gu this new
branch Of young Iadics' education.
4 Philadelphia paper commenting on this
announcement, says The new department Of
the kitchen and housekeeping, which the
New FORK prclate proposes, is designed to
correct the defect in our system Of female
education. Weprcsume it will include not
merely the ait Of preparing good things for
the table but also every Other kind Of house.
hold duties For most experienced house
keepers will say that their table is not the
greatest of their cares. There is the semi
annual cleaning the proper time and mode
Of putting away carpets, blankets, or other
wooens; the knowledge necessary to supply
from ones own hand certain occasional ar
tices of upholstery without the expensive
intervention Of the professional man. These
should Sc taught to every woman.
Then there is the difficult work Of dealing
with servants, which in this country is a
hou,ekeeper's continual trial We fear that
no school can educate young lady for this
king Of work. Is there to be a regular sup
Ply or servants Of all kinds, good and bad,
green aud experienced, polite and rude, on
Thorn the young ladies are to practice ? 1t
will not do to have them study house.keep-
ing, without the cares and troubles arising
from bad servants for the most important
part Of their education will be neglected, and
must be acquired after marriage even though
the hjy should have had the first premium
for cookery and housekeeping.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10
Maple Sugar Making
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throw NJ, blaze acsin.t the bottom Of the
roa. a, much a. possible.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10
Hay for one Sheep.

In reply to the question, How much hay
will a sheep consume during the winter
months, the Michigan Farmer remarks
The usual rate Of the consumption
of food is at the rate Of - pounds
Of hay daily for every 100 pounds Of live
weight Ii we take the average Of hocks
the live weight Of 100 common sheep would
be about 1900 pounds, or from that up to
5000. 1t is rare that a whole flock OF linc
wooded sheep will average more than 20
pounds for each head, though il may be that
thjsweights exceeded in some Instances
At the rate mentioned, flock Of 100 sheep
should use up or consume $50 pounds o. hay
per day, or total Of - tons in the winter
season that lasted l50 days. This would al
so equal 504 pounds to each single sheep, OF
itmay be stated as a general ru!c that full
grown Mcrino sheep averaging ia live weight
from - pounds to 100, will consume during
the winter season quarter OF a ton OF hay
or its equivalent, if comfortably kept. II
grain forms a part Of the ration, OF course
some of the hay may be saved but if the
animal is to be kept growing wool, it vii
reed its full ration of hay, aud little grain
too"
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10

REMEDY ron BRoNcurIs.--A writer in
tho Baltimore Sun, who has been afflicted
severely in his family by that appalling dis
ease bronchitis, has found relief from the
following remedy Take honey in the comb,
squeeze it out, aud dilute with little water /;
wet the lips and mouth occasionally with it.
1t has never been knoAu to fail, in cases
where children had threats SO swollen as to
he unable to swallow is certainly stint
le remedy, and may be an ci6casious one.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10

LdQum GlrE.-.rho following recipe, the
discovery of u French chemist Is selling
about the country as secret, for various
prizes, from one to five dollars, 1t is handy
aud valuable glue, as it does not geaiial4c'
nor undergo fermentation and putrelactlon,
and become offensive, and can be used cold
for all the ordinary purposes Of glue. in ma
king or me- ding furniture, books, broken
vessels that are not exposed to water etc
In wide.mouthcd bottle, dissolve OF OF
best glue, in half a pint of wafer by set
ting it in vessel of water, and heating 1t
till dissolved. Then add slowly, con tautly
stirring, , - Of strong aquaorils (nlrc
acidl Keep it well corkcd, and it will be
ready Tor use.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10

Lameness in horses is frequently occasion.
ed by their hoofs becoming dry and cracked.
In such eases it is a good plan to battle the
hoois frcquently-say two or three times a
day--.in salt brine. 1t is a common practice
with some blacksmiths to rasp cracked hoofs
in order to render them more tough, but salt
brine is far superior to rasping for eifecting
this object.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10

CnApPED HBNDs.-.Mix u quarter OF
pound of unsalted hogs lard, which should
be washed first in water, and then In rose
water, with he yelk Of new laid egg and
u large spoonful of honey. Add to this as
much fine oatmeal or almond paste as will
make the whole into paste, aud apply this
after washing the hands,
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10

MANAGEMENT OF CREAM IN CoLD WEArH-
m,-For some reason not yet known, cream
skinned from milk in cold weather, does not
come to butter, when churned, so quickly as
that from the same COW in warm weather.
Perhaps the pelicles which form the little
sacs Of butter in the cream, are thicker and
tougher.
There are two methods of obyating this
trouble IN a great degree One is, to set The
pan Of milS on the stove, or in some warm
place as on as strained, and let it remain
until quite warm- some say, until bubble
or two rises, or until a skim Of cream begins
to form on the surface. Another mode rec.
commended, is to add a tablespoonful of salt
to a quart Of cream when it is SKINNED.
Cream thus prepared, will generally come
to butter in lew minutes when churned. II
is thought the salt acts upon the coating oil
the butter globules and makes them tender
so that they break readily when beaten by
churnug.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10
The Eject Of Draining

Tnl,. Fropoh q,tol n Hplorp .hq last Ori-
II r.,ua,,,oa - y,lo roipooo nnon
'"o SUI ~ y N''''''e'
lows
The roots Of plants lie said, turn away
from tbs line Of staguaut water--that is. al
though the roots Of all plants ike moisture,
they win tot seek it from stag ant water
Thorough drainage By removing this line
to the lcyc Of the drains, gives the plants
above a can sweep in search Of their ncces-
sapy degree Of humidity The roots Of all
plants, it is true, do not 90 to the depth Of
four leot-the depth a; which tiIe-dtans
should be ajd-but they reach further than
most People suppose. Wheat roots viii 20
three cet deep; barley not quite So deep
Mr. Ne.hi found par-uip roots thirle feet
below ha surface. aud Mr. Coblct has as
sorted tha' tacroo'a Of lueum3 have reached
depth d. thirty feet u i ia. or'ant
therefore CHAT tho water mo should be as
loss q. fau feet
Draining assist raye.IAi'o1. Jethro
Iuli theory WAS IHA' ihete WAS " loe s'l
+fer US tfa .f'4.t TI1rtdf n fE, -tiI was As
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-10

VINO BEATS TINS MIR. Cyrus Soddard
of East Montpelier, slaughtered hotter the
3D. of December, 1860, one year old last
April, that weighed 66l pounds
The Constitutional. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1860-1861, 1861-01-19

residence Of Mr.. Hatch known as the btlckland
bavoH
On motion Of Mr. Boycr.
Eesoired, That W. VI. Whit, Shadrack, Pow
ers, s, Miller, H. Turner. W. VI. White, l.. Tnr-
ncr, and VI. VI. Williams, be- appointed commits
siUnrrs to lay ont road commencing ut the resi-
dIncc Of Rufus Turner, to follow thu new road as
it now runs by way of :. Powers &c, and to con-
meet with the Cutiic road at the residence of j.
Thomas, and report AT the next meeting of the
+. j.
On motion of Mr. Boyee,
Lesoieed, That the Syndic on the road from
VioictS to Phillips be required to change the
road through the lane Of James Bunch
On motion of Mr.. Eldlcman,
ResoIred, That !. Orbanan, J Moore, James
Obanan, j. T. Turner, H. .Ior,lon and Lewis
Bailey bo placed on the road leading from the
parish linr to the Masonic Lodge.
On motion the jury adjourned till Tomorrow
morning at 10 O'Clock.