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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-04-07

sEHr Prof. Philo Holmes writes: "Chemis-
try aud medicine have been made subservient
to all diseases which flesh is heir to. yet how
little has science done toward improving our
personal appearance. Recently | have inves-
dsated a scientific PRECIPITATION which has come
before the public, but which has been in use
many years, called, Halls Vegetable Hair Re-
newer. 1t cures all diseases Of the scalp and
allays all that heat and irritation, and furnishes
nutritive principle by which the hair is
nourished aud supported, and by its remedial
virtues, it causes the hair to grow where it
has fallen out, aud restores it to its natural
color when gray. The old in appearance are
made young again. $
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-04-07

Garden seed ~ ! aysss disc 70 III n
1-zs IS Garden sesH:
nN hand, new lot fresh apd genuine. most +
" of my own raising, warranted to give gen
eral satisfaction. u. j HI 81.
Also, lot Of Grapevine Sets, 4goneote,3
which will sell very low to close the stock on
Also, for sale, a good strong-built BUGGY,
(no-top, or would exchange for . good Cow. !
NH Tiff at QuEiNZ.EL1S.a
~ sale at 7''' EAcEY'Sf
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-04-07
TOBACCO AND CORN.
White1Ock9s
VEGETATOR

80 contains, In soluble cOnultlOn,
Every Element Necessary in the Pro-
duction of Corn and Tobacco.
1t is always uniform in quality, and the price
having been reduced to .:ias
$50 per Ton,
Planters are invited to apply a small quantity
by the side Of any other manure they are using.
Each bag contains 100 pounds,
and the quantity applied should not exceed that
of Peruvian Guano. "
Orders sent direct, or through Com
mission Merchants, will be filed by
w. Whitelock 81 Co.,
~ SOUTH STREET, q
Baltimore, Md.
ap Tim
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-04-07
If the rental or. annual value is not

Licenses to Retailers Of Spurious or Frrmentet
Liquors or Lager Beer.-The amount Of license
/ to be paid by retailers Of spiriiuousor ferment
ed liquors or lager beer. are as follows: II the
value of their stock in trade be Is
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-04-07

Theapplicant must either make oath, as here
tofore, before the Clerk of the Circuit Court
Of the county where he is engaged in business,
Of the amount of goods kept on band at the prin-
cipal season of sale; or the oath may be admin
istered by Justice Of the Peace. when the per-
son wanting the licenses applies through an a.
gent II the latter course he adopted, the fol-
lowing form will be deemed sufficient compli-
ance W it'll the act:
Charles County, to ,oit:
On this-day of-l6H, before the SUBJ
scriber, a Justice Of the Peace Of the State Of
Maryland, in and for said county, personally ap.
peared----, and declared that he intends to
apply for traders license. under the Cd section
of the act Of January Session. 1858, to the Clerk
Of the Circuit Court for Charles county, and
made oath that the amount of the stock OF goods
generally kept o0 hand by him Tor BY the concern
in Which he is engaged. in case it is partner
ship,) at the principal of sale. Tor if the
applicant has, not previously engaged in suct
trade, that the amount Of the stock Of goods ,chici
he expects to keep, &fc.,) does not Tor will not
exceed g.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-07-14
NOtre.Dame Horrors.

A curious tale, says the Pail Mall
Gdsette, is told concerning the Church
of Notre- Dame DIES Victories. Recently
1T was visited by citizen Moussu. three
members of the municipality of the Sec
ond reimbursement and two doctors.
Several corpses are said to have been
already discovered, and under the altar
OF the Virgin was found an oak coffin,
III which priest was buried The
workmen, as is usual on such occasions,
brought to light several cases of silver
ornaments and other precious objects,
and by the side of one of the cases was
found the head of woman with long
fair hair. In another vault the bodies
OF four women recently buried were
discovered, and in small lateral vault
couple of bracelets were picked up.
Here citizen Moussu thinks some fearful
crime must have been committed. for
on the wall Of the vault was plainly WISH
bic the mark left by .ewelled arm,
and it is evident to him that the lady
with the bracelet must have struggled
in the vault, which had been newly
painted when she was confined in il.
The church is reported to have a pecu.
liarly cadaverous smell, and it is expect
ed that citizen Moussu will make fur.
ther discoveries. Four priests connected
with the church have been arrested.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-07-14
Tears.
BY WILD EDGERToN,

o would that once more could weep;
When tears into my lashes leap,
Cares cobwebs from the soul they sweep
And lay griefTs haunting ghosts to sleep
They purge the breast and cool the brain.
And sorrows from The heart distill,
Drawing the sting from present pain.
And binding me TO coming i'll.
Not bitter tears that sometimes fall
From stern mems eyes; there is no balm
In such hot drops-they are az gall.
And waste. and wear. aid do not calm.
I'd have that gentler summer rain
That. falling on n heart forlorn,
Wins its bright flowers TO bloom again.
And freshens it with hope newborn.
Sweet, transient tears Of youthful hours,
Give back the healing ofthy dewl
I'd barter many boosted powers
For one such tear as childhood knew.
Sweet tears of youth. come back once more!
Thy drops were priceless pearls o-day.
II ye'd but sweep my eyelids Ger,
And wash the stains of time away.
Who scorneth tears is like the fool
That in the flame his hand still keeps.
Nor heeds the friendly fountain cool
Which woos him to its crystal deeps.
Nor is he wise to whom appears
Griefs phantom grim through stony eye,
Earth's frightful spectres seen through tears
Lose half heir power to terrify.
Who might. yet will not weep. when fate
Drags him thro' sorrows starless gloom,
Nav find ere long, yet find too late,
That drought but withers for the tomb!
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-07-14

The Belgium Moniteur give some de-
tails of the prospect OF the approaching
harvest in the corn-growing countries OF
Europe. In Prussia the provisions are
unfavorablo much to the autumn SOW
ings persisted and those of the spring
are suffering for want of warm sun; in
Saxony the appearance is better, as the
crops are thick and healthy; in Russia
the yield is expected to be good aver.
age, and very large quantity OF last
years stock still remains unsupported at
Odessa in Roumania, Bulgaria and
Bessarabi, the aspect is most favorable,
and in Hungary an abundant harvest is
expected; in France large portion OF
the winter corn is lost, and the fields
have had to be resown.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-07-14
A Prose Poem.

The following poem from the San
Francisco Golden Era is not now only
Homeric in style, but complete in itself,
for it ends with q total humiliation Of
the combatants.
On pine woodshed, in dark alley,
where scattered moonbeams, shifting
through row of tottering chimneys,
and awnings torn and dropping, fell,
strobe back and forth, with stiff and
tense drawn muscles and peculiar tread,
cat.
His name was Norval; on yonder
neighboring shed his father caught the
rats that came in squads from the streets
beyond Dupont, in search of food and
strange adventure.
Grim war he courted, and his twisted
tail and spine upheaving in fantastic
curves, and claws distented, and ears
fatty pressed against head thrown
back, defiantly told of impending
strife.
With eyes agrim and screeching
blasts of war, and steps as silent as the
falling dew, young Norval crept along
the splintered edge, and gazed mo-
ment through the darkness down, with
ttll away tTluInpudHtly.
Then, with an imprecat'on and a
growl-perhaps an oath in direst VEN
geance hissed-he started back, and
crooked in back like letter S, or ra-
Their like U inverted, stood in fierce
expectancy.
Twas WELL With eyeballs glazing
and ears aslant, and open mouth, in
which two rows of fangs stood forth in
sharp and dreadful conformity, sly mp
post from out the dark below a head
appeared.
A dreadful tocsin of internal strife
young Norval uttered, then with face
unblanched and moustache standing
strait before his nose, and tail slung
widely to the passing breeze, step
ped back in cautious invitation to the
foe t
Approaching each other, and with
preparations dire, each cat surveyed the
vantage of the field Around they
walked, with tails uplifted and backs
high in the air, while from their mouths,
in accents kissing with consuming
rage, dropped brief but awful sentences
of hate.
Twice around the roof they went in
circle, each eye upon the foe intently
bent, then sideways moving, as is wont
with cats, gave one long drawn, terrific,
savage yeow, and buckled in.
The fur. A mist of hair hung DER the
battlefield. High above the din of
passing wagons rose the dreadful tu-
multi of the struggling cats. So'gleamed
their eyes in frenzy that to me, who
saw the conflict from the window
near, naught else was plain but CORY
stars that moved in orbs most encen-
trio.
An hour they struggled in tempes-
tuous fight, when faint and fainter
grew the squall of war, until all sound
was hushed. Then went | forth with
lantern and the field surveyed-what
saw |?
Six claws, one ear; of teeth perhaps a
handful naught else except a solitary
tail. The tail was Norvals by ring
knew it, The ear was-but we'll let the
matter pass. The tail will do without
| the ear.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-07-14

COTTON ACREAGE AND CRoP.-The re-
turns already received by the Depart
ment of Agriculture from three hun
dred counties representing the most
productive districts in each of the cot.
ton-growing States show that there is a
diminution of the cotton acreage in
every State except Florida. According
to these figures the present area de.
voted to cotton Will be seven and half
or eight million acres, or over million
less than in 1870. 1t is not possible to
tell what the average yield per acre will
be; in 1870, an unusual year, it was
200 pounds, but in former years the av-
erage has not been higher than l50 per
acre. The condition of the growing
plant is below an average in nearly
every State. The Spring has been un-
usually wet and cold retarding growth,
causing many of the plants to turn vel.
low and die, and obstructing cultivation.
To large extent replanting has filed
the vacant places of imperfect stands"
The weather has recently been more
favorable, and it is not impossible that
an average condition may be attained
by the commencement of the packing
season. The condition of cotton in
1869, year favored with an abundant
yield, was only little better than the
showing Of June this year. While the
prospect is slightly unpromising, there
Is nothing in il Of decisive character.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-07-14

strewn through the midst OF lands
which were the home of the earliest
representatives of our race-the Meoi-
terranean, the Black and Caspian seas
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-07-14
Cheap Paint for Barns.

No paint, we believe, withstands 1.-The
tooth of time" better than Venetian
red. There are houses in some country
towns painted red so long time ago
that the memory Of man runneth not
to the contrary, and they look fresh to
this day. The wood is admirably pre-
served, and appears as though it would
not need another coat of paint for a
quarter Of a century to come. But,
then, who would have such color on
house or barn some people would say.
To our eye it does not look badly when
the trimmings receive shade some
what different from the body of the
building. In point of economy, there
is probably nothing better. We would
not shock the taste of any by advising
the use of red paint on horse or barn,
but think we could live comfortably in
a house so painted, all other things
being agreeable. For cheap white,
silver or pearl gray "paint" a CORE
spondent of the Ne,o England Farmer
gave, few years ago, the following re.
cipe for making composition which he
had used and found to be durable,
cheap, and economical: Skim milk,
two quarts fresh Stacked lime, eight
ounces; linseed oil, six ounces white
Burgundy pitch, two ounces Spanish
white, three pounds. The lime to be
Stacked in water, exposed to the air,
and mixed in about one-fourth of milk.
The oil in which the pitch is previously
dissolved to be added little at time /:
then the rest of the milk, and after
wards the Spanish white. This quanti-
ty is sufficient for twenty-seven square
yards. two coats. If a particle of blue
be added, or if this blue be combined
with slight portion of black, silver
or pearl gray will be obtained. The
addition of raw lumber will make a
brown. 1t will be necessary to keep it
stirred in the bucket while using.
Petroleum, benzine, etc, have been
tried, for dark paints, with various sue
cess. Some complain that it does not
harden properly. The editor of the
Country Gentleman has used petroleum
with good success. He advises the APP
plication of a coat of light petroleum
alone first, and then after a few months
give coat of the heavier petroleum
mixed with the colors or other paint
He has seen such coat on a barn oil
six years standing, hard and un
changed. 1t is recommended for roof.
as well as for the side of buildings.
ANOTHER CALIFORNIA YARN.-Califor
MIA sends us another of its remarkable
little stories, through the medium OF
the Los Angeles NewS, of the Sd inst.
the same being as follows: "Whilt
Uncle Billy Rubottom was engaged, &
few days ago, in quarrying stone neal
the top of very high hill near his resi-
dence, he struck promising lead o.
petrified whales. The bones are very
numerous and completely turned into
stone. The vertebre, particularly, were
found in great numbers, and are easily
recognizable from their peculiar form
How the whales got up there, and how
long they have been there, are question:
for biologists, to whom the discovery
offers a fine field for examination and
research. The presence of the remain,
of marine animals upon such an eleva
ton is a fact difficult to explain"
The Jockey Club monogram is very
prevalent ornamental present.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-07-14

The Jockey Club monogram is a very
prevalent ornamental present.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-19
Nunc Pro Tunc.

| From the Land Bulletin.l
In the early days of California history
Judge b. was the Judge OF the first in
stance ia the town of Santa Cruz. The
Judge, like many old Californians, was
fond of hot whisky at night, and woult
at times, with a circle of congenia
friends, keep watch until morning; il
consequence of which his brain would
be slightly mpddled when he went OF
the bench. On one occasion, after q
night Of deep potations, Spaniard was
brought before him TO be tried for
horse-stealing, a crime which was then
punishable by death. The judge, but a
short time since, had valuable horse
stolen from his stables. The defendant
was hard-featured, wretched specimen
Of the genus greaser, and when the
Judge heard tho indictment read, he
took one unsteady lut searching leok Gt
him. and said. 81. b., stand upf /
believe yon are the d-d scoundrel who
stole my horse. The sentence of the
Court is, that you be hanged by the
neck until you are dead-dead-dead." "
But, your Honor" says the District
Attorney, " the man has not been
tried
The Judge, sternly: "Sit down SIR
this Court knows its business, and don't
want any OF your lABsrlinenea hr
Sheriff see the Judgment executed i'm
mediately. The Court stands ad-
journed." -tIfihHr
The officers of the Court and specta-
tors were astounded, but they knew the
temper of the old man too well to trihe
with him in his present condition, so
nothing could be done but 10 remand the
prisoner to Jail until the Judge should
sober up
After the adjournment, the officers of
the Court determined among themselves
to have the judgment duly entered up
by ths clerk, and that the sheriff should
make return that he had executed the
defendant. Next morning the Judge
went on the bench sober and, glanciDg
over the calendar, called the case of The
People VS. j. B., when the sheriff re-
piled: Your Honor, the man has been
hung" Hungl" replied the Judge,
how Is that There has been no trial
yet. J"
No, Your Honor" replied the clerk,
but Your Honor yesterday waived the
trial and sentenced the defendant, and
peremptorily ordered the sheriff to i'm
mediately carry the sentence Of the
court into execution, and it was done.
Umphl" says the Judge, never mind
let the trial proceed RHRc pro tuHc;;S
all orders and judgments of this court
must be justified by due and legal pro
ceeding had. ="
The Judge was in earnest, the joke
was ended, and nothing remained but to
bring in the prisoner for trial. 1t need
not be said that the sentence Of the
court was justified; and that shortly
after there was one less horse thief in
that part of the country.
"a Judgment HHnc pro tHHc can be entered
only when the delay has arisen from the
action Of the courts G. B., go.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-19

From the biography accompanying
the portrait of the editor of the Cincin-
natl Commercial, published in the cur
rent number Of Harpers Weekly, it
appears that Mr.. Halstead was born in
Butler county Ohio, the I'd OF Septem-
Der, 1929; that be was educated chiefly
at home; that he dallied with literature
for while, like other young fellows Of
ardent and active capacity; that he
entered the establishment which he now
controls in 1858, and that by dint of grit
and stick he has made, at the early age
Of forty-two, power and fortune Of the
most substantial and considerable kind.
The picture represents Mr.. Halstead as
a handsome cross between a ield-mar-
shal Of the empire and an English
prize-fghter, with a vague, melancholy,
Byronic cut across the eyes, which is
sufficiently literary TO be thoroughly
journalistic. The sketch Of his career
is likewise characteristic and striking
Il gives us account OF a man, by nature
dreamer and a poet, who, finding no
market for that sort OF ware, succeeded
in turning his genius into the rudest and
most practical channels, and transform
ing himself from a gushing enthusiast Of
tWo-and-twenty into the most muscular
and ungnshing Of Journalists sort Of
newspaper mastitf. There is not the
least doubt that the Cincinnati CONNER
oial is the most thoroughly independent
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-19
A FISH AND A FRIGHT.
A Huge Alligator Appears Upon
the Scene-Flght and Friendly


From the Charleston IS. C.) Courier.l
A party Of gentlemen, among whom
we're several prominent citizens of the
State, now sojourning at and on a visit
to Summeryille, determined on fishing
frolic Saturday, and were soon with the
necessary appurtenances on the way to
a freshwater pond, or lake, about six
miles distant. The party provided them
selves with spoon hooks" ordinary
hooks and lines, cane poles, from two to
ten feet long, powder, Shot, etc, but, sad
to relate, forgot their guns. Two boats
we're procured, one of them an antique
dug-out," and the other comfortably
appointed craft Of the batteau build.
The fishermen soon reached, pushed
out into the pond, or lake, and took up q
position, threatening in aspect The de-
eoys were put out, pipes filed aud
lighted, and every thing seemed as pro-
pitious as it possibly could be, when
suddenly voice rung over the quiet
water, We got himl "Tve got him "
and sure enough he had a tremendous
Jack fish. The party became excited,
and all eyes we're turned in the direction
OF the first catch Of the days sport.
One of the boats had a decided leaning
toward the water, and in the movement
which was going on in her became more
so, and all of a sudden keeled over,
and deposited its live contents into the
water. Cries for help brought the more
safe and seaworthy craft to the help of
the half drowned and poor imitators of
lzak Walton, which, while being maneu-
Yered for the rescue of their friends,
those aboard CHANGED TO look back,
and saw that they had been followed by
long, dark object, which they supposed
to be a huge pine log. But as it neared
it turned out to be something more live"
than a log, and nothing less than a mon
ster alligator, with mouth as big as
barn door, and rows of teeth seemingly
like ten pins. He was Drowned and bar.
nacled by age, and his general appear
ance well calculated to inspire fright,
especially to those in his element and
at his mercy, never very tender. The
boats especially the crazy-looking one,
were Immediately turned landward, those
in the water escaping the best they could,
which was soon reached, to the inxpressi-
Bile delight, at least Of one of the party
who took position on a high point Of
ground, proud of the part he bore in the
effort made with halloing, rails and
everything within reach to keep the
monster from taking mouthful of the
live freight in. Old barnacle," seeing
that he had lost an opportune occasion,
changed his course and leisurely glided
up the Take" until he could scarcely be
seen in the distance. When he had gone
so far that all apprehension of danger
had departed, the braves" who had
taken refuge on tree-stumps, oak boughs,
ETC., came down as the man did from the
rafter after his wife had killed the bear
below-not little inflated with what
they had done in the bloodiess encounter.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-10-19

From the New York SUM-
Nothing is more incomprehensble
than the operation Of the human mind
and to the fact that even the most learn
ed physicians are very much in the
dark as to the nature of the mysterious
causes which influence and direct men
tai action may be attributed the fre-
quency Of complete cures in cases Of in
sanity. Many people, who are sane in
other respects, are, regarding certain
subjects, the victims Of strange delu-
sions, which it is found utterly impossi-
bic TO eradicate from their minds. Great
age frequently has the effect of weaken
Jag intellectual powers, while sometimes
it plays fantastic and unaccountahe
tricks with the mental faculties.
A well authenticated account has re-
Gently been published Of an excellent
and venerable lady, who was at one time
greatly admired for her intellectual gifts
but who in her extreme old age fell into
state Of dotage which was attended
with singular psychological pecuharities
Step by step she seemed TO live back
ward through all the stages Of her life
with viyidness Of impression that rem