Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-12-12

struggles fell. 1t required the united eff
forts of some six or eight men to release
him from his precarious situation. Ifsuch
dangerous places are in the roads at this
time of the year, what will be their condi
ton about the latter part of February 3
Come, Mr.. Supervisor, step to the front
and fix matters properly, so that not only
our clever Clerk can travel with safety, but
SO that our friends all along the line of the
road may be able to visit the city during
the coming holidays and gladden. the
hearts of our storekeepers and also those
/ of the young ones at home.
Fine Potatoes.
We have received from Mr.. William T
Hindle sample of Irish potatoes raised
by him on his farm this year, which are
certainly remarkable for their SIZE Mr..
Fl. raised quite a crop of them, we believe
some five hundred bushels, and they are
all of a superior quality.
We have also received from Mr. Thomas
Skinner, of Doncaster, very fine sample
of the potatoes raised by him-the white
peach blow-and they are certainly very
superior in quality; they are quite large
and yet solid, and without speck. Mr..
s. raised a large quantity, some two or
three hundred bushels. This has been al
together a remarkable year for the growth
Of potatoes, not only account of the great
yield, but for their superior quality. We
are glad to see our farmers turning their
attention to this crop. Each farmer can
easily raise four or five hundred bushels
without interfering with his other crops.
For after the land is properly prepared and
the potato planted very little cultivation
is required. And then it is crop that
will al,0ays sell, and sell at remunerative
prices-say from rs cents to 81 per BUSH
Ell; and this, for the amount of labor re-
quired and the land cultivated, will pay
better than tobacco at ordinary prices, GER
tainly better than wheat or corn. But
there is no reason the farmer should not
raise the ordinary crops and potatoes too
With the large cities at our doors, re-
quiring to be fed, our farmers will find in
the potato and other eatables more certain
profit than in tobacco, which is only lux
ury. People must eat, though, they be too
poor to indulge in the luxurious habit of
smoking, or the filthy one of chewing or
snufing.
A Former Citizen. of Charles i'm Illinois.
We see by the Illinois State Register that
our former fellow-c citizen, Noel B. Harmon,
Esq, was present at, and took an active
part in, the organization of a Teachers
Institute at the little town of Curran, in
that State on the 2Sth ult, The Register,
which is published at Springfield, in speak
ing Of the preeesains4 gs:- -
fsAfter dinner Mr.. Harmon, of this city,
read an essay upon school government
This production was brimful of sparkling
points, valuable suggestions and telling
illusions. Itwas treated by master hand,
indeed. So highly pleased was the insti-
tute with the production that vote of
thanks to Mr.. Harmon was offered, and en-
Enthusiastically adopted"
Mr.. Harmon was always favorite here
with his own people and we regretted
much when he determined to ''go West. "
We are glad to learn, as will be his numer-
Gus friends, that he is well, and taking an
interest in the public affairs of his new
home. Of the particular subject, on which
he addressed the institute, we know he is
competent to speak and speak instructive
ly. Health and prosperity to him! Why
don't he let us hear from him oftener? His
familiar letters" are always welcome to
us and our readers.
Agricultural RepOrs.
The report of the Department of Agri:-
culture for November and December make
the tobacco crop six per cent. less in yield
than last year. The crop is in the best
condition in Connecticut, all the New
England tobacco raising States taking pre-
cedence of Virginia in that respect as does
also Maryland. The average product Of
potatoes is fifteen per cent. less than last
year. The hay crop is about half mil
lion of tons less, last years crop being not
far from twenty-four million tons. An
analysis of the official returns for fifteen
| years show that the United States furnish
ed the largest supply of wheat to Great
Britain of any other country, the proper
ton being twenty seven per cent, while
the proportion for Russia, which has beer
supposed to be the largest contributor, is
but twenty-four per cent. The greater
portion of the rest of the supply has beer
contributed by Germany, France and Brit
ish America, leaving but sixteen per cent
to all other sources of supply. This veal
France, instead of exporting, will have tt
import wheat for herself
Point Lookout Railroad.
A bill to amend the charter of the Wash
ington and Point Lookout Railroad Com
pany was introduced in the House of Rep
resentatives on Monday, by Mr.. Albright
of Pennsylvania, and referred to the Com
mittee on the District, so as to allow the
road to cross the Eastern Branch by a suit
able bridge south of Pennsylvania avenue
thence south of said avenue by the mos
eligible route avoiding the public grounds
to the southern terminus of Fourteenth
street, S. W.; thence westerly south of thu
public grounds to the southern terminus
Of Fifaanth streot g w. fhence north