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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-02-14
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Orphans Court of Charles County, Set:
FEBRUARY a, 1873.
ORDERED by the Court, that WILLIAM
" A. GARNER, Administrator of RICHARD
GARNER, deceased. give the notice required by
law to the creditors of said Richard Garner to
exhibit their claims, legally authenticated, by ad
vertisement published in some one newspaper
published in Charles County, Maryland, once
in each of three successive weeks.
True copy,-Test.
JOSEPH STEWART,
Reg. Wills for Chs. Co.
NOTICE..
THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
IL scriber has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Charles County, Maryland, letters
of Administration on the personal estate Of
RICHARD GARNER,
late ofsaid county deceased. All persons hav-
ing claims against said deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated to the subscriber,
on or before the 7th day of August next They
may otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit of said deceaseds estate. Given under
my hand, this 7th day of February, 1873.
WILLIAM A. GARNER, Admir-,
feb of Richard Garner.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-02-14
Alexandria Market, Feb. 10, 1873.
RELIGIOUS NOTICE.

The Fourth Quarterly Meeting for Charles Cir
cult On. f. Church South, will be held at Beth
ell Church, St. Mary's county, on Saturday and
Sunday, the 10Th and 18th of February.
Misunderstanding at IL a. M, Quarterly
Conference Immediately after.
Sunday-Love Feast at "a M, preaching
at II a. M, Sacrament of the Lords Supper
after preaching.
Rev. SAMUEL RODGERS, P. E., will be present
The official members are requested to attend on
Saturday. The public are respectfully invited
ROBERT SMITH, P. G.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-02-14


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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-02-14

GKAIN.- -,
WHEAr-Sales of Southern white at 204a204
cts. for prime to choice; amber at 2O4a204 cts;
rcd at 2O5a2l5 cts.
CoRN-Sales at 60a62 cts. for white; yellow
at 6Oa6l cts; mixed at 60 cts.
RYE-Sales at 90a95 cts.
OATs-Sales 46a4S cts.
TOBACCO-The inspections of leaf tobacco
the past week were nearly 400 hhds IN excess
of those of the week previous, the increase De-
inc all in Ohio The market is generally hrm,
but for Maryland, Kentucky and Virginia Is
quiet, owing to the light receipts ana small nl!
stock. We note sales of about 500 hhds. Ohio
principally for France and Bremen, and prices
are fully sustained. The exports of the week
were only "a hhds. We quote as follows:
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-02-14
STATE OF MARYLAND
MUTUAL
Fire Insurance Company Of
Baltimore.
OFFICE:-N IL South Street,

THIS Company insures, on the mutual
i plan, Buildings and Personal Property
Igainst loss or damage by fire. The entire
profits returned to the policy holders.
B. G. HARRIS, President.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-02-14

sgA Agents IN Charles County-J. THos.
ICoLToN, for Aliens Fresh and Harris Lot
Districts; NJ. M. HAv1LAND, for Bryantown
and Patuxent City Districts; RICHARD T..
ITUBMAN, for Pomonkey, Hill Top, Middle
town and Pomonkey Districts.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-13
Danbury News-Isms.

When woman gets letter she
carries it in her hand, but couple
of pounds of sausage she manages to
squeeze in her pocket.
The sudden death of citizen of
SIawson, on Tuesday, made deep
impression upon one of his neighbors
The day he was buried was the day
he was going to show bis neighbor a
good spot for sassafras.
A Danbury an imagined himself
a hen, and while under the influence
of the conceit, sat down on q dozen
eggs. and Matched out an Italian
sunset and a circus poster His wife
removed the debris with the butt
end of broom.
Brick Pomeroy thinks it not un-
likely be will resume the publication
of the Daily and Weekly Democrat
at La Crosse, Wisconsin. He says
he will remain in New York and put
"the editor of the Danbury Ne,cS, or
writer of national reputation from
Washington, in charge" Nothing
like knowing the future if it amt
too future.
A boy of tender years, whose par
ents live on Rabbit Hill, returned
on Saturday night from visit to
his uncle in the country, and Sun
day morning got an augur and per-
forated his fathers choice peach tree
and set out pail for tho sap. When
the old gentlemen discovered the
preparations for the coming sugar
season, he instituted an investigation
and the little boy, remembering
Washington. went up in the garrett
and hid behind q barrel. 1t will be
some days before he will be able 20
hide behind a barrel again.
Another match broken up. This
was between clerk in well.
known dry good store and young
lady on Essex street. II was so
warm on Friday evening that she
had the parlor window 10, and
he stood on the lawn, and they were
cooling to each other, and he was
reaching up for another kiss when
the sash came down like fash, and
knocked off the peak of his nose and
scalped his chin, and he hoped
around so madly and howled &C
drcadfully, that the old gentleman
thought be was drunk and had him
kicked out of the yard with gres'
deal of ostentation. Monday morn.
ing he went west.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-13

n. Y. Tin = washingiOa cors.pOpd.pO..

~ Aih's washington CcrGespondsnoe.
The sale of the old desks and chairs
in the House of Representatives.
with some three thousand yards OF
old carpeting and various pieces OF
condemned or superanuaie furni-
tnre, was a very curious performance
A squad of clearinghouse keepers
encamped on suRdry rolls OF old car.
peting in one of the lower corridors
early IN the morning and maintained
their position till late in the after
noon. Several old sofas were occu-
pied by people who had determined
TO bid TO certain limit, which was
10 many cases twice their value
Relic hunters were early on hand,
aud had picked out this desk and
that chair ss valuable for old associ-
atoms. The secondhand furniture
dealers were looking out for cheap
purchases, and possible petty specu.
latlons. AS consequence the com.
petition was lively and the sale was
exceedingly productive. The old
desks were bid OF at prices ranging
from Sl0 to $50. The old chairs
brought from 81 to S15 each. The
desks of Thad. Stevens and Tom
Corwin, about which there was much
inquiry, bad been Withdrawn from
the sale. Many desks were WITHHELD
tor members, to be paid for by them
at the average auction price. The
other articles in the sale in most ca
ses sold for prices enormously above
their real value. 1t is quite proba-
BILE that the gross receipts of to days
sale will be near 10000. The net
proceeds will be covered into the
Treasury, but in amount it will al
most equal the sum taken out of the
Treasury to pay for the new desks
and chairs. The contracts have been
let in this city for the new desks and
chairs. The desk is to cost S21.75 =
A design was made by Mr.. Clarke,
the architect of the Capitol, which
was afterward slightly changed by
the Committee on Public Measures
and Grounds A sample desk, EN-.
bodying the changes suggested. was
submitted by one OF the bidders for
the contract, and it was afterwards
taken for the successful bidder as a
model. 1t is made of oak, quite plain
and small; its appearance is decided
ly heater than the old ones. The
chairs are TO be- of oak, With cane
bottoms and backs. They have re-
volving seats and spring backs. The
chair was selected in accordance
with the request of the Committee
It's cost is S13 80. The combined
cost of the new desk and chair is
1855, against $3.50 for the desk and
chair replaced.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-13
Rules for Housekeepers.

Never burn green wood in cook
stove, rs is requires twice as much
wood, and three times as much pa
thence, as dry wood does.
Never allow the oil to burn low in
a lamp, as it Injuries the burner by
getting to hot, and there u more dang
er of an explosion,
Never allow bed comforters to get
pressed down in any way for they
are not so nice and warm; have them
tied instead of being quilted so that
they can be easily taken apart wher
they need washlng. If they are used
between two quilts they will keep
clean several years.
Never wear q broom on one side
as IL will last much longer and sweep
better if kept straight.
Never use sewing machine With.
out being cleaned and thorough oil, d
as il runs harder. and Injuries the ma
chine Western Rural,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-13
Refused"

This is a familiar word to try
publishers.
Every little while paper is re-
turned to the Office of publication,
with this word written on the mar
gin.
The party to whom the paper was
addressed don't want it any longer.
And, therefore, the postoffice off,
cial is directed to write refused"
thereon, and sling it back into the
publishers box.
The publisher receives the paper,
turns to his beck to erase the name,
when 10
There is money due him for three,
SIX, nine, or more months.
There is similar sameness in this
respect with all refused papers.
The refuser owes for the paper.
Nine times in ten this is the case.
OF course, it is not right to init
mate that the party returning the
paper is awSre of his indebtedness.
The word "Refused" frighteus
very few publishers. IL is the in-
spection Of the account of the sub
scrlber that does the heavy soaring.
There's the rub.
There's where the joke comes in.
Or in the words of the poet, there
where the gazelle entereth in and
browseth.
It's the rub, because, perhaps the
subscriber has left the country: or
perhaps he may be one of those who
ought to leave, or it is an insult to
his dignity you know-althongh
said dignity permits and occasions
the necessity Of the dun. And be
tween the three perhapses there il
hardly choice.
A little advice to these who are
liable to stop papers, by refusing to
receive them through the mail, may
be wholesome.
1t is cheaper and better to call al
the Office of publication, pay what is
| due, and in respectable manner or.
der the paper stopped.
That's business.
4 But to refuse at the postoficel
| 1t amt nice.-Er.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-13
A Middle Party IN Utah.

According to the Salt Lake Tri-
bune there is new party in process
of for nation in Utah, which will oc-
cupy middle ground between the ex-
treme Mormons and and anti-Mer>
mons. Its province will be to recon-
cile differences that exist on unim.
portant matters; to prevent, as far
as possible. Pny crisis which would
interfere with the material interests
If the Territory. and to secure to ell
sides exact justice. II will be made
up of conservative GentiIes and re-
calcitraut Mormons. It's position
will be one of hostility to polygsmy,
but 1t will oppose any violent and
revolutionary efforts for its over
throw. The Tribune, itself at one
| time very bitter and outspoken on
Mormon questions, has so modified
its tone of late as 10 suggest its read
mess TO be the organ Of this hypo.
hetic al third party,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-13
The River Improvement.

A correspondent of the Milwaukee,
Sentinel, writing from Muscoda
gives a description OF the work beinl
done off the Wisconsin river. neal
that place, which is the same as tina,
being done elsewhere, viz wing dams
by which the sloughs are shut up. &c
The article closes as follows:
HOW IT OPERATES.
No Immediate result can be expect.
cd from all this work. Time alone
can perfect it. Where the mouth Of
q slough has been closed in this way,
the current drives the sand into tie
tops of the mars, closing them up
solid. The existence of this dam
fol- ms an eddy in the wates below, SO
that sand is ceposited by degrees and
the slough is ultimately closed up en-
tirely. In this way the work is car
ried from one slough to another, and
just such distractions put in as will
enable nature to accomplish the
thing desired. II is evident that in
Two years from the work is done il
will be much more valuable than i'm
mediately after it ia put in. In short.
it is only an effort to assist nature in
bringing his waste work of hers in
to some useful account. Where the
stream spreads out into a wide shall :
low, wing dams are thrown out.
These, in time, produce bars near the
shore, and drive the water to the
center of the stream, and, by adding
such incidental improvements as shall
afterward appear to be necessary, and
continuing these through period of
years, . main channel offour hundred
to five hundred feet in width can be
attained, with depth of water suffi-
eient to carry the largest boats. But
the people who are anxiously wait
ing for results from this Improvement,
must not expect it to be perfected in
a single summer. This years work
will do much to bring the stream in
to state of utility, but to ripen the
seed already planted, will require the
rise, fall and wear of the stream for
one or two Summers more. The
Rhine was improved in precisely the
same way by the continued. careful
labor of years. 1t is now easy of ma
vigation, and the present mode of
treating the Wisconsin will finally
give as a beautiful line of water com.
from Green Bay to
Prairie dn CHEN. Russ.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-13
Death of Chief Justice Chase.

Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice o
The United States Supreme Court
died of appoplexy,in New York CITY
his forenoon at 10 o'clock. He WIS
born at Cornish, N. N, January Is
1908. His father, who was one,
Chief Justice of Vermont, died wher
bis SOL was but nine years old, anc
three yeare after Salmon moved to
Ohio, where his tuition was superin
tesded by his uncle, Philander Chase
then bishop of Ohio. He entered
Cincinr att COLI &c, of which his uncle
had accepted the presidency, but re-
NAMED only about year, when he
returned to N. H., and graduated al
Dartmouth in 1926.
He chose the law in preference to
the ministry, and taught classical
school in Washington after leaving
college, studying law with the ia
NOUS William Writ until he was OF
ge, when he was admitted to the
bar, and moved to Cincinnati esrly
10 1880, where he has since remain
ed, except when absent attending to
official duties.
Ii was hard Struggle for young
lawyer IN Cincinnati forty years ago,
we apprehend, and young Chase
found time to prepare and publish an
edition of the Statutes of Ohio. This
gave him some reputation and in
1884 he was appointed solicitor of
The United States bank in Cincinna-
ii, and in 1887 he defended a colored
woman in celebrated fugitive slave
case claiming that State judges b ad
no power to act in the matter, The
same year he defended James G.
Blrney, who was prosecuted, under
an Ohio law, for harboring a fugi-
tive slave. He claimed that slavery
was local and that fugitive escap-
ing to Ohio became free.
His position as an anti>slavery
man gave him prominence, and in
1910 be separated from the Demo-
cratic party and supported Gen.
Harrison for President. After his
death be took part in the formation
of the Liberty party. He was
member of the Buffalo Free-SoiI
Convention in 1848, and in 1910 he
was elected Senator of the United
States from Ohio. In 1855 he gain
ed great popularity by his opposition
TO the infamous Nebraska bill.
He was elected Governor of Ohio
in 1856, and held the position until
1860. In 1861 he was made Scores
tary of the Treasury, and was the
originator of greenbaeks. His fnan-
cial operations were on a gigantic
scale, and geRera lily received with
favor, He resigned his post in July,
1885,. and was soon after appointed
Ctief Justice, position he held Un-
tii his death.
lie was a man of commanding
presence, was a pleasing, convincing
speaker, and welded great influence
In Ohio at one time. We think the
general verdict will be that he was
a better statesman than jurist.-
State Journal, Nay z.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-13
A Reputed Specific for the Cure Of
Meningitis.

A Michigan cprreapo ndent Of the
Freeport (IlI) Bulletin pronounces
what is now known az the cerebro.
spinal meningitis, now prevailing so
extensively and fatally in many
parts of the country, IS the same
epidemic which ragged in Michigan
about twenty-five years ago to such
SO extent that it actually broke up
the Legislature, and carried to the
grave every one whom it attacked,
until the sold fashioned hemlock
swests were adopted" after which
every ease was saved. He says:
"Our people sent about twenty
five miles distant and procured hem
lock boughs, and they sent for il
from all parts of the State. There
was company called the Hook and
Ladder Company, and for weeks
they did nothing, night or day, bu,
go from house to house giving hem
lock sweats, and it never failed to
save every case. Thorough sweat
ing might do, but there is no mis-
take about hemlock sweats being g
specific"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-13
"Why Men don't Marry"

The Rev. DR.. Morgan, of Boston,
recently gave lecture in New
York upon the question Of why
Men Don't Marry" fnr which he gave
eight reasons, as fellows: First, be-
cause they wan .ed--they looked too
high for beauty, talent and perfec-
ton which was beyond their reach I;
second, because they are cowards--
they dared not"face the music" and
quaked as the lightning flashes of q
fair maiden'-eye; third, because
they were skep'iele-they had no
faith 10 woman's constantcy, aud
believed her weak and frail ) fourth,
because they were selfish and stingyl
and did not think they could sup
port wives fifth, because women Of
genius were not always good house
wives, (the reverend gentleman ad.
vises his male auditors not to marry
geniuses), sixth, because OF mans
own xtravagance-many of our
young men spent their income fool.
ishly, and, Of course, could not af-
ford TO marry, seventh, because
they were afraid of divorce, which
was made by the lazy too easy-free
love was poisoning the systenn OF
marriage; eight, because of woman's
evtravagance-it costs a. much to
launch a woman on the sea of wod-
| dea life in these times ne 1t woud q
fit out small schooner. As TO sails
oordage, pendants and steamers
the difference, he opiued, was IN IA
vor of the schooner. AS to her out
fit, sue was to be freighted bonnets
walls, necklaces, earrings. pins, chains
bracelets, rings, rufflIs, bows, bands
buttons, loops, folds, pipings, pieats
silks, muslins, laces, fans, boots, slip
pers, parasols, collars, cnffs, nets
chignons, waterfalls, rats, mice
braids, fizzles, switches. puffs, curls
panier, tournure, Grecian bend
| Laughter What q cargo was thi
for such q vessell Few are the IN
derwriters who "risk" in such .
| craft. And few were the men VIII
would marry this Dolly Vardel
walking advertisement.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-13
Interesting Dates.

Pistols were IN use in 1874 Pa.
per was 6rst made of linen in l300.
Linen was first made in England in
1868, Specsacles were invented in
1880 Tobacco was introduced into
France by Nicot, 1860. Potatoes
were frsL grown in ireland in 1886.
GunpOwder was invented at the City
OF Cplogus by Schwartz, 1910 l34O.
Cannons were first used st the siege
Of Algendras. A D 1912 The Gg.
ures arithmetic were brought into
Europe A d 674. Pleadings in tho
courts Of judicature were introduced
A. D. 766. Insurance on ships and
merchandise was frst made A. D..
AZ
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-13

BACK PAY A Washington dis
patch says: Treasurer Spinner,
Tuesday, received the check of the
Secretary of the Senate, for the
amount Of Congressional back pay
due Mr. sumner, and which the latter
requested TO be covered into the
Treasury. Up TO this date twenty.
seven Representatives and Senators
have turned their extra pay into the
Treasury. The total amount thus
far returned is sl1L222.97. The
nanaes cannot DO ascertained, and
both the officers Of the Capitol and
Treasurer Spinner have received re-
quests from number not to make
the action known.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-13
To Kill Currant Worms.

l give the following cheap and
simple remedy that have used for
three years with perfect success -
Take few humps of common quick.
lime, pour on it little water, just
sufficient so that When Stacked It will
be dry powder When the worms
appear, which will alway DO on the
under part of the bush first, pepper
them with this powder. 1t will kill
them without fail, and viii not in
jure the bushes in the least. If
more worms should appear, which
will very likely be the case, repeat
the operation. This remedy has the
merit of being effective, cheap, and
within the reach of oil. Lime for
this purpose can be prepared at any
time and can be used when wanted.
JAMES SMITH
Monroe Co, N. Y.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-13
~ Katy, aged three years, was

trying to think OF a pleasant surprise
for her father on bis birthday. At
last she said to her mother,1 know.
what my dear 2 Get me q little
sister without saying anything to pa
pa.'-Erchdnge.
when Katy gets older, she will
fad that kind of surprise makes
mischief. A woman 10 La Crosse
surprised her husband that way, two
or three years ago, and instead Of be
ing tickled about it, he was the mosl
discouraged man We ever saw. DE
bIasphemed, and moved away west
to grow up with the country.-Ld
Crosse Democrat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-13

ORIGIN AND DESIGN OF THE Para
RoNs OF HusBANDRx.--J. g. Abbott,
prominently connected with the Or.
der of the Patrons OF uusbaniry,
and now engaged in the Real Estate
Agency business in St. Lcuis, writes
Colmaa's Rural World that "the
Order was designed purely for socisI
and educational purposes with no
houghts about It's being directly of
material advantage" He thinks
this fact is no good reason why all
material benefits practicable should
not be worked for He says, how
ever, it is lamentable TO see that The
great body of the order are ssdiy
neglecting its original features, and
thinks il clear that for the Order to
become success the great mass of
farmers must be FIRST instructed and
disciplined. Mr Abbot also states
that the credit of suggesting the
work OF the Order belongs TO q lady,
who communicated the idea to Mr..
Kelly, now Secretary Of the Nation
al Grange. Mr.. Abbott also express.
es the opinion that Farmers Clubs,
as they existed in this country for
'three-quarters of a century had prov
ed miserable failure.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-13
Row 20 Begin an Article for Publ
cation.

A great many people are apt to
bit upon happy ideas in society. and
when they go home write them out
for publication, and most of these
good folks cannot begin an ar
ticle satisfactorily. a word to them;
Commence with your very finest
writing and most besutifully-rouud-
ed sentences. Introduce Jour sub.
ject in your most elaborate style, be
poetical, rhetorical, didactic, as your
mood may be, and when you think
fit, gradually drop into the discuss
ion of the subject matter. When
the article is finished begin at the
opening sentence, and read it until
you fOd you have commenced TO
say something TO the point. Stop at
this place; strike out everything be-
fore that and let your article begin
Just there. You will then probably
find ont that it opens well, and that
by collecting all your lsbored COM
position in one place where it can be
readily stricken out, you will have
saved yourself all the trouble that
would have been necessary had il
been scattered throughout the arti'
Gle. Scribner's for Nay.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-05-13

s@. A clerk in the Indianapolis
Post Office is now in the last stages
Of drouth, occasionod by bis own gall
lsntry in volunteering to lick and ad-
just postage stanpsVfor the young
ladies who came to bis window. He
is very charming, and Indianapolis is
full of good looking girls who love
dearly to see him run out bis tongue
aud moisten q stamp. The doctor
says unless he can start the sap in
his system he is q goner. Tess