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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02
Communications.
ROADS IN LOWER NANJEMOY.

MIR. EDITOR Most respectfully would
we call the attention of the Supervis as
we'll as the County Commissioners to the
condition of the public roads generally in
Lower Naniemoy, and particularly to the
road from Dents Mill TO Tolson's Wharf,
ria Poplar Spring School House and Tay-
loe's Mill But for the kindness Of the
land owners through which this road runs,
in permitting us 10 pull down their fences
and use their fields, communication To one
of the finest whurves in the county would
be debarrcd Us. This road. though run
ming to prominent shipping point, post
office and store, and as much required for
travelling and shipping purposes as any
road in the district, under the present sys-
TEN has received no attention whatever
We can safely say no Supervisor or
road official of any character, save on one
occasion, has ever been over it with a
view to repaires. Why is this: Lower
Nunjcmoy that is, below "Trappe Run
pays as much. if not more tax, than the
whole election district of which it forms
part, and that promptly, as collectors
know, no resort 10 Us under the goad OF
hungry per diegl, and Salaricd men for the
frst instdilvt<nt More corn wheat and
tobacco is produced here than the aggri-
gate of the residue Of the district. She
has also magnificent shipping point.
where all the steamers make landings-
Yet her roads, and particularly this one.
are overlooked and utterly neglected. or
il may hc said, ignored. 10y the County
Commissioners, whose duty. as their guar
dians. il is - see they are properly look
ed after and attended 10 10y their servant
the Supervisor.
In justice however to this officer We may
SAY that he made his appearance q shor,
time since on the heights overlooking our
section tTrappe HID, and appointed a
s,r'i, or it may bc siNtieth corps, then
switched off To parts, 10 u, unknown
This corps consisted Of hses and SIX ne
grnes, at 81 per day; time, , days cost
If work. about 80 or $50, rra! value. a
bout s.
The honest hard working tax payers. We
believe the most amiahlc character KIND
Providence smiles upon. The product Of
the sweat OF his brow. his inheritance f-um
God, he sees filched from him as hy nlpp"r>
in the hands ot Shy lock, yet he wiuCcs no;
nor does murmcr escape him. Poor Eel
low Some dav Your toil-worn and bat
tered vest may 20 to feed the unprincipled
and ignorant vampires feeding upon you,
merely leaving YOU the consolation OF feel
ing that under its rags there pulsa;el a
pure and honest heart.
Though varying little from the point
now involved, can Il tell us, Mr.. Editor,
's..:at redress si'rr- ar Disabled Aorse
or broken wagon, bfought about 10y our
.fathers' or their servants neglect And
further. when public road becomes dan
gcrrus and damaging IA the community.
through neglect on the part Of the
CoGuty Commissioners. over which that
body, rs an Act ufthe last Legislature has
the entire control. what j the remedy in
law for the community affected 10y iii
CtTIzESs.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02
A /" Dictionary Word"

John" said master tanner in South
Durham the other day, to one of his men,
bring in some fuel
John walked off, revolving the word in
his mind, and returned with pitchfork
Il don't want this" said the wondering
tanner, Il want fuel, John"
Beg your pardon" replied the man, Il
thought you wanted something to turn
over the skins with"
And off he went again, not a whit wiser.
but ashamed to confess his ignorance.
Much meditating. (as Lord Brougham
would say he next pitched upon bosom,
shouldering which. he returned to the
counting house. His master was in a
passion.
What stupid ass you are, John" he
exclaimed. Il want some sticks and shay
ings to light the fire"
"O-h-h-hl" rejoined the rustic, ''that's
what you want, is it? Why couldn't you
say SO at first, master, instead of using a
London dictionary word -
And, wishing to show that he was not
alone in his ignorance, he called comrade
to the tanners presence, and asked him If
he knew what fuel was.
Ave" answered, Joe, ducks and sich
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02

The London NethDiist Eecordtr gives
some excellent advice about the treatment
of ministers, and this good word about
pastors wives:
"Let your pastors ,ritt alone. Do not
make her the subject of criticism. Find
no fault if she does not spend all her after
Moons IN visiting the families of the parish
Do not forget that she has household cares
that are important to her rs yours are to
YOU; that the interests Of her family de
mand her presence at home, and that if
these homc-lnterests prevent her from do
ing work as u Sunday school teacher, it is
very unjust and very unk ind to sit in judg-
ment against her. AS to her visiting, she
is not your pastor, but your pastors help
and companion. His interests, and the
family interests, and the witc's personal
interests are to govern the use of time, and
not the eXorbitant demands of the parish
Her duties are responsible and arduous.
Visit her to cheer and comfort her. not to
criticisc her. And when she visits you
treat her with such confidence and kind
ness as will secure for yourselves place
in her heart of hearts, and will bring down
the blessings of heaven upon your own
souls"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02

EARLY ToMAToEs.-Justb before frost, 60
into your garden and cut from your toma-
to vines as many plants as you wish for
early tomatoes next summer, selecting
good thrifty ends of the vines. Select a
box. say eight or ten inches deep, fill it
with six or eight inches of good earth,
and plant your cuttings say two inches
apart each way. Put your box in the eel
lar, or where the frost won't injure the
plants; water now and then during the
winter, and as soon as the danger from
frost is over in the spring, plant in the
ground. This plan is pursued by many
market gardeners, and the result is toma-
toes several weeks earlier than from seed
planted i'll hot-beds in the spring.
~ An Oxford undergraduate was ask
ed to point out which were the greater and
which were the lesser prophets. For a
moment this was a poser" to the young
hopeful. He soon rallied, however, and
answered with great deiberation, II never
like to make invidious distinctions"
~ During recent freshet in Connec-
ticut. an editor telegraphed another at the
scene Of action: Send me full particulars
Of the food The answer came "You
rill fnd them in Genesis"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02
4 GREAT LITERARY CURIOSITY is no,

Early 10 bed and early to rise
" Ill all be i'll vain If YOU don't advertise.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02
,-ys"A Worcester bov was engaged

.-gA Worcester boy was engaged in
nocturnal cherry stcalinga short time ago
and was observed by the owner of the fruit
who, unnoticed by the young robber, plac-
ed a large stuffed dog at the foot of the
tree, and retired to watch the result of his
strategy. The boy descending observed
the dog, and then the fun commenced; he
whistled, coaxed, threatened unavailingly
the animal never moving, and finally the
youth, accepting the inevitable, settled
down to passing the night in the tree. After
some hours had passed wearily enough to
the lad, morning dawned, and the proprie-
tor of the tree coming from the house ask
ed him now he came to be in the tree, to
which the boy answered that she took it
to save himself from the dog, which had
chased him quite distance" 1t isn't
healthy for smaller boy to say stuffed
dog" to that youth now.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02

,-"William," said one Quaker to an
other, "thce knows never call anybody
names but William, if the Governor of the
State should come to me and say, Joshua,
| want thee to find me the biggest liar in
the State of New York; | would come
to thee and say, William, the Governor
wants to see thee particularly"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02

CURE FOR SUMNER COMPLAINT.-Take
two tablespoontuls of grated comtrey root
and the white Of one egg, beaten we'll to-
gether; then have ready Il boiling pint of
milk, into which stir the comfrey and egg.
1t will thicken like pap" and it is not
unpleasant to take.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02

~ A writer in Bells Messenger describes
a short horned COW thus:-"Euphemia
was level, in form a perfect parallelogram,
and otherwise fashionable; her quality
reeds no comment"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1874-10-02
Notes on Advertising.

ment 1stflic icted part.
4 nSent tell anything. 1t
takes zen. to do that.
Al, not get rich, but
The full of advertising, yet
every one WShts TO see what is new.
The worlds memory is short. 1t will
forget YOU il you do not jog it frequently.
The world is sure to find out an honest
man; but it will find him out great deal
quicker il he advertises.
Ifyou would note the changes of the
season. watch the advertisements. Dealers
in stoves don't announce their stocks in
dog days, and dealers in linen suits become
silent before Christmas.
Early to bed and early to rise
" Ill all bc i'll vain If YOU don't advertise.
4 GREAT LITERARY CURIOSITY is now
for sale at Pekin. 1t consits of copy of
gigantic work, composed of 61o9 vol
volumes, entitled, An Imperial Collection
of Ancient and Modern I.iterature' This
huge encyclopaedia was commenced during
the reign Of the Emperor kang-he 1662
l112l, and was printed at the Imperial
Printing Office, where a complete font of
copper type was cast fer the purpose. Its
contents are arranged under thirty two di-
visions. and embrace every subject dealt
within the range Of Chinese literature
Unfortunately. the greater part of the type
employed in printing the work were after
the publication of the first edition. pur-
loined by dishonest officials, and the re-
naming portion was melted down to be
coined into cash. The result is that very
few copies are now in existence, and still
fewer ever come into the market. The
price asked for the present copy by the
Chinese owner is about 100000.
\ WONDERFUL DoG.-A strange story is
.old Of dog belonging to Mr.. Barber OF
Sout Castle street in Liverpool The ami
NAL belonged to Capt. Woodbine, his ia
tier in-law, but had been in Mr.. Barber's
custody. In July last Capt. Woodbine
took the dog with him on board his bark
the Rcbecca. which was subsequently lost
on the coast of Africa. When the crew
abandoned the vessel and took to the boats
the dog was left to perish. but somehow he
reached the shore, some six miles distant
Early in the month of May last the dog
turned up in Liverpool to the astonish-
ment of Mr.. Barber, who now has him in
his possession. No one knew how the sa-
gacious animal found his way back from
Africa
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-05
The Tlchborne Estate Ruined.


Il now appears that the Tichborne
estate will probably DO lost In It'll
CATION, In consequence Of tho attempt
made upon 1t by the bogus claimant,
Arthur Orion. The trustees OF the es-
tate have had to bear the brunt OF the
legal proceedings. tho costs Of which
amount to over $500. 900. which Is more
than the value OF the property. The
Doughty trustees, who had charge OF q
portion Of tile property, and who were
not involved In the suit for ejectment,
expressed their willingness to agree to
bear q portion Of the expense, but, az
tho agent Of tho estate Insisted that
they should pay than q fair pro-
portion, they now refuse to pay any
thing. The result will DO, either that
estate will DO sold, or that the trustees
OF the two estates OF tile Infant heirs
will enter Into q prolonged litigation.
Thus the bogus claimant, although he
has failed to get into the house, and
has had to 20 to the penltsntiary, may
have the gloomy satisfaction In his
prison meditatiols OF knowing that lie
has tumblsd the house down, and that,
II he cannot enjoy the property, the
real heirs are no better oil than lio.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-05
Swlndlers.

The following letter to the Reese
River Rsreile. dated Battle Mountain,
New, May l, 1874, II reliable, shows a
deplorable state Of afrairsa ut that place :
Ed. R~EvEILLE: 1--WE days since q
passenger on the train was capped"
over to . saloon here by \ gambler.
The gambler meets another gambler
BY the name Of Mcdonald. and makes
4 bet about q dice game called - top
and bottom" Mcdonald bets o
than tile "Capper" has, and "Cappsr"
induces passenger to put up Ills dla-
mond pin (sl601 aud coin 1880 prOmls-
Ing to give them back as soon us he
wins. Meanwhile the dice are chang
oil or turned over, 80 as to make win
ming an lmpos,lblllty Cappsr loses
and runs of. The passenger has Nc.
Donald arrested and In m cxamlna-
ton before Justice Scstt the warrant
don't read 50 ss to cover the case. The
sympathy OF the Court seems to be en-
tlrely with tho gambler, aud the case
Is held over for five days. The dla-
mond pin and money are still In the
hands OF Mcdonald, who has played
the same game every day since on
some other passenger. The poor pas.
senger who took out the warrant has
n wife sick In Salt Lake and has re-
celyed n telegram from her to come
homo Immediately. Some parties In
town have sympathy for him, aud the
promise to givo back the pin
when they sec him on the train. Just
he Is about to get on the train, Rule,
Deputy Sheriff, arrests him by order
OF Judge Scott. Tho man has no
money and Is a stranger hore; the
Court takes no notice Of his remon.
STRANGE about delay, but at enc grants
n delay OF five days for the gamblers
benefit. Has q Justice power to do
this without an affidavit? IL there no
law against "three.card monte" or
''top aud Bottom dice" games that arc
a dead swindle from beginning to
end? DEcRNCY.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-05
Eureka Items.
Prom the cupel. May ~

N lfrom tue Supeis may 81
Notwithstanding tho Elder Wellcr's
opinion OF widows, we hold that they
arc q much abused class. Yesterday
there arrived In Eureka q poor lone
widow. She had LEFT her happy home
In the land OF the Saints-whlch Is
Salt Lakeland at the lnstigatlon Of q
heartlsss man who represented himself
10y letter. to DO plning and slghlng for
some one to love and cherish and
caress, she came to these lnhospltable
climes to lavish upon him her mature
but undivided affection. When she
allghted from the stage, the wretch In
human form who had won her heart
while afar or her, what did ho
do? Did no clasp her to his breart and
gently murmur "You're all my own !
me own No! he just went or and
began packing up his carpet sack,
and then he went to the Elko stage Of
tice and paid his fare. and told the
agent net to dstaln the wagon for him,
that the vehicle could meet him BY
moonlight alone out OH the road, aud
when last seen lie was footing 1t toward
Elko like q narrow.gauge locomotive.
IFrsm the Sentinel OF Maya
A party Of Mormons from Spring.
field. Utah, arrived In town yesterday
with l,6O0 dozen OF eggs, which were
readily disposed OF, as was one OF their
! teams and q wagon, which they sold
for $325 10 q coal contractor. They
were twenty-five days on the trip, and
will return homo to-day.
The Richmond Company Yesterday
shipped 20,0S5 pounds Of refined bul.
lion. This company has shipped 100,
2S7 pounds during tho past week.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-05
Dawes and Butler.

The Springfield tMass.,l Republican,
which has always been n strenuous
supporter Of Dawes, says OF the result
Of the Senatorial election In Massachu'
sets:
"Dawes has only Dawes and Gener'
al Butler to thank for the fact that hi
Is sitting to-day In the House and 20,
In the Senate. II was the sudden and
osteutatious friendliness OF General
Buffers workers that laid the foun.
dation Of his disappointment; 1t was
his own unwlss silence and acqules-
cence that completed tho superstruc-
turs. He 10 tile architect Of his own
misfortune. Tho people whs do not
fancy seeing Massachusetts, politics
Butlerized any further saw the Butler.
Ito demonstration In favor OF Dawes
with profound surprise. Some OF them.
more suspicious by nature than their
neighbors. put this and that-the Sim.
mons affair and the demonstration
together, and conclnded-yery unjust.
ly. as we have all along believed and
saia-that Dawes had sold OUT liz
has not sold out to Butler; he has not
solled his homer, nor pocketed his
principles, o turned his back on his
record. But lie has made n grave po-
litical mistake; he has grieved his real
friends; lie has pleased his enemies,
aud he has allowed his candidacy to DO
used at a critical moment to confuse
the minds Of tho people Of Massachu-
sets upon an issue OF tremendous I'm.
p~ortanco. The mistake has brought
Its own punishment"
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-05

U. S. LAND Commissioner Drum
mond retired from his Office last Satur-
day leaving II Ia possession Of the
Chief Clerk. lie Il the first officer oil
note whom we remember a, having
resigned owing to inadsquacy Of CON-
pensatlon. Government officers are
nstoriou, grumblers about their small
pay but like the employees OF the Treas
ury Department 1t may be truthfully
said Of them as a mass, that STEW die
aud none reslgn." Commissioner
Drummond Is a bright and shining sx-
ample t. those self.sacrifcing gentle.
men VIII value their services 50 much
higher than they are priced BY the
Government.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-05
The Belmont Mine.

As usual. our report Of tho Belmont
mine las we'll a. all other mlnss we
have mentioned In the dlitrlc:, In last
weeks issue. was fully as correct ~
though the lower workings had been
personally visited from day to day.
The paper wont 10 press In the after
neon OF Friday. with tho report Of the
mine, which wac obtained as best II
could DO, from time to time, Ell what
could be relied OH. and our own exam
ination Of tho several driits some olght
or nine weeks since. with a little pro-
phccy combined. On the following
day Saturday specimens were brought
Int town offs very high grade. indeed
decidedly more favorable indications
than were extracted from the Cassel
deposits In December last ; the ore be.
Ing free from wire silver, and will yield
considerably higher, In our judgment.
The DRIFT In which this body Of ore Is
found Is In the Transylyanla ground,
there being some ilfty or seventy feet
In length OF ledge drlfted alongside Of
that shows orc Of high grade. OF
course. 1t Il impossible to say what 1t
will yield to the ton by mill process.
but In all probability the entire ledge
will average from $l25 to sl75 per ton.
A progress Ia made. the same quality
Of good ore Is found. The distance In
drift from the Garfield shaft 10 so great
that the air has become foul, rendering
the running Of 1t rather slow. Some
little distance ahead. north, n wlnze Is
being sunk In the Transylvanla
ground, for the purpose Of furnishing
air. which will occupy several days In
accomplishing. Oncs that Is compile
ed, more men will bs put to work an
more rapid progress will be made.
Tho stock, to-day. should be worth
$40 or $l2. From the Moore IS Mar
tin ground ore is being steadily raised.
on which tho Mentor Belmont mill Is
kept running most OF the time.-Bei.
mont Courier, Maya
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-05
CREMATION IN THE QUAKER CITY.
A Philadelphia Doctor Converts HE
Deaoeassd Son Into a Quart Of
Ashas

Hs"oe' -
The last case Of cremation In Amer
lea took place at philadelphia about
three weeks ago. George Opdyke, the
only son Of DR.. 0pdyke, died OF heart
disease, April 10. His mother died
ssyersl years ago. and she had re-
ouestsd that her body should be burn
ed; but her hssband could not then
carry out her wish for fear Of offending
public opinion. George adopted his
mothers opinion on the subject and
the father pledged that hs wsuld
cremate his body amer death should
George die first. Reporters were In
yited. The cremation took place In
the cellar OF the house. There was
q closed boiler, TIVE cords OF r~ssinous
pine wood. q furnace and an urR. Here
Is how 1t was done:
On Friday (17thl Mt 0 A. NJ, the GER
mony commenced. Tho body, per-
fsctly naked, was placed within the
Iron cofin, which wal riveted and
screwed together, put upon the little
towers, which rose about Q foot above
the floor, the tin throat piece taken
from the chimney, wood piled under,
about and all around tile Iron coffin,
and set on fire. The cellar windows
were opened for better draught. It
will OF course DO understood that, to
prevent the boiler bursting, holes were
pierced for the escape Of gases all
along tho upper sides. II Was kept at
a white heat until 4 r. NJ, when they
ceased firing up. A cord and q halt
OF wood was used. IL was at first
thought that the coffin could be opened
absat midnight, but 1t was afterwards
determined to allow 1t to remain as 1t
was until daylight. 1t was then drawn
forth. BY the heat 1t had become
much warped, and when they attempt
ed to open 1t they found that the
threads OF the screws which had been
used In closing were entirely melted,
and 1t was necessary to cut 1t with 4
cold chisel. When opened, not q yes.
tigs OF the body Notwithstanding
but about q quart OF whitlsh-gray ashes
some little OF which was spilled upon
the cellar floor; for Of course the
hinges would not wsrk, and they were
compelled to cut the coffin entirely
apart. These ashes were collected.
aud now are In an urn on the mantel
In the Doctors study. There Is not q
particle Of bone among them, and the
Doctor declares that when the anclents
burned their dead OH wood piles and
collected the ashes, they took up>wlth
them many pieces Of bone for, he
says, nearly all the old burial urns
opened contain small bits OF bone:
Tho cost OF tho paternal duty foots
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-05

SENATOR SASaEsr yesterday intro
duced a bill into the Senate providing
for the abolition Of all distinction In
the army between blacks and. whites
as to organization, term Of service,
promotion. etc.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-05

THEY are lnquiring In New York
for what purpose the Warden at Black
wells Island Is secretly building n
boat In the basement Of his dwelling,
aud whether, II Tweed shonld sudden
ly ''turn up missing" that boat would
b. missing at the same time.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-05

A TERuBLE boiler explosion &C
Cured at Shawsnguuk, n. y, on
Saturday evening last. Seven dead
bodies have been taken from the ruins
Of the paper mill In which the boilers
were situated and three other person,
are fatally injured.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-05

MISS BassrE STEWART. daughter Of
Senator Stewart Of this State, will DO
married In Warrington today, to 1t.
Hooker, U. s. N. A grand affair Is
anticipated by tho washingtonian
members OF upper circledom.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-05

T'HE Senate Judiciary Committee to
whom vas referred Senate Bill No.
l6, with the infamous Sstro amend
ments, will not be ready to consider
them until week after next.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-05

A PRovINc&rowN lady dropped her
rubber framed eye glasses down the
rsgister Of the church, last Sunday,
and the congregation disperssd.-
Boston Globe.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-05

RaiSEr tcolorsd). OF South Carolina,
filled the Speakers chair In the House
on Thursday last-the first colored
man to occupy that position.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1874-05-05

CONTRIBUTIONS from Massachusetts,
for the Louisiana sufferers have al
ready reached the amount Of $4,000.