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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-01-12
A Land OF Diamonds.

Perhaps brief description Of
this land OF gems may interest
your readers. This place is about
700 miles inland from Cape Town,
and about 500 miles from Port
Elizabeth. To reach Kimberly
from Cape Town one has to travel
through a country called Karroo, a
barren, rocky tract, with scarcely
any signs of life in it. 1t is about
300 miles through it. A more
desolate region can scarcely be
found. | do not think saw ten
acres for distance OF 200 miles
that could possibly be plowed;
and, judging from appearances, ]
think rat, to travel through the
Karroo, would need a knapsack on
his back, well laden with provi-
sions, TO sustain life on his journey
unless he was OF near kin to DR..
Tanner.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1881-01-12

The damp weather and chilling winds Of The
approaching season subjects all 10 exposure, ne
matter how healthy, we arc none the less susccr
tibls to an attack of Coughs. Colds, Bronchitis.
Plourisy, Splitting Of Blood, CataIrh OF the head,
which II not promptly attended to ends IN Con-
sumption.
Towns Bronchial Syrup ID positiUe cure With
but the nominal cost OF rs cents you procure thir
truly sovereign remedy.
Bronchial Syrup is guaranteed by al druggists
and dealers in medicine 10 give entire satisfaction
Try II and be convinced of its real merit
Marceaus Liver and Anti-Billious Comrouud
cures all Liver and Bilious diseases putiAas the
blood, equalizes tho circulation and restores 20
perfect health the enfeeblod system.
FARRAND, WILLIAMS ~ co,
Agents, Detroit.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-28

Mrs. Wellington Barnes, residing 10
London East, Ont, died Sunday from the
effects OF swallowing two artificial teeth
which were loosened while she Vas brush.
ing them.
". L. Webb. Of George,own coun'y, 8.
c., convicted Of fraudulent voting, has
beeu sentenced 70 two months inprison-
ment and tl0 fiss and the costs, $3.50
A mistake has been discovered in the
census Of Atlanta, Ga, whoss population
is 37,42l instead Of "a. S9s. As previously
announced by the bureau.
reports from the Southern p. rts OF In
diaa4, Illinois and contiguous teri,or!
state that there will be a. almost estire
failure of the wheat crop. owing to late
planting and the early and hard winter.
The population Of the State Of Mary,
land, according to the schedules returned
to the census Office by the enumera.ors, 10
40 follows: Males. 49,, OO4 females, 47a,
CPS; native. $751; s4; foreign. s2,e4s
white, Traits; colsred, 209,9l4- Total,
934. 632.
AT Chicago, Saturday, Sara Bernhardt.
in company with Mr.. and Mrs. Silvsrmsn'
the former . wealthy Jewish banker, At
tended services at the synagogue, 1t being
Mile. Bernhardt's hrst public appearance
At religious worship since her arrival in
America
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-28
Or, indeed, whole lawful Of food

syeteetn OF, inueeu, Wnole awIul OF 1000
crushers.
The police Of several cities are looking for an
ancient and well-connscted, but fendish old
II nd fhe most pious professions, who has
ny on her cheek for years and beat every
body. Her latest discovered exploit was the
locking up in firelsss room, in a remote vii
lsgs, with one loaf Of bread and yellow dog
as a companion, a young girl from whom she
had previously coaxed a deed of gift Of con-
siderable property, and whom she had
stripped Of almost every article ofclothing
When discovered, after the most heart-rsnd-
| ing exposure to starvation and the bitter cold
weather. the poor wretch was almost like
\ wild bea.t, filthy, barefoot, raveaous. Such
cases are revolving, but it's our own fault.
Hardly one OF US but is too goodnatured or
downright lazy to nip such inpostures in the
bad. We esteem ourselves lucky if we're no
taken in ourselves and leave the cuIprits a,
large 10 prey on other people and TO develop
more cruelty and vil.ny.under the encourage
ment afforded by our apathy.
Every now aud then some little hlow-up
| occurs to remind us that New York, which BY
the way is, what few suspected it to be before
| the recent reports Of the special census agents
| appointed to gather statistics of our nanufsc-
lures, the largest manufacturing centre in the
world as well as the second largest commercial
entrepot, is about as dangerous to live or move
about in as a mined fort. Downtownis litera-
| hap ,hsI ~i,h hoif a. ~
them blew up last Sunday in Broadway near
Grace Church. No one Was hurt, but the
houses opposite looked as ifthe Russians had
been bonbardng some Turcomans out OF them
With grape, canister aad nine-inch shells
They were riddled sad their contents r, ined
while the plate-gs,s windows Of The dry good,
establishment where the affair occurred we're
reduced TO hns powder The engineer SAY.
he fires were banked and every thing in per,
feet order. He has, excellent record n ever,
way. The men OF science have all come for
ward in a hurry with theories. h.v. reserved
mine FOR this letter. ! opine it must have been
the cat.
The obelisk will be on its pins, or rather its
| 'Sut tIaos-'~o antique oi the Gays OF hsacses
and two modern OF Brooklyn Navy Yard con
suuciion-by the time you &c, this, or at leas,
we all hope so. Lt-ommsndsr Gorringe has
proved himself . wonderful master of tran.por-
ts,ion, mathematical, and Inventor of in
msas capacity. He 10 . pouderous parsonage
bot AZ brisk ass kitten. Some years ago, - hen
in command Of the despatch boat Pinta, seat
with . message to our little eeet a, SanIisgo
dc Cuha, he gathered the news Of the release Of
the surviving prisoners, take. by th. Sps,iArd,
from the Virginisns sad w.s of 10 ten miua'e.
homessrd. vas there and ~as quite i'm.
pressed by the ur-I,nsss Of so very .,ao,s per
sonags. De Long the l.t,G Atts.I i, rer
va executive osiv.r Of lhe Jani,u III. snior
ship 81 our squalron. and grsA, mead Of
our RsyPioiosiCsi oelebrit. Loae our
navy bo-st such scrvy and br.inI teIlo..
RApII
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-28
1881
1881
IOOI. 1901.
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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-28

Nrw YosK. January 2lst, 1881.

NEW YoaK. January 2ls,. 1881.
Editor the Times:
Comparatively few accidents have troubled
US this last week Indeed, were It not for .
couple Of collisions in broad daylight, on the
elevated, whore, happily, no one vas hurt, and
for some ususual disasters to slsighing parties,
til. papers wo.ld be quite dull from the absence
Of one of their chief stssdbys in the way Of
stock subjects. suppose boys have coas,ed
for hu.dred years without meeting more
serious hurt than sprsinsd ankle or, at mos,
a cracked head or = broken leg. Now how
ever, seven are killed in a moment by the
perverse gyrations of double bobsled guided
maladroitly downs hill in one OF our jersey
suburbs, and girl and two boys have been
killed as swiftly in Brook, n, in three different
places. Like other misfortunes. these, evid-
entity, are not fated to come singly.
Witty, CHEEKY, genial Oakley Hall, now
aomipalIy city editor Of the World, really its
Admirable CrichtOn, taking hack 1t every
with the esergy and actual, tangi
able result Of three not very ordinary men,
and shining in all, once our Mayer and wrecked
with Twsed's pirate crew. with whom be had
unhappily got entangied, has been disposing Of
his library. more unique collection or a
better reference library for . scholar with a
distinctive taste for bellies leares Was probably
never gathered together. The inInid and e1-
tended volumes, with rare illustrations inserted
with infinite patience and the most judicious
by the gifted owner, were a
remarkable feature of themselves, and brough,
prices. The occasion Of the auc-
tion was = treat indeed to lovers Of books
To skim over the catalogue alone is enough to
make . mans mouth water. am sorry tha,
Mr. Hall thought it necessary to scatter this
splendid lot Of books. suppose 1t must have
Ieen . case of pain In the chest, aad l should
think must have been like parting with ones
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-28

who would of course be partisan agents,
should dictate the text books to be used
in schools to which Federal aid was given.
1t becomes apparent from the utterances
of this politician, and the casual intima-
tions Of others who are supposed to be
familiar with the undercurrent of Repub-
lican scheming, that there will be another
great effort made by the Republicans in
the next Congress to make political CAPT
tai out of the negro question. If it spro-
posed to handicap this great public ques-
ton of the education of the ignorant col
ored voters with more Of this unconstitu
:ional Federal invasion of the States for
partisan purposes, all such aid coupled
with such obnoxious conditions will OF
course be very properly rejected by the
State governments.
The New York World of the oath inst.
clsses long criticism upon the article in
question as follows:
The Federal Department of Education
would be simply a Republican campaign
committee, sitting permanently and opera'-
ing at the public expense. Judge Tourgss
is not SO green in politics as not to know
that this is what would happen, and es
.entially that this would be all that would
happeu. If he expec's any Northern
Democrats or any Southern white to help
him in such q scheme, he 10 in the way to
ha disapreinted The Dreaent situatiop
in the South is the result ofunwise Repub-
llcan legislation, A small percentage o.
illitsracy can be carried without harm and
without danger, but the sudden bestowal
OF the suffrage upon awhole race OF Hitter
ates who are in two or three States q
numerical majority wasa mad and mon
strous action for which the Republican
party is alone responsible. That mad and
monstroui action cannot now be undone, its
conseq can only be mitigated. Blu,
the Republican party cannot be allowed
to take advantage of its own wrong and
to make the ignorance which itself let
loose upon the ballot-box the excuse for
converting public education at the South
into a propaganda of Republicanism. II
the civil service were sncc taken out OF
politics and Federal inspectors Of schools
could be trusted to do their duty as public
officers and not A. party agents, a system
of Federal aid to State education might
be devised which would serve public
purpose witnoat becoming = party ma
chine. Until the civil service is reformed
it is the duty OF every good citizen to
resist every effort for increasing the fanc,
tiens of the civil service.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-28
1881 THE SUN 1881,

Everybody rrads TaK SUs In the edition.
OF ihisge.spsPrr throughout the year to come
every hody Mi. and
!. Al tht world news, 50 presented ihs,
,he: reader all get the greatest amount OF iu-
for IA. lon with The i-.AI improbable .Il-adi-
igr. OF time and e,s.ight. THE Sus long ago
discovered he golden mesns between rebundsu ut
falnsss and uusA'i.f'c,or! breri;y.
n. Much o. that sort o, news - hic depends
less upon It's rroosSsiird Important. than upon
It's interest TO making From morning 10
morning. rHE Srs prints . eonIinHed story Of
the lives Of real msU .sd woman and Of their
deeds. plans. love. hates, and trouble. Tho
story !. MOTE u.rIsd and more interesting than
any romance tbs; Sss-sr devised
III. Good s'tring To EVEN ouI,tan and fresh.
uess, srgIn.itiV 80, arScy, and ds,srum Ia the
ire-tmen, Of eve ' SUBJECT.
". Honest cummsnt TAE SCxs habit /,
TO speak out 'rsries,lr aboai sss and things
V. E4a.i csnaoI 10 d~.lias nth zach poliii-
cal party. snt equal reAdinss. 10 rotumsa.i haI
iSprAssorihy OF to retuSs that - blseatle
% Oem~Cr~i OF Republican.
VI. Absolute indspu.ni.nce OF partisan
org,sifs,soa, bat oH-a,ering lopslty TO true
Dswesrsiie principles. THs Srs believes ,h.,
n. government which the Constitutes give
n IS a good ose Keep. Its netioa Of duty
" 70 EttEst 70 ~ H'tbss1 t1ss ahe sUprt1 Of
nsa 10 ihe RrPae'Icsa perry 10 -, up a.
other form Of goreeHrasat 10 place Of that
. hich s1sEs- TIE year 1881 aad the yssrs
foiio~IsT .iii probably d.cide
~ sspremsly Invo'ian, eoptssg Tas Srs
b~<ie,,s ih-t The victory sill IL With lss peoyis
as .ssias, The R,nss for monopoly the Rags
for P'sadss. snd she Rags for la psri.i po~.r
Oar isrms are - foiloss
For Ihe Dat, SFs. = tsur-p.S. sheet OF
i-sniy-NRh' celuaass The price ~ mail, past
paid, - IS e.ats naeHla. ~ s. So . rear Of
ipcladias The Sasdsy paper. "a eigh:-tsE.
sheet Of hhy-sir culGn,hs, the price IS IS ceai,
. meath. OF $50 year, postage ,aid
Ta. Sunday edition Of Tsa Srs !. also fara-
shed separately At 81 10 ys~r:: postage paid
The prtyr Of lhe WsAKLs STx, eight p.e
sn.'aI clamns 10 81 . year, postage paid
For eiGss u tee ssnd,sy $40 ~s viii s.pd -
eI,r. sop! frrs.
Address ". Esatlsp,
rgLlishsT Of TEE SVs Mes York Cat,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-28
Noticeto Shippers

positively on and after this date 40 ir~is hit
l. or express matter will be delivered until
the charges are paid thereoa
All persons shippingto this station in order
10 avoid having their carts returned empty, will
please have their freight prepaid at point of
shipment, or send money to pay charges.
La Plata, b. H. Padgstt, f. 1T ag't.
= nuary 10, 1881. W. l.. Dement,, E1. ag't.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-28
PYE's wHARy r,TAIr

-
exceedingly los ksars:
Tho prorsrt, comprises al that trae, u land
SaosH he
PYE's wHARy FsTATr
.i,n.,ed on the NAry.snd aide Of m. psionsc
river. Stoui 20 miles frvm watinr,va, co.,
tainins shout 4sO acres
I, hss shout one hs 7 mile Of nicer rat 90
III. Potomac ~hi b 10 improved ~ n.s snd
IL substantial hsrf siih Le'rl store
IT, --ou, sst-hous. sd Other tujlainr,
lssIsr .ppsrtesso, This ~h.rf, or. o. th.
most i'm pert-ni pae,ic i,ntis.. ard rI'-n.ir.
sbipg isg POINTS FOR freight .bA e..srnsrr, 10
the county. There 10 also 90 he river front
the site Of a r-iu.hl. shAd .ni h.rrtas s,h.r,
~hieh. ihoash Tor soms resrs as.s.se ~a
wheo 10 operation. ose Of he most rro1aCiirs
sns profitable 90 the river
The soiI varies frsEs slsy is los N. sad is geo.
orally productive The lard 10, 6~.aIituuy.
IS well drsined and ia good state Of raIii,,-
uoa. IL - eIceissnily adapted 10 the grovth
OF the staple products o. Maryland and i, IT,
lis',d TO lie hueIy suited 10 Fruit CULTURE, the
growth Of garden proiuet OF n = dairy f.,m
TO which Us location 10 mos, favorable the CON
muniCsiioa ui,h The city markets bsing 9si,k
cheap and direct.
The property extends back to N.u.~omsn
creek, also a navig.bls stream upon shseh IL
borders for sbou, . mile. Near this stream 90
the estate ihsfe are eI'epsivs leds OF eIcellrnt
mari. which has proved 20 lie a nee, Vslusbl.
fertilizer.
The Land I, lmPro'sd ,, good and eomfor-
table dwelling, Sse roouny and substantial
barns. snd oil other necessary out buildings
The location is healthy and the farm q boz nd,
With copious springs Of The pur.si water The
table can he at all ses.oss ahup dantly suppl led
With the hnesi Of fish, ducks and other game
from the adjacent waters.
Steamer PLY daily hstvees The cities Of Al
eIsndria and Washington and this poiat. and
the fare is only IS cents. A dali msii Is landed
here by steamer from Washington.
The entire property will be sold for $4,000
$4,000 cash, aud the balance 10 four equal au-
nual instruments, bearing intsres, from date
and secured by mortgage on the property; OF
either the wharf property or The farm will be
sold separately, II desired.
Persons desiring to invest in real estate will
do well TO inspect this property, as mos. eI-
trsordiuary inducements are hereby offered.
Parties outside Of the county contemplating
= visit Of inspection TO the property would do
we'll TO notify one Of the usdersigned q DAY or
two previou by mail 10 order that some one
may be present TO show them over the premi SEES
Take any OF the river steamers at Washington
for Pye's Wharf. The fare is IS cents, and
the sale . little over an hour. Address. b. ID.
TUBMAN, Pomonkey. Charles county Nd. or
+. N. cox, Attorney -at-Law, Port Tobacco,
Nd. ~ ?s2m
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-28

men will leave the Senate in March: but
probly the aggregate of capacity and ex-
perience in public affairs will continue
about the same as during the past six
years.-N. Y. Sun.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-28
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

ADM N Is IRAIOKS NOIICE.
Orphsns' Co.rt OF Charles es.nsy, Set.
JAxUARY 81, 1881.
ORDERED BY the Coptl. thai Sriyes,er p
uSmith Admir oTChsrIts H. Scrogtins de.
essed, give the notice required by faw to the ere.
ditors Of said Chas II. Scroggins'to exhibit their
claims, legally authenticated, by advertisement
published in some one newspaper published i.
Charles County, Maryland once in each of three
successive weeks.
True coPy.-tes,;
JAMES n; hARvSe,
Reg. Win. fsr Chs. 20.
NOTICE.
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE, That the sub
i scriber has obtained fr,m the Orpha MS
Court Of Charles County, Maryland, letters
Of ADMINISTRATION on the personal estate Of
CHARLES II: sCROaGINs,
late Of said comply deceased. All persons Lav-
ing claims against said deceased are hereby
warned to ca ibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof legally authenticated, to the subscriber,
on or before the 2lst day Of June aext,
They may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit Of said deceased estate. Given IN.
der my hand, this 2lst day of January 1880.
SYLVESTER F. SMITH,
Admir- Of Chas. II. Scroggins.
jy 2l-4t,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-28
Federal Education in the South.

= Judge Tourgee, the author Of "a Fools
Errahd," has published an article in tho
current number of the North american
Recieso under the title Of "Aaronis Rod in
politics" the subject matter Of which il
the imparting of public education by the
Federal Government. The burden of his
article is upon the illiteracy Of the voting
population of the South, and the neces-
sity of Federal aid in their education
He bases his arguments upon the census
Of 1870, from which We make the follew.
ing statistical showing:
Voting population ofthe United State. !, GAG, oot
Voting population of former slave
States.................. .............2,77 IT'S, 00(
1literate male adults in United States $50, 0Ol
Illiterate male adults in former slave
.............1,l 1913 00(
Per cent. illiterate voters in United
States 10 entire vote................ &c
Per cent illiterate voters in slave States 4.
Per cent. illiterate voters in States not
sIaVe.............. Observation-Disclosures.
Per cent. illitsrate voters in South
Carollna............s........ .."...... IS
llliterate voters in Southern States
llliterate voters in Southern States
(colored 819, OO(
"Forty five per cent. Of the voters Of the
South" he adds, 'tare thus shown to b
too ignorant to know how they ought to
vote, or to be sure that they vote - they
wish to vote"
While this showing may be to some ex-
tent modified by the recent census, yet il
is in the main most certainly true, and
lust what We have, in our humble way,
endsavored to express on several occasions.
We as fully concur with the author in this
a. in his other statement that the confer
ring of the right Of franchise upon these
ignorant voters, usprepared a. they were,
was - monster born of party necessity
ETC." This much of his article nigh. be
mistaken for the utterances of disinter-
ested statesman, but when We follow it
along little further, We see every evil
dsnce Of q partisan scheme, which is grad
ually extending itself among Republican
politicians, and which bids fair at no dis
tant day to become . prominent feature Of
the Republican "policy."
He proposes that the United States shall
distribute fund among the Several States
on the basis Of their illiteraey; not how
ever to tbs States in their sovereign and
municipal capacity, but to Federal agent.
throughout these States who shall be in
vested with an unconstitutional and high
y objectional power of supervision over
the State educational systems. He pro-
poses that these government enissaries
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1881-01-28

DERSONAL.-A young widower WOULD
i like 10 correspond withaa yoouy lady, not
ever sweet sixteen. that is fundamentally in
clined. Photographs exchanged and reference.
given as TO respectfully, family etc.
Address Nv &C. T. q
la Plata, Nd.