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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-11-02
What the Barometer Knows About
Weather.

Higher barometer means that the
mercury is rising, and lower that it Is
falling.
Higher pressure is synonymous with
higher barometer, and lower pressure
with lower barometer. In case Of a
higher barometer it indicates colder
and contracting atmosphere. and con
sequently diminution of moisture.
A lower barometer indicates an ex-
banding atmosphere: with greater Ca
pacity for holding moisture.
In case of rising barometer it indi-
Gates a decrease of moisture, and di-
minishes the liability for rain.
A falling barometer indicates an in
creased amount OF moisture and great
er liabilities for rain, and with it We
have an increased cloudiness.
When the barometer rises in cloudy
weather it is generally an indication
that the clouds will break and be fol-
lowed by fair weather.
A sudden change in the barometer,
either rising or falling, is fair indi
catlon OF approaching nlgn WINDS.
At sunset, if the sun goes down be.
hind or is obscured by bank of clouds,
with falling barometer, rain will fol.
low in nineteen cases out of twenty
on the succeeding day. If the sun be
obscured at its settling by clouds, with
rising barometer and cooler winds
the chances are nineteen to twenty nc
rain will fall on the succeeding day.
There are three fair weather sunsets
the red, yellow and green. Green
and red are exceptional, the green
more 80 than the red.
1t will seldom happen that we will
have a rainfall on day succeeding one
on which any of the three above col
ors are dominant at sunset the day be.
fore. 1t occasionally happens, how.
ever, that rain will fall when no in
dications what ever on the preceding
day would lead one to expect it.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-11-02

A good sculptor ought to make a
model husband.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-11-02
Digging Muck and Peat.

A dry fall often furnishes the best
time in the whole circle of the year for
procuring the needed supply of muck
or peat for absorbents in the sty and
stable. The use of this article is on
the increase among those farmers who
have faithfully tried it, and are seek
ing to make the most of home resour-
ces of fertilizers. Some who have u.s.
ed muck only in the raw state, have
probably abandoned it, but this does
not impeach its value. All that is
claimed for it in 'Dana's Muck Man
ual,' published several years ago, has
been proved substantially correct, by
the practice of thousands of our most
intelligent cultivators, in all parts of
the land. There is considerable diff
erence in its value, depending some
what upon the vegetable growth Of
which it is mainly composed, but al
most any of it, if exposed to the at
%1ephere year before use, will pay
aAndantly for digging. This dried
article, kept under cover, should be
constantly in the stables, in the sites
and sinks, and 10 the compost heaps.
So long as there is the smell of ammo
MIA from the stables or manure heaps
you need more of this absorbent
Hundreds of dollars are wasted on
many farm, every year, for want of
some absorbent to catch this volatile
and most valuable constituent of man
ure. In some sections it is abundant
within short distance of the barn.
The most difficult part of supplying
this absorbent is the digging. In a
dry fall the water has evaporated from
the swamps, SO that the peat bed can
be excavated to depth of four or five
feet at single digging. Oftentimes
ditching, for the sake of surface drain
ing, will give the needed supply of alb
sorbents. 1t will prove safe invest
ment to hire extra labor for the enlarg-
n,ent of the muck bank. It helps just
where our farming is weakest-in the
manufacture of fertilizers. It is a
good article not only for compost with
stable manure, but to mix with other
fertilizers, as butchers offal, night soil
kainite, ashes, bone dust, fish, rock
weed, kelp and other marine products.
Dig the muck now and have it ready.
-Anserican Agriculturist.
A dentists little game-Draw.
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farmers' Column.
Give fools their gold 4 knaves their power
Let fortunes bubbles rise and fail;
Who sows a field or trains flower,
Or plants a tree. Is more than all.
Late Fall Flowing for Wire Worms.

The term Wire-worm properly be-
longs to the long, slender, and uncom-
monty hard larvae of the Elaters-the
spring, or click beetles. These, when
placed on their backs, suddely spring
several inches into the air, with click
ing sound. The largest of these beet
les is about two inches in length, and
has two large, round spots upon the
upper side of the body, which are Of
ten mistaken for eyes. Its surface is
covered with a whitish powder. 1t is
frequently found on the trunks and
branches of old apple trees turing the
months of June and July, and from
its larger size, peculiar EYE spots, and
strange manner of spriuging, it is Of
ten mistaken by novices for new spe-
cies of bug. The larva is about two
and half inches long, has very Strong
jaws, and burrows in decaying wood
of old apple trees. There are several
other smaller species of spring beetles,
some of them conspicuous only by the
injury they do to cultivated plants
Those wire worms which live in the
soil and feed upon young roots and
stems, are the most destructive. So
far as their history is known then live
from three to four years. Their in
jury to the potato, though perhaps no
greater than to some other crops, is
often ruinous. Indian corn and the
grasses sometimes suffer greatly. 1t is
not easily reached with any poison,
and the leading remedy is frequent
blowing. Wire worms are generally
COMPOUNDED with the cut worms, and
in destructiveness may be considered
the same. The mature state of the
cut worm being a moth, it is easily
distinguished from the "click." or a
spring beetle. Another groupof worms
is also often spoken of as cut worms,
but the members are myriapods, with
many ring like divisions to the long
bodies, each of which is provided with
two pairs of legs. These, sometimes
called the thousand legged worms, are
of dark brown color, and when dis
turbed coil into ring. They do not
pass from one state to another, like or
binary insects. Some of these false
wire worms feed upon the roots of cul
tivated plants, and do much damage.
They may be caught by placing slices
Of potato, or turnip, upon the surface
of the soil. The white grub is also as
ISOLATED with the wire worms in its
manner of living, and needs the same
treatment. All of these subterranean
pests have their natural enemies, the
chief among which are the BIRDS
Late fall blowing is doubly beneficial,
as it turns the worms out of their win
ter quarters, and exposes them to the
freezing weather, and also brings them
within easy reach of insect eating birds
american 4gricuHurist.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-11-02

O70A WEEK. sl2 a day at home EARLY
- z made. Costly OUTFIT free, Address
UE & Co., Augusta Maine.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-11-02
DRY GOODS
For Fall Of Is - 3.
Gz,Isx. 2Tau,.
OF BALTIM

Invite the attention Of pa-sonS wtnun Dry
Goods to their spenid Wholesale and Retail
Stock, much the largest and m ut varied To he
found in Baltimore. Thrir Assortm mt includes
every class Of goods. from he most fashionthle
to low priced, But Common Goods that
may look cheap, but would he dear at any
price Ii has been THAI aim throughout
business career Of over Fifty Years to sell only
goods that will give satisfi ction and prove of
full v,ue for the price paid This policy has
built mp their large trade snd given them the
confidence of the pu bile TO the fullest extent
Being Large Importers Of Foreign Goods. and
in position TO purch ase All Domestic F thrics
Direct from the Manufacturers. to the hest sd
vantage. are enabled to give our customers
the beaeht Of oar position, in low prices.
Samples will be sent to pt.ties desiring TO
buy from rs, receiving definite instructions
in regard ts the class of gDnis wanted, about
the price color preferred, &c
The price In Plain Figures. mtrked on each
on each piece of goods, from whicA there is no
alb itement
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-11-02

J. M. Loroque's Anti Bilious Bit
tiers. purely vegetable, faultless fam
ily medicine for all diseases of the liver
and Stomach, cures sick and nervous
headache, regulates the bowels, aids
digestion, and is certain cure and a
preventive of chills and fevers. Price
IS cents a paper, or 81 bottle. w. E..
Thornton, Cor. Baltimore and Harri-
son streets.
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Terms OF aDVaSTLsIyi2ss NH.

Special Notices. preceding mtrrilgas aqi
deaths will be charged - per ,~dt. in aiii-
ton 70 above rates
Legal Advertisements at rates provided BIZ
Law
BnSnieSs Cards not exceeding Eve line s ,
per wear. Every additional line fifty cents
Business Naiirss inserted IN The ns,cs column
and NJ nofir>s 8ssi1asf 70 pr7naots ia3rilurl in
f>rssts. tri he char i9 at the rte 0f ffty cents
for he frd line r4itsp cea'- Tor saci sgccseiing
liac for one psst
All accounts for advertising are due Mt the
time OF the first insertion Of thu y advertisement
Advertisements shonld he marked the length
At time - h" inserted. otherwise thav will he
continued till forbid. AZ the option Of the
publisher ane chlr,ei accordingly.
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persons nom developing them who would q.
so If opportunity was offered Instead Of taxi
ing producing mines for everything suggssj
TAX on mines held for speculative purposu|
In TINS way they must either work or abandos
them. Again. a register should be Kent IN the
ONCE OF Gefe Poltico, ofall mines and all trane
fers or sales should be entered there and NJ.
ported from time TO time TO the state and fe<Se.
raj governments. In my opinion this minessl
has a splendid future before II. but legislatioj
such as has been here suggested Is very neosu|
sary and probably others which can come freq
thoseQhore experienced than I.
Very truly and sincerely.
ALEX. X. SHEPHERD.
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Another Voice for the Sparrow.

To the Editor Of The EvESrsG STAR:
1t is quite possible for scientific men to be mis.
taken in regard to the English sparrow. Anv
lady living in Washington at q period imrnedi.
ately preceding their introduction. can readily
bring to mind the disagreeable memory OF the
hosts of caterpillars she encountered in a FIVE
minutes walk. Any observer OF nature can de.
tect the difference in the verdure between the
ante and post periods. I remember when I
used to gather enough cOcoons. hanging from
the trees, in fifteen minutes. Tor a DAYS fishing.
and excellent bait they made. They are now
seldom seen. L have often seen the sparrows
chasing butterflies. / saw a female last week
with May fly in her mouth. Some wears ago
observed one light beneath tree with a cicada
which she held with her feet on the ground.
picked OF the wings in twinkling, and flew
away TO feed her young.
In regard TO the English sparrow driving out
our native birds, doubt that; at least have
not observed 1t. 1t Is true they attack crows
and blackbirds. and so will our native sparrows
and wrens. Ny observation teaches me that
our native birds arc inclined TO he solitary. yet
notwithstanding that. there are more of them
within the city limits than there were 80 years
ago. II any one doubt, let him visit the various
parks. such as the Smithsonian, where 40 years
ago there were no birds except a few shine and
piover In she periods Of their migration. Then
let him take in the other parks and compare, II
he can. and I'm sure he Will bear me out In nv
assertion.
1t is again objected TO these visitors that they
invade the surrounding country and deyour the
small fruits. Have these directors never heard
Of native birds indulging in like repasts? I
know gentleman in an adjoining state who has
to dispute possession Of every bunch Of grapes
with the fhrushes and the knocking birds. and
he is constantly denouncing the latter for rob
bling him OF his fruit by day and OF his rest BY
night.
Some years ago there Was q senseiess cry I'm
France that the birds were DESTROYING the fruit,
and the people net to work to destroy the birds
1t is scarcely necessary to add the result IVES
disastrous. 1 have seen as yet no conclusive
reason to induce repeal Of the law protecting
the sparrow, and as l was TO some extent In
strumental in shaping the original enactment,
protest against 1t. As conclusion. i like his
company In winter, when oil other birds would
be absent. Yours Gro. G. HEENIN0.
p. S.-Isaw pair Of sparrows yesterday feod-
ing their young with bugs and worms
Washington, July 30, 1888.
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a Hot Walk.
EDWARDS

10 The Fdtor Of TIlE EVENING STAR:
The hottest walk on some of these hot DAYS is
that frequently-trayeled foot-pavement south
side of Pennsylvania avenue Just above 18th
street. Some OF us well remember the fine old
sun shades that were there in the days when the
state department occupied that corner, but had
% be RACED for Treasury improvements and as
yet have never been replaced Cannot the
parking commission come TO our rescue by con-
nnuing the White House row of trees right
along to 18th street! Respectfully yours,
'.1O90 IN THE sun"
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run to 1st street west-2. 700 lineal feet;
then comes the 7.6 feet diameter which win end
at Sth street west, where there is also another
water course. Between Sth and 14th streets
there Is a natural formation. known by engineers
as water shed" the surface drainage parting
about midway between the points named, and
running both ways, east and west. At 14th
street IS to commence the western section of
this sewer, which will be discharged into Rock
creek. above the street bridge, in the same
manner as Slash run sewer discharges itself be-
low the p street bridge. This sewer, when COM
pleted, will finish up the grand plan devised by
Capt HOxie, and will render this one of
THE BEST DRAINED CITIES
in the world The Boundary street intercepting
sewer is constantly attracting the attention of
engineers throughout the country. and is re-
garded as one Of the sights in Washington to
visit. as it is the largest cylindrical sewer in the
world. Profile Smedt. who has Travelled much
ana examined all famous sewers, states that he
never saw werk of this kind which can APP
prOach it in size, strength or durability. not
even the famous sewers under the city of Rome.
which have been in use for centuries can COM
pare with this. It will probably require two
more appropriations to complete the work.
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Yards, the noise Of train 1850 yards, the no.
port OF musket and the bark OF dog Ism
yards, the roll OF n drum 600 yards, the crpak
Of frog 800 yards. and Q cricket's chirp SO
yards.
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Mr.: Burt, of Hartford, having been mildly
struck by lightning. says it felt like blow in
the back.
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WHY IT'S CONSTRUCTION WAS COMMENCED-THE
SEWERAGE SYSTEM OF THE DIsTRICT-IMPRoyE-
MENTs MADE BY CAPT. EoxIE-THE INTER-
CEPTING SEWER AND THE TROUBLES OF THE
CONTRACTORS
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mines and hacienda will reach 200, and some
times exceed this amount.
2. The present and future product of mines
Ans. The present product will reach 100 tons
a day. and will probably be trebled within a
year. as none of the mines are fully opened as
yet, most OF the work up to the present time
having been preliminary development work.
3. The present capacity Of millsi
Ans. The present capacity of mills is about
100 tons with the teaching plant. This can be
increased on poor ores by putting up>frue van
ners and concentrating them.
4. What is present population of BatopiIasa
Ans. Judge about 4, 800, One-third OF whom,
/ should think, are miners and iaborers.
8. How many more men could be employed?
Ans. At least twice or three times the num-
Der; but the facilities for freighting, food and
material are very bad and cost heavily, and the
currency of the state is too small TO allow q
much greater expenditure than the present.
b. In what manner could the federal as well
as the local, aid the mining DISTRICT
Ans. In many ways. FIRST. In enforcing laws
Of lettering on the streets, gambling, drinking
and fighting Secondly. In proper punishment
for theft in mines there is no punishment now
for this Offense. In prohibiting gambling on
Saturday and Sunday In streets OF the town. In
furnishing facilities for sufficient currency to
do the business OF the mineral. Thirdly. In
making proper roads to and from the mineral to
the capital either by building them or giving
a subsidy to those willing to engage
in it. 1t requires eight DAYS to
take cOnducta to chihuahua
from here, and In the rainy season the fording
or swimming Of three large rivers. 1t should
be done in four or five days with proper facili-
ties. If the federal government or state gov
eminent can not do it get those interested to
do it, and pay for 1t in land or In abatement of
taxes. Another serious detrimental feature is
the acquiring OF mines by people who have no
intention Of working them, but simply hold
them for speculation. They pay no tax and keep
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Itself. The only brick necessary in the sewer Is
one inside ring. the balance Of the structure
being OF the concrete. This size of sewer 30
feet dameter) is to be extended 5000 feet, to
Gales valley. between 1st and I'd streets. where
there is large natural water coulse coming in
from the county. and always running II ia
expected that section No. 5 will soon tee given
out by tho Commissioners. At Gales valley
Will commence the 1876 feet size, which viii
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tHe DoioIeS i,'he. ooIhe SILVER OF nne grade
has been found In tile prosecution of this work
and some $4,000 expended upon it, Follow
ing down tine arroyo Dolores we find the
Valencia" mine, owned by the Ramirez Bros.
OF BatOpilas, which consists of several perte-
nencias. These are new announcements and but
little save possession work has been done upon
them. The next property to this in the arroyo
is the AlHOwned property of
'R0SCEsvALLEs" AND .'sAN DOMINGO"
the Workings Of,which consist OF two main tun-
nels Of some 1.eOO feet in length, with several
thousand feet of smaller workings. These prop
critics are owned by the ''Roncesyalles Silver
Mining Co." OF Washington aud Mexico, and are
the best paying mines in the mineral They are
both old mines, having been worked in the mast
century from the surface aud a tunnel driven in
some 150tfeet. MIR. j. T. Stevens, of Washing
ton. d. C., Isl the president, and Mr.. Alex r.
Shepherd, vice president and general manager
Oversize, 900 has been expended in opening these
mines, and the yield from them has been largely
in excess OF fbis amount Black, white and
ruby silver, one found in large quantities. and
the ores varying in quality from s25, 900 to $40
per ton, black silver predOmnating. The ores
are admirably adapted for amalgamation and
concentration; some of the low grade ore found
in this mine has been concentrated UP to 81, 500
ton, with loss OF only six ounces In the tail
ings. Owing to the lack Of water in the arroyo,
the ores from this mine are treated at the
hacienda San Miguel. The improvements con-
sist OF houses for superintendent, ore house,
patio and washing tables for cleaning the ore.
Lower down the arroyo Dolores towards the
town Of BatOpilas is the
"PENAsQUITO"
silver mine, owned by the 'sPenasquito Silver
Mining Co." of Philadelphia and Mexico This
mine comprises many large veins, notably the
"Santo Domingo" "Penasquito," "yeta
Grandi" The workings on this property CON-
prise some 800 feet in extent of tunnel, drifts
and shafts, and the amount expended on 1t to the
present time is about S30. Q00 and the Weld has
amounted to several thousand dollars the ore
being native silver and similar to the ore found
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president, and Mr.. Alex. r. Shepherd vice presi-
dent and general manager. The new workings
on this property consists Of tunnel 600 feet
and a ventilation shaft of $50 feet. The expen-
ditures on it to date has been some S2S. 900. A
considerable quantity OF bodOque and black
silver crystals were taken from the surface
workings by the original owners, but the yield
under the new management has as yet been
nothing. This mine overlooks the arroyo Mon
erche, which empties into the Batop:las river,
at the foot OF the Animas hill to thenorth. Some
four miles up this arroyo is the Rancho of
Guadalupe, owned by the CONSOLIDATED Bato-
pilas Silver Mining Co." and farther along are
several prOspected mines. notably the San Fe-
lipe. Or0che and Guatemazin. These mines at
the surface hold small quantity Of gold with
silver, but not in sufficient quantity to Justify
their working. A considerable amount of de-
velOpment work has been done by Messrs.
Alex. r. Shepherd and L. H. Stevens. The de-
velOpment work on "Guatemazin" has been
done by Messrs. Chavez and Cordero, of Batop-
Has, who are the owners OF this mine. Besides
the mines named, the ''Napolari" and ''Merry
Christmas" have been also opened and explored
with like results. On the east side of the Bat
opilas river, coming south. we find the ''San Do
mingo" tunnel and pertenencia, the property of
a Philadelphia company, of which Mr.. Glenely is
president and S. NJ. Wilkinson superintendent
The lower tunnel is some 100 feet in length and
an upper one some 800 feet long, with a connect
ing shaft driven down for ventilation. These tun-
nels were projected to cut the celebrated veins
of "San Antonio" Carmen" and "Veta
Grande," which are supposed to continue
through this property from the adjoining per-
tenencia of San Miguel. Considerable silver has
been taken from the various workings Of San
Domingo, and the property is one Of promise
The expenditures on this property will probably
aggregate &50.000
Just south Of the ''San Domingo" is the
famous
'feAN MIGUEL TUNNEL"
cross cut tunnel 400 feet long, started in
1855 by Manuel Mendozona. miner of Batopi-
las to cut the veins Of "San Antonio" and
Carmen" These veins bad been worked at
the close Of the last century and the beginning
OF the present one by Christoval Perez and the
Marquis of Bustamente, respectively. Tradi-
ton says that many million dollars Of silver was
removed by them from these two veins, and