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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20

Rev. Dr. John NJ Leavitt, the very
learned and energetic President of St.
Johns College, Annapolis, has issued a
circular announcing the organization Of a
technical department. at that institution,
in which students may be graduated in
mechanical engineering and analytical
chemistry, in addition to the usual clas-
sical course, The addition Of this de-
partment to the curriculum Of the institu-
tion has been favorite idea of DR.. Lea
Wits since his first installation aa Presi-
dent Of the college. and we are glad to
know that he has succeeded at last in
providing for the industrial education OF
our youth inside of the Safe. We wish
the institution every success, and hope
that liberal encouragement will be ex-
tended to it by the people of Maryland
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20

Lient. Col. VIM. P. Craighill, q. s. en-
gineer officer in charge of the improve
ments of the rivers and harbors of the
State of Maryland, in his annual report to
the chief of engineers, states that moth
ing has been done toward the improve
ment of the Wicomico river, except to
make the examination called for in the
act of August 2, IT'S. The river contin-
ued in good condition until in June 1888,
it was found that little dredging was
necessary. He thinks Wicomico worthy
of further improvement, but the work is
not public necessity" We should think
that, judged by comparison with other
streams which have been dredged by Cou-
gressional appropriation the work of pre-.
serving the navigable character Of this
river ought to be regarded as a public
necessity.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20

The Standing Committee of the Epis-
copal Diocese of Maryland, have decided
that they have no power to call a special
convention to appoint temporary sue
cessor to the late Bishop Pinkney, as it
was supposed they had. They determin-
ed that special convention may not be
called except by bishop. In view OF
this decision, there can be no appointment
of successor to Bishop Pinkney until the
meeting of the regular diocesian conven-
tion which will take place in May 1884.
The Bishopric of this diocese must in the
meantime remain vacant
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20

News of floods, thaaderstorms, hail
storms, and tornadoes continues to pour
in from all parts of the country. Often
these destructive storms occur sim ultln-
eously in widely separated places. On
Thursday evening two black clouds met
over the town of Harrisonburg, Virginia,
and instantly torrent Of rain descended,
turning the streets into rivers. sweeping
the crops from tn, neighborin, feds,
drowning pigs and chickens. and tc .ring
away pavements all bridges At nearly
the same hour the country four miles west
of Albany WIS p te with hails.ones'
which stripped or:hlrds of their fruit,
an I levelled fields of grain as il a reaper
had passed over them. Along with the.
hail came floods of rain which compile ed
the work Of destruction. How is it that
the weather prophets are silent in these
stormy timesa
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20
EA RSs--%. MILLION,
Foo Choo's Ba'san OF Shark's Oil
Positively Rr<tor-s the Hearing aud is
the Only Absolute Cure for
Drafar.- known,

This oil u ahstrsc'e1 from peculiar species
~ sn 'il white shark. caught IN The yellow sea.
kanwn - csrcS ,roinu roni-le,ii Every
CO fInrsa fisherman knows il It's virtues "a a
rrstor''ivS of herring were discovered bv a
Buddhist Priest about the wear l4lo. Is cures
were Sn mum 'rous aai mlnv S-.ningiv mir
'cufoas that the remedy wt> Gtf i ,lly pro.
claimed nv~r the Ennirs. iFs u<A hs~lmA al
anivrr-h that far over 4aA wears NJ 4 ,tfneSs
has existed amnag the Chin".e people sent.
h 'ryes prepaii, to any ailcrss st : 90 per
BOTTLE
H,'- r " the DeU sdg 1t has prefnrm"i
: miracle in nv case | have no unNarrhlv
noises in mv heat anl hear much better
helpel great d-,l-think another hottie will!
cure me Nv hearing is mlrh benefit Il
have rrc~irei untold hsne6t Nv hearing is
Improving. 1t is gIving gooi satisfaction -
Have been greatly benef,tei, and am r,jojced
that saw the notice Of IL
Is virtues are unqneslionah'r anil its cura.
live Character absolute, as the writer can per-
sonalIv testify both from expArianre and Oh
1erv 'tinn. Write NJ once ~ H,rlo-k 4 Jan,
nev. . Dev Street. New York, eur Stag 81 90,
and you will receive nv return remedy ths,
will enable vou to hear Ike anvholv else, and
shose curative effects will ha permanent You
will never regret daih. so f litor Of Me-can-
,:le Review
To avoid loss in the ~ tiI> please send mrne :
nv registered letter. ollv imported nv iiavlock
Jenney, ; Dey St, y Y. Sole agent fnr
4 mel lea
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20
Henkle and Baunon and Cotton

Henkle and Baunon and Cotton have
started. or tried to start, very diminu-
tive Hamilton boom in Baltimore city.-
H. and B. and c. are not accurate when
they say that the State is indebted to Mr..
Hamilton for a new registration law; re-
duction of expenses in the Legislature
and the application of the loan taxes to
the sinking fund. The registration law,
the law reducing the employees of the
Legislature and the repeal Of the bounty
act, which made the application of the
loan taxes to the sinking fund possible,
were all passed by Legislature in which
Mr.. Hamilton could not influence a half
d 'zen votes. Has it really come to this,
that the cause of our reform Governor is
championed only by such crew as Hen
kle and Bsnnon and Cotton? Alas alas
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20

The New York Times publishes an in
terview with an old and intimate friend
Of Hon. Samuel j. Tilden, who claims to
be without qualification advised of Mr.
Tilden's views and purposes regarding
his denomination for the presidency He
stated that Mr.. Hendricks changed plans
compels Mr.. Tilden "to face a response
bility now, which he has heretofore been
releaved of by Mr.. Hendricks's refusal to
Mr.. Tilden, at this time, "to stand in the
way of general demand Cor a historic
vindication of the great wrong and injus-
tice perpetrated by the installation of Mr..
Hayes as President
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20

A law has recently gone into operation
in New Jersey, making the sale of tobacco
in any form to boys under the age of 16
years penal ofense. 1t is a good law
and ought to be generally enacted through
out the country. The injurious effects of
the use of tobacco by children, whose
tender and developing nervous systems
are so susceptible to its Influence. is gen.
orally recognized among physicians, and
any effective law providing for its discou-
tinuance and prevention will be a wise
and proper measure. 1t would be better
still to extend the prohibition to the full
age Of legal majority.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20
New Spelling


The \ l,rictn Patio, 5cu Association,
which h,i been ho,Ilns is sessions for this
Wear At MI iletpHn. Cpnn., had great en- joy-
meat in the esstrs ,ni lrh. The Commit
tee or Spelling K '.orm reported, through their
Chlirntn. Prot Mach that the En- glish Philo-
this year. had un ntnimpn-Iy approved and ac
ceptei the rules for amen led Sp.lings adopted
by the American Association in 1881, and that
th-se rules are uoT jointly recommended by
tn. Two associations for immediate adoption !:
E Drop silent when fonetica'v useless
a in live viner,ri believe bronze single en-
gtse granite el,eu, r,iuri &. ; ea-Drop
from e. htvInE tha short sound of ., As IN
feather. leather, Jealous &. drop from ea
h htyia. tn, s1un of =. A. in heTk-n can
For b .aatv use the o'd hea'y. !. 60 Drop O
from 90 hlri0x the short sound Of e AS in
ieop srir. leopard for yeomta write woman
) l. p-op Of ptr.itu- . For o having
the sh ut sound of in hat write in ahove
thrv1, dozel some tsum1. tnngue (tuaI}. and
the ike, t'r wou'n res'Or. ~Ifz'l. : on
Drop o from on btving the short sound of 81.
= in jaurnt, naarjsh trouble, rough frnfF,
tough tlufl ani the Ike. Drop silent
Il after before I. anl n nt,iv Eagl!sh words,
- gIt-tn'~s. gard, -a'ss guest. -ulit. gu.lt-
p u -D-pp h1h a. IN Apologize. catalogue.
& lsmtgbEla. p-ftgp-ue. K leIEu', cpl-
league. hsrsnEIs, tonEHe itaHEl. 10.
Sp-i rhrm' rim.. II. pu7l cnnsoatn,s my
t.e sima',dei Find 1. : n. r. I : ! Z as
ebh. Al cEE. ian. pu--, oEV. htIEf, dIll,
.b4Er fnof all hrN Wild hf,-e sapsh"r
rons,A,ai. A. btf'r RI 't!r. written sritn)
Initial un,ce~a'el p-~i,-s. anl o'hs- untc-
81 EitF' "a a kfs 4 E
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20

The Easton (Md.) Ledger, says: "Mr.
Hooper C. Hicks, of Baltimore, and Mr..
Orsen Adams, of Howard county, both re-
publican politicians experienced in the
art of fixing things, have visited Talbot
and other Eastern Shore counties since
the first of June. 1t is alleged that they
c.me over as kind of political mission
aries to make the Eastern Shore solid for
Holton, and the Wallace men are just be-
ginning to find it out, and are indignant" ."
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20
DortQ obQceoGimts
PORT TOBACCO:
Friday Morning, July 20. 1888.

There are about five million trade dol
lars in this country, and the loss to hold
ers, by their being driven out of circula-
tion except at fifteen cents discount, is
about $75O,OOO.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20

Why suffer longer from dyspepsia, indiges-
ton, want Of appetite, loss of strength, lack of
energy, mllaria, intermittent fevers, etc 2
Browns Iron Bitters never fail to cure these
diseases. They act like charm, to the diges-
tive organs, removing all dyspeptc symptoms,
such as beching, heartburn, bilIiousness, etc
Remember it is the only iron preparation that
will not backen the teeth or give headache
ASK your druggists concerning its merit
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20

The cholera is spreading in the East,
and all the European countries are taking
active measures to prevent its introduc
ton. A workman who died in Berlin on
Monday is supposed to have had the dis
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20

The Memphis Aralanche heartily seconds
the suggestion of Baltimore as the place
for holding the democratic national con-
vention. 1t regards it as presenting
claims and inducements superior to those
of other cities
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20

The new postal law, reducing the rate
of postage on letters from 8 to 2 cents per
half ounce, will go into effect on the first
of October next
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20
Notice and ward. .

4 LII persons whomsoever are hereby prchih-
"A tied from cutting timber or other growth
or committing anv other tr-spasS upon NV farm
near White Plains In Charles county A
Reward OF Two Hundred Dollars will
be paid for tn" spp-eh, ,nsioa ani conviction of
any person taking timber or other m lteral from
said farm.
A. RICHARDS
M 21N ST S. E.
Apr 6-tf Washington, D. c.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20

" J T. on1-n iru<<is'. a; sharp auI
81 tsnh4r. streets B,l',mhrr. Nj saws Il
srll III pre % BreSns IrJa Btttrrs thsn an
Other niiirrs sold -
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20

Schroeder's Corn Solvent for Corns, Buuons
and Warts. No cure, no pay. % cts. at
druggists.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1883-07-20

Mr.. jessie K. C0uIsOn 5 barn near Port De-
posit was struck bv lightning during n heavy
storm Friday evening. AMI in an instant was
in a blaze. 1t was entirely destroyed, togethcr
with Mr.. Ceulsons's entire hay and wheat
crops. which hid just been stored Two
horses and sever,l cows were also consumed
by the flames. Willie Martin, n colored boy,
aged Ia, who was in the barn at the time, was
inst ,ntlv killed by the sho ock. His body was
before the fire reached it. Mr..
Cous)ns loss is estim ,ted at about four thous-
and dollars no insurance. The storm was
the severest seen in this section for many years
The Osceola times., 1883-08-25

the atmosphere, of course, misty, and Is
thence reflected to the eye of the observ-
er, but the image would then appear to
be in the clouds at the point from which
il is reflected, but i should infer the
image would still remain inverted. In
such case the rays of light going from
a rarer to denser medium are reflected
from the latter as from mirror. The
lower stratum il supposed to be tempo
ralily warmer, and therefore more rare
than the upper. This theory IT least has
been propounded. =.
think that the phenomenon which
observed is to be explained by refraction
of light rather than reflection, in going
from denser into a rarer medium the
light would DC DETECTED from a perpen-
dicular. Therefore certain rays which
wolld otherwise escape may he brought
to our vision. This was undoubtedly the
case at Ramsgate, but the supposed con-
dition of atmosphere must here be trans
posed and the upper stratum be the
rarer This isnot however, inconsistent.
The werner air would be the most va
pory, and as there had been high wind,
probably rain at a distance, the air near
the water would not be warmer than the
upper stratum. Thus, then. the rays OF
light sent from the lake in direction
too elevated TO reach the eye at the point
of observation, passing into a rsrer me
dunn might be detected so as to be
seen. and Tie lake then become appar-
ent as if seen from higher elevation.
The Osceola times., 1883-08-25
The Most Certain Investment
Wall Street News.

Eyes, there's money made in stocks,
'spose," said the solid old farmer, as he
hitched around on the head of the sugar
barrel, but my advice to young man
would be to put his money into real
estate"
at might go down." suggested young
man in brown straw hat.
"Wall, that's according to what We buy
I've allus did tolerably we'll"
"What have you invested ip?"
"Graveyards, young man-graveyards.
II you kin git into new town and buy
the only piece of rolling ground in the
neighborhood you're dead sure of selling
out fur graveyard inside oi year.
have located and sold out seventeen
graveyard sites during my lifetime. and
have doubled on each one. Wheat is
all right and hay is all right, but pick
fur rolling ground and hold il fur a
graveyard and they've got to come to
your terms % plant their cadavers helt-
er skelter and do their weepin' during
the dry season."
The Osceola times., 1883-08-25
ghum Getting tho Better Of G'cc"se'
Chicago Times.

A writer who signs himself "Glucosc
Stakeholder" sends communication,
with the headline "For Sale or Rent
to The Chicago Grocer, that is refresh
ing in its frankness, and from which 1t
would seem that the glucose market is
getting decidedly sway-backed. 1t says;
AMY number of glucose factories, cost
ing from $4,000 to 81 SOC, 900 each, located
in various parts Of the country, are now
lying idle. The reasons for offering to
sell or rent are that an unappreciative
public does not respond TO our philan..
tropic endeavor to furnish bastard
sweet at the price OF genuine sugar No
body asks fer glucose. No housewife
buys it for culinary purposes nor for
putting up her fruit. We have been
compelled to resort to all sorts of expe-
dients to get it used at all; have had To
flavor or mix it with cane or sorghum
goods to make it pass as a table slrup.
We mix il with cane sugar sugar but the
public rebels. We smuggle it into con-
fectionery, and are able in these ways to
work Of a good deal, but 1t is a good
deal Of trouble TO cover up our tracks
Then again, the pesky sorghum men are
making genuine sirup equal to the best
from sugar-cane, one gallon Of which
will sweeten as much as two and hall
of ours, which they can sell as cheap as
we can sell ours. Last year they made
100000 or 20,000000 gallons, and VIII
largely increase the amount this year.
Under these discouraging circumstances
we have decided to permanently retir;
from the business, a'd offer FOR sale or
rent almost our entire plant, aggregating
in cost from $l0,000,000 to Sl5,OOO,OO0.
Our factories can be ut 'zed for various
manufacturing purposes whose products
will not be so objectionable to the public
as ours have been. For further inior-
nation and terms apply TO any of u.s."
The Osceola times., 1883-08-25
His Juvenile Days.


Unpublished page from the life of
George Washington. 1t is the merry
summer time. 70 him, the mother and
father of his country;
"Georce dear, where have you been
since school was dismissed?"
"Hain't been nowhere, ma"
"Did you come straight home from
school, George
ayes ma'am"
"But school is dismissed at 3 o'clock
and it is now half-past G. How does
that Gomez
Got KEEP in
What for?''
missed m joggrafy less'n."
"But your teacher was here only an
hour ago and said you hadn't been to
school all day."
"Got KEEP in yestiddy then"
George, why were you not at school
to-day"
Forgot. Thought all the time it was
Saturday."
Don't stand on the side of your foot
in that manner. Come here to me.
George, you have been swimming"
"No'mc."
Eyes you have, George. Haven't
your"
IN Noap."
Tell your mother, George"
IN II C k.'
"Wbat makes your hair SO wet then,
my son?"
''sweat. l run fast so comm from
school"
"But your shirt is wrong side out"
"Put IL on that way when | got up
this morning for luck. Always win
when you play for keeps if your shirts
on hinside out
"And you haven't the right sleeve OF
your shirt on your arm at all; George
and there is hard knot tied in it. How
did that come thereY'
The Osceola times., 1883-08-25
A WESTERN MIRAGE.
The Wonderful sight Citizen of Michigan
Claims to Have seen.

CHAINS 10 nave seen.
Niles (Mlch.l Letter in Chicago Tribune.
A phenomenon surprising anything OF
the kind that has ever come under my
observation was seen not only by my.
self, but by several persons from the res.
idence OF Mr.. c. ii. Jerome in the sub.
urbs of Niles, Mich, which / would be
glad to have explained by some one
versed in the arcana of the atmosphere
There had been during the day violent
wind without rain. Looking west from
slight elevation a short distance out OF
the city where the house of Mr.. Jerome
stands, Lake Michigan, which is distant
by the road about twenty miles, in a
straight line nearer, and which at this
point is never seen in an ordinary state
of atmosphere, became distinctly visible,
and also a steamer in motion on the
water. The horizon beyond what SEEM
cd to be the lake was natural, and quite
distinct from the watery exl anse below.
Along the horizon extending north and
south of the open space where the lake
appeared, were immense piles of lofty
and craggy eminences resembling the
Rocky mountains as seen from Denver,
according to Mr.. jerome, who had been
there and witnessed with me this singu-
lar display
1t is to be borne in mind that from
Niles to the mouth of the ST. Joseph is
level, but the illusion was so perfect that
one unacquainted with the country
would, in lool ing at the scene, not have
doubted that there was before him vast
range of mountains.
The conspec,us was perfect, and con-
tinued till the sun went down, half
hour or more. The lake was as natural
in appearance as if looked upon directly
from the shore, the steamer apparently
making progress, and finally hid from
view as if by projecting headland,
looking rs il would in direct vision an
not inverted. What is the explanation
A picture in the clouds Of The subiacent
water and of vessels moving on it is not
unfrequently seen from the shores of
these Western lakes, but this is when the
lake is distinctly in view and the image
is above and the objects inverted.
The Fata Morgana, in the straits of
Sicily, represent distant objects preterna-
turally magnified in the water. The
phenomenon in question is different.
The explanation is, of course, the refrac-
ton or reflection of light, but it is not
easy TO conceive the process. 1t appears
70 me like the case described as occur
ring in 1906 by DIR. Vince, who saw from
Ramsgate the whole Castle of Dover,
whereas nothing can ordinarily be seen
but the extreme pinnacles of its towers.
The explanation of an appearance in
the clouds is probably that an image is
there formed in a certain condition Of
The Osceola times., 1883-08-25
Wanted to Leap from the Bridge.

N, Y sun.
Policeman Charles Terwilliger noticed
at late hour on Thursday night a young
man lingering on the platform of the
Brooklyn tower, and finally he caught
him as he was making his way over the
girdiers toward the south side.
"Where are you going?" asked the po-
liceman.
"To watery grave" was the response.
"You will not go there tonight" said
the policeman, as he drew him back on
to the footpath.
at is cruel of you" pleaded the young
man, mot to let me jump into the water
| came all the way from Philadelphia
to do So"
He drew revolver from his pocket
and begged the policeman to let him
shoot himself The latter disarmed
him and took him to the York police
station in Brooklyn, where he said his
name was John A Bower and that he
lived in Philadelphia.
81 come on here to-day" he explain
ed, "to jump from the East river bridge.
My mother gave me 81, supposing | was
going TO picnic. want TO die, because
have disgraced my family"
Yesterday he was pronounced insane
and his relatives in Philadelphia were
notified.
The Osceola times., 1883-08-25
CHARLOTTE TEMPLE.
How Poor Mary McElroy Was Married and
Deserted by Actor Irving.


Deserted by Actor Irving.
Amsterdam y. Y Special to the World
Miss Mary McElroy the beautiful and
accomplished daughter of Mrs. John
Turnboul of Amsterdam, last fall was the
owner of a millinery shop here. She was
respected and liked for her Nining and
confiding ways and for her independence
in seeking to maintain herself. DURING
the fall young man of pleasing address
and possessed of ways likely to win in
nocent maiden's hearts, arrived here and
represented that he was a civil engineer
employed on the construction of the
New York, West Shore and Buffalo
Railroad, and that his name was Frank
de Sharlar
He met Miss McElroy and she soon
became passionately fond of him. They
attended places of amusement together
and were much in each others company.
frienks of the young lady favored the
intimacy as De Sharlar was to all ap-
pearanccs a worthy young man.
One day she went to New York with
the avowed purpose of purchasing goods,
and he returned to his home. Soon aE
terwards the following marriage notice
appeared in the morning papers. at the
request of Mrs Turnboul:
De sHAELAa- McELRoY In New York city,
Dec inbcr 2, lsSl by the Rev. 4. Armstrong,
frsnk De sharsr of New York, and Mary b
McE roy OF Amsterdam.
Miss McElroy did not return to Am
stcrdam, and il soon became known that
the young man was Frank Irving. who
has small reputation as an actor and
sporting man.
Soon after the marriage he started out
rom New York with Kiralfy's Black
Crook Company, taking the part of Won
funengruntz, the counts chamberlain.
His wife accompanied him, and always
awaited his appearance after each act in
the green-room. The company went to
Troy and Albany, and here and at Glov-
ersville many acquaintances of the young
lady saw her in the actors company.
Nothing more was heard Of the matter
until recently, VIXEN the bright vivacious
girl returned 10 her home here sadly
shattered in mind and body. a mere
wreck of her former seif-a wretched de-
serted girl
After living with her a few months
Irving shook her of. She was so pale
and emaciated that | was shocked when
saw her propped up in rocking
chair.
Her life is almost ended. and she is
anviously waiting for its termination.
which cannot be further off than few
days, She has no interest ary more In