Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-11-23

ton of the Adirondack region by speculative
lDmbermen At the rate at which our great
forests are being cut down. ii is estimated that
unless wholesome and stringent protective mea-
sures are provided, the present merchantahle
timber supply will be exhausted in twelve
years.
Madame PATHS threatened "cold," predicted
in my last letter. has come sooner than anti
cimted. She did not sing on Wednesday,
greatly to the disappointment of very large
audience, 1t is not many artists who can AT
ford to lose S., 900 in one day-all on account
of n cold
Miss Maggie Mitchell, the wel-known ac-
tress, has recently been passing through IA SIN
gular experience, being claimed by a Mrs.
\ ble Of Bloomsbury n j., to he her sister.
The value Of Miss Mitchell as sister prnc-
paly consists in furnishing the money to her
alleged relative, bnt as the actress has frequent
~ been claimed 10 be the sister of various 9TH
er people who had the same object in view. she
is not desirable Of acquiring any new relation
ships of so pecuniary nature.
The residences of Dr. Morgan Dix. NJ c.
Marvin and number of other prominent citi-
Gems. have been operated upon this week by an
organized band of negro sneak thieves who
have reaped harvest. valued ut "a 500, con.
siSIng of sealSkin sacques, cloaks, dresses,
hats and umbrellas. Six of these colored gen
Try are now in the hands ofthe police Among
the captured articles were three ENVELOPES cram
ned with paw nticketS, and silk dress worth
$500. 1t is not surprising that New Yorker.
find it necessary To secure their doormatS with
chains and pad 'ocks in view of these raids
upon hat-racks, and bedrooms.
! much regrst 10 say that the annual shser-
vance of the evacuation of the British from
New York will he sadly married this year in
consequence Of the death on Wednesday, of
old David Van A rsdale, who has for many
years hoisted the Stars and Stripes at the b At
ie'y on former occasions. He died at the age
'pf pighty-sesen The old soldier was veteran
of the war of 1912, and was through his f,thor
connected with the history of the Revolution.
7 he family belonged to gooi old Dutch stock
and trace their history from Jan Van Arsdale,
of Holland. who lived in l2ll. Much romance
surrounds this historic name, hut whatever OF
fiction there NAV be in its earlier records, the
services il has rendered in The infant struggles
of the United 81 ,tes Republic, place it upon
the honored roll of patriotic citizenship. He
will he hurried on Sund AZ at one o clock
A rival to the once celebrated DR. Tanner OF
fasting notoritv. has been discovered in Eliza
beth, \. j. His name is Joseph II. Dresser, a
Belgian by nationality He saws he has tas' ed
no food since the 9Th inst and will continue
20 abstain from any nourishment for forty davs.
The reason for this protrscied act of self denial
-, he says. ''for the benefit OF science. and TO
show INV faith in God ~ Faith without works
being dead, | think that Mr. Van Dresser NAV
he able TO Survive his forty DAYS fast nv which
time. probably he will arrive Al The conclusion
that he has made great ass Of himself with
cut ha,Ing placed science under any obliga.
ten 10 him. RArIX.