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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-12-04

Iowa has five women lawyers and
122 women physicians.
At recent English wedding the
bridesmaids carried large bunches of
grapes instead of flowers.
The tax rate has amounted to $3.50
on the 500 in Pacific coast town.
Mono-for the coming year.
The death rate-1S.11 per thousand
inhabltantS-in Boston last week was,
relatively, the smallest for years.
A new craze has broken out among
visitors to gathering pine nee
dies with which to stuff cushions and
pillows.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-12-04
Vinegar is Cheap

\ sign in Third avenue gree ry
window reads: "Pure Russet Cider,
cents Quart
"fhat cider WAS never NOV d by q
breath Of country air" said Il man in
blue jacket who was passing the
window yesterday, "and it was never
any nearer an apple tree than it is now
as it stands in the barrel at the rear Of
the grocery"
"Made of sulphuric acid and glu-
cose. them suggested a companion.
'No, that's too expensive"
"What is it made off,
"Sawdust | work in the shop where
IT'S made. Pure apple cider is worth
80 cents gallon. Sawdust costs
about one fourth of that. We take
the sawdust from couple of wood
yards-he nlock, hickory, maple
every kind, just as it comes. We dump
it into a big retort and heat it with
coal fire. Just ~ per cent. of what
boils over is crude vinegar. 1t has to
be purified bit and boiled down IA
little, but it is pretty good vinegar
When the wood reaches certain point
in the heating process it becomes char.
coal and is cooled off and sold to filter
makers. We can beat the grangers on
the vinegar business and not half try
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
ONE WAY TO GET SLIM.
Sea Bathing rs n Remedy for the Overly
pInmn

Sea Bathing US n Remedy for the Overly
Plump.
81 thought only few men were up to
the winter bathing mark" observed the
reporter. The bath man laughed scorn-
fully. when lady makes up her mind
TO battle every day in the year." he said,
nothing can stand her off. I've seen
men who would come here on cold morn
ings, undress and walk to the waters
edge, but the minute it touched their toes,
race back and get into their clothes again
Not so with women. When they are i'm
bathing trim it means bathing and moth
ing short of a tidal wave will stop them.
Here comes the daisy bather of the lot
I've seen that girl here when it was so cold
thatto even look at the water used togive
me the shakes
The daisy ,bathcr was particularly neat
looking and blooming. She was not more
than five minutes in the bath-house before
emerging in the regulation costume I'm
like the majority of her sex, she made no
experimental tests of the temperature of
the water, but plunged in boldly and
struck out like mermaid. The BATH man
locked admiringly on.
"Ain't she too nice for anything" he
said. "Just get on to her style. No
scream or squawk about her, but business
all the time. Now some ofthese girls lally-
gag about the sands for ten minutes before
they get into the water and when they do
strike it they yell so you could most hear
them at Alcatraz Then they 20 no
further than their knees, and to hear
them talk aftcrward YOU think they had
swan to Black Point and were most
drowned on the way Now, what do you
think first induced that lady to battle all
the time?'
For the pure love of it; no, sir. She
was getting too fat. She tried everything,
dieting, exercise and medicine but moth
ing would take her down. At last she
dropped on sea bathing, and it fetched
her. She is nice and slim now, though
plump enough, but when she came here
first she was fat as a butter ball. | wish
all the fat ladies in the city would have
her courage, and our winter business
would be worth something The bay is
the place for them to slim down in. Good
morning, Miss, did you have nice dip
to-day"
The fair bather bowed an assent, and rs
she stepped briskly homeward the reporter
concluded that unless the morning beef
steak was ofunusual proportions, the rest
of her family would go on short rations.
-[San Francisco Alta.
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
Is General Logan IL Gypsy g?

BY the way, writes Carp of the Clevc
land Leader, speaking of John A. Logan
reminds me of Il conversation which had
with Congressman Thomas of Illinois last
year, in which Mr.. Thomas, in speaking
of the jet black hair and extraordinary
features of General Logan announced it
us his belief that General Logan was of
Zingar origin and that his family in Ire
land were descended from the Zingari, or
gypsies, who, coming out of India in the
first part of the fifteenth century, spread
all over Europe and came into England,
Scotland and North Ireland
There are at present over twenty thou
sand gypsies in England, and from the
English gypsies in the past have come
some noted men. John Bunyan, the noted
Christian, is said to have been gypsy.
The English gypsies are noted for their
bravery and daring spirit, and one of their
strong qualities is their love for their
friends and the honesty which they OBJ
serve in their relations with them Think
Mr.. Thomas told me that both the father
and mother of Senator Logan sprang from
this origin, but it may have been, he said,
only his father
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
WORKING OUT AN OLD CLAIM.


ION Ol tne Governments.
When the Honorable David Davis was
n Senator he had an old friend, who, in
his turn, had an old claim against the
Government. Mr.. Davis tried TO get the
claim through but failed His old friend
did not neglect calling Mr. Davis attcn-
ton to it.
g believe your claim is just, said Mr.
Davis, "but am afraid that cannot do
anything with it. This, in some respects,
is u id mean Government"
When Mr. Davis became President pro
tempore OF the Senate, his old friend, ac-
companied by his claim, came to him
again.
81 can't do anything with your claim"
was the answer, 'but ] tell you what
will do will appoint you a messenger at
81 400 and let You get your money back
that way"
The appointment was made. When
Senator Edmunds became President of the
Senate pro tempore Judge Davis told him
about the man who was working as Il
messenger to get back his money, and
asked that he be retained. Mr.. Edmunds
retained him. Vice-President Hendricks
succeeded Mr., Edmunds as the Senate's
presiding officer. a friend of the man who
was working out the claim asked him
what he expected.
"To stay of course. II will stay till !
get my big survey back, That's all lixed."
few days afterward the claim worker
was met again by his friend. He said:
Hendricks and told him all the crcum-
stances. Mr.. Hendricks told me that he
could not keep me, having positively
promised the place to some one else and
then after pause he added: "ln all re-
spccts this is d-dmean Government"
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
CAPT. PowLETT-vANE's DEATH.
The story of Remarkable Life.

The story of a Remarkable Life.
Captain James Arthur Powlett-Vane,
the well-known inventor, died yesterday
morning in Boston, after brief illness.
He was born in England in 1929, and was
the brother and heir presumptiye, of
Harry Powlett-Nane, the present Duke of
Cleveland. He was educated for the
British Navy, but marrying quite young Il
famous English actress, he quarreed
with his family and took service abroad,
holding commands at various times in
the navies of Italy, Turkey, Chill, the
Argentine Republic, Mexico and the
United States of Colombia. OF late years
he devoted his attention to perfecting a
pneumatic gun-carriage and an automatic
loader for heavy ordnance, which he in
vented. He resided here until two weeks
ago when he went To Boston to supervise
the construction of one of his carriages for
the United States He was a close friend
OF Hobart Pasha of the Turkish Navy,
and his love of adventure associated him
with Admiral Hobart in blockade run
ming during our civil war, when he was
captured in 1868 and confined for several
months i'm Fort Lafayette, He leaves
son of twelve years of age, who now re-
sides with It's grandmother near London.
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
CIVIL SERVICE METHODS.
Examinations for Positions in the Stat,
Department..

Examinations for Positions in the State
Department..
a civil service examination of appi-
cants for positions in the Department of
State was held in the Office of Deputy
Postmaster Harding, yesterday, says the
Cleveland Leader of Wednesday. But two
candidates appeared, James Bergold ofNo.
116 Orange street and James X. Lowrie of
Garfield, Mahoning County. The appli-
cants were examined briefly in law, gov
eminent, photography, penmanship, arith
metic, etc. Among the questions in com
mon law asked were the following.
What is meant by the extradition of a
person? State the difference between a
corporation and copartnership? State
the distinction at common law between
dover and jointure? What is meant by
the consideration of contract? State the
origin and object of the writ of habeas
corpus? The following five questions re-
garding the Government of the country
were asked:
What are the principal functions of the
Department Of State? BY what means is
the political intercourse between nations
conducted? What were the articles of
confederation which preceded the Con-
stitution of the United States? What are
the relations of Federal and State govern
ments under the Constitution of the
United States? What are the distinctive
functions of the legislative, executive and
judicial departments of the Government
of the United States?
The applicants were required to name
the Presidents Of the United States and to
give some of the characteristics Of each
administration. Another test required
was for the applicant to address letter to
the Secretary of State giving the writer
views on the duties of foreign minister,
The papers will be examined some time
thiS wppl<
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
AN EX-sENAToR,s DEATH.
Public Services and Personal Recollec-
lions of James w, Nes,nitb

'uDic SERVICES ana PERSONAL Recoiiec-
tions of James w. Nesmith.
Ex-senator j. w. Nesmith of Oregon
died at his country seat in Polk County of
that State yesterday. He was born in
Maine in 1920. When young lie was taken
to New Hampshire, from there to Ohio
and again to Missouri. In 1913 he crossed
the plains to Oregon, and from 1853 to
1853 was marshal for the Territory. He
was appointed superintendent of Indian
affairs for Oregon and Washington Ter
ritories in 1857. He took his seat as a
Senator in 1861, and served six years. He
was then appointed Minister to Austria,
but his nomination was not confirmed.
Returning TO Oregon he became a farmer
and stock-raisor, and came back to Wash
ington as q member of the Forty-third
Congress- being elected as Democrat.
MIR. Ncsmith was well known and high
~ esteemed during his residence in Wash
ington. He was person of great force of
character, Il prominent type of Western
manhood, a statesman of original views
and forciblc expression. When he came
to Washington us Senator, IL was his first
visit to the East since 1913, and his first
sight of railroad and other improved
appliances of modern progress and civili-
zation. His life in Oregon had been that
of an adventurous frontiersman climbing
mountains and fighting Indians. 1t was
when Senator, that he remarked one day
TO q friend: "When | first entered the
United States Senate felt abashed'at the
situation, and wondered at the freak of
fortune that had made such fool as my
self q member of that august body before
] had been member six months my
greatest wonder and astonishment was as
to how the devil the other fellows became
Senators ~
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
A Daisy Applicant.

"That mans daisy" said Colonel La.
mont, as he opened letter from Chicago
"Whose's Il daisy" asked the correspond
ent of the Inter ocean. "Why, w. IL.
Condor, of Chicago, an applicant for the
a daisy" and the private SECRETARY
handed over a circular dated Chicago 1t
was printed circular from Mr.. Condor,
asking Democrats and Republicans in Chi
cago and all over the West to indorse hun
fer the mission to Rome. 81 should be
glad to have all my friends write the Presi-
dent in my behalf" said the circular.
write to-day" Some of the people who
received this circular have been mailing
them to the President. He has received
upward of fifty of them.
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
Drunkenness, or the Liquor Habit, Can
be Cured by Administering DR.. Haines'
GOlden SpeCiiic,

Ii can be given in cup of coffee on tea with
out the knowledge of the person taking 1t, eff
fecting n speedy and permanent cure, whether
the patient is a moderate drinker or an alco-
holic wreck. Thousands of drunkards have
been made temperate men who have taken the
Golden specific in their coffee without their
knowledge, and to-day believe they quit drink
ing of THEN own free will. No harmful effects
result from It's administration. Cures g1aran
teed. Circulars and testimonials sent free. Ad.
dress, GOLDEN SPECIFIC Co.,
1S5 Race st., Cincinnati, o.
For sale by X. X. Helphenstlne, Ebbltt
House Drug Store, and also corner Fourteenth
street and Vermont avenue.
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
How TO Make Iced Tea.

For dozen tumblers of tea use twelve
teaspoonfuls of Oolong tea, twelve tum-
broken ice-not very fine Wash the ice
until it is perfectly clean, and put it into
the vessel in which the tea is TO be made
Pour in the water and then sprinkle in
the dry tea. Cover and set in the refrig-
orator or some other cool place for four
or better still, six hours. The drink will
he found strong and eXhilarating,-[ Maria
pnrlOo
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
A Clean Sweep,

There was great commotion the other
night at communist meeting, when an
excited orator said, "All existing social in
situations must be destroyed, wiped out,
and swept away" Had he remarked that
rheumatism, dyspepsia and debility must
be cleared out and swept away, and that
ing and sweeping he would have been
loudly applauded, Browns Iron Bitters
made clean sweep of the dyspepsia,
nervousness and sleeplessness of Mr..
George 7. Miller Of Hamilton, Texas.
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
HOW TO GET THERE.
A Diplomat Who Was Somewhat Puz-
lied About His Destination.

a gentleman and a college professor,
who was recently appointed United
States minister TO on6 of the South Ameri-
can States, is in the city, an while talk
ing yesterday with some friends in one of
the rooms of an uptown Department, was
asked by what route he was going to his
destination. He stammered awhile and
then said: ~ don't know He made a
further confession, by saying; II ann
blessed if ] know how to get there at all.
never thought Of that, It's funny, isn't
it?''
His hearers In these clyil-scryice days
thought IL was funny, And they showed
by their laughter how very funny they
really thought il was.
But the man who enjoyed it most was q
clerk who was sewing his probationary
term before being finally appointed under
ciVil-service rules. This man, when being
examined by the Civil Service Commits
sion, had had this question fired ut him;
mHow would you so from New York TO
RahauulporeY'
Clearing sale, children's suits, Eiseman Bros.
NoBBY plaid suits 70 order,SlS. Hamburger's
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
Clearing sale, summer clothes, Elseman pros
Nervous DebiIitated Men

You are allowed a free trial Of HiIty d0ys Of
the use of Dr., Dyes Celebrated Violate Belt
with Electric Suspensory Appliances, for the
speedy relief and permanent cure of Nervous
Debility loss of Vitality and Manhood, and all
kindred troubles Also for many other dis
eases, Complete restoration to health, vgor
and manhood guaranteed No risk is incurred.
Illustrated pamphlet, with full information,
terms, ETC., mailed free by addressing Voltaic
Belt, Co., Marshall, Mich.
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
AQUATICS AND ATHLETICS.
The Virginia Regatta and Other Boat
ing News of Interest.

ing News of Interest.
The Washingtons are very unfortunate
in not being able to get a site for their boat
house. II seems shame that they can't
have the same showing that the other
clubs have had in that respect. For the
present until the matter is settled, they
are yet fortunate in having as good
house as Cumberland's to go to. IL will
be almost impossible to get boat-house
completed between now and the end of
the boating season.
Kennedy is working very hard with the
Washingtons. If they do not win it won't
be his fault.
The Analostans have clause in their
constitution which prohibits an active
member of the club holding like posi-
ton III any other boat club in the District.
Jimmie Gray is proving great worker
in the Washington Club. Herman Ben
zler is also q valuable member. The much
talked of .singlc.scull race between Lap
ham and Durnall has not come oil yet.
Less than month now before the
Sharpless Cup race at Philadelphia. If
the Washingtons can win the open four
Dared race at Fredericksburg, and the CO.
lumbias the Sharpless Cup Washington
will have opened the season well.
Tho near approach of the annual re-
gatta of the Virginia state Association
recalls the one Of 1889. The Analostans,
Potomacs and Columbias all had tours en-
tered. The Columbias, with poor Hcnder-
son in the bow, won the race, with some
thing to spare. The fight for second place
between the Potomacs and Analostans was
a hot one the latter proving the victors.
The Analostan crew was u fine one, one of
the best the club has put out in late years.
1t was White, stroke; Eddy, b Douglass,
2; Page, bow. Want of condition told on
them, however. Mckinney of the Poto-
macs beat Berkeley of Baltimore in the
singles. 1t was n close race for the first
eighth of mile, but when the bridge was
reached the encouraging yclls of Dick
Somcrs and half dozen plate printers put
SO much vim into Mckinney that he rode
right away from his opponent and won
easily.
1t is understood that Sullivan and Me.
Caflrey have arranged for u six-round
glove fight, to take place in Cincinnati
within the next three weeks. If Sullivan
keeps on as he has started out on his West
ern trip, when the day of battle arrives
McCatlrey will give him q good fight
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
The School Troubles.

General VIM. Birney, the member of
the school board who is credited with at
tempting to transfer, against his will,
Supervising Principal Gage from the see
ond to the fifth division, arrived in the
city last night from Lehigh, Pa. The in
tention of some of the former scholars of
Mr.. Gage to hold an indignation meeting
has been abandoned. AS has been prcvi-
ously stated, the trouble grows out Of Mr..
Cages refusal to carry out some ofTrustcc
Birney' ideas, the mostimportantof which
was the dropping or transferring of teach
crs. Mr. Gait states, with reference to the
effort to have Mr.. Birney transferred to
another district, that he is now satisfied
that complaint in such a case would have
to be made to the school board.
General Birncy in discussing the mat
ter denied the charges that he had black
listed n number of teachers, etc. He said
that since he had been trustee Mr. Gage
has made no effort to cooperate with
him or carry out his ideas, and that he
saw that they could not get along together
and desired a transfer, which he believed
to be generally assented to. In regard to
blacklisting teachers he said that the state
ment was unqualifiedly false. He said
that he placed list of five teachers in the
hands of Mr.. Gage stating that he thought
that they should not have been noini-
mated because they were incompetent.
Mr.. Gage then ratherfavored the dismissal
of the teachers.
Supervising Principal Gage stated last
night that he had notified the five
teachers named by Trustee Brney that
they would not be renominated. He
added also, that any publication which
placed him in the position of fighting
Mr.. Brney was false.
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
A Canitnl Scheme.

Teacher to little girl pupil: "Where are
you going, Nellie?" "Papa's going to
take us TO Florida again" '"Can you tell
what the capital of Florida is?" 'Yes'm.
It's the money they get from boarders. -
[Pittsburg Chronicle.
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
A NEW JUBILATE.

LET her go, Smith. VI con- actVs.
Sound the oymbal beat the drum
loot the deep bassoon!
The glad millennium has come
That hand
Organ man
Has got brand
New tune
Sweet Violets." "The Mullgan Guards"
"Clmbing up the Golden STAIR
The awful bore plays as before,
But then
The crank
Grinds out that splen.
Did air.
al Trovatore" captain links"
He plays, and Gentle SPRING"
Then, as my faded spirit sinks
Why man,
He's got
A spick and span
New thing
Il thrills my soul with rapturous bliss
That tune unknown TO me,
care not what its titeis,
] tell
Thee, friend.
IT'S a sweet mel
Ody.
Then sound the cymba beat the drum
loot foot the deep bassoon.
Don't let amazement strike you dumb
just because
He went
'Gainst all the laws
Of precedent,
That hand
Organ man,
And got brand
Bonneville journal.
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
Clearing sale, $40 suits, Eiseman Bros, : &
"AIderney Dairy Wagons

Fresh Attorney butter churned every morn
ing and delivered in N 10. Ward" prints, Zoe,
per N. Also cottage cheese buttermilk and
sweet milk, &C. per at. Cream, 15c per pint,
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
Clearing sale children's suits Elscman Bros,
Bartholdi's Statue of "Libprty Enlight-
ening the WOrlhn

will be n reminder of personal liberty for ages
70 come. ON Just as sure n foundation has Dr..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery been
placed, and IL will stand through the cycles of
time as "a monument To the physical cmanc-
patton Of thousands, who by its use have been
relieved from consumption consumptiye night
sweats, bronchitis, coughs, splitting of blood
weak lungs and other throat and lung affec.
tluns
The Washington critic., 1885-06-19
RAILROADS.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
TNHE GREAT
PENNSYLVANIA ROUTE.
TO The NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST

FENNOTLVrWtN nuutEs
TO The NORTH, WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
DOUBLE TRACK. SPLENDID SCENERY
bTEEL RAILS. MAGNIFICENT EQUIPMENT.
IN EFFECT MAY %, 1885.
Trains leave Washington from station, corner
of Sixth and D streets, as follows:
For Pittsburg and the West, Chicago Limited
Express of Palace Sleeping Cars 40 O:fO A. m.
daily; Fast Line, $40 a. m daily 10 Cincin-
natl and 81 Louis, with Sleeping Cars from
Harrisburg to Cincinnati and Hotel Car TO
81. Louis; daily, except Saturday, TO Chicago,
with Sleeping Car Altoona TO Chicago. Chi
cage and Cincinnati Express at 7:i0 p. m.
daily, with Sleeping Cars Washington TO Chi
cago and Harrisburg TO Louisville; connect
ing at Harrisburg with Western Express with
through slcepers for Cleveland and 81. Louis
Pacific Express, 10 p. m daily for Pttsburg
and the West with through sleeper Harris
burg to Chicago
BALTIMORE & POTOMAC RAILROAD.
For Eric, Canandaiga, Rochester Buffalo Nj
a agara, 10 m daily, except saturday, with
For Williamsport. Lock Haven and Elmira at
oA0 a. m, daily, except sunday,
For New York and the East, 7:t5, $40 and
la; m" 2, 4, 10 p. m. and 1918 night. ON
Sunday, $50 a, m, .. 4, 10 p. m. and 1918
night: Limited Express of Pullman Parlor
Cars $40 a. m. daily, except sunday.
For Boston without change, 2 p. m every day.
For Brooklyn n. Y. all through trains connect
~ Jersey city with boats of Brooklyn Annex,
ahordng direct transfer TO Fulton street,
city.
For Philadelphia, 7:15, $50 and II a M, 2,
10, 1op IN. and 1915 night. on sunday,
$50 Il, M, ., 4, q, 10 y. m. and 1915 night.
Limited Express, 9aO a. m. daily, except
For Baltimore, 6:35. 715. $50. olo. ira.
M, 12O6, 2, a. d:25, $40, q, 7:1O, 10 p. m
and 1918 night: on sunday, $50, $40, II
,, a. m. 2 4, q, I:lo, 10 m. and 1915 night
For Annapolis, 6;35 a. M 1905 and los p. IN.
daily, except Sunday On sunday y. M
AMfNaU