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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-08-28

The American Bar Association now in
annual session at Saratoga is considering
the subject of the laws delay. In the days
which case was commenced was not al
lowed to set zntil that case had been de-
cided. But in those days legal technical
tiles and windy lawyers were not permit
ted by the judges to delay the proceed
ings of the courts. Similar action on the
part OF modern judges would 60 far toward
remedying the crying evil complained of
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-08-28

The following is the official statement
posted on the Chicago Board of Trade on
Tuesday, showing the amount of grain in
sight in this country and Canada, and the
amount in store at Chicago on Saturday,
August %: In sight August 2a-Wheat
az, 1888 922 bushels; corn, Ass, $50; oats
2,O9s,137; rye, 2s2,7s5; barley, 1929
In Chicago elevators Wheat. IA, 019,010;
corn, 1890, 7oa; oats, 1875, s4s: rye, 93,3o9
barley 1 55S
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-08-28

The Register of the Treasury has issued
the following order: "To avoid the trou-
b'es and delays in the transfer of United
States bonds by tie successors or legal
representatives of holders, nominaliy or
aly in a. fiduciary capacity, this office
will hereafter require as a condition pre-
cedent to the issue TO any trustee, execu
tor, administrator, guardian, &C., that the
beneficiary or particular trcst represented
shall be named in the application and in
the assignment of tho bonds for the pur-
poses proposed"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-08-28

Thomas J. Cluverius, convicted of kill
ing his cousin, Miss Madison, is said to
have improved in flesh and strength dur
ing his imprisonment, and to preserve a
cheerful demeanor He still receives reg
ular visits from his aunt, Mrs. Tunstall.
His mother spent three days in Richmond,
visiting him twice day.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-08-28

Malarial poison can be entirely removed
from the system by the use Of Ayers Ague
Cure, which contains sure specific, in
the form of vegetable product, used in
no other remedy. Warranted.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-08-28
DortG obQrroGimes
Friday Mornins.".......August %, 1885.
PORT TOBACCO:

The New York committee on the Grant
monument have formally voted that the
money to be raised must be S1,000,000.
At present the gross receipts are $45,7S2
considerably less than one-twentielh
part of the sum proposed
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-08-28
FOR REGISTER OF WILLS.

Jfessrs Editors You will please an
nounce the name of JAMES II. NJ. DUTToN
AS candidate for the position of Register
of Wills of Charles county, subjec' to the
action of the Democratic Convention
GO o o
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-08-28
w AN TED.

4 LADY Of EXPERIENCE IN TEA ACHING
"A Sires position as govern"ss. to teach the
English Branches, French. Music aud Drawing
Can furnish good reference Address
"NEAcHER," VALLEY LEE, Nd
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-08-28

F.. Constipation, or Costiveness, no
remedy is 50 effective az AYES PILLS.
They insure regular daily action, and TO
store the bowels 10 \ healthy condition.
For Indixestion, or Dyspepsia, AYKR's
PILLS are invaluable. and a sure care.
Heartburn, Loss OF Appetite, Foul
Stomach, Fiatuleney, Dizziness, Head
ache, Numbness, Nausea, are al relieved
and cured By AYER's Pits
In Liver Complaint, Bilious DIsor ders,
and Jaundice, ATEK's Pitts should -
given In doses large enough 10 excite tho
LIVER and bowels, and remove constipation.
AZ . cleansing medicine In the Spring. these
PILLs are raequslIei-
Worms, caused By . morbid condition Of
the bowels. are expelled hy these fILts.
Erup,ions. Skin Diseas~s. and Piles.
the result Of Indigestion or Cons,ipa;ion, are
cured By tho use Of ATERs PTLIs.
For Colds, take ATrR's Pills 20 open
the pores. remove inaammA;oTy sscsciions.
And AI!Ay the fever.
Fer Diarrh1a and Dysentery, caused By
sudden colds. Ind ses;iblo food. etc. ATERs
PILLS are the true remedy.
Rheumatism, Govt. Neuralgia. and
sciAiioa, often result from digestive dsranse-
neu., eola,. Aa.d assAps-Ar on removing
the eaase by tho use Of AYERS Pills
Tumors, Drop.y. Kidney Complaints,
and other disorders caused By debility or
obstruction. are cared By AyER's PItIs.
Suppression, and Painful Menstrua-
ton. have = safe and ready remedy IN
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1885-08-28
A FEW HINTS
FOR THE USE or

~
DOSE. - To more the botz-
els 0sHt!y, ? 10 Z P,!lS:
Thoroughly, I 20 8 Pi!Is.
Experience ieil! decade !ks
Proper dose ia tIeA case.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-10
Trees s;asqu era ding.

''1ou never saw such funny freaks
as some Of the trees in Wayne county
are up 10 this fall, said veracious
Hmosdaler to reporter the other day.
''Oac large maple in 4 field on the De-
lan1 farm j, as green rs it was in June,
except on The south side. There
patches of i.hl red and scmi-crcular
splash of yellow have appeared. The
red patches are so distributed as to
form the eyes. nose, and mouth of a
human face. and so lifc-likc are the
lines, curves. and standings of the feat
ures that at a distance the effect ia
startling. The sprays of yellow curl
around the face, above the eyes. and
give u striking resemblance to head
dress Of blonde hair, adding to the
startling effect.
Not far from this tree is another
maple. A band of scarlet three feet
wide encirclcs it at the lower branches.
Above this belt tho leaves are green
all around the tree for about the same
width rs the scarlet. Above the green
is similar circle of bright yellow, and
the rounded top of the tree is solid
body of scarlet, rested on the banded
beauty OF the whole like a dome of
fire.
"A high hill in Texas township is
cleared of timber from bottom to top,
with the exception of four large trees
that stand close together on the sum
nit. Two of the trees are NAPLES.
The other two are elms. They stand
about u rod apart. One of the naples
has large circular spot of bright red
leaves on the side facing one of the
elms Ali the rest of the tree is still
unchanged from its summer green.
the leaves of the elm this maple faces
have ali turned TO a rich golden hue,
with The exception of circular spot of
lively green, almost the exact size of
the rcd spot on the maple. and i'm
medlately opposite it. Diagonally
across the second maple, from bottom
to top, extends i wild and regular
strip of leaves Of solid green. All but
this vcrdaut streak is flaming red.
The elm opposite this maple has
strip running in the same direction
across ii. 1t corresponds in width
with the strip on the maple, but is of
soft golden color Every other leaf on
the tree is still green.
~ water birch on the border of
Middle creek displays, among its other
wise uniform array of yellow leaves,
lines of green leaves that form huge
and perfect human hand.
~ particularly striking effect caused
by autumn foliage is given by two tall
henlock trees that grow along tho
Hawley turnpike. A wild ivy vine has
wound its way up one of the trees and
crept among the branches in all dircc-
tions. The leaves of this vine have
turned to most intense crimson, and
CLEAN here and there in the midst Of
the dark and neyer-changing green of
the heinlock like radiant flowers. A
wild grapevine has entwined itself
about the trunk and up around the
branches of the other hcmlock. The
leaves OF this vine have become rich
and waxy yellow, and stand out
against the cold color OF the tree like
fantastic fashionings Of gold. Port
f.4Yy.,S (sttzeFyo
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-10

| remember-not so very long ago. =
when il was thought vulgar to wear
real flowers in the hair, and until the
present year have never known them
worn at court, although artificial how-
crs have ever been quite chic. NAT
ural flowers" said our lady ten years
ago. "are all very well at home. but
one could not wear them at good
party" [stel. This folly has died out,
but we are sill very inconsistent-we
despisc natural fruit. / remember
when ox-eye daisies and daffodils were
regarded with disgust as nasty
things" was hidden not pluck them
rs a child; thai was because they did
not grow in dollhouse. Even now
many persons much prefer camellia
to garden rose, simply for that rea-
son. aud detcst peas except in January.
Are not these the vagarIes of demi-
seni-culture? People with real love
of The beautiful and an appreciation of
what is fit and orderly and harmoni-
Gus would think for themselves, feel
the underlying principle of all dccora-
ton. and surround themselves with
wat they saw to be very good. -
BefgruUta.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-10
An American Westminster Abbey.

The conditions which made, and
make, Westminster Abbey are wholly
lacking in this country, and will be-
forever lacking.
In the first place. We ought to have
a single London, instead of six or
seven, each vociferously claiming to be
the only original genuine London, the
one bright particular spot upon which
the national mausoleum should be
erected. In the second place, such an
institution should be under the ;egis of
a great established church, in default
of which our Pantheon would ulti-
mately become the receptacle of ex-
tinct pugilists and those local states
men who prepare themselves behind
bar-room counters for the tolls (and
spoils) of public life. With each change
OF the administration there would be n
revolution in the management of the
Pantheon, and cry to 'Turn the
rascals out!" With the straight Re-
publicans in office, no horrible Mug
wump. however distinguished. would
be allowed sanctuary there; with the
Democrats in power. the gates would
be pitilessly slammed on the noses of
defunct offensive partisans. In the
third place, the tomb at Mount YER
non and the romancer's grave on the
hillside in Sleepy Hollow (to mention
no other shrines) arc very well where
they are, and no sensible person wants
them removed. In regard to celcbri-
ties who may hereafter pass away-and
here comes in a perplexing contingent
cy-it is by no means certain that their
families would look with favor on the
Pantheon. They might prefer some
base ball ground, or Jones Wood, or
the Point of Pines.
There is something very impressive
and touching in the idea of Poets
Corner, where the sweet singers and
sober historians and realistic noyelists
are peacefully brought together chow
ever little they may have agreed with
one another in the ilcsh), aud llattered
with statues and mural tablets; but if
The nation really wishes to honor that
class ofitS unprotected but faithful chill
dren, and Mt the same time DO honor to
itself. let the nation make an oqnita-
bic copyright treaty with England,
and the literary feilers will provide
their own headstoncs. Such treaty
would cost less than an attempt q Al
American Westminster Abbey, and
would be greatly preferable to that
amusing but, fortunately, impraciica-
bic piece of architecture.
a man OF letters wants so many
things before he wants TO be buried \
comfortable income while living IS SO
much more satisfactory than II scalp
turei monument when dead that this
talk about 4 national Pantheon, in tic
absence of an international copyright
law, is. so far as he il concerned,
little exasperating II falls coldly on
his ear when he reflects how he IS pill
LACED by foreign publishers, and That
even his native land gives him only a
few years proprielorship in the work
of his own band and brain. - NoUember
atlantic.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-10
New Houses on Old Sites.

There are. no doubt. many persons
now living in Rome who have beneath
them the residence OF some gentleman
of the Middle Ages, under which, per-
haps, is the home of a Roman family
of the time of the CAESARS; and this may
have been built upon the foundations
Of another Roman house, which was
considered good place TO live in
some five or six hundred years before.
1t must be very satisfactory thing.
when one is going to build house, to
find beneath the ground some good
substantial walls which will make ex-
cellent foundations. 1t very often
happens that these remains of ancient
buildings are built Of larger stones, and
are frmer and more solid than the
houses which arc erected upon them.
There is another side, however. to this
matter, and the remains of old build
ings are frequently very much in the
way of those who wish to erect new
houses, for it does not always occur
that the ancient walls arc in the right
places, or of suitable kind, to serve
as foundations for tho modern build
ing. Then they have to be dug up
and taken out, which is a great labor.
There is handsome American church
in Rome. When this was built. the
work was made very expensive by the
difficulty of getting rid of portions OF
walls, arches, rooms. and vaults which
these Romans had left behind them,
never thinking that in the course OF
ages there might be such people as
Americans who would wish to build a
church here. Frank n. Stockton, In
Ss AichoEas for Aorsn,tsr.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-10
Time 70 Quit.


You have seen lawyers biil9 Ali
need not ask. From the expression
you have on your face | know you
have seen the document:
To calling messenger boy TO send let
ter for Mr. Jones. .--...-..... -...-S@ ID
Totelling Jones on the street that that
case would come up on Thursday - 90
To 2-eent stamp lent Jones ia court. 90
To advising Jones 10 bring suit. = o.
That is the way a lawyers bill goes.
There was once a big case in which
mill and dock we're in dispute, and
the suit was so long and tedious that
the plaintiff and defendant both died.
The two opposing lawyers met one
lay.
SAY: about that mill and dock suit.
That's boon hanging on a good many
years now. .
Yes. Well, what about if?''
Don you think We might settle i
aow?''
"Yes. guess We might as well.
You've got The mill and I've got the
lock, and | guess the estates got MOTH
ing left on either side 70 keep this
Ihtngup for - Eau Fisancfyso Chronicle.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-10
Married by HIMSELF


Within the last three years curious
romance has been unfolding itself in a
corner of the little village of larry
town. In one of its aspects it has given
rise to legal questions which tho hcro-
inc IS now most desirtus OF having
settled. The said heroine was born to
humble station, but was fond of read
ing. BY the time she was Is years of
age she had read much. She was tall
and slender and attractive by reason of
intelligence. Withal she was ignorant
of society and its ways. except as the
latter purported TO be taught in the
hight literature of which she had inn
bibed deeply. Oh the reality of life she
knew little. Into Tarrytown came a
dashing young Clergyman of peculiar
type, who carried firearms and had
shot ut fellow-sludent while at co..
lege in Virginia. He became intercs-
ted IN the girl, whom he flaitcred by
his visits and attentions, and 10 whom
he read his sermons for criticism and
the poems of their choice for mutu-
al delectation. His visits grew more
and more frequent. One evening he
asked her to marry him. Regarding
this as joke. the girl said yes: After
ward he referred to this as a binding
promise. Ills next step was to repeat
to her portion If the marriage service
OF the Episcopal Church, getting her to
make the responses. telling her that il
was merely 4 form OF engagement.
Then he told her that they were mar
ried hard and fast
All this time Tie clergyman had been
trying to get the girl to go to picnics
and places OF amusemcnts with him,
but in vain. She had never met him
except in her fathers house. Now he
told her that they were married, but as
his church did not wish Il married pas
tor, they must keep it secret until he
was III position 10 acknowledge her.
They could, however, spend their va
cation together. The girl steadily re-
fused to believe in the legality of the
marriage. Then the clergyman filled
out one of his marriage certificate
blanks, signed it himself and got a
firm of New York lawyers 10 certify TO
the correctness of the document and
the legality of the marriage. BY alter
nately threatening TO kill himself and
her, he tried to make the girl sign it
also. She would not. however. Ono
day, in a fit OF anger, he destroyed it
before her eyes. Then he filled out an
other, and got 4 brother Clergyman to
sign it, or else forged the name, and
had still another law firm put the inn
print of its approval upon its legality.
tie was again unsuccessful in making
her sign this one, and it, too, was
finally destroyed. After failing in
these repeated attempts to make the
girl acknowledge the marriage. the
clergyman gave up Inc contest aud left
the town. During the Two years which
have passed since. the girl has pom
dered the question, Married or
Single?' until sha is weli-nigh distract
ed. Legal experts consulted by her
fatty contradict one another us 10 the
law bearing upon that point. and she
hesitates TO appeal to the courts as she
shrinks from pub!icity.-AcD York
Tribune.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-10
Railroad Building During the War.

From General Grants article ON the
Chattanooga campaign, in the Novem-
Der Century, we quote the following
description of the means employed to
open second line of supplies during
the siege: General Dodge. besides
being a most capable soldier, was an
experienced railroad builder. He had
no tools to work with but those of the
pioneers axes, picks, and spades.
With these he was able to intrench his
men, and protect them against sur
prises by small parties of the enemy.
As he had no base of supplies until the
road could be completed back to Nash
vile, the first matter to consider, after
protecting his men, was the getting in
of food and forage from the surround
ing country. He had his men and
teams bring in all the grain they could
find, or all they needed, and all the
cattle for beef, and such other food as
could be found. Millers were detailed
from the ranks to run the mills along
the line of the army. When these were
not near enough to the troops for pro-
lection. they were taken down and
moved up to the line of the road.
oldCh6Aitn ohOiios WIN ltC lkOu
and steel found in them. were moved
up in like manner. Blacksmiths were
detailed and set to work making the
tools necessary i'll railroad and bridge
building. Axemen were put to work
getting out timber for bridges, and
cutting fuel for the locomotives when
the road was completcd; car-builders
were set to work repairing the locomo-
tives and cars. Thus every branch of
railroad building. making tools TO
WORK with, and supplying the work
men with food, Was all going on at
once, and without the aid OF me-
chanic or laborcr except what the COM
mand itself furnished. But rails and
cars the men could not make without
material, and there was not enough
rolling stock to keep the road We al
ready had worked to its full capacity
There were no rails except those in
use. To supply these deficiencies |
ordered eight Of the ten engines Gem
eral Mcpherson had al Vcksburg TO
be sent TO Nashville, and all the cars
he had, except ten. | also ordered the
troops in West Tennessee 10 points on
the river aud the Memphis and Charles
ton road, and the cars. locomotives.
and rails from other railroads to be
sent to the same destination. The
military manager of railroads also was
directed to furnish more rolling stock.
and as far as he could. bridge material.
General Dodge had the work assigned
him finished within forty days after
receiving his order. The number of
bridges to rebuild was one hundred
and eighty-two. many of them over
deep and wide chasms. The length of
road repaired was one hundred and
two miles
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-10

est being payable in gold, as silver falls
in terms of gold. India with every
fresh fall of silver would find the bur-
den of the debt greatly increased. She
therefore selects some intermediary to
effect her exchanges which has not lost
its exchange value equally with silver.
In this way. as silver falls it drags down
with it the prices of wheat and cotton.
And so, whether the Dakota wheat
grower receives 81 bushel or 60 cents
depends largely upon whether silver is
selling at its present price, "a cents per
ounce, or at its price previous to 1871,
Sl.25 per ounce.
'sThe present position of silver might,
feet convinced, be made the lever of a
great industrial movement, destined to
expand enormously the commercial i'm
portance of the United States; and 1t
should be used in some such direction
as this. There is no question that your
present high tariffs, however essential
to the permanency of the manufacture
ing interests of the North and East, are
opposed to the true interests of the
South and West. The Northeast desires
protection and gold recommendation
the great West is concerned to secure a
market for silver and measure of free
trade. 1t is the province of your states
men to reconcile these conflicting inter-
ests. And it seems to me you might
throw open your Pacific ports and trade
freely through them with all nations,
while continuing the existing tariffs on
your Eastern seaboard; for, if you did
this, none of our manufactures could be
sent round the world, as il were, to Pa
cific ports there to make profitable en-
try; but, on the other hand. China and
India would send you tea, rice, coffee,
jute, ETC., in exchange for the silver of
Colorado, Nevada and California; and
in this way you would encourage the
building of a mercantile marine in the
glorious harbors of your Pacific coast,
and such trade would spring up at
free-trade England's expense. across
the Pacific, as would force England to
buy and monetize silver on your terms.
There can be no question that if, as we
are now told, China is waking up from
the sleep of centuries, she is destined to
absorb silver in such quantities that ten
years hence the ratio of to 10 may be
altogether against gold. As a natien,
therefore, you have everything to gain
by continuing to support silver.
Judging from present appearances.
the gold-using nations are insolvent.
The tide of their currency requirements
is retreating and leaving them stranded
high and dry on the mud banks of a
contracted currency
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-10

t. d. Kanouse, elected to congress in
Dakota, slaughters the beer element
and the English language in the follow
ing to the editor of the Shell Lake
Waterman: Enclosed find clipping of
Chip. Herald, and my statement that
am. in my convictions, as was. The
Rep. Con. of So. Oak. with full knowl-
edge of my record & statement that |
had no apology to make but would do SO
again under same circumstances. en-
Enthusiastically endorsed my course. The
party here is not under manipulation of
MI Brewers
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-10

Quite a gathering of men and women
who are believers in the faith cure was
held in Chicago on the End inst, and
some of the experiences related led one
to wonder if civilization has not reached
the end of its rope and humanity re-
turning again to the superstitions of
the dark ages.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1885-12-10

Secretary Manning has sent out a
printed inquiry to 400 persons. asking
them if they desire tariff agitation at
the coming session of congress. and
800 of the number say no, they do not
We can do better than that. We will
guarantee TO send out 400 inquiries and
not more than half dozen will reply
in favor of agitation; or. on the other
hand. we win send out 400 end all but
half dozen win favor agitation. Sec
rotary Manning is evidently partial to a
little game of solitaire.