Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1886-02-05

IargeT circulation tft,i any Other paper among the
intelligent turner's and business men Of Charles
County, Offers Superior inducements to advertisers
D. insert Their announcements in is co'nns Send
for card rtes, uhich as iO,r as any other paper
II: Sos:her,s Maryland, to Sey nothing about circuid-
tt0as
Accident.
On Menday last NJ Franklin A. RoGsy, a
wel-knewn f-rmiag living near Hill Tsp,
while cutting cord wood accidentally cut him
self on the loot 10y tue axe slipping. The
wound is on ths side of tie foat from the in
step to the sole and is very deep and painful
Mr.. RobeY has been confined to his bed since
the accident, and ii is likely to be some weeks
before be will be able to go about again.
An Ice Boat for the Potomac.
A meeting Of business men and vessel own
ers of Washington was held at Fords Opers
Houss in that city last week TO take Immediate
action to kase he river cleared eff ice, and /,
avert the dagger of food from an ice gorge
Six hundred dollars were subscribed on the
spot as part of 81 900 supposed to be sufficient
to open the lower river and make n egr-ss
fer tie dangerous upper ice. The W ashington
Ste. mhoat Company offered TIE use of one OF
their steamers. a committee was appointed to
obtain Congressional action by which the Secre-
,ary OF War STALL be per n4 nenIly empowered to
keep the lower river open during the who {
season by means Of an ice boat.
fEars; On the oysters.
Those who posted on the oyster tel! US
that the late severe cold weather killed more ol
the bivalves than have been caught b. all the
vessels during the past tree months. The ice
having completely sheathed the surface of the
water and shut cut the arr, the oysters have
suffered Immensely, and, strange 10 say, those
in the deep water have been killed to greater
extent than those il shallow water, which, We
are told, is the inevitable rssa!t of severe cold
at all times The season having been rather
Improbable so far, if the oysters are killed 10
the extent claimed by experienced oystermen,
there is not much hope OF their doing large
paying business between HOW and the last OF
the season. Cambridge Ncws,
Ens;Iaye Successfully Tested
Mr. George W. Palmer, of SnltviIle, Va,
the possessor of one of the largest herds OF
''short- -horns'' in ths world, and also one Of
the most successful farmers in Virginia, put up
the past season 600 tens of ensiiase, though
living in the very heart OF the blue grass region.
Mr.. Palmer bas just written a letter giving his
expe ience in the use OF ensilage, and it is alto
gether favorable Il, has been feeding it to hi.
cattle month with the greatest satisfaction.
Mr. Palmer prefers cora for ensil,ge, for the
reason that be gets from twenty &c f'ly tons OF
e,eea food per ace, according 10 the fertility Of
the soil, but be says any green crop is fac, such
as clovsr, ry- pcase, etc. Mr.. Palmer predicis
that ''it will not be many years before all who
winter cattle will put up ensilage." da is OF
the opinion that ''ths hes food will be obtsiu
ed by lettisg the cora get reery ripe, as the
ensil-ge is swee,et.''
Temperance Inioga and Public Schools.
A bill will I've troueht before tie Lsgisli-
ture this session askirg tie enactment cf law
requiring in all school. supported by public
money CIR under State control. instructions in
physiology and b., giene, which shall give spec
ial prominence to the # CT OF alcoholic drinks,
stimu!ans and Karcotics upon the human sys-
ten. 1t is claimed by the advocates of the bill
that such instruction is essential to the welfare
of the individual and tie vel! ben of the State,
and that scientific instruction in this direction
should keep pace With other scientific studies
now t=ught in tie schools. Such laws are now
in force in fourteen States, viz: Fermsnt
Michigan, Ne~ Hampshire, Rhede leland. Ne"
York, Alabama, Kansas, Nebraska, Oregon,
Nevada, M~iue, Wi-consn, Pennsylvania and
Massachusetts Washington Territory has just
joined the ranks, the ''sron4est scientific bill
of tie nation" baving emily passed both
houses unanimously. As this is ne' her. party
nor a sectional movement, i, is believed such a
Law will be passed here, the Legislature Of 'this
State, in the opinion of those advocating the
bill, being equally progressive with the Legi.
l=,urts of other States, and equally desrols OF
giving tvers educatontt advantage to the
pupils of he public schools.
The River.
50 far as steam vessels corcsrned the
river is again open to navigation, and today
the Was hngton ferry steamers have been mak-
ing their regular trips. Yesterday morning
the steamer John W Thom son, under COM
mand CT Captain Barker, went down the river
as far Indian Head But little ice was iIet with
uuli the steamer reached Giymont, where
gcrge was found. A passage WAS forced through
without difficulty, snd at Indian Head few
miles below, the river was fo1nd TO he free O.
ice The steamer net with al accident 10 her
piston rod, and was delayed till alter 0 clock
on her return TIE stea mer John Gibson, from
New York, whch had in tie lower river
for several days arrived here yesterday even
ing. and DISCHARGED her A!txandria ffegI t.
After t.king OF cozl >Ese proceeded to Washing
ton this mernirr, ard is expected to make her
return trip on II eisesday. Some Of the other
seamsrs, i; is thought, will resune their trips
in few days The tsg Mary Lewis brought
several oysfer vessels here from Washington
this morning ani il is thought that tow will
be made up for The lower river in a short iitoe.
The Signal Service at Washington reported at
3 clock yesterday afternoon that the SheBan-
doah river had risen three feet during The day,
and was sheet of running ice. AT o'clock
last Rs hit some little ice uas running in the
Shenandoah, iut 'ha ice in the Potomac around
Harl er's Ferry has been carried down stream.
The river men in Washington do not fear
treshet or an &c gorge as the clearing the river
has removed AL source Of DANCER. letter re-
ceivrd here trou, Cspi. j. 7. Roberts. OF the
Schooner StrantoH, of this port says be started
from BslIiHurr. in tow, on Friday last, but
Lad put lack wen he got to Fort Carroll
ice in hat
appeared I'll t. GczeHr Of Tuesd2y.
Not Symptoms, but The Disc Sc.
1t wuu'd srem to he truth appr.ciabis bJ
al, ana specially ty profes>t r. OF the healing
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