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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-02-17

so doing the Democratic cause, 10 which we ar.
all SO much interested, might be injured, and
have addressed you privately hoping that in
your reply, which we impatiently await, YOU
will explain away all misunderstan ling upon
the subject and We further hope that YOU " i'll
avail yourself Of the earliest opportunity 10
correct all false impressions that may have
oeen made upon the pnh'ic AS 10 your cou' Sc
upon the tobacco question, should you be cho-
sen TO represent the people Of Charles count,
IN the next Legislature. Very Rrspecty.
hCGH MITCHELL
NJ. THoMP.oN.
To this letter received the following answer.
Port Tobacco, Nor 3rd, 1887.
MIR HUGH MITCHELL, Dear Sir
Owing to absence in the campaign did
not receive Yours of the 29th ul,o until Tues
day and | adopt the first opportunity to say
tnat John ii. Michel, Esq. fully understands
nv position on the question referred TO and
W IT WAS arrived at, snd he has promised me
see you and make my ans Ser 10 your in
ir.s, Very truly YOURS
F. MCx
shall leave the public to determine after
aiding my letter and Mr. Cox's reply, how
uch fairness and trurti the statements Of tba,
ntleinan contain, enly adding that the only
pihnation that Mr.. John II Mitchell WAS ahle-
give OF Mr.. Cox position was tn =, he " as
tempting To carry water on hotn shoulders -
enb'less the two hundred names called tor by
e proclamation will be obtained. but whether
ey are or not. ii Is very evident that the ear
81 exertI"nS of Me-srs Davis and Cox will'
compllsh nothing toward ripe ling the com
llsory Inspection law
EIUGH Mitchell
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-02-17
Proceedings of Congress.

The Senate Thursday passed Joint re-
solution for the disposition of the undis
trihuted copies OF public documents. In
the House, the bill to prevent the selling
and advertising of lottery tickets in the
District OF 20 nmbia was debated ut length
without reaching vote. The Lll reauir-
ing subsidIz :d railroads to maintain and
operate separate telegraph lines also led
to n lengthy debate
The Senate WIS not in session FRIDAY
LII 'ne House res" 'ntion was ad ,pt,d TOR
an investigation into the ALLEGED inetfi-
cheney ot the Western mail service. There
was a TIT between Messrs Cox. of New
York, and Springer. OF | linoiS, over the
hlll Tor the relIcf of Nathaniel Mckay. the
latter earnestly hntagnnlzin. it.
In the Senate Monday Mr.. Vonrhees
spoke In dttense of the ,tficials HAVING
In charge the work on the new Con. res
.sI"n1l ll'rary hui ding Mr. Plumb spoke
against the Blair ,duati nal hin, Mr.
Heagan made u speech in defense Of II.
administration "i the u. stutfice Dep,rt-
ment In III" III ruse largo nun yer of
hi IL, covering wide range Of subjects
were in reduced The bin Ia urohihit
the advertising of lotteries in the District
Columbia was referred 10 the judiciary
committee.
In the Senate Tuesday Senat,r. Rearsu
and Salisbury warmly defended the pre-.
sent admins ration Of the P1soffice De-
psrtmeht. Nr I,wlry spoke against the
Blair educational hill. The >eaate ,.sed
"a bill appropria,ins 10000 for the sub
tropical exposition at jacksonville, Fla
The House speHt most of the session on
the urgent deficiency bill.
The Senate Wednesday, al er speech
from Nj. Blair, in which he IN ,de = s.
we're attack on the Jesuits PISSED the Blair
brll by vote of 80 to 30 In
the House bill was reported from tn.
on claims tn pay cerrain ad
vsnces made tn The United ) ates by the
State OF Mary and
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-02-17

The TIMES has already in several issues
referred to the new election laws 30" oe-
fore the General Assembly for cons'ders-
ton, and expressed its objection TO ne"
registration in the counties, however ne
cessary it may be in Baltimore city, NO
bill on this subject has yet been reported
from the committee, but the following
from the Baltimore Sun may serve to show
about the presen status of the matter a.
Annapolis: "The committee on elections
of the two houses have held several long
Sessions this week to consider the elections
bills before them. They have made con-
siderable progress, and it is expected that
in a short while they wi report bill Tor
the consideration of their respective bo-
dies. One member says the wish OF the
| majority on the committees is 10 have g
MARYLAND election law that viii commend
itself and be suited to Southern State
s The pro position is to have boards OF eiec
e ,ion commissio ners for Baltimore city ane
, the counties, with minority representation
the boards to be appointed by the Gov
u ernor. In Baltimore city boards of regis
'e tratien are sugg ested for each ward, wit
J. three members. including minority re
presentation. The registration under thi
al nlan is to be made in 1899 and every fourt
"a wear thereafter, with provisions for revi
ns sion of the lists One register is provid
II ed for each election district in the coun
N ties, with new registration once IN te
wears, and provision for revision OF tn
lists. The idea Of the present law ls mar
an tanned, with an endments giving mlnorit
of represeu alton all the way through, whic
"A is not recognized in the existing law
~ There is also provision for election car
ne vassers, taken from the election bills befo
All the committees, this being a new featur
lr- Senator Brown, chairman OF the oena
nd committee On elections, says that he w
draft the election bill so far as Its prov
sions have been agreed upon"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-02-17

The Maryland Senate Was occupied on
hursdty with locsl business. and ad-
|urned after very brief session. Ia me
ouse OF Delegates Mr.. Frank Duncan
uahtied as member from Baltimore
'unty. The Speaker presented the re.
ort OF The board of public works recon-
endlns the purchase of canal repair
nnds of 1878. A joint resolution vas
fered for legislative committee to use
State steamer TO visit and locate the
ouths of the tributaries Of the Potomac,
caves for hills were granted to amend
e public school law looking to The
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-02-17
A CA RD.

Editors Of the Times:
n the TINES of last week here appeared a
card over the signatures of Messrs John T
Davis and F NJ. Cox in which there are TO
say the leAst) several Measurements, and as
these gentlemen have taken the liberty to use
my name pretty freely, ask the use of Your
columns for 4 few words iu reply.
After quoting the resolutions adopted by the
meeting Of tobacco growers, they use the fol-
lowing Language: "We have been unable to
obtain any accurate information as to the ex-
tent and character of this meeting The reso-
iutions were adopted by vipa roce vote and no
certain evidence afforded of how many did not
favor the resolutions adopted"
VIII the gentlemen he kind enough to state
what they cons6es accurate information p
Do they believe the A;Aprt Of Mr.. Daley, pub
.lshed IN the TINES Of the 3rd inst, to have
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-02-17

She stood at the gate in the late spring
twilight, and when she said good bye sne
felt neuralgia kiss her rosy cheek out sne
only smiled, for her mother has invested
25 cents in bottle of Salvation OIL
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-02-17

b baintoleo-The great Malaria, Fever
Ague Remedy. Reliable, Safe and
tcient. Price so cents per bott'e. For
10y all Druggists.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-02-17
Maryland's Claim

The committee on claims Of the House
Representatives was addressed on Thurs
sy of last week in regard TO the long
anding claim of Maryland against the
ni,ed States government. The follow
fg account Of the claim may be OF interest
) our readers
10 the early d.ys Of he n.,ion's his,ory.
hen there ~asn isny Surplus 10 the Tre.sury
I'D The goverument nesdsi moner to cree, IL,
|ueiic buildings. Maryland and Virginia. zen
roasly contributed th- necessary iani.
GH vas submitted 10 tue Virgins l.g,s,t.r-
'r.a,ing $40. 600 TO the ualted State, prn.
ided Maryland ~osis grant toree fourth, a,
eseh. Joha M.tsh4ll. thea = member of N.
kSs Legislature, snt sfi-r..rds chi,i i.s,icr
- ne niird Si.'e,. saCcrsding a having III.
ford grant, smsnd.i 10 ",ubscrIh. an.
'ois states passed similar bills sdranciug
be mcnsy, II wss accepted as q 10 % aud
be Capitol 10 "asslagtoa sas bulit ~tth the
sonsy sdr.acrd By A.ryis nd and viryipi.
be gorrrnmra, w.Kei opgIeai, and 10 ls4a
lsryisnd reminded The government Of ,h-
'sa OF 81! 600. aos staadInE aearir s?y
ears. Year after year the Committ.s on
isims has aesno~ieiSc toe jas,ic. 0, tfs a.,
'snd. Tse onir OPPOSITION 20 rr,urntug the
'0aey cones from 'es members, .ho. r.m
J Ignoring the n~.nlsgo OF the ~ori '.dvangr
asn Thai Nsr,isni dun4,rd that So o0J .ad
hat, there'Or.. the-e 9 NJ 's1sl UoA.atson TO
rcsy the debt DR.. Shss has fought Gr
r~yi.ni 10 The mailer ever suce be ia. been
ssngtrss. sni bis r-mtrksta,, rl>
I 1tar omniIgiee ~ss tore,
Tie has AcYaaIatrd b
NJ - snA
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-02-17
J. BENJAMIN MATTlNGLY,
M..ll. INI. ~

NOTICE.
'THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, Tint the sub
l scriher has obttined from the Orphans
Court of Charles Cpuatv. Maryland letters
Testinentr, on the personal estate of
THOMAS SKINNER,
late Of said county deceased All persons hav-
ing claims against said deceased, are hereby
warned to exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof legally authen icated, to the subscriber.
on or before the eth day of july, 1883
They may otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefit of said deceased estate. Given un
der my hand, this 21th day of January, 1888
DR. JOHN W. MILLAR,
Exec'r Of Thos Skinner, decd
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-02-17
EXECUTORS NOTICE.

Orphans Court OF Charles County, Set ::
JANUARY 27lh, 1855.
NpDERED BY THE CO "RT. that George
&c Johnson Ex-cator of Joseph K. John
500. deceased, sive tn. notice req 'ired by law
10 n. creditors Of said joseph R Johnson. de-
crs..d, 10 -rhihii their claims, leg ,lly suthen
tics,ei n, sdt-rti.sm ut published ~ some one
se.sp.pe- Published 10 Char'es County, Mary
land once 10 ea~h of three successive weeks.
True cnpv -irs':
J BENZ NATTINGLi.
R-y Wills for Ch ,rlrs Co.
NDTlCE
rINHiS Is To GIVE NOTICE, Th-t he sub
/ srriher h,s obtained iro n the OrIhans
Court o. Cntrlr. tountr. Nartlrud letters
Testi u .nta-s on the r-rsonh ii estate at
JOSEPH R JlnNSON,
late o. sail cou1tv iecrAs-t All persoas h'v
iny claims 4 ,slu I sid h-ce ,svi are hereby
w,rn-i n .IhfSIt n eau. ~ ia the vouchers
there1i le,,Ilv a. 1rn ict'ei 70 III snhsrrrh"r
on or bsf,re the 2Ilh aay of July. 1888 They
may oth.rs,-s hy iss he rxcluiet from al
b-n-d, Of s,i dacs,s-i ) estate. Green under
M hlni, tn, 2Tth itv o. J,nrarr, 1893,
GEO C JOHNSON
Exc OF Jos r Johnson, de eased
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-02-17
EXECU TORS NOTICE.

Orphans Court OF Charles County. Set
JANUARY 2Irh, 1888.
nRDERED By THE COURT that DR.. John
Wv Mdlsr, Executor of ThomtS Skinner
deceased, give the notice required by law TO
the creditors of said Thomas Skinner. TO exhi bit
their claims legally authenticated, by adver-
,isement published in some one newspaper pub
lished in Charles County, Maryland, once in
each of three successive weeks.
True f.Dny
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-02-17

TT
rrurc the c0nntGs-e
rotioa of lne claim orS
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1888-02-17

a.gross and stI whit-s, convicted of
i.rsvHs-.. .ere ~atpysi ~,th from
tea Issa., ssch al Nes Caste, Del
' U.s Of th- n-stoes on rec.IrIag
ID l..a assei The sheriff or chew Of
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS.
STOLE THE WHEAT.

4 Minneapolis Commission Dealer and an
Employe Arrested for Burglary. 0
More than seventy thousand bushels OF
wheat has been stolen from Minneapolis
elevators. w. G. Harley, q we'll known
commission dealer and member Of the
arm Of Peterson, s. Harley, was arrested
few nights ago on q warrant charging
him with stealing fifteen thousand bushels
Of wheat from the Minneapolis Union Gle.
vator in Southern Minneapolis The wheat
had been taken from the company's ware.
house on Twenty-fourth avenue, east. It
was but recently and then by mere acci-
aent-that the officers of the ccom.
pany learned Of the crimes. Attor.
neys were employed, and investigation sat.
+sfied the company that Harley was enc OF
the principal men in the steal. Charles NJ.
Mason, an empleye Of the elevator com.
pany, was also arrested. He is about
twenty-five years old and was dressed In
the garb Of an ordinary working-man. The
stealings extended from last Septemb er to
, q month or so ago. It seems that trusted
employe Of the company, q high-salaried
and expert elevator man, was the medium
through whom these heavy purloinings
were made f..
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03
POOR WHEAT.

In Many Localities the Yield Will Not.Av-
erage Seven Bushels to the Acre.
The reports recently received at Fergus
Falls from the thrashing machines were
depressing. From six to ten bushels per
acre Of poor wheat was the range. The
average was about seven bushels. The
largest yield reported in Otter Tail County
was fourteen bushels, which was excep-
tional. Not more than half the thrashing
was done, the more provident and thrifty
farmers letting their grain go s'through
the sweat" before going through the CYL
inder In Steele County.recent rains had
revived the grass and were of benefit to
farmers in blowing. The early corn was
out of the reach Of frost, but late corn and
corn on low lands had been killed. The
spring wheat was almost a complete fail
lure in Steele and Dodge countless. The av.
erage would not be over four bushels Of
seeded land. Considerable winter wheat
was being sown. If winter kills it corn
would be planted on the land.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03
From Quaint Nantucket.

Apropos of Nantucket, one hears
some rather odd sayings and of some
quaint happenings there.
"Y0u see, we arc somewhat out OF
the way" said one of the islanders;
$50 tramps seldom trouble us, and It
is only when our summer visitors como
that we think of locking our doors ut
night" .. ..- ~ a :
Last fall a man was tried for petty
larceny, and sentenced by the Judge
to three months in jail. A few days
after the trial, the Judge, accompanied
by the sheriff, was on his way to tho
Boston boat, when they passed. man
saving wood.
The sawyer stopped his work,
touched his hat, and said: "Good-
morning, judge"
The judge looked at him moment.
passed on a short distance, then turned
to glance backward, with the question:
why, sheriff, isn't that the man I
sentenced to three months in jailp''
YES" replied the sheriff, hesitate
1ngly-'Y es, that's the man, but you
you see, judge, we've haven't any
one in jail now, and we thought it 3
useless expense to hire some body to
keep the jail for three months just for
this one man; SO / gave him the jail
key, and told him that If he'd sleep
there nights it would be all right. y
r. ri. Mar, IN Harper's Magazine.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03
ABOUT POPULAR AUTHORS.

HARRIET BEEcHER STowE cleared AOn00l
on Uncle TOMS Cabin.'' {
MHs. AUfUsTA EVANS WILSON, the author.
ess, is said to possess the finest botanic COLI
lection in the world. J,
WILLIAM BLAIKIE, the writer on athlet
les, has become an enthusiastic member o1 !
the White Cross Army. !,
JEAN INGELow gives several dinners
weekly to the sick, poor and discharged CON-
yalescents from hospitals i,
ANDREW LANG, the English writer, makes
Sl5,OOO year from London newspapers OUT
side OF his income from his books. 4,
WILLIAM BLACK, the novelist, recently
made pun He said that the only az the
story-writer had to grind was the climax !,
MRS. MARGARET JuDKIN PREsroN, poet, es-
sayist and novelist, is sixty years old, but
does not show her age by a decade or more. !!
VERNON LEE, the young Englishwoman:
upon whom the mantle Of George Eliot 10,
supposed to have fallen, is only TWENTY-FIVE
FREDERICK G. PHILLIPS, author of Gas mi
. Looking Glass; has been by turns cav!
alryman, barrister, q theatrical manager
and newspaper man. I
CLARKE RUSSELL Is martyr to rheuma-;
tsm and govt, it is said, 80 that he can not;
write his OWL manuscript. His son is his
amanuensis = r
AT the banquet given in London, recent
", In honor Of American authors, James
russell Lowell, Brander Matthews and
Mrs. Louise Chandler Moulton responded to,
toasts
MRS. BuRNEF1's "Sara Crewe'' is leading.
us predecessor, Little Lord Fauntleroy''
In point Of popularity. A second edition Of
10000 copies 10 already announced by the
publishers. i
IT Is said that General Lew Wallace first
wrote ben Hur'' On a slate, that he might
rub out easily;" then on soft paper with
pencil. He went over and over his pages
with great care, ana finally sent the book to
the Harpers written on large, unruled pa
per, in violet ink, so well done that tho
reader who went over it for the publishers
said that it was the finest manuscript ever
offered to him. "
Tns lato Rev. Edward Payson Roe en-
joyed the distinction Of having larger
circle Of readers than any living American
novelist. his numerous works, mostly nov-
els: having had an aggregate sale of nearly
10000 copies, many of them having been
previously issued serially, and some of
them, besides, having been published in
, England and also translated into French
and German.
AMONG "the great ones of the DUST" as
Mr. Stevenson would say, who are the real
popular authors in this country, Mrs.
Southworth still easily holds the pre-emi.
hence. Mr.. G. W. Dillingham; recently re-
ceived single order for 10000 copies OF
'The Hidden Hand" her last story in the
Ledger: This is probably the largest single
order given for a book in the history of tho
American book trade
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03
A BIG BLAZE.
Incendiaries Cause a Great Conflag ration
at WahaahA.

Incendiaries Cause a Great Confla grafton
at Wabasha.
An incendiary fire in Wabasha, which
started at four o'clock the other morning,
swept Main street from the First National
Bank to Allegheny street The fire spread
rapidly and burned $3.50, 600 worth of prop
erty, including both the Herald and Demo-
erdt newspaper Offices. Following is list
Of the largest losses: Milwaukee Elevator
Building, $4,000; II. J. O'Neil, grain, ETC.,
5000; insurance. $1,000; L. Kuehn,
stock and building, $4,000, Insured; Wa
basha Mills engine house, 5000; insur-
ance, 5000; j. Schwirtz (estimated),
building and stock, $4,000; partially in.
sured; Joseph Tenney, stock and building,
$500; partially insured
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03
WORDS OF CAUTION.
How to Prevent the Further Increase Of
SO-Called Barley Smut.

How to Prevent the Further Increase Of
So-Called Barley Smut.
The increase Of smut is due to several
causes, Wis: Sowing the same seed
year after year on the same Land. I'm.
favorable seasons, such as alternate
heat, cold and drought, and during the
past two seasons its rapid increase has,
perhaps, been caused by the charley
scourer'' attachment on the threshing
machines. These grind the smut to
powder and rub it into the grain,
which, not being passed through the
tanning mill, is deposited in the gran
airy, where 1t sweats slightly, and be-
comes thoroughly impregnated with
the smut, and when sown next season
Is sure to produce a great abundance
Of this fungoid growth. Many thou
sand bushels were rendered unsafe
able last season, being blackened by
being passed through the ''scourer."
This season it may reach the
millions If the same plan is
adopted. Smutty barley should not be
passed through the ''scourer,' but
through the threshing machine Sec
ond time to remove the boards and
smut, for then while passing through
the mill all the smut grains which are
broken are blown out, or, if this be
too much trouble at threshing time,
pass the grain over tanning mill i'm
mediately after the threshing is done.
This will remove a good proportion of
the smut, at least all that is light and
broken. Smut is beginning to be a
serious matter, as I do not believe
there is certain remedy for it. I
have tried the many so-called rene
| dies, such as bluestone, washing-soda,
etc. These applied according to d.
rections, but as they made but little
improvement in the crop, I
thought l had, perhaps, not
done it properly. But this spring
| received from the Experimental
Farm, Ottawa, Ladoga spring wheat,
which had been thoroughly and
scientifically treated-indeed, the grain
l received had become so harsh and
dry from the poisonous dressing that
we were afraid it would not terminate,
but it grew we'll, and so did the smut,
for it constituted fourteen per cent. of
the entire yield; while four acres of
Rio Grande wheat, of my own seed
(not treated), just across the furrow,
was without smut. I believe the best
re medy for it is to reject all seed grain
which contains smut. and not SOW on
land that has produced it, if possible;
but believe the germs will not re-
main in the soil more than one year,
if not renewed by grain being
sown on the same land. To
satisfy myself that grain can be
impregnated with smut, took some
barley entirely free from it; took smut
from other grain, dampened it and
rubbed the smut on it till it was thor
oughly blackened. This I sowed be-
side some not thus treated. The grain
treated produced twenty-five per cent.
smut, while the other was entirely
free. So, believe the greatest eau
ton should be used in the selection of
seed, threshing and cleaning the grain
as soon as threshed. Thomas El,nes.
IN Farmers ADVOCATE.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03
FOR BUTTER-MAKERS


cessful Churning.
The idea still prevails to consider
able extent that milk should sour be-
fore butter can be made. This is an
error. Numberless trials have shown
that sweet milk and sweet cream yield
butter as much and as easily as sour
cream, provided these have stood for
some time at medium temperature. It
is difficult if not impossible to bring
butter from fresh milk or from thin
cream that gathers upon milk kept cold
for twenty-four hours. Readiness for
churning, afirms as good an authority
as Prof. S. w. johnson, depends chief
~ upon the time that has elapsed since
milking, and the temperature to which
it has been exposed in the pans.
The colder it is the longer it must
be kept. At medium temperature
sixty degrees to seventy degrees F.
it becomes suitable for the churn in
twenty -four hours, or before the cream
has entirely risen. Access of air ap-
pears to hasten the process. The sour
ing of the milk Or cream has directly
little to do with preparing them for
the churn. Its influence is, however,
otherwise felt, as it causes the caseine
to pass beyond that gelatinous condi-
ton in which the latter is inclined to
foam strongly at low temperature, and
by enveloping the fat globules hinders
their joining together. On churning
cream that is very sour the caseine
separates in fine, granular state that
does not interfere with the ''gather.
ing" of the butter.
Churning cream when slightly sour,
as is the custom in the Holstein diaries,
yields butter of a peculiar and fine
aroma Butter made from sour cream
is destitute of this aroma, and has the
taste which the Holstein butter &C.
quires after keeping some time.
Stirring of cream does not promote
souring but rather hinders it by in.
creasing access of air; it may be adj
vantageous in making the souring uni
form.
1t has been claimed, with some
reason, that churning the whole milk
makes more butter than to set the milk
aud churn the cream. Very good but
ter may be made from churning whole
milk, but it is more difficult to make
than from the cream. Willard advises,
for q choice article of fine color, full
Of aroma and of long keeping qualities,
setting the milk and churning the
cream. a. temperature of about sixty.
five degrees or q little above appears
to be the best for churning whole milh
sweet but the usual temperature j.
from sixty to sixty-tive degrees. IN
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