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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1890-02-14

Tax PAYERS who were in town on Tuesday
expressed themselves emphatically agalnt the
proposed court house movement. Senator
Posey says that he ought not to have to bear
all the blame, as he was hacked up by a
petition but he will take his share.
Senator Posey has in view a bill to reduce
the number of county commissioners for
Charles county to three instead to five. Some
OF the wealthiest counties are ruled by three
commissioners. but here we have so much
territory that five gives better local repre-
sentatiOn.
The civil list of appointments for Charl,
county has been sent to the Governor. No
changes are recommended excepting to ill
a vacancy for j. P. in the 7th district and
the appointment Of John +. Ticer registrar
for the 9th district, in the place OF John L.
Wall, resigned.
The State Senate on last Thursday passed
the bill giving the appointment OF the School
board of St. Mary's county to the Governor.
Mr.. Wilkinson pleaded earnestly for "sena-
torial courtesy" but the Senators thought
the best way to show courtesy would be to
let the tax payers control their own affairs.
Astronomers state that the Star Of Beth
lehem, which made its appearance at the
birth of Christ, and was the guide for the
wise men of the East to the birthplace OF the
Saviour, and which only becomes visible
once in period of 316 years, will be visible
during the present year. For three weeks it
will shine with resplendent brllliancy,
wane and disappear.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1890-02-14
Judge RriscOe's Appointment.


Governor jackson on Monday sent 10 the
Senate the nomination of Mr.. John p. Briscoe,
of Calvert, to be chief justice Of the Southern
Maryland circuit, to succeed the Hon. Fred
erick Stone. Mr.. Briscoe will be 81 years Of
age next August. He was educated at
Charlotte Hall Academy and St. John Col
lege read law with Mr.. Henry Williams and
was admitted to the bar in 1875. That year
he was the democratic candidate for State 5
Attorney of Calvert, and was defeated by 20
votes by Mr.. r. II. Hagner. In 1879 he was
again the democratic candidate for the same
Office, when the republicans made no nomi-
nation, and he was almost unanimously
elected. Split democratic conventions oc-
CURED in 1888, and Mr.. Briscoe ran as an
iudep; ndcnt democrat, receiving the repub-
lican support. He hal about I 900 majority
out of total of 1000 votes. He defeated
Mr.. Francis CAN'T, republican, in 1887 by
112 voi.s, making three terms Of four years
each for which lie hss heen elected State
Attorney FOR Calvert county. There are two
years of his unexpired term, to be flle,. by
the judges of the circuit
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1890-02-14
THE SOUTHERN MARYLAND
DEVELOPMENT CO.
OF
CHARLES COUNTY, MARYLAND

0dicers:
JouN G. CHAPLAIN,
Pre- ide..f.
Scc'y, j. C. HowARD.
Treas. L. A. WfLxKR.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1890-02-14


The Prince Georges county Farmers ALI
ance has adopted u resolution stating that it
protests against the closing OF any OF the
State tobacco warehouses as proposed by the
Governors message and by bill now before
the General Assembly of Maryland" " They
evidently do not concur in the opinion ex-
pressed by some Of our local functionaries,
that it is matter Of little concern to the
farmers what becomes Of the warehouses.
A delegation headed by Senator Edelen and
consisting of all the Democratic members OF
our bar excepting Mr.. Mitchell, and Mr..
Pennington who was sick) Clerk Turner,
Register Mattingly and others, waited on the
Governor last Saturday to urge the appoint
ment Of John Ii. Mitchell, Esq, for Judge.
But the Governor had committed himself too
far to retreat. Our bar has itself only to
blame for not getting this appointment, for
having rendered the appointment to Senator
Edelen, the Governor could not well have
refused to appoint another member Of our
bar had there not been u fatal delay.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1890-02-14

PROFESSIONAL CARDS (under 10 lines) S. 90
As- THE TINES having a l.roer circulation than
any other pcpeg among tt eIti3es.t farmers
business Of Cherries tsf,tt, offers stpe,io,
inducements tsadrerisers u fase,s their announce
hseats IN Il s coldu,3,..
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1890-02-14
IMPORTANT
Announcements to Buyer
OF
Fall and Winter Goods

Having purchased II very large and carefully
selected Stock of Fall and WInter Goods, aud
~ order to clear them out for the next n;n,v
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-03-29


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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-03-29
HINTS TO HOUSEWIVES.

To kill cockroaches and waterbugs
the following may be used: Boil an
ounce of poke root in one pint of
water until the strength is extracted; /;
mix the decoctlon with molases and
spread it in plates on the kitchen and
laundry floors and in the closets or
anywhere the vermin may trouble you.
Powered borax is said to be very effec-
tive in driving away cockroaches, but
must not be used with the poke root
remedy, as 1t will prevent the reaches
coming near the latter it will be USE
full later to prevent the coming Of new
relays. To extermininate ants grease
plates with lard and set them where
these insects abound and they will
crowd upon the plates to eat it, as they
are extravagantly fond of it; they can
then be scraped into the fire or into the
slop pail and drowned.
For rats and mice it is SAID that one
drop of oil of rhodium on the ordinary
bait used in rat and mouse traps will
attract those creatures, as they have
such liking for it they will risk any,
thing to obtain 1t. Powdered squilI
spread with lard upon bread will also
attract rats, as they are fond of 1t.
Chloride of lime scattered dry around
and in their holes will Danish rats ef-
fectually, and it has this in its favor, it
is wholesome disintectant. To con-
clude. it is useless to employ many Of
these recipes, if large cracks under the
surbases of rooms are neglected these
should all be stopped up by putty and
painting, the latter being very deadly
to insects. Cracks IN flooring should
also be looked after, as these furnish a
retreat or safe harbor for vermin.-
Housekeeber.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-03-29
HIS FAITH SHATTERED.

The small boy had only been day
or two at the kindergarten when he ap-
preached his father, showing a great
deal OF Indignation.
"Papa, that isn't good school. l
don't want to 60 to that school any
more"
"Why, my boy7"
"Well, do you know what the boys
at that school say7"
"What7"
"Well, papa, they say there amt any
Santa Claus that it's not true; they
amt any such thing. Papa. there IS a
Santa Claus, isn't there2"
The father thought moment. Then
he concluded he would tell the child
the truth, the whole truth and nothing
but the truth. So he took him on his
knee and told him how it was pretty
fabrication made up by fathers and
mothers who loved their children to
make them happy, and the fathers and
mothers were the real Santa Claus. The
small boy listened in silence. This was
shock 20 him, because, l suppose,
like other and more inexcusable people
he felt he had been making a painful
exhibition of his ignorance. He slid
down from his fathers knee and walked
across the room to the door. He
opened it and stood holding the knob
for moment in kind of deep thought.
Then he turned and looked at his
father.
"Say papa, have you been filling me
up about the devil, tool"
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-03-29
IUEL OF POLITENESS.

Old Judge Farnald, of Santa Barbara,
has the reputation of being the politics,
man in California. He never loses an
opportunity to doff his hat or to offer
some slight attention to wayfarmg men
and women.
One day, as he was about to take the
train for San Francisco, he reached the
rear step of the last car just as they
were approached by young priest.
CATER the CLOTH" said the chivalric
judge, stepping back with curtly bow.
Gray hairs have the preference, re-
turned the priest with splendid wave of
the hand.
"The church always has precedence, I"
retorted the judge, taking another back
ward step, hat in hand.
"'rhe church follows in the footsteps
of the fathers" replied the priest, bow
ing low and indicating the way to the
steps.
The duel Of politeness was not half
through, neither Welding an inch, when
the train pulled out, leaving both bow
Ing and standing on the platform.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-03-29
DREEpERs will take notice

REEDERS will take notice
Dthat these StallioOS are Stand
ard-hred and each have two pro-
ducing Dams something which
few stations can Toast of. Rumor
(sire OF ZiZ-Zag) is no only Il trot-
ter himself, but a sire OF speed and
is Il direct descendant OF Pilot, Jr.,
II. who was ii sire of speed himself
and sired the Dams OF the fastest
horses in the world. "ZigZag"
trotted in 2.47 aS two year old and
is destined to be fast horse. All
horSemen are familiar with Red
Wilkes" (sire OF Myrtieton) rs Il
sire OF speed. Myrtle (Dam OF
Myrtleton) was not only a perform,
er herself. but is Il producer as we'll
being the Dam of Myrtlewo0d,
who took a record OF 2.25l the past
season and is expected TO trot in
2.20 or better the coming season.
Old Jane (the second Dam Of Mry-
tletou produced two with records
better than 30 and iour better
than Sol. MyrtletOn has plenty
OF speed aS time will develOpe. hav-
ing trotteu quarters as a two year
old III ~ seconds. These Stallions
will make the season OF 1890 at nv
stables Limited to % mares each.
Mares kept at reasonable rates.
Season commences February lSt,
and ends July lst.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-03-29

There is no occasion to swear out
side of printing office. Ii is useful in
proof-reading, and indispensable in
getting forms to press, and has been
known to assist in looking over the
paper when it is printed, but otherwise
it Is very disgusting habit.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-03-29

A fond Detroit father who has q fast
son informs us that he desires to secure
for him ga position hat will slow him
up, SO to speak" Make him a mes
senger boy.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-03-29

lap. Both had a single thought.
Neither spoke.
AT last he laid the pipe upon the
stand, and soon the house was dark.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-03-29

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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-06
INDIAN TROUBLES
yatest Advices to Army Headquarters sfs
RsassurInU Nature.

Ystest Advices to Army Headquarters efs
Reassurlng Nature.
All the dispatches from the North
west received at army headquarters
Tuesday were OF so rcassuring a a-Aature
that General Miles left for homo hours
earlier than he has done for week past
just before his departure the following
dispatch was received from General
Ruger, at St. Paul: Following OF this
date received from commanding officer
at Fort Yates: Little change In situa-
tion. Scouts report no Indiansh have gone
on the warpath. Reports indicate Sitting
Bull and followers badly frightened. "
Dispatches received from General Brooke
at Pine Ridge, were TO tho effect that
all was quiet and every thing pleasant.
While reading this General Miles re-
marked that the Indians were great
braggadocios, and that 1t was hard to
tell what day or two might bring
forth. 1t was time that effective meas.
ures were taken to put stop to all
nonsense among the redskins, and
to prevent the possibility OF
their making trouble every few
years. Late Tuesday night Adjutant'
General Williams stated that dispatch
had been received from General Ruger
to the effect that his advices proved that
an elaborate report sent out Monday re-
garding some six hundred Indians at
DEVILS Lake and Turtle Rock leaving
the reservation and preparing for the
warpath, was false in every particular.
The Indians at this point are loyalists.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-06
BROKE INTO PRISON.
An Unparalleled Raid by West vir'
ginia Gophers.
scaled tho Walls and Blow tho Safe Al
most Under tho Eyes OF
tho Guard.

News OF one Of the boldest burglaries
on record came Sunday night from
Moundsville, twelve miles east OF
Wheeling. w. Va, and the seat Of the
West Virginia State penitentiary. It's
no less case than that of the thieves
entering the prison and cracking the
safe in one OF the shops Saturday night.
They scaled the massive stone wall
which surrounds the prison at point
near the northeast tower, let them
selves down in the inclosure unseen by
the armed guard who paced the top Of
the wall, entered tho broom depart
ment, blew open the safe, secured a
sum OF money Gust how much is not
known) and made their escape. The
robbery was not noticed until Sunday
when the tracks from the shop to
the wall and the implements used in
scaling che inclosure bore evidence OF
how it had been accomplished. The
robbery was evidently perpetrated by ex-
convicts who were familiar with tho in.
terror arrangement Of the penitentiary.
Tho prison authorities are much cha
grined over the occurrence, and are the
butts of numerous jokes on account OF
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-06
SCARED SETTLERS.

Indians Reported Congregating on Grand
River, and Acting Suspiciously.
A special from Dickinion, N. D., says:
The Indian troubles are causing much
alarm to the settlers at remote places
west Of here. Citizens Of Belheld,
twenty miles west, were surprised Sat
urday to see settlers with their families
coming in from all directions They
were all very scared, having heard that
the Indians were camped on Grand river,
fifty miles south. The situation was SO
alarming that leading citizen arrived
here from Belfield Sunday to con-
suit with the authorities and learn
the truth of the situation. There
is good authority for saying that bands
OF Indians are oongregating on the Grand
river and are acting suspiciously. The
alarm among the women and children at
Belfield is such that they won't be COM
forted only when the men keep in bodies
to watch. A mass meeting was held
there Sunday afternoon, and delegation
will be sent to confer with the Governor.
This place is contiguous to an extensive
stock country consisting Of several
ranchmen, several miles apart Should
the Indians commence depredations they
could cause great havoc. A mass meet
ing is called at the courthouse here
Monday night to take action looking to-
ward protection.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-06
DON'T WANT TO FIGHT.
The willy Red Man Not Declar-
ing That He Is In It.
EAttle Wound and His Satellites Como In
to the Agency For Conference.


Little Wound, the last of the recalci-
trant leaders, accompanied by his chief
Lieutenants, Yellow Hair, Yellow Bear
and Broken Arm, came into the Agency
at Pine Ridge late Thursday night, and
will hold conference with the Agent.
Agent Roger announced Wednesday
that the beef issue would be postponed.
How long it will be put of is not stated,
but the desire is to get all the Indians
into the Agency before giving out the
beef. There are still many who
have not reported. Those OF them
who are inclined to hostility are
not suffering for beef, as every
day reports come in OF animals
slaughtered by the Indians. Thousands
of cattle range on the reservation dur
ing the summer and fall, and OF these
the Indians are killing many. A num-
ber are reported as wantonly slain. In
several places carcasses have been found
with arrows sticking in them. Un-
less the Indians are frightened or
driven into fight during the next
week there is every probability that
the Indian troubles on Pine Ridge
Agency will be settled without diff
fculty. No hostile Indians can be
found among the 1000 gathered there.
The authorities look mysterious, but
talk much more pacifically than they
have at any time before. Every Indian
who can be found unites with Jack Red
Cloud and Big Road in the declaration
that he doesn't want to fight and never
did. 1t is claimed that enough troops
have been posted to the north and west
OF the reservation to prevent the Indians
from leaving, provided they should get
away from the forces at the Agency.
The authorities are reticent about the
Indians, but there can be little doubt
that an effort will be made to disarm the
Pine Ridge Indians, If not the whole
Sioux Nation. This effort will include
Pine Ridge, Rosebud, Cheyenne River
and Standing Rock. In connection with
this Red Cloud, No Water, Jack Red
Cloud and Big Road are in danger of be.
ing arrested.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-06
Prize Potato Crops.

Nearly one thousand bushels Of pota-
toes-or to be exact, 8ZG bushels and 4S
pounds-have been grown on one acre OF
land in Johnson County, Wyoming. the
past season. This crop wins the first
prize of several hundred dollars offered
by the American Agriculturist for the
largest yield OF potatoes on one
exact acre. 1t was grown on virgin
soil, without manure or fertilizer. but
the land was rich in potash, and the
copious irrigation was of water also
rich in saline material. There were %,
800 hills on one acre, and 1, $50 pounSs OF
sets, containing one, two and three eyes,
were planted. The profit on the crop OF
this first-prize acre was STA exclusive
of $500 in prizes. Another large crop
was that of r. A. Chisholm, of Del
Norte, Col, of s471a bushels on 1,OOO
pounds of fertilizer.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-06
ENCOURAGING KOCH.
Prussia Will Undertake to Produce Lymph
An Institute OF Bnoteriology.

Prussia VIII Undertake to Produce Lymph
An Institute OF Bnotoriology.
DR.. Bergman, in lecture Friday
night, declared that the secret OF tho
composition Of Prof. Kooh's curative
lymph was the exclusive property OF
Prof. Koch. DR.. Bergman illustrated
the degrees Of fever after each injection
and explained the quantity Of lymph
required in the various cases The
number of physicians coming to Berlin
to study tho Koch method has not less
ened. There were 1S2 arrivals Thurs
day. The Government Of Prussia will
shortly introduce . bill IN tho Diet
providing for the establishment of
an Institute OF Bacteriology, at which
Prof. Koch may pursue his studies.
Connected with the institute will be five
inflrmaries containing $50 beds. After
aIlotting to Prof. Koch an adequate
grant for his discovery the Govern
ment will undertake the work OF pro-
ducing the lymph. The plans for Prof.
Koch's new hospital for English patients
have been accepted and work prepara-
tory to the erection OF the new building
has been begun. The surReon-generals OF
all the German army corps have been
summoned to Berlin to decide whether
the Koch treatment shall be used in the
army hoeritals.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-06
CHARLIE ROSS.

It IL Claimed That the Long-Lost Is In
Prison in Boston on n False Charge.
1t is more than probable that Charlie
Ross, the long-lost kidnapped son OF
Christian X. Ross, has at last been
found. The detective bureau at the
New York police headquarters, are fully
convinced that they have discovered
the boy. Charles A. Grant, chief clerk
of the police commissioners Of New
York, is the man who has worked the
clew down to q point where Inspector
Byrnes was consulted and the lat.
ter's detectives called in. Mr..
Grant has been following the case
diligently but quietly for several
months, and he now feels no hesitation
in stating that he has located Charley
Ross in Boston, where it is said Ross is
in prison on a false charge. One OF
Byrnes' men is in Boston to see the al
legged Charley Ross The story is that
the boy was raised on the quiet by Bur.
glar Bill Mosher's widow. Mosher, it
will be remembered, was one of the kid
napers. Mrs. Mosher has been inter-
viewed, and is represented as being
greatly excited. She says the youth is
her son. She can't tell where or when he
was born, and refuses to brush her mem
ory up.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-06
DrsARM AND p1sMouNT.

General Miies' solution Of the Indian
troubles Departure for washington to
Arrange tho U~mpsign.
The departure Of General Miles, Com
mander OF tho Department OF the Mis-
souri,, for Washington is moro than sig
niticant. In short, the General has been
summoned to the National Capital by
General Schofield and the Secretary OF
War for the purpose Of discussing the
details OF his plan for at onco
dismoun ting and dissrming the hos
tile Indians in the Northwest Gem
eral Miles was seen by reporter Friday
afternoon just before his departure, and
he confirmed all that Is stated above.
''I 20 to Washington" he said, ito con-
fer with the General Of the army con-
cerning the Indian situation. Yes, the
situation is grave" he continued. land
the necessity for vigorous winter cam
paiqn is becoming more and more APP
parent We are probably face TO face
with O winter campaign. The hostile
Indians ought to be compelled to
surrender, and they ought to be
dismounted and disarmed, and
they will be. That Is all 1
can say. Oh, will add this: They will
probably find themselves in position
in the future so that they can not 80
easily mount and arm as in the past
You may look for winter campaign In
the Northwest We have only 1000
mounted men in the Indian country
over stretch of 600 miles long. The
infantry is doing guard duty only.
With this force we hope to keep the
peace until we get ready to crush tho
unrisinpn