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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-24

COULDN'T CURE HIM.-Eel-,ea, and oil
other cures for drunkenness that human
science ever devised, were tried in vain on
Philander Nichols, the last-naker. Mrs.
Nichols had used some remedies such as
sleeping large quantities of ja!ap, aloes, ipe-
cac, &C., in Philander's grog; but he con-
tinued TO drink with undiminished relish,
and the consequences of this dosing system
were more troublesome to Mrs. Nichols
herself, than they were TO PhIlander, her
husband. Being dead drunk every afternoon,
within half an hour after he began his days
jollifca,ion, SO rapidly did he pour down
the liquor,) he never fel. the slightest incon-
venience or unpleasant sensation on ac-
count Of the medicines he had swall owed.
At last Mrs. Nichols be,hought herself of
another plan for making reformed drunk
ard of her lord. She engaged wa,chman,
for stipulated reward, to carry Philsnder
to the h-house, while he was yet in
state of insensibility, and frighten him lit
tie when he recovered. In consequence Of
this arrangement, Pkilander walked up about
ii O'Clock at night, and found himself lying
on pine bench in dim and strange apart
ment. Raising himself on one elbow, he
looked around until his eyes rested on a
man seated by stove, and smoking segar.
"Where am - said Philander.
"In the medical college," answered the
segar-smoker.
'sWhat adding there 20
"Going to be cut up.''
allow comes that?
"Why, you died yesterday, while you
were drunk, and we brought your body to
make 'na,omy.
''I,'s lie Pm not dead"
"No matter, we bought your csrcase
from your wife who had right to sell it,
for it's all the good she could ever make Of
you. If you're not dead, that's no. the fault
Of the doctors and they'll cut you up, dead
or alive"
"You will do it, eh - asked the old sot.
SAY, to be sure we will now, direclly,"
was the resolute answer.
swell, can't you let us have little some
thing to drink before you begin? -
This last speech satisfied The watchman
that Philander was hopeless case; and as
his reward was contingent on his success
ful treatment of the patient, he was not
little chsgrined q. the result. so, with no
gentle handling, he !umbIed the irreformable
nebriate out of the ch-house.-Pennsyl
Udniun
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-24

A Partisan author has translated Shak-
spears line, ''Out brief candlew into French
,hus-"Get out short candles ~ and "Lay
on Macduff,," "Hn him again, Mr.. Macduf:'
This is not as bad as a translation Of Mil
tons, "Ilail! horrors, hail!'' into "How dye
do, horrors, how dye do.'
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-24

An old farmer ssout west" was in the
nightly habit of counting his live stock, to
see whether any had gone astray. Said he
to his son, ''John, have you counted the
hogs 20 ayes, sir ," "And the turkeys" ,"
eyes, sir" "And the COWS % "Yes, sir"
"And the sheep?' "Yes, sir" "WelI.
John now GO aud wake up The old hen, and
count her, and then we'll 60 TO bed %
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-24

A stranger passing through one of the
mountain towns of New England inquired,
-"What can you raise here 20 The an
swer was, "Our land is rough and poor, we
can raise bu. little produce, and so we build
school houses and churches and raise
MEND
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-24
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BY e. WELLS. JR.
EDITOR AND P r o p RI E T o r

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constituting square-and 25 cents for every sub
sequent insertion. IF fthe number of insertions be
not marked on the advertisement it will be pub
lished until forbid, and charged accordingly. A
liberal deduction will be made to those who ad-
vertise by the year.
Communications addressed to this Office must be
POST PAID,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-24
P o E T r Y
BEN BOLT.

Don't you remember sweet Alice, Ben Bolt,
Sweet Alice whose locks were so brown
Who wept with delight ifyou gave her a smile,
And trembled with fear at your frown?
In the old church-yard in the valley, Ben Bolt,
In corner obscure and alone,
They have finished slab of the granite so gray,
And Alice sleeps under the stone.
Under the hickory tree, Ben Bolt,
Which stood at the foot of the hill
Together we've lain in the noon-day shade,
And listened to Appleton's Mill
The mill-wheel has fallen to pieces, Ben Bolt,
The rafers have tumbled in, [gaze
And the quiet which creeps round the walls as you
Has followed the olden din.
Do you mind the cabin of logs, Ben Bolt,
Atthe edge of the painless wood
And the button-bal tree, with its motley limbs,
Which right by the doorstep stood!
The cabin to ruin has gone, Ben Bolt,
The tree you would seek in vain,
And where once the lords of the forest waved,
Grow grass and the golden grain.
And don't you remember the school, Ben Bolt,
With the master so cruel and grim,
And the little nook in the running brook,
. Where the children learned to swim
Grass grows on the masters grave, Ben Bolt,
The spring of the brook is dry,
And of all the boys that were school-mates then,
There only you and I.
There's change in the things love, Ben Bolt,
A change from the old to the new;
But feel in the core Of my spirit, the truth,
There never was change in you
Twelve months twenty have passed. Ben Bolt,
Since first we friends, yet hail
Thy presence blessing, thy friendship truth,
Ben Bolt of the salt-sea gale.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-24

A suit has been commenced in Newport,
Rhode Island, against man for stealing a
house. Tha. comes close upon the perlor
nance of the man down east, who stole a
saw-miIl, and got caught when he went
back to steal the dam.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-24

Mahomets idea of The material resurrec-
ton is very curious. Gabriel blows twice,
and then all the souls, collected, are gasher-
ed in his trumpet. At the third blast, these
souls are blown in every direction, each in
search of its earthly tabernacle.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-24

81 never complained of my condition."
said the Persian poe, Sadi, 'but once, when
my feet were bare, and had no money to
buy shoes but ! met man without feet,
and became contenied with my lot"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-24

Fossil apes have been discovered in the
principal tertiary strata Of Western Eu-
rope, but no fossil remains of human beings.
The inference is that monkeys were made
long time before men.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-24

Jean Paul, that wicked sa,irist of woman
kind, thus closes a paragraph :-"Even in
church, the women sing an octave higher
than the men, in order not 10 ogree with
them in anything ~
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-24

Never did an lrishman utter better bull
than did honest John when asked by
friend: "Has your sister go! son or
daughter ;"
"Upon my soul don't know whether |
am an uncle or an aunt"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-24

Ginger pulverised and made into strong
tea, is said to relieve the sevetest attack OF
dyspepsia.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1850-04-24

A wife that always wears a smile is
jewel Of greater value than the wealth Of all
the world combined.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-05-09
TIE Il ABROAD.

Yes steamboats, were grand, and all
honors to Finch and Fulton, and to the
man who in anticipation Of such thing,
caused himself to he buried on "a steep
slope of Lake Champlain shore, that he
m ght ghostly look out and see them
when they came but the railroad is a
crander thing. Over the Pon,ine mar
shes, laundering around the Vatican
across the Saharian deserts through
Iiariz forests past Laplanl cabins and
Camanche wigwams rou ing the Hot
rentot and PatagOnian from q bc>iial lc.
thargy, the iron path, and iron stced,
flaming Of nostril and furious in speed,
shall break the mono,ony Of past eierni-
~, its darkness and uelincss, and scatter
a new life and light, 10 the ut,erInosl
bounds Of the earth Who viii say that
oceans may no. be lunneled to give the
iron fire-horse freer vent, that witt, loos.
cncl rein he may snort and plunge from
hemisphere TO hemisphere Ike Lightning
or like thought. 1t were easier in oul
time, than for Nubians 10 build The frs
pyramids, or the fat,crcr artist-genius tC
hew Athos into a statue. ], is already !
J talked Of . small bore to tunnel lh'
Alus the oceans Viii be wortlici
: task. And these hea,en fed wires, pos,
ed along the iron paths these electri,
! drawback. upon flying crimes, are The ii
rona 10 guide the hre-.tccd, whose paw
, ing viii beat down Russian bountaric.
and desporisms, though Hungary lie de
fcated, betrayed and bloody in the dust
and HOS uih wanders stricken proI,Le
and hero, whose name can never die
( hunted like Wild beast among the ma
tions, - Out Of the way, lark and bird.
nest eating Celestial Clear the track
for the engine is coming that ~ili tumble
down your ragodas, and send your hareni
| harum-scnTum 10 some locker, deeper
down than Davy Jones And fly yot
iyranfs. assassin, and thieves you ha;
ers Of light, law, and liberty, ior the tcl
egraph is al yoor heels, goaded by ,h'
press, which will lay you on the bloch o
I ju.tice and truth --hnicLerLocler.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-05-09

| rinus members II the fnmIly. yet. in c'n-
sequence Of his rcrcrius'ioa. from place
| to place. the letters addressed 10 him ,ii
return, seldom reached his hands. About
en years ago, he cafnc Ia WhHchessi,
and has resided there c,es since. lie u
u widowcr. and has children, some OF
them married. We believe, and living in
this vicinity. She is widow. over 80
years Of age; aud ii was in answer to IN.
quirics which we addressed to her day
before yesterday tha, il was frs, known
ON board the boa, that her present name
is Mrs Li,tleton. For a number Of
years past, she has lived as domestic in
Boston aud elsewhere. until last fall,
when she was engaged A. sicwardess Of
the steamboat. Her brother has been
up and down in the boat several times
since she has been employed ON board.
bu, they never happened TO meet, or II
they did, they did not recognize each
other. From 1906 until last Saturday.
they have known nothing Of each others
fate -- Winghdu Jour.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-05-09
EARLY DAYS OF NAPOLEON.

Thicrs, in his History oflhc Consulate,
relates some very strange and previously
unknown particulars respecting the early
life and penury Of Napoleon Bonaparte.
1t appears that after he hal obtained a
suIal,ern's commission in the French SER
vice, and after l.o had done the state good
service by his skill and daring at Toulon
he lived some time in Paris in obscure
lodgings, and in such extreme poverty
that he was often without the means Of
paying ten sous { Sd for his dinner, and
frequently went without any meal at all.
He was Under the necessity Of borrow
ing small sums, and even WORKOUT clothes
from his acq,iaiuiances lie and his
brother Louis, afterwards King Of llol-
land. had at one time only one coat be.
tween them, so the brothers colld oAIy
70 oui alternately turn and turn about
At this crisis the benefacior Of the future
Empoior ard conqueror sat whose name
the world grew pale" was the actor Tai
ma. who often gave him food and money
Napoleon's face. afterwards 50 famed foT
its classic mould, was, during this period
cf starvation, harsh and angular in il,
, lineamen,s, with projecting cheek bones
His meagre fare brought Oh an unpleas'
ant and unsigltly cutancous disease, ot &
type so virulent and malignant, that il
took all the skill and as,iduity Of lis ac.
complishod ply sician, Cory isar', 10 eXpe
il after duration Of more than ten years
Tie squalid begger the, the splendid
Emperor aflerwards--thc ,hrcad-lare
habilimcnts. the imperial man'le-the
loscl and the palace, the mcagre fooc
and the gorgeous banquet, the friendship
i Of . poor aclcr. the homage and the ter
ror of the world, aud exile and a prison
cr, such are the ups and downs Of ih'
chanreable life, such the lights and shad
ows of the great aud mighty.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-05-09
HOW TO BE ATTRACTIVE IN
COMPANY.

1t is delicate secret, that Of being at
trac,ivc and charming in company,
Some people think it requires beauty or
knowledge, or eloqucnce in tho speaker /;
it requires no such thing. 1t is true tina,
beauty brings the hearers near, but il,
does not keep them. Some people think
that it requires the speaker TO be clever
in herself, or agreeable, or interesting
instead Of which it only requires that she
should, with nice and delicate tact, so al
dress herself to others, as to make them
feel themselves clever, agreeable and in
teresting and that will please and graft
fy them infinitely more, than by display
ing the most brilliant or extraordinary
powers Of he own Hearts and Homes.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-05-09
ACINCOURT AND BUENA
VISTA

Sir Henry Bulwer draws the follow
ing parallel between two great Anglo
Saxon Victories
The battle Of Agincour, was tough, O,
the 25th day of October, on the plains o
ficardy. in France. There were OF
that occasion the English forces, few IL
Numbers, fniigued by marching, onf.eblcl
by siek'e,s, and surrounded BY a crcat
aud gallant army. 10 confident Of victory
that It's chiei, previous TO giving the sig
hal for the onset. sent n herald TO tie
English leader to bargain FOR hi. ransom.
That leaders answer has been thus given
Z" Go tell your master here ! am,
My ransom IL this fral and worthless trunk;
My srmy.buta week and sickly guard
Bu. God before tell him, we will come OH
"But God before: Tell him we will
come on" Aud on wen, King Henry
and his gallant band and of wen.
though no! without "a fight, the vaun,ing
enemy. 1t was a great victory, and won
on ST. Crispin'. day.
Well in lS47, was fought another bat.
tie in a valley in Mexico; and this time
the descendants of those who had fourh,
and conquered four centuries previous,
were, rs their ancestors had been on the
occasion alluded to, few in numbers. en-.
feebled by sickness, and encompassed by
foes, who, like the confident and over.
dusty French felt so sure Of success in
the approaching contest that the COM
mander sent instructions TO the American
commander, summoning him TO surrend-
er at discretion. Did gentlemen re-
member the answer that was returned to
this summons They ought to do so.--
II would live in their history. If he (Sir
II. Bulwcr) remembered rightly, it ran
thus Headquarters, near Buena
Vista, Feb. 22d. Sir--In reply to your
note Of this date, summoning me To sur
render my forces at discretion, I beg
leave TO say decline acceding to your
request. am sir, with the greatest re-
spect, your obcdient servant, Zachary
Taylor"
This was not poetry, but il was stout
and sterling old Anglo-Sa prose and
il was followed up in an Anglo Saxon
manner. Again there was great VIC
tory, not this time on the day of St. Girls.
pin, but on the birth day of Washington
But did not the old battle of Agincourt
resemble the modern battle of Buenn
Vista! Might not they who were proud
Of their fathers having been at one, be
as proud that they themselves had been
at the other? He said yes; and many
were the gentlemen who had slept quiet >
ly in their beds at Baltimore, on the night
of the % Of February, who would at
that moment given half their fortunes TO
have passed i, by the side Of the gallant
veteran who was then a, the head Of the
American camp, and who now presides
over American counsels.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-05-09
RULES FOR READING.

in the selection of books which you
read, although mental relaxation il ne
cessary AS bodily, do not devote yoursei
too much 10 those lighter works, which
will only encourage and sircnc,hcn imag.
ina'ion in its fights and dreams. Fancy
is n s,rolling player, whose va.ran,
courses should be checked, and brought
within the rule and line of discipline and
system. Bu, read the bes, Of the old.
aud best Of the new. the cream Of bn,h
with as little Of the blue milk as possible .
aud even SO you will I've able TO make
yourselves acquainted with only a slight,
sprink ling Of the volumes which the teen.
ing press is pouring forth day by day
aud even so yon viii be Ike the plowbo,
at tie harvest home feast, who. when
lac had swallowed SO many good things
iha, he had brought himself to state Of
surfct, burst into tears, a. the tables
were cleared, and cried out, 4" There's all
that pudding left, and | cant ca, any
more" Aud in doing all this, make
yourselves the master, not the slaves of
the books which you read, bringing all
their contents before the par of your
judgment, and the test Of your reason
and common sense have always
though, ,ha, "a glorious exclamation of an
eminent writer, in which he says, had
better never see book. than to bo war
ped 10y lis attraction clean out Of my own
orbit. and make satellite instead Of a.
system.
All cannot be so ambitious as to being
the authors and founders of system, BIZ,
all should strive, in course Of their read
ing to extract the honey and leave the
poison behind them / Speech of Rev.
j. Aspinall at Lancaster.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-05-09
SOMETHING OF A ROMANCE

An incident occurred on board the
steamboat Maytlower, last Saturday
night, which il strikes US, is worth telling,
Among the Passengers down was MIR
benjamin Glazier, man between GO
and 20 years of age, who resides at
Whitehead, Nau,asEct, 1t was late when
the boat reached the wharf. and the storm
being very severe, Mr.. Glazicr thought
it would hardly he safe to attempt to q 1
home. and so he concluded TO pass the
night on board the boat Among the
persons employed Oh board, is one whom
most Of our readers know as the cook or
.iewardcs, of the boat, but whose name,
late. has never been known 10 any ON
board, none having The curiosity 10 il.
quirc, and all hand, agreeing in calling
her invariably by the familiar appela,ioI
Of 'Mother.' While at the supper table
some one having acc"sted Mr. Glaziel
by name, Mother began to gaze at him
very earnestly, and then proceeded to
question him a. to his origin, his family
connectlnns. and 70 forth. lia'i iug sati1
fed herself fully on these and olhcr
points Of lis history. she exclaimed "Iol
are my brother The cid gentleman
looked ~ in astoni,hineni. Don'i yot
know your Sister Martha 7" she inquired
he replied. Il doa'i know you--l know
had for many long year, and anu ig
norant what has become oi her," liz
then questioned her, and soon becarn'
convinced a. the tears s,reamed from hi,
eyes, that she WAS indeed the si.ler frou
I he had been SO long separated. They
bad not seen each oihcr for forty.fouI
years
il appears that their parents novec
; from this State TO Vermont, when the,
were quite young ehiidrcn. soon aheI
, this removal, he returned 10 Aassachu
set,i, and lived sith his grandfather "a
Princeton, ill he became of age, maxim,
only an occasional ,i.ii 10 III. parents
! H. then wen, on, into the world IN ques
Of Lis foriune--his father moved int
New York Sis.e--he himself in ih'
meantime, has lived in thirteen diAeren
States and though he occs sionAily wsos'
bone and msde inquiries Abou. The VI
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-05-09
NATIONAL MONT MENT To
WASHINGTON.

"Duild !, 10 the skics-you cannot
ou,re.Vh the loAincss Of his principles !
! Found |, upon the massive and eternal
! rock. you cabnot make h more enduring
! than his fame Con.,ruc, il Of the peer.
/ less raran marble you canno, mako is
purcr than his life Exhaus, upon it
the rules and principles of ancient and
noslcrn art You cnnno, make II moro
proporiuha,e than his character - x.
{. Winthrop, July I, 1912,
The design Of erecting a suitable nonu.
men, to the memory Of George Washing
ton has been entertained ever since tho
close % the war of Independence, hut
from vsrious adverse circumstances is
CONSERVATION has been lrt TO the patriot
ism OF the prescn; day. Tho corner
stone was laid on the Ath Of July las',
with imposing ceremonies and already
considerable progres has been made in
the gigantic work. The cost Of the Obc.
lisk, which is first TO be completed, Is ca
timatcd u, sJG2,00o. Its dimensions are
5j feet square at the bottom, with walls
5 fee, thick on every side, leaving
cavity within % feet square. Tho out
side walls contract regularly one quarter
inch per iotn in height, which will leave
the top Of the Obulisk, at 500 feet in
height,34 feet square, and the walls -
feet thick. The outer surface or face Of
the Obelisk is composed Of white marble
Of superior quality Gu, up in ln'ee blocks
and laid up with uniform rgulari,y.--..
The inner wall is composed Of blue,
gnei,s, n beautiful building stone Of tho
most durable quality. The Pantheon
az contemplated in the grand design
embracing circular colonnadcd building
2j0 feet in diameter, and 100 feet high
from which sp,ings the Obclisk shaft,
thus giving TO ihe latter total tlava,iou
of GOO feet.
This tast totunda, forming the grand
bnse of the Monument, is surrounded by
80 columns Of massive proportions. being
IL fee, in diameter and 4j fee, high, els-
waited upon a lofty base or stylubale Of ~
feet elevation and 300 feet square, sur.
mounted by an enablature 20 feet high,
aud crowned 10y massive balustradc III
teen feet in hight.
The terrace outside Of the colonade.
is 2j feet wide, and the pronros or walk
within the colonadc, including the column
space, 20 feet The walks enclosing the
celia, or gallery within, are trct,ed will,
80 massive anita fpilas,ers) 10 feet wido
4j feet high, and IL feet projection,
answering TO the columns In front, sur.
mounted by their appropriate archi,ravc.
Tie deep reccsses formed by the projec.
ton Of the anita, provide suitable inches
for The reception Of statues. The total
expense is estimated at s ,l22, 900.
The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-05-09
CONSTANCY.

Constancy is powerfully exhibited in
the affections, A lady fell in love with
a persen while he was imprisoned on the
continent Of Europe. She planned his
escape and was to accompany him to Eu.
rope. Her efforts but partially succeed
ed 4; he escaped, but she was detained.----
Ever watclful for an opportunity she at
last accomplished her purpose, and cross
cd over to England, knowing but two
words Of English, which she could pro.
nounce--Gilbert, the name of her lover
and London, the name Of the city in
which he lived. BY using the latter she
reached the city, and finally, by wander.
ing through the streets. repeating "Gil
bert. Gilbert, as she passed along to Tic
infinite amazement of the mob, she turn
ed Into the street in which he lived, whe,
he recognized her in the crowd, and they
were married C0nstancy builds vi
character, and character is not capriciou
if properly understood.