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, heap Of branches and fences in these


parts, ola.
"Why,' ses Tom, sits all old Siurlin's
doins, you know he is. always bIdin
fences and making in fernal improve.
men,s, as he calls IN. But never mind
-we's through them now" n
"Guess we is," ses Bill; "hcre's the
aIfredest tall fences yet"
Shure cnull, they was right ugn an.
other fence. BY this time, they begun
10 be considerable tired and timber in the
| j.ntS, and it was such terrible high
fence-'rom dropped the las, piece OF
The torch, and. thar they was in the dark
"Now you is done it," ses Bill.
Tom know'd he had, but be thought
il was no use 10 grieve over spilled milk
80 said he, "Never mind, old hoss-com
ahead, and III take you out" und the
mex, mint kerslash he went inlo ihe
water. ~ .-.t.. ..
B Il hung on 10 the fence with boll
hands, like he thought it was slewin
round TO throw him off.
"Ilellow, Tom" ses be, "whnr in the
wlold is you got 10"
"Eerc | is" ses Tom, spouting tic
watet out ofhis mouth, and coffin like
he'd swallowed something. "Look out
thar is another branch here" a
"Name o sense, whar is wos" ses
B Il. "lf this isn't fency country, dad
fetch my buttons"
! "Yes, and a brancly one, tool" Sc.
Tom; ''and The hlghcs, and ,hckesl
that ever seed in my born days"
(which way is yon?" ses Bill.
"IIerc, rite over the branch"
Tho next mint in Bill went up to his
middle in the branch.
"Cum ahead" ses Tum, "lei's GO
home"
Cum thunder! in such place as this
whay man hain't more'n got his cote
tail unhilched from fence, fore he,
over his head and ears in the watar."
After getting on, and feeln about in
the dark lilile, they got together again
Alter takn another drink, they set. GU
for home, denouncing the fences and the
branches, and helpin one another up now
and then; but they hadn't got morc'n
twenty yards fore ihos brang up all stan,
din in the middle Of another branch
Aflel gettin through the branch aud
gwine about ten steps, they were brune
10 halt by another fence. "Dad blanc
my pc:ure," ses Bill, "if don't think
We is bewi'ched. Who upon ycar,I
would build fences all over cteatioi
This way .s
It was bout hours job to get owe
ibis one, but after they got on the tol
they found the ground on ,other side
'thout much trouble. This time the
butte was broken, ard they cum mon
slrous near having fight about The ca
tasrofy. Blu, il was worry good thing
i, was, for after crossin two or three
more bnnches, and elimin as many more
fences, it got 10 lie daylight, aud they
foand out tt,t Meyhe been climbm tke
same fence oil night, no, more'n hun.
dred yards from whar they first cum TO il,
Bill Swecny ses he can't account :or it
in no other way but ,iia, the lic6er sort
o turned their heds, and he says he does
recly believe if it hadn't gin ou, they
been clinbin that same fence, and wadin
lha, same branch till yet Bill pro-
missed his wife 10 jine the Temperance
Society, il she WON'T never say no more
bout the Coon Hunt.
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MICE PowER.-A gentleman in Kirk
aida, Scotland, has trained couple oil
mice, and invented machinery, enabling
them TO spin cotton yarn. The work is
so constructed that the common house
mouse is enabled to make atonement TO
society for past offences, twisting twine,
and reeling from 100 10 l2G threads per
day. 10 complete this, the little pedes-
train has TO run l0l miles. A half pen
ny's worth of oat meal, at l5d per peck,
serves one Of these treadwheer culprits
for the long period Of five weeks. In
that time it makes ITO threads per day.
At this rate mouse earns Is Cd per an
mum. Take off Sd for board and Is for
machinery, there will rise 6s for every
mouse annually. The employer was
going TO make an application for the
lease of an old empty house, which will
hold 10000 mice mills, sufficient room
being lef, fer keepers, and some hum
dreds of spectators. Allowing for rent
there will be a balance Of $4,000 per
annum. .as
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A countryman sowing his ground, two
smart fellows came riding along that
way, when one of them called him with
an iusolcnt air:
"Well honest fellow" said he, ''it is
your business 10 SOW, but we reap the
fruits Of your hard labor"
To which the coun,ryman replied; "It
is very likely you may, for | au sowing
hemp"
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WHOLE NO. 5li2l

The PRussrAN ARMY. The regular
forces always under arms, in Prussia,
amount 10 10000 men. Besides these,
there are called out for drill every year.
$4,000 Of the landwehr or militia, and by
calling in the war reserves for the regu-
lar forces, and all the landwehr reserves,
Prussia can have $4,000 fighting men
in arms in three weeks. In Prussia
everybody is obliged to serve three years
in the army. Every citizen is. therefore,
educated for a soldier, and in an emer-
gency, an immense disciplined force can
be collected for the defence Of the coun-
try against foreign aggression. Tho
peace establishment of Prussia is main
tanned at an annual expense Of fifteen
millions Of dollars.
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Sixty DAYS without Foop-The
Livingston Union states that Abram Van
Auken, who died in Mount Morris on the
LIST inst, aged 60, Of paralysis, with
which he was seized in February last,
had subsisted for sixty days Immediately
next preceding his death, entifely with
out Food. Nothing passed his lips but
pure water.
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A man had just received large 10
Of Holsters; fresh and lively, when a boy
stood looking at the critters, accompanied
by his dog.
Suppose you put your dogs tail be
tween The Holsters claw?" said tho man
"Agreed,' said the boy.
The peg was extracted from the claw
and the dogs tail inserted. Away went
the dog off home, bowling at the squeeze
his tail got from the lobster.
"Whls,le your dog back, you young
scamp" cried the man.
Whistle your lobster back" cried the
boy, and absquatulated.
The boy made lobster supper that
night.
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The proprietor of the inn where Gen.
eral Haynar retreated when he was mobb-
ed, known as "Haynau's Refugee" has
become bankrupt. The reason of this
was, that crowds of visitors coming 10
view the premises, the usual customers
for lunch and dinner fell off, and the
keeper of the hotel was ruined in conse-
uuence,
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

About 80 years since, a man by the
name of Dyer, lived on Big Darby, who
acted as Justice Of Peace, and was
nominated by the Wings as candidate
for the State Legislature, in which cleo
ton, however, h, was defeated. Dyer
had a child, which was taken sick, pro-
bably with fever, and as the medicines, if
any were administered, appeared 10 do
no good, recourse was had to supernatur-
al remedies. The child was pronounced
bewitched, and the remedy to such cases
was 10 slrew the leaves ofa Bible owe:
the sufferer. Dyer followed this prescrip-
ton tore the leaves out of his Bible, and
fairly covered the child with them, as il
Law in the cradle. The child recovered
from its illness, and thus conclusive
proof was furnished, both that the child
had been bewitched, and that the remedy
was efficacious. OF course the blame
must be charged upon some person in
that vicinity, and widow woman by the
name of Sandusky, in that neighborhood
was accused. Feeling very indgant threat,
she came 10 this city and got advice from
the legal gentleman who related to
US the Circumstance. He put her of
under one preiext or another until her
rage, which at first knew no bounds, was
some what appeased-and finally persua-
ded her TO leliuquish her Intentions by as
suring her that there was but slight pros
pect o. getting pay for her trouble
SEAMS Elevator.
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Ifyou manufacture your own candles,
immerse the wicks in lime-water, in
which little nitre, (salt petre,) has been
dissolved, and dry them before dipping.
The light from such is much clearer, and
the tallow will not "run." .ls,
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New PAPER FROM HEa1r.-A native Of
Berlin in Prussia, has just invented q new
species Of paper from hemp, for bank
notes and bills Of exchange, which it is
impossible to initiate. The government
has already entered into negotiations with
the inventor for the purchase of the Sc
craf eB. 30
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A panther, measuring three feet and
"A half from snout TO tail, was killed near
Niagara Falls. The animal was hdnted
by dogs, and took refuge in tree, from
which he was brought down by a shot
from rife, and dispatched after a savage
resistance, and doing some damage to
the dogs that attacked him.
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EDITOR IN FIx.--An editor in the
western part Of Michigan is in a fix. He
dunned subscriber for his subscription
which he refused 10 pay, and threatened,
10 fog the editor it he stopped the paper.
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OF A lawyer to revenge himself on
his opponent; wrote "rascal" in his hat.
The owner Of the hat took it up, looked
ruelully into it, and coolly remarked 10
the judge that the opposing counsel had
written his name in his hat, ana he had
strong suspicious he intended to steal it.
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Old bachelors do not live as long as
other men. They have nobody to mend
their clothes and darn their stockings,
They catch cold, and there is nobody TO
make them peppermint tea; consequsnt-
ly they drop off.
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LAUGHING orF ANGER.-The pecu-
liar custom of the Grcenlanders, the
most singular is their musical combat. If
a Creenlander imagnes himself to be
insulted by another, he composes satir-
ical poem and challenges his adversary to
sing. Both appear with a respectable
chorus, chieAy women, and the contest
begius. He who fairly laughs out his
opponent, and gets tho last word, gains
the applause and wins the day.
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A newspaper, in putting quantity Of
fire safes, says that a rooster was put
into one during an unprecedented hot
fire, and when he was taken out, be was
frozen to death.
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g. One of the most remarkable facts
in the diet of mank ind, is the enormous
consumption of tea and coffee. Upwards
of 00,O0O,000 pounds of these articles
are annually consumed by the inhabitants
of The world.
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r. w. Rice, one of the editors of the
San Francisco Courier, was cowhided in
tina. city, recently, by the notorious
Doctor Collier. Reason-Rice blue up
Golfers Noodle Artists.
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TO spin ard weave and knit and sew
was once girls employment, but now
10 dress and catch beau is all she calls
endowment.
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FEMALE Posr- -MAsTERs.-There are in
the United States eighty-one women
holding the office Of Post Master. Tmr-
tY-one Of this number are in Pennsylva-
ni1
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HoME.-I know of no passage in clas-
sical literature more beautiful or affect
ing. than that wbero Xenophon, in his
Anabasis, describes the effec: produced
on the remnant Of the ten thousand
Greeks, when, after passing through dan
gers without number. they at length as
cendcd sacred mountain, and, from IFS
peaked summit, caught sight of the sea.
Dashing tteir bucklers, with hymn
of Joy they rushed unanimously forward.
Some wcpt with the fuilness Of their dc.
lirious pleasure, Others laughed, and more
.ren ...,heir knees and blessed that broad
ocean. Accross its blue waters little
floating sea,brds, the memorials of their
happy homes came and famed tbeil
weary souls. All the perils they had
encountered, all the companions they
had lost, all the miserics they had en-.
dured, were in an instant forgotten, and
nought was with them but the gentle
phantoms Of past and future Joys. One
was again securing on his fleet steed
across the hoof-trodden plains of Yhes-
saly; another reclined beneath the flow
er.crowned rocks of Arcadia, aud gazed
into the dreamy eyes Of her whose form,
amid battle and bivouac, was over with
him; third recalled that proud day,
when, before the streaming eyes of his
overioyed parents, and amid the accla-
nations of all Greece, he bore off from
amid competitors the laurel wreath ofihe
Olympian victor.
Oh! Home, magical, all powerful
Home! how strong must have been thine
influence, when thy faintcst memory
could cause these bronzed heroes of q
thousand fights to weep like fearful wo-
mon! With the cooling freshness Of a
deser! fountain, with the sweet fragrance
Of flower found in winter, you came
across the great waters TO those wander
ing men, and beneath the peaceful sha-
dow of your wings their souls found rest!
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Wear your learning, like your watch,
10 private pocket; ;sand do not pull i
out and strike it, merely 10 show that
YOU have it.. ,r, 80
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communicate to those in a lower?

A. lCS.
Q,-Whcn Clairvoyanis suppose they
see Apostles, &C., are they deceived? or
do they really see as they suppose?
A.-Many Of them think they sec The
Apostle Pall, or whoever else they wish
to communicate with, when they really
do not.
Q.-When q mother, who dearly loves
her goodchld, who has lived unworthily,
goes TO the spiri, world, is she not, per-
mitted 10 see her child before size has
attained his sphere? :.
A.--Si,e does not see him, but re
ceives Impressions from him.
Q.-Does he see her?
A.-Yes-he communicates TO her,
and watches oyer her.
Q.-iIsve former generations passed
away, so that they cannot be seen from
M-. C.'s present sphere?
A.-Some have, and some have not.
Q.-Could Mr.. G.. see Adam and the
ancian, Pa!riarchs?
A.-No.
Q,--ls,,his new ability on our part 10
communicate with the spirit world con.
sequence Of any change or improvement
in the Human Family?
A.-Ycs-The Human Race have be.
come more refined and susceptible [to
impressions from the spirit world than
formerly.
1t was here casually stated by some
one present ,ha, Mr.. C. had stated, ON a
former occasion, that idiots have no i'm.
mortal existence. The present querist
demurred to this, and asked -.
Q.-Do children who dio in conscious
infancy, live in The Future State?
A.-I'he moment an infant has been
ushered into The wolld, an individuality
has been formed, which continues tc
exist, provided the physical constitution
was perfected-@not otherwise.
Q-Thea why do not animals also
have an imluortai existence?
A.-Man has aipeculiar formation
which animals have not. To all who
h i've that foiIhatisn, Soul adheres--noI
to others.
Q--Can .Mr. G. give us any idea o.
his prcsen; los0l,y in space--wheiher il
is on any pSs.icular planet, or around
thia ear,b? e>--s r-=-
A.-IIuman spirits love TO hove
around this earth, but they are not con
fined toit.
Q.--Do those born on the sevcra
planets usually remain each on that whicl
was his birthplace?
rAnswer mt taken down, but believed
to have been affirmative,
Q.-,Are the planets visible to MIR. c.
A--Yes.
Q--Docs Mr.. C. see this outer
material earth? Does he see ii as we
do, with our material eyes?
A.--Hc pcrceives the earth as highly
material body.
The above is all that we noted down
though few other questions were askct
and answered, which were not noted a
the time. On another occasion, il wa:
stated, in reply 10 a question, that all
created exis,ences are first clothed ir
material bvdics, passing thence into pure
and more spiritual forms, and that the
inhabitants Of the higher planes like
Saturn, pass through change from The
material to he purely spiritual state eqni
valent 10 our Death, but one unattended
by pain, and which is desired, not dreaded
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Everywhere endesyor to be useful, and
everywhere you are At home,
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Why is an ignorant Judge like ne
cessityS Because he known no law.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-07-02
REMOVED! REMOVED!

WE have now taken the Store formerly occu.
w pied by R. j. RAMSEY, (the Bitter man, at
THE FERRY SLIP, ALEXANDRIA, VA,
where we shall be happy to see our old customers
and friends generally from Mary land. we have
Just laid in large supply Of
Groceries, Liquors, &c,
consisting, in part, of the following articles, VIZ
rs bags Java, Laguyra, Rio Coffee,
25 hhds Port Rico and New Orleans Sugar
rs hhds and bbls New Orleans Molasses
20 half-chests G. P, Imp. Black and Y II. Teas
100 bbs Rush Run, Monongahel Rye Whiskey
200 bbls common and rectifed do
is casks and ! casks French, Peach, and Domestic
Brandies
10 casks Port, Madeira and sweet Wines
10 casks Holland and domestic Gin
400 socks fine and ground arm Salt
900 lbs middling and shoulder Bacon
100 boxes sperm, adamantine and mould Candles
100 boxes variegated CASTLE, yellow and brown
Soap
25 bbis and kegs No Lard
1000 lbs loaf and crushed Sugar
10000 Principe and Havana Cigars.
Also. Powder and Shot, Dye-Stuffs, Spices, Win
dow-Glass, Putty, Starch, Rice, &c, &c, all of
which we will sell the most accommodating
terms for cash, to punctual customers on time.
GIVE will pay the greatest attention to the
SALE Of all kinds Of PRODUCE, as agents, and
warrant to get the highest market prices for the
same. LANCASTER & GARDINER.
| Alexandria, Va, June Is, 1850.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-07-02
TO FARMERS

NOTTINGHAM g. WILLETT. Ma

| COTTINGHAM & WILLETT, Manu-
- facturers Of Ploughs, Agricultural I'm
Plements' &c, near Pratt Street Wharf, 'front.'
ing on Grant and Ellicou streets, No. 9,
next door TO Messrs. Dinsmore g. Kyle,
Baltimore, keep constantly on hand gene
raj assortment, and are prepared to execute
ell orders for AGRICULTURAL NIPPLE
MENTS AND MACHINERY, at the short
es,no,ice, and on as favorable terms as can
be had in the City. Having recently fitted
up Factory in PRATT STREET, between
Eulaw and Paca Streets, for the purpose.
where they are prepared 10 manufacture
every article in their line, and can assure
their friends and the public tina. their work
will be executed with fa,hfulness, and the
materials of The best quality, and they fat
ter themselves tina! all articles sold by them
will favoraby compare with any to be OBJ
tanned elsewhere.
The farmers and planters Of Charles and
The neighboring counties, may find i. 10 theis
interest 10 call and examine their stock and
Judge for themselves.
Among the machines they manufacture,
will be found the following, all Of which
nave oeen improved ny mem:
Figs HORSEPOWER, with wrough, shafts.
Alleys Horse-Power, i" 4" NJ
The Railway Power.
Also new Stationary Power, teceai|y
gotten HP, which possesses many advan-
.sges over all others, and which agricul,u.
fisls will do well to examine.
Thrsshers Of various sizes and patterns,
Ploughs Of every variety
$751;, Tanning Mills of approved
~szsAE-9ss,,,no patterns. Harrows, Culliva
s->=s-=4ee+@:SV7' tors DriIls,- Horse Rakes
Straw Cutters, Crushers, SC. SC.
Castings of every description.
aJAll Of the above are warranted.
Repairing done with expedition and Fl
deity.
oct 2-lv.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-07-02
HARDWARE g. CUTLERY.

THE subscriber begs leave to tender his sincere
i Acknowledgements to his old friends and custo.
of Charles for their favors in times past and
would respectfully request continuance of the
same.
Anxious to extend his trade with the citizens Of
the county, he would respectfully request ALL who
want any article of HARDWARE or CUTLERY
to give him CALL and satisfaction will be guaran-
tied in all cases. His stock comprises, in part, the
following articles:
Locks of every description; Hinges and Screws
Candlestcks and Shutters; Knives and Forks
Spoons, Nails, Plough Castings
Grndstone Rollers; Iron and Steel
Saws-cross-cut, mill, pit, hand, &c.
Planes-the best article and most extensive as
sortment to be found this side the factory-&c
Gentlemen who contemplate building are invit-
ed to examine his stock of Locks, Hinges, &C., and
although not partial to selfpufpg, he feels assured
that he can satisfy them both in quality and price
JAMES F. CARLIN,
Royal Street, near the City Hotel.
Alexandra, Feb. 26, l85l-ly.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-07-02
F. & M. TAYLOR

ITAVE now received their stock of SEASON.
IL ABLE DRY GOODS, and take this method
Of introducing it to the public notice-a portion
of the most prominent part Of it will here be named
viz:
Silks for dresses, vezites, &C., in variety
Plain Gro de Rhines and figured black Silks
Cinema and figured glace Silks
India Silks and printed Foulards
Palm figured Lyons, Grenadines
Rich printed Toulon Tissues
Paris Tyroline, Berage Perele
Dotted Swiss and French Muslins
Colored Swiss Organdes
Jaconet, Swiss and Narsork Muslins
French Lawns at very reduced prices =.
A beautiful assortment Of Berage de Lains
Sd black Silk Lace for Vezites
Wide Lace Trimming for do
Transferred worked Lace Capes, black and
white
French worked Collars, in variety
Lace Under Sleeves and Cuffs
Embroidered Chimesctts, Lace Falls
Seeded Nett, Wash Blond and other Nets
Victoria and Moreene Shifting
Mourning goods in great variety, viz:
Berages, Cinema and striped Ginghams, Bomba-
zines, &c.
Black English Crimp Grape. for Wells &c.
Linen and Clear Lawn Handkerchief
Kid, Isle, and Filet Silk Gloves
Silk and Cotton Hosiery, in variety for Ladies
and Gentlemen
Bonnet Rbbonds, Neck Ribbonds, Scarfs, Belt
ings, &c.
in GENTLEMEN's WEAR, we have large and
choi0 assortment, VIZ:
French Cloth and Cassinaeres, in large variety
-Drap De Etes, Cashmeret and Linen Drills
Gents. Shirts, Shirt Collars, Cravats, &c.
IN FURNISHING GOODS We have
1914 and l2-4 Linen and Gotten Table Diaper
1914 10, l0-4 10, 10-4 IL Satin Damask Table
Cloths
French Cloth and Embossed Table and Piano
Covers
Bleached and brown Table Diaper
Counterpanes and super Marseilles Quilts
Lace and Muslin Curtains
Three ply super Ingram and other Carpetings IN
variety, comprising large and beautiful assert
ment
Straw Mating, both white and checked of vari-
GUS widths to suit rooms of all sizes
Flour Oil Cloths, Of different widths to match
also, Table and Stair Oil Cloths
Cheneil, Velvet and Administer Rugs
Bonnets, in variety, comprising beautiful as
sortment
Parasols of the latest styles, such as Cinema
Lined, sc.
Umbrellas, in variety, suited to either sun OF
storm-famly use or for one person.
We have very many goods that we cannot pre-
tend TO name, that suited TO the wants OF every
member of the community. We can assure ou
friends that our stock has never been more com
plete. We therefore hope 70 receive continuance
Of past favors.
| Alexandria, April 80, 1851.