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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

A NOBLE BoY.-A boy once tempted by
some of his companions to pluck ripe cher
ries from tree which his father had forbid
den him 10 touch.
"You need no, be afraid" said one Of his
companions ''for if your father should find
ou, ,hs, you had Them he is SO kind iha, he
would no, hurt you"
"Ths. is the very reason," replied the
boy, "why should not touch them. 1t is
true. my father would not hurt me; ye, my
disobedience, know would hurt my father,
and that would be worse TO me than any
Thing else"
A boy who grows up with such princi-
piles, will be a man in the best sense Of the
Of the word. !, betrays regard for recti-
Jude ,ha, would render him trust worthy un-
der every trial.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

WHAT Work MAY GENTLEMAN DO p
In an address before an Agricultural Society.
Dr. Tu.hlll thus touches on this subject:
"1'he day has already come IN our cities,
the, if a man slnu, as MILO of old, has b
load Of wood brought to his door, and he
really aches for the pleasure of handling it.
+, e, must be hire Q man to pitch it into the
cellar, while he stands idly by, nor SO much
as touch a stick of it, on pain of losing
cssle. If q stout aud vigorous citizen, whose
muscles swell with an excess Of strength.
has load Of wood living on the sidewalk,
he may as we'll hang himself al once as be
foolish enough to save dollar and saw 1t
up himself Ye! if the man has pitched j,
in, and the gra.e is down so that he shall
not be seen, We are not sure bot he may
saw on till doomsday, end no one esteem
him less man and sgenileman. II he cur
rv and tackle his own horse, or lead him TO
The stable when he has done with him, he
i, unpardonsbIy vulgar. He would no soon
er be caught carryin trunk the length Of
a block TO an omnibus, Than stealing body
from a graveyard; YET he will boast smong
his friends of the enormous weight he CAL
ties in The gymnasium, having paid fee of
thirty dollars a year for The privilege. And
his friends applaud his gymnss'ic expend'-
,ure as wise and exceedingly Jndicious; for
sure, they say, how can man live without
exercise ? ln short, labour which pro-
notes The ends of economy Is an abom'na-
bic thing ,ha. which adveriises their i'm
beciIuy is source of pride. These soft
handed gentry may be our sons and bro
theirs; bu, we fancy they must al times feel
ashamed Of our common father, old Adam.
who larmed it in Paradise"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

s.MY MOTHER NEVER LIEs."-A few Ia
dies me, q, the house Of . friend ior en- even
ing visit, when The following scene and con-
ver.s,on occurred:
The child Of one Of The ladies, about FIVE
years old, being gully Of rude, noisy con.
duct, very improper on ell occasions, and
psrricnlarlly so at strangers house ; The
mother kindly reptoved her.
Sarah, you mus, not do So"
The child soon forgot The reproof, and
became as noisy as ever. The mother firm
ly said:
'Saruh, if you do so again, will punish
you.'
But no, long after, Sarah did so again.
When the company were about I" sepa-
rate The mother stepped into a neighbor's,
intending TO return for her child. During
The absence, the thought of going home re-
called to The mind Of Sarah The punishment
she mig III. expect. The recollection turned
her rudeness aud ,houghtlessness inl" sor-
row. A young lady present observing it,
and learning the cause in order TO Paelfy
her, said
"Never mind, will ask your mother no.
to whip YOU"
"Oh," said Sarah, 'Elhal will do no good
my mother never tells lie.''
It's worth everything in The training OF
child to make i, feel that its mother never
Tells lie.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

"Do under stand the counsel for the de-
lendant," asked very far-western judge,
"to say, that he is about to read his au.hori-
ties, as against the decision just pronounce
ed from The bench :" "By no means - re-
sponded the counsel ''sforesaid." ~ was
merely going to show to your honor, by .
brief passage which was abou. to read from
the book which hold in my hand, what q
darn'd old fool BLACKSTONE must have
beenm ooh, ay 10 said the Judge, no. q
little elated sand there the matter ended"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03
LOVE-.

ooh, ves," said Marian earnestly, 81 am
sure that the only happiness Worth calling
happiness in the world must be TO find some
one to love with ell your heart and soul,
and TO be the whole world to each olher.-
If once found any one who would let me
love as could love, would it no, 60 on
strengthening 10 our lives end ?-wouId not
all duties, all employments follow naturally,
as flowers grow after the seed is sown :"
Your dream is that Of all young end
loving nslures," said Mr.. Cunningham: "bul
you only seek after emotion, and all the
ennui and melancholy you complain of, is
nothing but the craving for it. Love is the
purificalion Of hear, from self, it sueng,h-
ems aud ennobles The character, gives high
er motive and q nOhler aim 10 every action
of life, and makes both men and women
strong, noble, end courageous; and the
power to love truly and devoledly is the
noblest gift with which human being con
be endowed-but j, is a sacred fire that must
no. be burned To idols. You fancy, my
dear Marian, that, . devoted, passionate love,
would win similar devotion in return; but
il is not so. No human being can hear the
wi,hou! staggering under the burden. 4,
FIRST Tins complete abandonment. Of yourself
10 your emotion may seem grand and de-
voted but The. ohjec. becomes weary Of it;
and when the stimulation Of vanity has
ceased, you will be thrown back upon your
self, broken with disappointment. and hu-
inflated 10 your very soul by finding tina,
all your most precious things have ceased
to be of any value. If you will examine
thoroughly into your own heart, you will
find that, bitter as this sounds, there is TEA
son; fact is always true. There is idle
ness end weakness at the root OF this sppa-
rent generosity. You are sverse to The
discipline of self-control, and no human
beng Is, or ever can be, exoneraed from
this duty, imposed by nature herself You
expect another TO sustain the fell tide of
your undisciplined energles-,o guide you
to that duty you refuse to Go for YOURSELF
Seli-con.rol, sell disci pine, is the frs. Ia
for both man and woman, from which no
power can give dispensslion. Your pre-
sent suffering arises mainly from having
falied in this duty toward. yourself. Nv
dear child, it is only God himself who is
TO say, 'Give me thine heart, and
on him alone can we fling ourselves with
all our weakness and our deoendence - |
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03
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constituting square-and 25 cents for every sub
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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, 1851-12-03

TRIFLEs.-The destiny Of the world oft.
en- hangs on the smaIIes. 'riaes. Had Full
toms mother died an old maid, our rivers
would still have been strangers to steam
boats: while lil,le milf Between Charles
Bonaparle and his love Le,tia, nigh, have
broken up a marriage which gave birth to
Napoleon and the battle Of Waterloo.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

A late writer says, nobody bears adver-
si.y like woman. Remove her from the
parlor 10 gsrret, and instead Of taking ar
senic, as man would, she actually becomes
more cheerful. Like lark, the nearer she
approaches Heaven the mnle she seems 10
sing.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

A young gentleman who has just married
a lil'le undersized beauty, says she would
have been taller, but she is made Of such
precious, materials, that nature could no. af-
ford it. How full of sugar the honey moon
makes one, don'li,' A year from now he'll
he sw caring abou. the house because his
Odd fool of wife," has been cleaning
The cook stove with bis shoe brush.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

A friend Of ours says that he has been
wishou. money so long, tina, his head aches
"ready to split" when he tries 10 recollect
how q silver dollar looks. He says the no.
ton, .ha. 1--WE live in a world Of change" 10
. great fallacy.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

The man who had to lower his shirt
collar to pass under Wheeling Bridge, ar
rived in Cincinnati last week. He was
laboring underls slight attack Of eollery
morbus.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

A friend Of ours says he would always
remain single, bu. he couldn't afford it,
What it cos. him for "gaIs and ice-cream,"
is more than he now pays to bring up .
wife and eight children. Bachelors sbeula
think Of This.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

MAN WHO WON'T LET YOU AGREE
WITH HIM-We have seen vexalious in
stances of The development. of The bump of
contradic,ion-bu. the following CONVERSE
sion is rather the best example we have fall
len in with:
81 have to inform you that was married
since saw you. So mnch the better, Not
so much the better; for my wife proved an
arrant shrew. So much the worse. Not
SO much the worse; for she brought me &
fortune. So much the better. No, so
much better; for with the money bought
great number Of sheep, which died of tho
rot. So much the worse. Not so much
the worse; for sold the wool, and with
house vas bdqned hia so much fha 6altes lths
No. SO much the worse; for my wife was
in H."
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

The tendencies Of the age are towards re-
fnemens. When a man nowadays wish
es to communicate the intelligence that a
daughter has been added to his family, he
meresly says .ha. his domestic affairs have
reached a crv-SiS.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

An inquisi,ive priest having asked q
Young female her name, " hlle in the con-
fossional, she replied, with as much wit as
modesty, s'Fa,her, my name is no. SIN"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

To kiss a rosey checked girl, and find
your mouth filled with VenIisn red, and she
growing pale on it, is truly awful.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03
CURIOSITIES OF THE ARCTIC EXPEDI-
TTON

The New York News gives the follow
ing accoun, from an officer of the American
Arctic expedition of the boats used in ,ha,
region:
"Kyacs" are kind Of boat used by this
people, and are certainly very curious af-
talrs, four of which were brought in the Ad-
vance. They are made by stretching seal
skins over light framework of wood,
shaped very much like Aa,.ened cigar,
both ends being very sharp, with a hole
IN the top about fourteen inches in diane
Ter. The whole length of boat is abou,
twelve feet, by fourteen inches in width,
and eight inches deep at The centre. The
boaman slides his legs and hips through
the aperture in the top Of the boat, extend
ing his legs leng.hways, while from his hips
uP are outside. This part Of the body is
covered with q seal-skin, made the same as
aJumPer," and lasheJ with drswing-s,rings
at lhe bottom 10 a rim round the aperture
ID the boat. The boatman propells his
cra'. with double-hIaded paddle, about
seven feet in length, made Of Iigh.wood, and
slightly made; the main part bu. abou, one
and half or two inches in diameter, and
the blades four inches wide and ornament
ed with ivory. With this he moves his
boat through the waier sI 4 verv rapid
rate. By dexterinus movement with his
oar, an expert boatman will completely
turn his boat over, and come up on the op-
posl'e side, still retaining his accustomed
situation.
In This fragile vessel he pursues his svo.
cation Of spesring seals in the roughes,
weather, for which purpose he has bsrbed
spear several inches long, made OF steel,
and very sharp, which is attached 10 an
ivory point eIg'h inches in length, and two
and half inches in diameter; to the steel
is attached line forty feet in length, made
of The hide Of a waIrus, and this is fastened
to bladder made Of the skin of the seal,
and filled with air, lying on The after par.
Of The boat.
When the spear enters the seal, i. is ar
ranged so that 1t disengsges itself from the
ivory point, by the Poin, slipping at the
same instant from the staff, but IS attached
by string, and floats with il, while at the
same tine The bladder 10 which the line is
attached is thrown overheard, preventing
The seal sinking any farther than the length
Of The line: The staff and seal are Jhen re-
fowl, Of which there are but few, sharp,
round spear is used, attached TO q staff seven
feet in length. These spears are thrown
with astonishing accuray, rarely, if ever,
missing their mark. Another manner, and
he easies, by far, Of spearIng the seal, is by
doing i. through = hole in the ice where
they come up to breathe; they will ffeqnens-
" scratch holes through the ice from the
under side, where it is several fee. thick, to
yet fresh cir; The natives are accustomed 10
The noise made by the scratching, and will
hear them a long distance, and watch for
hem and as soon as they make their oppear.
snee they ere at once killed and secured.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

Advertising is 10 business what steam is
to naviga'ion-.he great propelIing Power.
1t puts life and motion into all that comes
within its reach.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

Girls who aint handsome, hate those wh,
are-while those who are handsome, hat
one another. Which class has the bes
time of ii
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

Why isn't boy like pretty bonnet p
Because one becomes woman, and the
other don't.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03
P o E II r Y.
THY WILL BE DONE.

BY GEORGE P. MORRIS.
Searcher of Hearts from mine erase
All thoughts that should not be,
And in its deep recesses trace
My gratitude to Thee!
Hearer of Prayer oh guide Alright
Each word and deed of mine
Life's battle teach me how to fight,
And be the victory Thine.
Giver of All for every good
In the Redeemer came -
For raiment, shelter, and for food,
| thank Thee in His name.
Father and Son and Holy Ghost!
Thou glorious Three in One!
Thou knowest best what need most,
And let Thy will be done.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

''This bank won't DISCOUNT" as the print
or said when he ecuIdn's End any quoins in
his drawer.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

Modes,y is to the female character wha
salpe,re is to beef; while it preserves it:
purity, it imparts a blush.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

A gentleman having been jilted by his
lady love revenges himself by serenading
her every night with trombone.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

RECEIPT FOR CURING HAMs.-The fol-
lowing are the receipts by which the four
hams were cured, TO which were awarded
the prizes a. the late Agricultural Fair in
Baltimore:
From Mrs. Dr.. Tyson, Of Baltimore CO.:
Recine Cor ensina 1nnn lhe -HAP,s. 10
brown sugar, 1-2 10. sal petre, we'll mixed
together; rub the meat well with the mix
!ure until the whole be absorbed. The meat
must be taken out of the cask every week;
we, it with the pickle j. makes; the two first
weeks you take out the meat, add each time
a plate Of alum salt The meat should re-
main in salt FIVE weeks.
To eveey 100 lbs. Pork make a brine Of
the following ingredien.s-S lbs. ground
alum salt, 2 lbs. brown sugar,2 OF. salpe.re,
l-2 oz. potash, and 4 gallons Of waer.-
When the mea, is cut up and ,ceH cooled,
pack it in good vessel and have il veH
covered with brine made of the above recipe
After remaining in brine or 6 weeks ac-
cording to size, take it out, rinsing the dams
in fresh water, and after being hung up 8 or
10 days to dry according to the weather,
smoke the meat some 10 days, and then Sc
cure it in bags-or let them remain if the
meat house be good one.
THos. TENANT, of Talbot co.
II the brine is no. sufficient TO cover the
meat add mole brine.
To every thousand pounds Of Hams, take
three pecks of salt, three and a half pounds
of soIpetre, two quarts of hickory ashes, two
caps Of red pepper, and two qnar.s Of mo-
lasses, mix thoroughly, and rub the Hams
we'll will, it. Leave them in the mixture
for six weeks, then hang up, and smoke with
hickory wood for five or six weeks.
ODEN ROWE, P. G. county.
The Hams exhibited bv me was cured by
the recipe of Mr.. John Glenn, Of last year,
viz-to 1000 lbs. Of Pork, take bushel and
half peck of salt, 3 lbs. saltpetre, lbs.
sugar, and quarts of molasses. mix,-rub
the bacon with i. well, and so keep for .hree
weeks-smoke every other clear day, for
five weeks, with hickory wood-whi,e wash
the Hams, and pu. them away in bags.
! LUKE It. BRIEN, Of Bait. co.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

THE NEwsPAPER.-In no other way cas
so much, SO varied, so useful iHformati"rs
be impaired, and under crc cnnastances 50 fs~
vorable for educating the child's mind, a.
though judicious, we'll conducted news
paper.
To live in a village, was, once, to be shus
up and contracted. Bu. now. man may be-
a hermi. and yet a cosmopolite. He may
live in the forests, walking miles 10 post
office, having a mail once week, and yet,
he shall be found as familiar with the living
world as the busiest actor in ii! For, the
ne wspaper is a spy glass by which he brings'
near the mos, distant lhngs;-a microscope
by which he leisurely examines the most
minute AN ear trumpet, by which he col
lec.s and brings within his hearing all ,hs. is
full of curiosi.ies "a picture gallery full
Of living pictures from real life; drawn
not on canvass, bu. with printers ink on
paper.
The effect, in liberslizing and en!srging
the mind Of The young, of this weekly
commerce with the world, will be apparent
to any one who will ponder it. Oace, a
liberal education could only be completed
bv foreign travel. The sons only Of Tho
wealthy could indulge in this costly 5enefi..
But now, the poor mans son can learn a.
much ss home, as, "a hundred years ago, .
gentleman could learn by journeying the
world over! For. while there are some
advantages in going into the world, i. is tho
poor mans privilege to have The world
come TO see him. The newspaper is great
Collector, gres. Traveller, great Lecturer.
It's the common peoples Encicl"pedia-,he
Lyceum, the ColIege!-Reu. II. W.'Beeche r.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1851-12-03

with another-first imprisoned and finally
executed The model hero of his age. The
character of Edward was freed from the
murder-for i, deserves no milder lerm-of
William Wallace; but it received stain by
this act which six centuries have been un-
able 10 efface. The crime for which he
suffered-the same ,hs, in modern times has
brough. Mitchell and O'Bren to the galIevs,
and for which he was branded ss rebel
was the too great love for his native land,
and The noble desire of seeing her free ma
ton. For the treason of having fought the
battles Of his Scotland too bravelv, and the
Per'lnacIty in refusing to prove Judas, this
noble patriot, whose spirit could as i'll brook
c"nhnemen, as the eag lie Of his native hills,
was immured in the dismal Tower Of Lon
don TO await felon's death
! From that dark period down almost to
the memory Of the present generation, the
Tower has been the abode Of some of Eng-
lands choices. sons, and from it's walls have
issued some of the proudest mobiles to GRIM
son with their blood its unhallowed pre-
cinc.s. Whose hear. so hard as not to be
touched by The tale Of Lady Jane Grey =
So young, SO beautiful, so everything that
attracts our sdmiistion and holds it captive.
just bursting into womanhood, and with
every right to expect life of prosperity
which high birth and talents could justify,
and but lalely become . wIfe--even then to
be cut down as the flower 10 its bloom, by
the hand Of one ac.us,ed by the mean spirit
Iof jealousy, and who, when compared
with her victim, dwindled into inslgnif-
canoe!
Here, too, was confined for many a weary
year, the powerful Raleigh, who, after life
of activity and usefulness. vas rewarded
with Imprisonment, and death. He may
have committed bIunders aud even crimes,
but his merits. with generous mind, far
outweighed his faults. II was his misfor-
tune, however, to live under master of too
little capacity to appreciate his worth. Bul
though he received nought bu. neglect or
wrong while alive, pos.eri.y has done full
justice 10 his memory. While Sir Walter
Raleigh is admired IS writer Of genius,
and honored as The bright star of his age.
James the first, has received bu: the execra-
lion of mankind for his pusilIanmi.y of
character, aud indifference 10 merit.
Such are some Of the many historical
events that are clustered around the memo
ry of the Tower Of London every stone OF
which is ss, ch."nele, and eys1X 4etlambef Ell
some noble captive it has held, and whose
suf1eiings il has witnessed.