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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-16

MOORE AND HIS MoTHER.-The mothers
care of Moore's early years and unabated
love through her advanced years, was truly
beautiful. They were requited, too, with
the fullest measure of grateful affection and
undying respect by the son. When Mr..
Moore (,he father died, having held for
years government appointment of barrack-
master, friends sought to secure for his wi
dow pension but Moore claimed the priv
lege of her support, and declined the kind
agency which would have debarred him OF
a sons greatest pleasure. His habit was to
write twice week, a, least, to his mother,
and the postman's knock at the expected
period was an anxiousIy- watched moment
in The old woman's fleeing hours. Any
vster could tell, on entering her drawing
room, as she sat in winter by the fire, or in
summer at her window, whether the BIZ
weekly wan. was supplied. A shade upon
her aged brow told either lha. the letter had
not come, or the news was not good
whilst radian. smile proclaimed lha. she
got "Tom's letter." These letters, shor,
though they nigh. be, often but line.
were the cherished treasures of her old age
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-16

MACHINE FOR RESTORING HUMAN HAIR.
r. Gfifiths, England, paten'ee.- This is
a new touch in the hair restorative art, and
does not consist in any of your lotions, Sc,
bu, real true-blue mechanical operation.
1t consists of machine containing combs
and brushes, so arranged and constructed
as to produce galvanic current when used.
The teeth of the combs are made of copper
and zinc, alternately, and continued back I"
a chamber in the hind part of the comb, in
which is placed flannel saturated with salt
water as an excitant The object of the in
vention is to excite an electric current when
the combs or brushes are used. The brush
es are made of fine copper and zinc in place
of brisiles.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-16
USE OF HOMINY.

It is surprising how little is known of
this excellent healthy food +; and what an
excellent substitute it is for potatoes, during
the continuation of the disease among them,
which render some that are fair TO the eye,
unfit for food, and exceedingly dear. In
point of economy as human food, one BUSH
ell of beans or hominy, Is equal TO ten OF
potatoes. Hominy, too, is dish almost as
universally liked as potatoes, and at the
South as freely eaten, while at the North 1t
is seldom seen; in fact IL is an unknown
food, except to few persons in cities. by
homny we do not mean sort oil coarse
meal, bu, grains of white corn, from which
The hull and chit, or eye, has been removed,
by mois,ening and pounding in wooden
mortar, leaving the grams almost whole,
and composed Of little elee bu, starch. 1t
has often been said, not one cook in ten
knows how to boil poia.oe. We may add
another cypher when speaking of the very
simple process of cooking hominy. We
give the formula from our own experience,
and from instructions received in land
where "hog and hominy" are we'll under
stood:
Wash slightly in cold water, and soak
twelve hours in tepid, soft waller, then boil
e+,--4 4,--frorr1- .tr.s s-t>-s -stx-aeass, in same
water, with plenty more added from time
10 time, with great care TO prevent burning.
Don't salt aUh7e cooking, as that or hard
aUater will harden the corn. So it will peas
or beans, green or dry, rice also. When
done add butter and salt; or better way
is 10 let each one season TO suit the taste.
1t may be eaten with meat in lieu Of vege-
tables, or with sugar or syrup. Ii is good
hot or cold, and the more frequently it is
warmed over, like the old fashioned pot of
"Bean porridge hot or bean porridge cold,
Bean porridge best at nine days old,''
so is homny-it is good always, and very
wholesome, and like tomatoes, only requires
to be eaten once or twice to fix the taste in
its favor.
Hominy Breakfast Cakes.-Mssh the
cold hominy with rolling pin, and add
little flour or milk batter, so as to make the
whole thick enough TO form into little cakes
in the hand, or it may be put upon the grid
die with spoon. Bake brown, eat hot, and
declare you never ate any thing better of the
batter cake kind.
Hominy Pudding. g.-Prepare as for batter
cakes, add one egg to each pint, some whole
cinnamon, and bake like rice pudding. A
little butter or chopped suit may be added.
Serve hot or cold, with or without sauce.
Hon,iny and Beans.-Mix equal pats of
cold baked beans and hominy together, and
hea, up, and you will have an excellent
dish.-The Plow.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-16
P o E II r Y.
JUDGE NOT IN HASTE.
BY CHARLES SWAIN.

BY CHARLES SWAIN.
Ne'er be hasty in your Judgment
Never be foremost to extend
Evil mention of neighbor,
Or of one you've called your friend!
OF two reasons for an action,
Choose the better, not the worst;
Oft-with some-the meaner motive
Ever strikes the fancy first!
Then be gentle with misfortune
Never foremost to extend
Evil mention of a neighbor,
Or Of one you've called friend
Judge not with detracting spirit,
Spea knot with disdainful tongue
Nor, with hard and hasty feeling,
Do one human creature wrong!
Words there are that, sharp as winter,
Strip the little left to cheer;
Oh be yours the kinder mission,
Prone to soothe, not cause, tear!
Then be gentle with misfortune
Never foremost to extend
Evil mention of neighbor,
Or of one you've called friend!
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-16
For the Port Tobacco Times.

IR. EDITOR: Shakespeare, Milton and Byron
we 'some" poets on the 'slong stretch,' but
W have them know that we "Old Folks at
Hne'' are a little fat in the art poetica too,
ar as fair sample, we herewith transmit to this
ssafred" imagnations
iEVERIES OF AN OLD BACHELOR,
Ca la mode de Ike .Marvel)
Ahe DER the dark-rolling embers a-noddin'
Ashe glory-lit twilight was fadin' away,
Mdhoughts through the labyrinths of Morpheus
was a-ploddin'
Vile my crickets were clickin their bon soir lay:
Mdreamt that an angel, as some noodles style 'em,
Ikngels wear "joseys" twas one of these same, }
Hug soft round my throat-how can revile 'em,
An strove to blow up in my gizzard hurricane
fame.
Shpushed up old love-chunks and blowed on em
sweeuy-
On breath of calicanthus, pretty girl, blow again
Sh,nestled her close in my bosom SO neatly,
An, blowed, till she blowcd a big spark in my
brain!
Mypoor pericranium was a-fzzin' and fryin',
Anc my gizzard beat time with a fip-a-ta-hap,
feklike ''goner" and bust out a-cryin'-
Sheiotch me ''pealer,' rip-a-ta-rap.
Ant then, with the spunk of forty -four FOUNDER
She said ssWho'd marry you, codger. wonder?'
The bunged both my eyes with her fist, confoune
her,
Which woke me a-wishin' all women to thunder
LoI on the hearth had fallen, and the ravenou
lame
Had seized on my glorious noddle for wood;
Witt my sinciput singed, felt for all the same
Like the sweet witch of Endor, or 81 would if
could"
And worse than this, one of your north-wester
rousers,
Having blowed my old shirts from the window:
Had carried away the big end of my trowsers,
And split my old coat-tall to flinders:
Like fabulous Phoenix arose from the ashes,
Leokin round for my tar-eyed ssfemale deceiver,
When heard fuzzy sound like dough when
mashes;
Behold! rat, white-livered rascal, had stampe
out and "caved in'' the crown of my Jenn
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-16
A STRATAGEM-Everyb body knows that

A STRATAGEM.-Every body knows that
Smith is very common name, bu. hardly
anybody would have though, of turning lis
commonness TO account in such queer and
cruel way as gentleman did, the other night,
at one Of The Baltimore theatres. Entering
the pit at half price, finding every seat oc-
cuped, he bawled out, "Mr. Smiths house is
on fire." In an instant upwards of twenty
Mr.. Smiths rushed from the pit, and our
wicked wag, coolly took possession of one
of the vacated seats.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-16

To KNOW COOP GUANo.-As this sub
stance is beginning to be extensively used
by our farmers, and as there are many DIFF.
ferent kinds of it, and perhaps considerable
adul,eraton pracliced, it will no doubt be a
benefit to farmers TO be able 10 judge cor
rec,ly of its quality.
Common guano is mixture Of ANN onia-
cal salts and earthly phospha,es, and is COM
posed Of the excresences Of sea fowl, deposi-
ted on islands in the sea, in attitudes where
no rains fall !. is brought to the United
States and Europe from two different parts
Of the world, viz, Africa and Peru; the form
pilates but less ammonia than The latter, and
is therefore inferior. Guano contains water.
ammonia, ulmic, uric, and humic acids
which are classified as volatile and organic
matter, separable at low red heat also al.
kaline salts, such as sulpha,e of soda, chlo-
ride of sodium, and alkaline phosphates
which are separable by boiling water from the
aforesaid ash also earthly salts, consisting
Of the carbona,es and phosphates separable
by hydrochlorlc acid from the residue afore-
said also sand which is insoluble.
To apalyse guano LIST, calcine 100
grains in capsule at low red heat, until
all black PARTICLES are burnt away and a
white ash is left. Good euano should lose
about from 60 to 20 per cent, of volatile
matter 2nd, digest the above ash salts, FL
ter them, then dry the residue and weigh it.
Good guano should lose from 4 to 6 per
cent of these alkaline salts. (rhe phos-
phoric acid can be separated from this So
luton by adding sulpha'e OF magnesia.)-
3rd, The residue Of The above is digested in
ho. hydrochloric acid, then filtered and well
washed; then weighed, the loss is carbonate
and phosphate of lime and magnesia, which
are precipitated by ammonia, this, on being
dried and submitted 10 heat should amoun,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-16
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY,
BY e. WELLS, JR.
E DITOR AND PROP RET o r {.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

EINNIo OT SUboOTtII IO1@'
For year, if paid within six months, $l.50
&c 6 ifnot paid within six months, 2.o0
ADvERTIsEMENTs.-Sl per square for three lnser-
tions-l2 lines of small type or IA of large type
sequent insertion. If the 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 adj
vertise by the year.
Communications addressed to this Office must be
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-16

RAD SLEEPING PLAcE.-At the Bonn
bardmen, of Rangoon, an officer worked so
hard that he fell down exhausted and slept
by the side of gun for an hour and half,
while it was discharging ten pounds of pow
der al every fire.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-16

SQUEEZING OUT ONES SINs.-Multitudes
of pilgrims annually visit Malebar Point,
near Bombay, for the sole purpose of
squeezing through narrow cleft in The rock
apparently not wide enough TO receive the
body of child, as sure way Of squeezing
out their sins
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-16

AN AMBIGUOUS COMPLEMENTARY young
lady in one Of the Southern cities, rather
more remarkable for her beauty than her
understanding, was conversing with gen.
.leman Of some wit, in company. She was
dressed in elegan. simplicity, with a veil
over her head, which gave sweet, though
infan,ile expression to her coun,enance.-
The gentleman made punning quotation
Of the well-known beginning Of song, ap-
plicable to her, which The lady at once took
as compliment, but in which the bystand-
ers thought they saw a sarcasm. Let it be
given in each sense:
s'Sweet is the reiI where innocence resides"
This was the compliment; but take an
other reading.
Sweet is the reI ,rherein sense resides.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-16

DEATH LEAP OF SHETLAND Fowler.
A daring rockman had made a landing safe
ly, but the rope he was about to fasten slip
ped from his hold, and oscllated into emp
~ air! There was, wha. Mr.. Puff, in The
Critic calls s'a situation !" Hopeless I'M
prisonment in the bowels Of a precipice,
until death from hunger should release him.
A moment of hesitation, and he was lost for
ever. The first returning swing Of the rope
might happily bring il within the chance OF
grasping; tire second, and hope was over.
marked it with his eye, and measured The
point at which its oscillation inwards would
terminate. The moment came; the fowler
sprang desperately into the air grasped the
frail rope as it trembled ere it swept from
his reach for ever-and he was saved
.Maracezl's "Highlands and Islands,"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-16

FAcr.-When girls arrive at the age Of
" omanhood, they are good deal miss'd.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-16
CIT ISN'T ANYTHING ELsE."-Sundry re-
searches have been made for the purpose Of

CIT ISN'T ANYTHING ELSE E."-Sundry re-
searches have been made for the purpose of
discovering the origin Of the phrases as 81
won't do anything else" and sit isn't any
thing else," Sc, which used TO be SO fash
ionable among the b'hoys, and j. is said to
have been found in the following story:
A French field marshal, who had attained
that rank by cour. favor-not by valor-
going one evening to the opera, forcibly
took possession of The box of respectable
Able, who for this outrage brought suit
in the court of honor established for such
cases under the old government. The Able
thus addressed the court:
81 came not here to complain Of Admiral
Sulffein, who took so many ships in the
East Indies; came not to complain OF
Count de Grasse, who fought SO nobly in
The West; ] came not to complain of the
Duke of Crebilion. who took MInorca
but came here to complain of the Marshal
B., who took my box at the opera,
and never took anything else"
The court paid him the high compliment
of refusing his suit, declaring that he him
self inflicted sufficient punishment.
STAMMERING WIT.-Slammering, (says
Coleridge) is sometimes the cause ofa pun
Some one was mentioning in Lambs per-
sence the coldheartedness of the Duke OF
Cumberland, in restraining the Duchess
from rushing up to the embrace of her son,
whom she had not seen for considerable time.
and insisted on receiving him in stale
"Horribe cold it was," said The narrator.
IS Y es," sDid Lamb, in his suffering way
6 but you know lie is the Duke of Cu-cum-
ber-land."
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-16
GRow1ERs.-There are a class Of men

GRowLERs.-There are class OF men
in every community who go about with VIM
egsr faces, because somebody feels above
them, or because they are no. appreciated
as they should be, and who have constant
quarrel with their destiny. These men nsu-
ally have made very grave mistake IN Inc
estimates of their abilities, or are unml'igated
asses. In either case they are unfortunate.
Wherever their fault-6nding with ones con-
di,ion or position occurs, there is always
want of self-respect. Ifpeople despise you,
do not tell i, all over town. If you are
smart, show it, Do something and keep
doing. you are righ, down clever fel-
low, wash the wormwo ood off your face. and
show your good will by your good deeds.
Then, if people feel above you, 60 straight
off and feel above them. If they turn up
their noses because you are mechanic, or
farmer, or shop boy, turn yours up
notch higher. If they swell when they pass
you in the street, swell yourself; and If
that does not fetch them, conclude, very
good naturedly, tina. they are unworthy your
acquaintance, and pity them for missing
such capital chance of getting into good
| society.
Society never estimates man al what he
imagines himself to be. He must show
himself possessed of sel(-respect, indePen-
dent energy TO will and to do, and good
sound heart. These qualities and self-pos-
session will "put him through" Who
blames man for feeling above those who
are mean enough to GO around like babies
telling how people abuse them, and whin'
ing because society will not take them b,
the collar and drag them into decency
We are tolerably humble, in our way, bu
we do feel above such folks, and respectful
ly request them not 10 speak TO us.-Er.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-16

A SEouIToR.-A lady in a paroxism OF
grief, was said to have shed torrents of tears
"Poor thing" said punser, "she mus, have
cataract in her eye"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-16

LOSING ONES IDENTITY.-It was said
by Warren Hastings. speaking Of the power
Of Burke 5 eloquence and sarcasm, when the
former was on trial Of impeachment before
the British Parliament relative to his con-
duct as Governor General of British India,
that although perfectly conscious of his
innocence of the charges preferred agsins,
him, he began, while listening to the scalh-
ing denuncia,ions Of the great orator, almost
to doubt his own dently-lo loa,he him
self and to believe himself TO be the vilest
scoundrel that had ever contaminated the
earth by his presence.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-09-18
Gen. sam Houston,s Assaults.

This gentleman is performing his peculiar duty
in the campaign. 1t is limited chiefly to attacks
upon the fame Of Gen. Scott, principally directed
against his military reputation. OF the peculiar
fitness Of Gen. Houston for this Office or of this
Office for Gen. Houston we shall express no opin-
ion His own history, social, civil and military,
is an open book He has good qualities, for
which it gives US pleasure to commend him and
our feelings toward him do not prompt us to seek
for qualities of an opposite character.
When Gen. Scott is assailed, however, we need
not 90 out Of the party of his assailants for the
1qterieI Of his defence. To the honor Of the De-
mocratc party be it spoken, it contains hundreds
and thousands of men of intelligence, justice,
truth and magnanimity, who are ever prepared
to defend the reputation of one Of the greatest
of living generals and one Of the best and noblest
of men, Lewis Cass, though every inch parti-
san is yet every inch a truthful and honorable
man and his lips have borne proud testimony
to the worth and fame of one whose reputation
will ever be dear to our common country. And
such testimonials as his may be found upon al
most every page of our annals.
Gov. Fitzpatrick, of Alabama, a firm and de-
cided Democrat, in the United States Senate on
the oath of February 1849, (see Niles's Register,
'. rs, p. l47,) offered joint resolution propo-
sing to confer upon Gen. Scott the title of Bre-
vet Lieutenant. General" in consideration of his
gallant conduct and brilliant services during the
late caampaigpsin Mexico.
Senator Clemens, of Alabama, has since then
made similar move Senator Dodge, of Iowa,
in his recent public speeches in this city, accom-
panied a similar suggestion with encomiums Of
the most exalted character. Indeed he opposed
Gen. Scott by the argument that the measure of
his fame was already full
But we need not attempt to enumerate the de-
tenders Of Gen. Scott among the party by which
he is opposed. They are countless as the stars
in the heavens, and too pure to be impeached by
the assaults of Gen. Houston! For his own cake,
we would that Gen. II. were otherwise employed,
or that he could avail himself Of other grounds
of attack
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-09-18

We are all familiar with foolscap and letter
paper, and know about what their sizes are, though
each varies very widely from any general stand
ard. We to-day desired to learn the size OF deny
paper and, failing in all other sources turned to
Webster, where we found that DENY was I" a par
tcuar size of paper" but this was not particular
enough for us. These names for the sizes of pa
per are passing away; and it is well, for they
have greatly annoyed the paper-making, paper
printing, and paper-reading portions of humanity
Quarto post, commercial-post, folio-post, fools
cap, deny, medium, royal, super-royal, imperial,
&c., are names applied to sheets of paper of va
rious sizes for many day, to the great inconve-
nience of everybody. OF late, the people in the
paper trade have got to speaking of its size by
the number of inches it measures. Thus the In
telligencer is24 by S8, and the Telegraph % by
80. These figures present to us an idea of pro-
portions, and will enable us to tell in moment
how many square inches any paper contains. 1t
is a Convenient custom, and every one who talks
or writes of paper should observe it.
The same inconvenience has always existed
with respect to types. Each size has its arbitrary
name, as plea, long primer, BREWER, nonpareil,
&C.. We have heard printers (who knew nothing
of how many lines of any of these sizes there
should be to an inch) disputing warmly as to
whether piece of printing before them was the
impression of one of these sizes or the other--so
wide is the variation Types of a certain num-
Der of lines to the inch, and numbered accord
ingly, would be readily known by their numbers.
We wonder that such custom has not long since
prevailed.
In illustration of the inconvenience of these
arbitrary names, we will state q case that arose
in one Of our Northern cities. An order came
from South America for the materials of print
ing Office. 1t was correctly written in Spanish
by Spanish printer; but, as there was no Span
ish printer at hand, the order was Incompetent
sible, and was not fulfilled until after it had been
sent to Cuba, and translation returned.
The modern nomenclature in chemistry is an
improvement of the kind needed here. There is
no one who does not know what sulphuric acid
means; but oil of vitriol required to be seen and
tested before its identity could be established, in
the mind of European with the liquid he knew
by another name.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-09-18
WnahlnR CInfhea

We learn from the Baltimore Times that an ex-
tensive laundry is established in that city, and
that, by the aid Of a thorough and powerful steam
apparatus, several thousand pieces can be washed
in one day. We shall be glad to be assured of its
success; for washing is too hard work, and pays
too poorly, for the welfare Of those who now work
at it. The first effects Of the new mode may ap-
pear adverse; but the permanent results Of such
improvements are always beneficial to all parties.
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-09-18
Opening Of New Goods.
GEO. Wv. HINTON.

North side Pa. auenue between Al and 9Th streets,
TTAs been receiving the last few days great variety
of particularly choice Goods, which are now ready
for the inspection of his customers and the public gen.
orally.
Among the above Goods may be found French and Eng
lish Cloths, all colors
Fancy Cassimeres of the newest style; plain do.
Rich Velvet Plush and Silk Vestipgs.
New style Overcoating, and general assortment OF
Gentlemen,s Furnishing Goods. All of which have been
selected personally the latest Importation with view
TO please the custom heretofore literally bestowed and
from them call is respectfully solicited
Fits warranted as heretofore garments made up to
nlease sep 1S-d1m
Daily American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1852, 1852-09-18
The farmers.

The Baltimore Catholic Mirror, in noticing the
celebration in that city, on Monday last, refers
to the Turner Verins, can organization of young
socialists composed Of Germans, and is "gratifed
to know that not one, who processes to be Ca
tholic, belongs to them" We. did not know this
before