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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

DIFFERENT DEGREES OF COURT1NG-
A Roman lady who takes a liking 10 To-
reigner does not cast her eyes down when
he looks at her, bnt fixes them upon him
long and with evident pleasure-nay, she
gazes at him alone, whenever she meets him
in company, at church, at The theatre, or IN
her walks She will say without ceremo-
nv, to friend Of the young man, ''Iell that
gentleman | like him. If the man Of her
choice feels the like sentiment, and asks
"Are you fond of me:' she replies, with
the utmost frankness, eyes, my dear.'-
There, that is coming TO The point at once,
and not going round about with bushes and
simpering, and finally get out "no," when
ues is intended. What is The use of SIAM
mering and suffering abou. it, when one is
overjoyed with pleasure? The ladies of
Rome do not seem 10 be at all troubled with
any undue restraints of delicacy and modes
ty. They say wha, they think, and act ac-
cordingly. On The contrary, our American
ladies' are SO modest and bashlul, that they
let all the good opportunities slip through
their fingers while they are blushing behind
q fan. They would not for the world, let a
young man suppose they cared about him,
though they might be dying with love-
Now we think it best to split the difference.
American ladies lillle too slow. Oar adj
vice is that you take for your platform the
compromise, and unite the two. Medium
ground is generally safe. But dom! forget
that time is flying.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09
nj ISC ELL A n ECU S.
From the N. Y. Journal of Commerce.
UNCLE TOMS CABIN.

II success constituted the sole test of me-
ri', then would this popular production de-
serve extraordinary praise. The lucky
vender of the "Vermifuge" would be enli,l-
ed TO unequalled honor, and Brandrelh's pills
would vie with "Uncle Toms Cabin" for
the homage of mankind. This ''Tale of
the Age' has wagged over the world, and
thousands of tongues have been Sc. on fire
by il. The great ocean of sensbilitv has
scarcely known calm since the Cabin Of
Uncle Tom was launched. American moth
ers have laughed and wept over the pages
of this story some have almost wished
themselves in the place of Eliza, and others
have longed to GO soulhward in the hope Of
Initiating Aunt Vermont, and training up
another Topsy. The dusky slave has oc-
casionally peeped between the lids of this
marvellous story, and wondered if it was
true, while arslocratic lordlings, rolling in
luxury purchased by the sweat of an op-
pressed and starving tenantry, have read ii
with delight, and beheld in its every page
an argument against American institutions.
Uncle Tom is ust now the Do,oriely of the
world. Fox's Book of Martyrs is ou, of
date The olives of the Saints" are obso-
lete. The Epslle of Paul to Philemon is
superseded by the higher revelation of an
abolition prophecies. All The world, it
would seem, If we credit certain journals, is
about to be converted 10 the holy gospe. Of
"Uncle Toms Cabin" 1t has proved, in
truth, most unrelen,ing reformer, exclud-
ing all inferior helps, however willing
Scribblers Of less note are done for. All
Aboliiiondom is joining in the chorus, "De
Lord Flows dreadful lings sometimes" But
exlrsysgant en,husasms, like hypocrisy,
delight in the most sublime speculations,
and, as they are never to be executed, 1t
costs nothing 10 have them magnificent
While the snl-slavery phalanx have been
waiting in daily expectation to see the south
ern institution tol,er aud fall beneath the
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09
THOUGHTFUL HOURS.
BY MRS. CoRoLLA H. CRIswELL.

BY MRS. CoRoLLA II. CRIswELL.
Yes thou are changed ; and so am l
Four years have passed away
Since first we loved. ! often sigh l.
O'er fallen hopes-o'er bliss gone by
O'er love that's known decay.
Yes, thou art changed! thou smilest not
As have seen thee smile;
It seems as if thou had d'st forgot
The blissful hour, the silent spot,
Where thou my heart did'st vile.
1 too, am changed; love dwells no more
Within this gref-wrung breast:
/ am not what [ was before
| knew thee, false one then | wore
A spirit full of rest.
Yes, we are changed our hearts are cold
We scarcely friendship own;
The pulse that throbbed with bliss untold,
Now feels no thrill beneath its fold,
So passionless tits grown.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

TURN OVER AND OBLIGE."-We find a
capital anecdote gong round without credit.
of merchant entering his store in the morn
ing and finding his boy Bobby atem m?'ing to
throw all sorts of sumersels and kicking up
as great rumpus as a town caucus. "Whal
are you about? ?" asks the merchant looking
astonished at The wild evolu,ions Of the boy
"Obligin my girl, sir,'' replied the almost
exhausted youth. "She's writ me luscl-
Gus letter, and at the bottom Of the page
says, turn orer and obzige,' and I've been
going it for morn half an hour"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

PASSING SMALL BlLLs.-A joker in New
York meeting small gentleman whose
name was William, turned and walked by
his side. In a Ii,lle while the gentleman
turned to his uninvi.ed companion, and ask
ed him if he had any business with him
"No one at ALL" said the other, "but as the law
does no, allow US to pass small bills, have
turned about"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09
WOMAN'S SUPERIORITY.

Why term the fair the "weaker SEX"
CA foul aspersion falsely cast)
Behold when worldly storms perpleX,
How brayely they can bide the blast.
"Lord of Creation" lower thy crest,
Strive as you may-do what you can
Woman, with all her faults confessed,
Must still be DOUBLE YOU, 0 MAN
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

INFALLInLE REcIpE.-To make pie, play
at blindman's buff in printing office ; to
have music at dinner, tell your wife she Is
no. so handsome as HE lady ,ha. comes a
cross the way 10 save butter. make 1t SO
salt that nobody can cat ii.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

LIQUID GLUE.-A strong liquid glue, that
will keep for years without changing, may
be made by placing in glazed vessel a
quar-. of wafer and about 3 lbs. Of hard glue.
This is 10 be melted over gentle ERE in
glue-pot and stirred up occasionally. When
all the glue is melted, drop in gradually
small quantity of nitric acid, when cflerves-
cence will take place. The vessel is then
to be taken off the fire and allowed to cool.
Liquid glue made in This manner has been
kept for more than two years IN an uncork-
ed bottle without any change. II will be
useful fol many trades, where strong luc
is required, wilhou. the trouble Of melting.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

81 served" says Jefferson, 'with General
Washington, in the Legislature Of Virginia,
before the Revolution, and, during it, with
Mr.. Franklin, Congress, ] never heard Ell
lher of them speak ten minutes al time,
nor TO any bu, the main point, which was
to decide the question. They laid their
shoulders TO the great points, knowing that
the i,tIe ones would follow Of themselves" )"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

A MEAN-SPIRITED PEoPLE.-An Irish
Judge, after holding the assIzes at Tipperary,
made tour in Wales during the circuit
He there saw, with astonishment, calendar
of prisoners without one homicide or as
saul,. lie pointed out the striking con'ras.
to his clerk, who coniemptu"usly remark
ed-lhe Welch are mean-spiriled people.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

II has been remarked that ladies have
generally great fear Of tightening, and this
has been specifically ascribed to their ma
tural ,imdi,y; but the truth is, that it arises
from their consciousness Of being attractive.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

One of the besl-looklng ladies in the Troy
Seminary is red headed girl from Vermont.
Out Of compliment to her hair they call her
"lhe torch Of love-" Rather more poetic
than complimentary.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

ASco!lIsh political economist being asked
the meaning of metaphysics, explained it as
follows: "When party who listens dinna
ken what the party who speaks means, and
the party who speaks dinna ken what he
means hmself-,hat is metaphysics"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

One day, a person pointed out man who
had profusion of rings on his fingers, to
a cooper. ''Ah, master, said the ar'izan, ''its
a sure sign Of weakness when SO many hoops
aro useI ,,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

Gancing a. page of Blackwood, we met
with this observation -
"There is bu. one way Of being correct
and agreeing with every body i. is to say
nothing that can be Of any possible use TO
any one,n
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

''Jerome, Jerome!' screamed Mrs. Butter
field to her biggest boy, "whal is i. you ale
throwing to those pigeons :"
Gold beads, mother, and the darned fools
are c4,in' UNI speck they .h!nk its corn -
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

CONC SNAcKs.-During the plague in
London, noted bodysearcher lived, whose
name was Snacks. His business increased
so rapidly, that finding he could no, COM
pass it, he offered to pay any person who
should Join him in the hardened practice
half the profits: thus those who Joined him
were said TO 60 with Snacks. Hence, 60
ing Snacks signifies dividing the spolls.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

Why is The first chicken of brood like
The foremost of a ship? Because its little
for'ard Of the main hatch
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09
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ApvERTIsEMENTs.-S1 per square for three lnser-
tions-l2 lines of small type or 4 OF large type
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.
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, 1852-12-09

The Spaniards do not often pay hyper
bolical compliments, but one of their admir-
ed writers, speaking of lady's black eyes,
says "lhey were in mourning for the murders
they had committed"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

Jones, upon hearing that the emperor OF
Russia had ordered some refractory wives
to be Aogged, highly applauded the action,
and said he hoped to see every man his own
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

Young ladies rush out shopping at the pas
de charge, and wind up their operations by
the charge de pas (charge to pa.)
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

An amusing anecdote is just now current
in New Jersey. A number of gentlemen
were sitting round the bar-room of hotel,
the subject of discourse being the size of a
pigeon flight, when one of the number start
ed a new point by saying:
"Well, gentlemen, you need not make so
much difficulty about the length Of that
pigeon streak, as once saw myself figh.
Of crows mile wide, and twenty five miles
long, and they were SO thick that you
couldn't see the sum-"
''Don't believe it captain," said the tall
Vermonter, emphs,ically.
'Well, now, look here" said the crow
man, as he deliberately took the hugh pro-
portions Of the sceptic. ''You are stran-
ger here, calculate, and don't want to
quarrel, so rather than fight, you are salts
fed, I'll take of half a mile from The Minnest
q21rt y,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

Gospel TO become the rage Of the theatre
going populace. Mr.. Thompson's estimate
Of the influence Of Uncle Toms Cabin in
promoting ultra abolition sentiment will
never be realized. Within the past twenty
years the public thought has never been
more settled or firm than it now is in re-
spect 10 this important topic. Over the
grave Of Webster all sections of the country
have recently met and pledged anew their
fidelity to that constitution which guarantees
TO every Stale the exclusive right 10 manage
its own internal affairs. The fortunes of
political abolilionism are exhausted, and
they who were ready to pluck the very sun
from the heavens TO remove its spots-de-
nying the abstract right Of any sun to wear
a spol-they are now content TO appease
their patriotic ardor by hearty laudaions Of
Uncle Tom, their present ,ulelary saint. 10
conclusion, we venture 10 suggest them a
creed. "a man full of warm, speculative
benevolence may wish society otherwise
constituted than he finds it; but good pa
triot and true politician always considers
how he shall make the most of the existing
materials of his country. disposition to
preserve, and an ability to improve, taken
together, would be my standard as states
man. Everything else is vlgar in the con-
cepllon, perllous in the execution"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09
NO. 80.

CHASED BY LoCoMoTIvE.-A ii 'osier
writes 10 the N. Y. Dutchman an account
of his first sight Of locomotive and his ad-
venture Herewith:
came across the country and struck our
railroad. and was al about four knots all
hour. Now, pve heard tell about your To-
como,ive, but never dreamed about seeing
one alive and kicking; but about two miles
from here heard something coming, cough
ing, sneezng and laundering, so ] looked
around Sure enough there she came after
me-pawing the earth up and splitting the
air wide open, and more smoke and fire fly
ing than or,er come out of hundred bum
ing mountains. There was dozen wagons
followin' arter, and to save her tarnal, black,
smoky, noisy neck she could not get clear
of 'em. don't know whether they scared
her up or no, but here she came foamIng at
the mouth, with her teeth full OF burning
Goals, and pitched right at me like thou
sand of brick. ! could not stand it any
longer, so wheeled around and took down
the road, and began to make gravel fly in
every direction. No sooner had done that,
than she put right straight after me like
thousand wild cats.
She began to gain on me coming up
little hill, but ! came round pint to d
straigh. level on road. Now, thinks !,
l'Il give you ginger, rm great on dead
level so ] pulled to it, and 60. under full
speed, and then she began to yell and to
stamp and come full chisel, and made the
whole earth shake. But KEEP. on before
bounding a, the rate of twenty feet every
jump till got to turn in the road, and ]
was under such headway that couldn't
turn, so turned heels over head down bank
by house, landed cosmulic into swill
barrel and my feet stuck out behind and in
the air.
Just at the time the locomotive found
that had got away from it, it commenced
splitting hot water into me, and just literal
ly spauered all over me. thought in my
soul that Mount Vesuivus had bust some
place in this neighborhood. But do you
suppose s,aid there long? No sir! ]
Just walked righ, through that barrel, and
came out SO quick ,ha. ! really looked
ashamed of myself. Now here am, real
double-revolviug snoly glos,er, ready to al
tack anything bu.a combination of thunder
and Tightening, smeke, railroad iron and
hot water.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09
PRUDENCE PRIM.

don't know about this being "a very
nice world" said aunt Sally. "There's peo-
pie enough in it, such as they are and E.
nough Of 'em if they CAM! be any better;
but if there's one kind ,ha, ! CAN'T get a.
long with it's the hypocrites Now when
any body swears or steals, or cuts one an
others throa,s, ! understand it; ] know
Con the spot) WHICH commandment has
been tripped over; but these ,wo-faced peo
pie that twist and turn, and double, (Iike
rabits in woody why it needs gun that'H
shoot round a corner 10 hit 'em and some
body that's deeper than TO see through
'em. How, Exactly they'll mark out the
path of duty for other peoples feet to tread |!
What, magnitying glasses they wear TO look
at other peoples sins, and how very good
they are till their principles conAic. with
their interest!
Prudence Prm was Gone Of em.'' How
careful and conscientious she was to admi,
the right sort of toys into her shop for the
children. All the drummers, and ffers, and
"sojers," underwent an anatomical exami-
nation before they stood up in her shop
window all the little sixpenny cotton hand
kerchiefs had hymns and creeds printed on
'em, and ':golden rules" and all ,ha, sort of
thing. To be sure, Prudence sometimes
gave 'em The avromg change, but Pve known
that done in other places than Primetown
Be that as it may, she reigned there ''trium-
phant, happy and glorious" with an undis-
pu'ed monopoly of juvenile coppers, till
"cloven foot" came at last, in the shape ol
Miss Giggle and rival ,op-shop! Prudence
watched her with jealous eye and finally
thought it her duty to demonstrate agains,
the Fanny Essler dolls that she was exhi-
biting in her shop window. They were
'lrivolous" and '.improper," and she was
astonished Miss Giggle ''could let herself
down SOL" The lille folks were Of diff:
erent opinion, and coaxed papas and man.
mas into the same belief Coppers changed
hands, and flew with astonishing celerity
into the Giggle treasury. .Mirth acent ahead
of mezannhozy, till Prudence could stand i
no longer! but took daring leap over he1
''principles" for the sake of interest, ant
Fanny Essler dolls were forthwith seer
kicking up their UNREBUKED HEELS in Mis-
Prim's window! "This would be a dul
world without laughing!' she said apologe
,ically!
Never mind, aunt Prudence; we won
inquire too particularly into the date of lha
newborn opinion! You are not the only
specimen extant of an iron creed and an In
dia rubber conscience !-FANNY FERN.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

In fashionable life the men most run after
are the men deepest in debt.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1852-12-09

IHE VATICAN LIBRARY.-lhe Vatican
Library is called the largest in the world !;
not that j. contains the mos, books, but the
most space for, although j, has been form
ed ever since the days of Hilary, pope and
saint, and been augmented by the accumu-
latlon of several subsequent popes and saints,
and has received the entire libraries of vari-
Gus kings and cardinals, (amongst others,
that of Queen Christiana Of Sweden,) and
part Of the library Of the Roman Emperor
Of Constantinople, yet, after all, am assured,
on what believe TO be good authority, tha,
it scarcely possesses forty thousand VOL
umes, although the amount is generally
stated al double that number, The collec-
ton OF manuscripts is, however, extremely
rare and valuable, and amounts to upwards
of thirty thousand. Some of these are very
curious. The famous Virgil, with its cos
tune paintings of the Trojans and La'ins,
supposed 10 have been executed about the
Constantine; the Terence, with its
paG'ings Of masks, Of nearly as ancien. date;
the manuscript, of Pliny, with its pictured
Noah's Ark of animals; Henry Wills let
lers TO Anne Boleyn, and his treatise on the
Seven Sacramen,s, which he presented to
Leo x, and in return received the title of
defender of that faith which he was SO soon
to overthrow the Tasso and Dante, and
an in6ni,y of others, interesting as they are,
have been already SO often described, that !
shall abstain from any observation upon
them. The Abate Maio discovered, amongst
these manuscripts, about the year 1924, a
part Of the lost books of Cicero de Repub-
lica, over which, however, some Of the trea-
tises Of ST. Augusiin had been written but
the original MS, although much defaced, is
said to be still legible.-Rome in the Vine
teenM Century.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-21

hT THURLow WEED has been very much troubled Of
late. He has been running all the time between
Albany and New York. trying to manage John P.
Hale and the abotionists; also, Daniel Webster and
the conservatives; also, Minthorne Tompkins, and
his half dozen of frsesOers. Greeley is also running
at large, trying to manage the Irish, the Germans.
the socialists, the spirit-knockersto say nothing Of
the Hero himself making forty speeches, pronouneing
the pronouns :" myself, l." two hundred and forty
emo times and trife But all wont do General
Pierce win be elected by tremendous majority, and
no mistake.
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DOUBL E SH E E T.
sew York, Thursday, October n, ls5S.


Wsbee We sntreat, we pray, We rsquest-nay, We Will
- dswn on our knees to eur kind patrons and adver
n bring IN their advertisements before o'clock in the
sire, least before eight o'clock. The pressure Of
husaasss is great upon columns that cannot
cd paper press and served at the proper hour in
sbe HsTning unless this request be complied with by the
uubh
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-21
Court Calendnr-Thia Day.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT CcuRT Nos. Is, 81 to 100
COMMON PLEAs-Psrt Mos. 473 4S5, 4s7, 491, 493,
4S5 407 400 sol, sos. sos 607 500, 511 097 Part q
Mes 300 36G 412 546 Soc 55S 560 664 $685. $685. So 5,
574 SIC, TO- IA
SUPREME CouRT-GETEKAL TERM-Million trust case
stin on.
SUPERIOR CorRr-rwo branches Mos $40. 444, 450,
153 23S 3oo 245 2b9 372 3s5 24S H. ASH 49, 453 asa
45s 46I AGA 4s5 46S 1864 48s 400 246 32i $685. 356,
All 47 473 AT 47S 479 4S2 4s3 4S4 1885, 1856 4S7 49,
4s9 400, 492. 494. 495, ls6, 4s7 400, 9s5, 800.
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Mr.. WEBSTER AND THE ScoTr WIGS 1t appea =
that the plot by which few Of the trading politi.
cians Of this city were to transfer the body Of Mr.
Webster's friends to the support Of Seward and Is
ticket fer the Presidency, has signaly failed Like
the Nova scotians, with regard to their goldfish or
the government Of Peru in relation to the guano Of
the Lobos Islands-the inner Lo5os and the outer
Lobos-Mr. Webster falls back upon his reserved
rights, and is determined, happen what may, TO
stand the FIRE. Some over jealous Webster.scott-
Seward wings let the cat cut Of the bag too soon
and their game Is exploded. Mr.. Webster's friends
may keep up their Webster ticket and welcome
he desires them to do IL, if We may Judge from the
tone of HE Boston organs and from this time out we
doubt rot no will remaia shut up agains, all TIE
approaches Of the Sewardscott mer, as tight az an
unopened oyster.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-10-21

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