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Washington sentinel., 1853-11-16
WASHINGTON BRANCH RAILROAD.

WASHINGTON BRANCH RAILROAD.
cssszszEzz1 TRAINS RUN AS FOLLOWS:
@sidEs...-@ Leave daily, except Sunday, at and
A. M, 81 and p. M.
On Sunday at 6 A. NJ, and P. M.
The Train at p. M. is express, and stops only
at Annapolis Junction and Relay; the others at all
way stations.
Trains at s A. M. and 81 p M, connect with
Annapolis.
Trains at A. M. and S p NJ, connect West.
Trains al 8 and s A. M, and p. NJ, connect
East.
Fare from Washington to Baltimore. 81 25
Do do do and return so
DO do Annapolis. -. rs
, Do do do and return SO
The round trip tickets must, in all cases, be pro-
cured at the Office, and good for the day upon
which they are issued L. H. PARSONS,
Sep 21-tfx Agent.
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ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD.
r.. r,szssyzEs=l CHANGE OF HOURS.-On

ORANGE AND ALEXANDRIA RAILROAD.
r.. ezzs=a CHANGE OF HOURS.-On
kke22 - and after Thursday, October 9th,
1858, daily trains Sundays excepted will be run
over this road, agreeaby TO the following arrange
ment:
A train for Warrenton and intermediate points
will leave the Station, corner Of Duke and Henry
streets at 81 o'clock, A. NJ; arrive al Warrenton
at II o'clock, A. M.
Returning will leave Warrenton at quarter
past ] o'clock p. NJ, arriving in Alexandria at a
quarter before O'Clock. P. M.
train from Culpepper G. A. to Alexandra and
intermediate points will leave Culpepper c. II. at
u o'clock, A. NJ, arriving in Alexandra at l04
o'clock A. NJ.
Returning will leave Alexandra at II O'clock
P. NJ, arriving in Culpepper G. II. at ~ o'clock,
p. NJ.
A daily stage is running between Gordonsvile
and Culpepper G. H., in connexion with the cars
on this and the Virginia Central Routes.
THROUGH TICKETS.
10 Gordonsvilic. ......... ......4 oO
10 Lyncnpurg. ...'......... w
x 10 winchester. ...... w III
Per order: w. b. BROCKETT,
Oct 5-f Agent.
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srE..e FOR MOUNT VERNON AND

Fort Washngton.--Fare, roundtrip.
81. From Alexandra, rs cents--Arrsrng 10
Washington at 3 O'Clock, p. M--The Steamer
week, on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,
leaving Washington at and Alexandra al ~
o'clock, A, M.
Coaches leave the Capitol for the Boat at 81
o'clock, A. M. Coach fare, 10 cents. Persons
wishing the coaches 10 call for them will leave
their names with Geo. d. Thomas Parker IL Co
Refreshments TO be had on board the boat.
JOB CORSON,
Sep 2l* Captain
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(HEsAPEAkE and Ohio Canal Stock
~ wanted by PETER A. KELLER
sepN Opposite the Treasury.
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rT,HE SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, deyo-
Il ted to Industry, Science, and Mechanics
Published weekly at 126 Fulton street, N. Y, (san
Buildngs,l by Mum d. Co.
Terms: So year; 81 in advance, and the re-
mainder in six months.
Sen, 7-tf
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lSA NEW YORK, BREMEN, ana
K5fEM Southampton United States Mail
Steamers.-The ship, comprising
this line are the WASHINGTON. Captain E. nj.
Fitch; HERMANN, Captain E. Higgins.
These steamers stop at Southampton, both going
and returning +9#5s e'-e
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vI,O THE HEIRS OF OFFICERs AND

.YTNO THE HEIRS OF OFFICERS AND
Il Soldiers of the Revolutionary and other
Wars.-The undersigned having established a per.
manent General Agency at the seat of Govern.
ment for the prosecution of claims against the
United States, continues TO give his usual prompt
attention 10 all business entrusted TO his care.
The success he has achieved in bringing abou,
speedy settlement Of old claims placed IN his
hands, Justiies him in believing that he will be
equally fortunate in behalf Of his clients for the
future. Suspended Pension and Bounty Land
cases meet with special attention, and in no case
will fee be charged, unless the claim be allowed
and paid by the Government
There are many representatives of deceased
Naval Officers who have claims that can be estab.
lished by applying TO the subscriber.
ROBERT ii. GALLAGHER,
.~. Formerly Of Virginia.
References, If necessarily
Chubb Brothers, Bankers, Washington, D. G..
John s. Gallagher, Esq, late Third Auditor of the
U. ). Treasury; Hon. jackson Morton, United
States Senate; Drexell Il Co., Bankers, Philadel.
phla; NJ. Judson, Esq, Banker, New Orleans
Wright Il Williams, Bankers, Erie, Pennyslvania
Maury " Morton, Bankers, Richmond, Va; Bur
eoyne Il Plume Bankers, New York; Ellis Il Nor.
ther u Co, Bankers, Baltimore, Md.
N, B-l have facilities for establishing service
IN Wayne's War, by which all entitled 10 Bounty
Land, or Pension can secure the same. The dif-
icuty heretofore in establishing the service re-
ferred TO has grown out of the fact that the Depart
ment itself has no rolls Of Wayne's War.
r. III. G..
Sep 2l-3t Washington.
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WIN. PHIPPS,
ENGRAVER IN GENERAL,
: WEST SIDE llTH, THREE DOORS ABOVE E STREET
Gard cutting and printing al shortest notice.
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With view to the cheap circulation of the laws Of Con-
gress and the debates contributing to the true nerprea
ton thereof and to make free the between
| the representative and constituent bodies:
BE resolved by The Sate and House Of Representatives.
a the Utd States Of 4nericd Cbgyess assembled That
from and after the present session Of Congress- the Con-
gressiona Globe and Appendix, which contains the laws
long the shall be published by order of Con.
gress: Proried, That nothing herein shall be construed
to authorize the circulation Of the Daily Globe
postage Approved, August 8, 1882
| As sell the DAILY GLOBE at halfthe price Of
| similar publications. so the CoNGR EssIoNAI. GLOBE
and APPENDIX is sold for halft cost Of so much
| composition, press-work, and paper, This can
afford to do, inasmuch the subscription of Con-
gress almost covers the cost of composition, and
this enables me TO sell for little more than the cost
OF press-work and paper II requires the sale OF
| about 5000 copies to reimburse expenses II 500
only were sold the cost Of each copy would be
about $1Od! The debates in the English Parla.
ment cost about eieren times much as charge
subscribers for the debates in Congress, equaiin
quantity, and as well reported and printed.
The next session of Congress will be long
one; and il is believed the Congressional Globe
for il will reach 900 royal quaro pages as the last
long session made 3s42; and the long one before
that made 1901 royal quarto pages-four large
volumes each session. IL subscribers will be care
ful to file all the numbers received by them, will
supply any that may miscarry in the mails. This
work increases in value il grows old. The
first seventeen volumes will now command three
times, and some of the subsequent ones thrice,
their original subscription price.
The subscription price for the Congressional
Globe dncluding the Appendix and the laws) is
six dollars.
Complete indexes will be made out and for
wardedto subscribers after the sessions ended
Subscribers for the Daily should have their
money here by the 9Th, and for the Congressional
Globe by the 18th of December The money must
accompany order for either the Daily or the
Congressional Globe. Bank notes current where
a subscriber resides will be received at par.
JOHN c. RIvEs
WAsKUoToN, O0sbsr II, 1859.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-10-13

wise means TO have the waste animal matter
in the cities, which is nuisance there, re-
turned again 10 your fields whence it was
Withdrawn. or the growth Of the soil, every
portion that is consumed by animals, man
included, is again quickly parted with, and
may and ough. to be returned TO the lands,
except what little is retained for few years.
constituting the bodily system, which also
in a short time returns 10 the earth, and thus
restores back all the borrowed elements. An
animal fully grown gives off as much as i.
consumes.
Wha, is needed is, that all this waste AMI
NAL matter, after having performed its vari-
ed and important functions, be returned 10
the soil whence it was derived. Till this
is Systematically done soils mus. necessari'
Iy deterorate. Many of those lands which
by The application Of two hundred pounds
Of guano to the acre are now producing such
fine crops will, with the presen, system Of
sending the produce to the ci.ies in wheat,
corn, cattle, Sc, without returning an equi-
valen, in inorganic materials, in few years
be sgain sworn out" sEd then be harder 10
resuscitale than ever. If shall only be sue
cessful in awakening your attention to this
subject to lhs, degree which its importance
demands, | shall feel myself we'll recon-
pensed for the exeriion am making.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-10-13

BEAUTIFUL ALLEGoRY.-The following
beautiful sl!egory is translated from The Ger
man:
Sophronius,s wise teacher, would not
suffer even his grown-up sons and dsugh-
,ers TO associate with those whose conduct
was not pure and upright.
sDear father" said the gentle Eu'alla to
him day, when he forbade her, IN com
pany with her brother, TO visi. the gentle
Lucinda, 'you must think US very childish
if you imagine that we should be exposed
to danger by it,"
The father took in silence dead coal
from the hearth, and reached ii 10 his daueh'
ter. 81, will not burn you my child, take
i,.''
EuIsla did SO, and behold her beautiful
white hand was soled and blacked, and as
il CHANGED, her white dress also.
"We canno, be too careful in handling
GOALS" said Eulalia, in vexation.
"Yes, truly" said her father, "yon see
my child, ,ha! coals, even if they do no
burn, blacken; so it is with the company o
the vicious"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-10-13

SINGLE MAN.-"Fanny Fern says if there
was but one woman in the world, the men
would have a terrible time. Fanny is righ.
but We would ask her what kind Of time
avon,en would have if there was but one man
IN existence :''-Erchange.
What kind of time would they have -
Why, of course no grass would grow under
the slippers. 'The WARS of Roses The
banles of Waterloo and Bunker Hill would
be farce 10 it. Black eyes would be the
rage, and bolh caps and characters would
be torn 10 ta.lers. Imagine that would
not be much of millennium either to The
moving cause Of disturbance. He would
be as crazy as fly in drum, or IS dizzy as
a bee in ten acre lot Of honey suckles, un-
certain where 10 light. He'd roll his be-
wildered eyes from one exquisite organiza-
ton to snolher, and franlicsIIy and dplo-
malic4lly exclaim-"flow happy would
be with ether, were ,'olher dear charmer
awayn'
"Wha. kind Of time would the women
have were there only one man in the
world -
"Why they'd resort to arms of course -
What kind of time would they have p
What is that to me9 They might stake their
own time" every "Miss Lucy" of 'em for
all should care, and So might the said man
himself, for with me the limited supply
would not increase the value Of the article.
FANNY FERN.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-10-13
MIS- LIAN EOUS,

The following deed Of noble daring is re-
corded q 3 one Of the events attendant on the
the late destruction by fire Of the Imperial
Theatre ., Moscow:
From the suddenness of this melancholy
occurrence, and from the number of en-
ployces permanently living with their fam
lies in The house, many lives were LOST
Three skeletons were found in The ashes.
Just a, the commencement, Of the fire, three
workmen, who had been engaged in the up
per stories, finding no means 10 descend by
the staircase, SO rapid was the progress ol
the flames, jumped out Of the windows 10
the lower roof,-which being Of iron, soon
became so intensely hot ,ha, two Of the un-
fortunate beings, no, capable Of enduring the
heat, threw themselves to the ground, and
were killed by The fall. The third, with
more presence Of mind, made his way over
pro,ruding broad cornices 10 the front roof,
and there remained for some minutes, Till
The greedy element, not content with the
number of its victims, made its appearance
close by him.
The poor man cried loudly for help
Ladders were procured, but they did not
reach the heigh, at which he s,ood. lie saw
il and, raising his arms TO Heaven, he made
the sign Of cross and began to approach the
precipice before him. in an instant more he
| would have been a corps. Thousands OF
people stood all around, gazing With horror
q, the immense pile, upon which this poor
man stood helpless and hopeless. Silence
like The grave reigned among the multitude.
His fate seemed inevitable. Suddenly was
heard a voice, 'Stay a moment, my good
fellow! Pray to God Almighty, and III
endeavor 10 save you!'
| All eyes were turned 10 the spot from
which those sentences were uttered. a
group Of three men were observed, common
peasants; Two of them holding by the arms
and shoulders a third, who wss struggling
hard to break from the hold Of his friends
lie, me GO, my lsds,' said he, "my hear
is burning within me; canno, bear the
sight of christian soul thus perishing.'
And with powerful effort he broke loose
and darted forward.
The dense crowd gave way as he ran "a
the burning building, pulling from himself
and 3. the same time throwing away h's
shooI, (sheep skin,) and his hat In an IN
stan, he was at the foo. of The ladder; here
be took off his boots, attached rope a.
round his waist, and, seizing an oven.'oTK
which happened 10 lie close by, he began
to ascend the ladder, which did not reacf
at the u,mos, 10 two-thrds of The height q
which stood the victim. Having attained
the upper foosep the generous man took
hold of the rain gutter. Apparently u ws'
, no, a very safe mesns Of ascent, as II Den
and ratified under his weight. Blu! lhe maj
, was resolved he made the sign OF the cross
, and began to climb up. cloud OF suff''
: Gazing smoke whlrled around him; 'he hame
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-10-13

STAGE CoAcH HCoNvERsATIoN-Age genu-
inc down-ess'er and a nu, brown complex
ioned Soulierner lately composed prom
lnenl portion o! the passengers in stage
Coach across section Of the Western coun-
try from one railroad pon. to the other.-
Our Eeasle,n friend had made several es-
says, Of course, 10 satisfy himselfin regard
TO all he passengers, but found the South
erner on This occasion rather "loo hard" for
him. He began again:
'Perhsps you are not aware how mighty
hard IL is for Y ankees TO control his Curl
osly. You'll please excuse me, bu. real
y would like to know your name and res
idence, and The business you follow. | ex-
pee, you AMI ashamed Of either Of 'em : so
now won, you just obleege me -
The last appeal brought out our South
ern friend, who rising up to the extreme
heigh, allowed by the coach, and throwing
back his shoulders, replied:
Ton. TcyTue III tire 1-are oI -r1r-v+t.s'r',-.-
am gentleman of leisure, and. lam glad
10 be able to say, of extensive means.
have heard much of New York, and ] am
now on my way to see it; and if like II as
we'll as am led 10 expect, intend to
bug it %
Then was heard shout Of sten,orian
laughter throughout the stage coach; and
This was the las. of that conversation.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-10-13

"Don'l act so, Isaac, dear," said Mrs.
Par,inglon, as Ike was raising particular a.
bou, the kitchen, ard throwing every thing
into confusion in a vain attempt TO fnd
his ball. "People by'n by will say you are
non pompus men's, as they did about poor
Mr.. Smlh-!he doctor says you are OF the
rebellious sauguInary temperature, end bea-
ven knows what sou would do if 1t should
have tendency 10 the hesd-perhaps you'd
die of suggestion OF the brain
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-10-13

"sam, had TO laugh de odder dsy,-I
accidentally fell in w,d an acquaintance ob
mine, who was in search ob lodgings, and
he said he wished to stop al some house
where all de big bugs stopped. lob course,
recommended him 10 my house Durin' de
nigh, | heered great noise, an went up
to see whs. was the matter, an de minute
de darkey seed me, he hollored out
Bring a light, landlord; come be quick
"Why 500 said !; 'kase be- if alnt
agoin' TO look for some house where de
bugs ain. quite so big"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-10-13

OF the 7.97 lbs Of alkaline sails contain
ed in 100 lbs. Of guano, about lbs. may be
considered liberal estimate of The quanIl-
~ of potash and soda lhs, would be IL lbs.
of these siHaIes put on the land IN an ap'
p!ication Of 200 pounds Of gnano. But our
crop Of wheat, as we have seen, takes from
The land 80 lbs, leaving the acre of land
with 20 lbs less Of these important alkaIIes
,han before it was cropped, notwithstanding
the liberal application Of guano. As pre-
viously remarked, these alkales exist IN
comparatively very small quantities IN the
soil, aud yet they are indispensable TO the
growth Of wheat and every other CROP
Now, in a common-sense view OF the sub
iect, whs, will be The consequence OF con-
tinued cropping and dressing the ground 81
this rate with guano? !, mus. ultimately
exhaust The soil of these elements, and the
larger the crops the more rapidly Will these
elements become exhausted, and then the
lands will become again sworn oul" and less
reclaimsble than ever.
have confined my remarks 10 these two
alksles. The same will apply to every o.
iher inorganic element, which is more abun-
manure that is applied 10 the land.
Potash exists in nearly all rocks, as ho-
ney in flowers; but we are as dependent
upon plants 10 gather the one as on bees to
gather the other. Imporlan, as this sIksll
is, and varied as are lis uses to man, we are
dependent for our supply wholly upon the
vegetable world. So with some other ln"r-
ganic constituents of plants. Hence It is
that crop, as hay, straw, Sc, decaying on
land renders the soil more productive, be-
cause the growing plant has not only the
inorganic material which it derives immed''
alely from the rocks, SC. in the soil, but II
has those also already elaborated for II by
the preceding crop, which is now decom'
posing. In this way lands 10 which The We
ge,ablc matter that grows on them Is return
ed become continually more ferllle, not by
the addition of sny new material 10 The soil
bu, by those in the soil being by each crof
during its growth elaborated and rendered
more available TO the one that succeeds II.
! wish 10 be understood am greatly
in favor of the use of gusno. regard i''
discovery as grea. blessing to the ptesen
; generation one Of the good gifts OF be-
nevolen, Providence. Blu. ] wish US not t.
turn this blessing into a curse BY using II q.
a means of e1hausiing our lands instead o
improving them. There need be no erhaus
tion or deterioration. All that is needed Il
maintain and even increase their fertility j
TO regard properly our home manure; to re-
turn the inorganic materials contained in 'h
hay, straw, SC. back egain on The land
When cattle fa,.ed on your lands are sen. Il
!. cities, bring the bones or their equivalcn
back; they are not needed there. And de
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-10-13

were fast approaching burning timber, red-
hot sheets of roofing iron were falling down
from every side, but what TO him was all
this? His heart was burning within his
breast; he could not bear the sight Of
christian soul thus perishing.
1t was frosty day the rain gutter was
as cold as ice; his warm sweaty palms and
fingers stick and freeze 10 the iron tube lie
tears them off leaving bloody marks at eve
~ hold, and ascends higher and higher, ill
he puts his foo, on projecting cornice.-
From thence by means of the oven-fork he
handed the rope to the poor man above him.
"Tie i. fast to the hook which supports the
gutter. That's ri gh,. Now descend E'-
And he held the other end Of the rope, and
preceding the man, still supporting him
down The gutter, placed him on .hG ladder.
The man wss saved.
During all this time the multitude stood
breathless; but when they saw them both
out Of danger, all hats were taken of. and
the sign Of the cross at every breas, testified
general thanksgiving, and loud sfou,
approved the act Of generosity. Every one
pressed forward TO see the hero of this
scene. The first who approached him, an
officer in the army, gave him twenty
roubles silver. The example was follow
ed: noblemen, merchants, peasants, took
out their purses-some gave golden, and
some silver coin some threw into his ha,
few copper copeeks all gave wha. they
could. "God bless you noble friend ~ was
heard from every side.
The name of this generous man is Bazil
Marin, native Of the government Of Tar
oslah Being roofer by trade, he for ma
ny years lived sl ST. Petersburg, pursuing
his vocation but sferward engaged himself
as boiler maker a, the government foun-
CRY of KoIpno. Las, year he took leave
Of absence and visited his native village
Having spent few months with his friends,
he was returning 10 St. Petersburg by way
Of Moscow, 10 avail himself Of the railways.
He came 10 The ancient capital The day be-
fore the fire; and not having caught the train,
was obliged to remain till the mex! day.
As this was his frs, arrival in Moscow, he
took the opportunity Of seeing the Kremlin,
the old fortress, and to visit the venerable
ca.hedraIs. There, from some passers-by,
he heard of the fire, and haslened 10 the spot
where he so nobIy distinguished himself.
Al three o'clock in the afternoon of the
risge. On the 18Th OF The same mon1n Hc
reached ST. Petersburg, and again he enlist
ed himself in the number Of wo1kmen al
Kolpino. 10 two days after he was sum-
moned 10 the office Of The general police
master of the capital, where he was told that
The emperor desired TO see him. He was
accordingly taken 10 The palace. His impe-
rial majesty received Marin in his cabinet,
snd was pleased to say to him when he en-
tered, 81 thank you for good action
Embrace me and relate how you did it,
In simple words Marin told his story and
when he had finished the emperor dismiss
sed him, saying, Now you may go; but IN
case of need come 10 me al any lime."-
Soon afterwards Marin was rewarded with
medal and sum of one hundred and fifty
roubIes of silver.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-10-13
p o E II r Y.
STANZAS,
~ "a ~ Il ASs
BY BARRY CORNWALL,

BY BARRY CORNWALL.
Sit down, sad soul, and count
The moments flying;
Come-tell the sweet amount
That's lost by signing.
How many smiles "a score?
Then laugh and count no more,
For day is flying.
Lie down, sad soul and weep,
And no more measure
The flight of Time, nor weep
The loss of leisure
But here, by this lone stream,
Lie down, with us and dream
Of starry treasure
We dream do thou the same,
We love forever
We laugh, yet few we shame,
The gentle, never;
Stay, then till sorrow dies
Then hope and happy skies
Are thine forever!