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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-06-23

RHEuMAT1s this disease is very
common, and is very painful one, any use
fu. information on the suhjec. may be Of
bene6. to some of our readers. The follow
ing is par, of an article on the subject from
the ''Dollsr Newspaper" Philadelphia -
"Rheumalism is a disease of the blood,
and in order 10 effec,ually remove the dis
ease, the rheumatic poison, (perhaps the
urale of soda) mus! be eliminated from the
circulation. The principal depura'ins or
gans are The emunctories of the kidneys,
The lungs, and the skin. Through the skin
and the kidneys alone can the rheumatic
poison be removed, and far more through
the latter than the former. Every man al
hc,ed with rheumatism should have long
bath tub, in which he can completely i'm
merse his whole body. In such tub made
.oe ,;a fefhsfrs11 kr should every -mafning.
take q warm, weak, ley bath, rubbing the
surface briskIy with Aesh-brush I'LL it
gIows finely. This bath should be used
Tor four or FIVE days, and then, for few
days, strong saltwater bath (warm)
should be substituted. This is the bes.
external treatment known to the profession,
and The grea, trouble is that i. is SO l.de
known to them. Warm flannel should, of
course, be constantly worn by rheumalics.
Blu. the grea, remedy for rheumatism, af-
ter all, is diure,ics and among the bes! Of
them is the meadow saffron (colchicum au-
tumnale.) The ,nc.ure Of cholchcum seeds
is generally used. The brandy tinclure is
the best for decidedly nervous Iheumalics
the wi inc tinclure for those Of firm nerve
fibre. Of either Of these linclures, 25 drops
three times a dsy, for an adult, ill i! ope-
rates as slight laxative (when the dose
should be lessened) is about the right guam
lity. After using The linclure Of cholchcum
for ten or twelve days, the solution of odlde
of potassium (oG the strength Of one ounce
to the pin. of rain water,) half teaspoon
ful twice day will speedily complete .he
cure. An experience Of several years in the
treatment Of all grades Of rheumatism has
established the correctness Of the above
treatment. have never seen case that
would not yield 10 its powers. Sometimes
acids or alkales (according as the urinary
deposit is. white or red,) may be used with
fine effect. The best acid that can be used
in rheumatism is lhe cilric. and the best form
is that of sour lemonade.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-06-23
A cunning old Dutchman was member

cunning old Du,chman was member
Of The Pennsylvania Legislature some years
ego from - county. On one occasion
he promised lobby member to vote for
certain local measure; bu. when The measure
came up he voted against it, and it was lost.
The lobby-member came 10 him in great
wrath, and the following colloquy ensued
"Sir, you promised to vote for my bil!."-
"VelI," said The Dutch member, "vat If
did % swell, Sir, you voted against it,"
"Vel, vat if ! did ?" swell, Sir, you Hed"
"VeI, vat if dids" was the cool reply.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-06-23
GENTLEMANLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS

GENTLEMANLY ACCOMPLISHMENTS
men,. SO do the loves, and meanest that
swim in the sinks Of drunkenness and vice.
There is not ruffian who cannot boast Of
the same accomplishment. Every reeking
den Of develry has its profcien.s. The
most degraded Of humanity can swear as
roundly as you. Hark ! you hear j. on the
highway. 10 every spot where .ipplers con-
grega,e, the oath is part Of every BREATH
At night it comes with fearful dis,inc.ness
from the dram-shop. And ye. you are as
proud Of your foul-mou,hed weakness, as
though The vilest Of earth could not boss,
of the same.
Chev tobacco A loa,hsome splitting ma
chine, eh? Beautiful and interesting appa-
ratus, truly. self-spit'ing squir.-gun, to
ejec. the iltiest compound in existence -
A lama on two legs, bespatlering all within
your reach, without provoca,ion even. And
because you eat tobacco and sip out the
juice with mock dignity, you are genlle-
man. Ho ho The race Of fools is not yet
extinct. Why, you slavering beast, it is no
rare accomplishment TO eat tobacco. You
can't make your mouth fouler than the old
vagabond who spends shilling he has beg
ged, for rum or pound of plug. He can
&C. as filthy as you can. Can't you believe
it? See him spit once. Mark the dark
lines from each corner Of his mouth, and the
noisome strains on his shir. bosom. Rare
accomplishment indeed for gentleman.
| Drink Champagne! Ha ! ha Dear sir !!
the whole land is filled with such suckers.
The raggedest, wiry haired. red nosed,
bleared eyed old bloa, in Chrisendom can
ge. as rich, and as foolish, and as drunk. as
you can. And what's the difference For
the actions, locker on could not determine
what liquor the two had got drunk on. The
one spews in the gutter, the Other in his
room. There is difference in the quality
Of coats, but none in the drunkenness. The
common sorts can get as "owly" on com
mon whisky, as you can on pure cham
psgne. You drink with respectable .ipplers
and drunksrds-he with those who have
graduated in the common whisky cellar.
You are gentleman are you? Why
are you? And so that makes q gentleman.
Your whole aim in lie is 10 sdorn your
person in fashionable suit Of clothes, and
practice a most unnatural gate and whirl be-
fore the glass. fine sui. Of clothes, sir,
cannot give a man heart. You wear a
mustache or imperial $50 does goat. A
face may be covered with hair, and 10 brains
in the head. Bears grease and fashion,
able twirl, are all your dependence.
| FANNY FERN.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-06-23

EARTHQUAKE UNDER THE TRoPIcs.-
The Impression which the first earthquake
makes upon US, even If it is unaccompan'ed
by sublcrranean noise, is an inexpresslbIy
powerful and quite peculiar one. What
moves US SO powerfully is, the dissppoInl-
menl of our nheren! faith in the rePose and
immu,abllily of the firm solid earth mo-
men, destroys the Illusions Of life. We
are undeceived as to the repose Of the earth,
and feel transported within the sphere OF
destroying unknown powers. We scarcely
trust The ground on which we stand; the
strangeness of the occurrence produces the
same anxious uneasiness in animals. Pigs
and dogs especially are overpo wered by ii;
the crocodiles of the Orinoco, generally ss
dumb as our lil,le lizards, leave The agIaled
bed of the river, and rush bowling into the
forests. To man, an earthquake appears as
something omni-present, unbounded. We
can escape from an active eruption, or from
a lava-slream flowing towards our dwelling;
but during an earthquake wherever one flies
seems the hearth OF destruclon.-LiueS Of
the Brothers Humboldt.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-06-23

We sale she was left alone, bu. we forgot
her mistress, whom she now endeavoTed,
and with some success, to restore to con-
sciousness. lie. us drop the curtain over
the scene lha. follow Suffice i! to say,
Mary never makes coffee nowadays with
cu. frs, turning the coffee pot upside down
and carefully inspecting it.
As for the boardeis, after recovering from
the first shock, they though. the story too
good 10 keep and so i, leaked out.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-06-23
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY,
BY E. WELLS, JR.
EDITOR AND PRIET R.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

TERMS OF SUBSCRIP11UN.
For one year, if paid within six months, $l.5O
6 if not paid within six months, zoo
ADvERTIsEMENTs.-Sl per square for two lnsers
llons-l2 lines of small type or ID of large type
constituting square-and 25 cents for every sub
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 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, 1853-06-23

FLY Poison WITHOUT ARsENIc.-The
following preparation is much used in Eu-
rope ior the destruction Of flies :-Qnassia.
eight parts; water, five hundred parts, mo-
Iasses, one hundred and twenty-five parts.
Boil the quassia and waller ten minutes;
strain and add The molasses. The prepara-
tion can easily be made BY any one. Flies
arc attracted By this and soon kiled.-Jour.
de Chem Med.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-06-23

There is one advantage in being old, and
that is you can ''loaf around the house"
withou. being charged with lsziness. We
look forward to good deal of enjoyment
after we have reached eighty.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-06-23

Grea, wealth in woman tends to keep
at distance both the proud and the humble,
leaving the unhappy live bal. 10 be snapped
a. by the hardy and the greedy.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-06-23

SAVE YOUR OLD RAGs.-The price of
printing paper has advanced fifteen per cent.
within the past three months, on accoun. Of
the sesrcity Of rags. Save your old rsg..
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-06-23

Doc SELLER--"That 'ere hanimaI's the
real stock, mum, and dog cheap at thirty
dollars"
YoUNG WIDow.-''lt's a sweel-pret,y
darIng-black and white: bu. in my pre-
sent bereavement, you mus! procure me one
entirely black. This will do very we'll, in
about six months, for half-mourning"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-06-23

In an old description Of Albany, i, is said
",he place contains some two or three hun
dIed houses and twenty-five hundred in
habiIan's all standing ,rith their gable ends
to the street,"
II is said that the devil has many inps;
we presume the following are among The
number: Imp-erfeclion, imp-eluosi,y, imp
lacabili.y, imp-udence, imp-er,ineuce, imp
urity and imp-ie!y.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-06-23

make some valuable reforms by cutting off
the unnecessary verbage from law forms.
The Huron Reflector, however, gives us a
specimen Of the old Prarie Practice before
shook larnin" spoiled it, which for brevi,y,
equals any forms in the new codes. Ex-
ample:
Mar, in Short
Peter Snooks owes me ten dollars.
(Signed) TIM TwEAKs.
Plea, in Short.
You lie, sir.
(Signed) PETER SNooKs.
Thereupon jury was empanneled, and
sworn 10 try the issue between said parties.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-06-23
A VISION.

OHe suIuy suHitntF-uey, HdSiHg IdIltH III
to d"ze over "Plulatch's Lives" me-
| thought was suddenly transported 10 the
regions of the dead, where, as | wandered
about seeking some of my old friends, my
attention was suddenly arrested by loud
Glamour Of voices that seemed 10 come from
persons engaged in hot contention, and at
| traced the attention Of Rhodomanihus, who
presides over the Supreme Cour, in that un-
explored region. On inquiring the cause of
this dis'u, bance, he was informed that i, o.
rig mated in dispute between Alexander
The Great, Julius Cas r, Tamerlane, Nadir
Schah and Napoleon Bonaparle, as to which
was the greales, hero and ccnqueror. The
Judge directed them ell 10 be called before
him, and ordered them to sci forth their
prelensions in as few words as possible.
"I," said julius Cesar, "conquered Gaul.
and Britain, and finally laid all Italy a, my
feet"
"And L." said Tamerlsne, 'sconquered
Asia, and shut up the representative Of the
Prophe, in an iron cage"
"And J." soid Nadr Schah, ''conquered
Persia, Armenia and Hindos,an."
And l." said Napoleon, "conquered Italy,
Germany and Prussia, laid Europe at my
feet, and subjected France to my sway"
"And J." said Alexander, "conquered the
world.''
Very WE'LL" said The judge. "You are
all great conquero,s, bu. will show you
greater"
Accordingly he beckoned TO tall msjes-
tic figure, standing apart, contemplating The
scene with calm indifference, who advanced,
and stood erect before the greet Judge Of
Of mankind.
sHere," exclaimed manlhus-"H
is the conqueror, greater than The desola,ors
Of nations, and the subjuga.ors Of Empires,
who, after giving freedom to his country,
and emancIpaing world, overcame his
ambition and conquered himselfn' was
Washing,on.-Pen and Pencil.
THE FACE OF CHRIsT.-One Of the most
celebrated Italian artists was employed in
painting the Last Supper Of our Lord One
by one he studied the character Of the
Apostles, and then settled in his own mind,
and painted on canvas, form in which any
bcholder might see character expressed.
He then applied himself TO The character
Of our Savior. He studied the attributes
Of his mind and heart. He sough, all The
stores Of his own inventive fancy for COM
bina,ion Of features and expression which
should express these aiributes-the con-
scious power, the wisdom, the holiness, the
love, the mercy, the meekness, the patience,
The whole character Of the divine Redeemer.
He sought long, intensely, but in vsin.-
Every coun.enance he could imagine fell
evidently far below; and at las, he threw
down his pencil in despair, declaring that
the face Of Chris. could no. be painted.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-06-23
ENCHANTED MOUNTAIN IN TEXAS.

ENCHANTED MOUNTAIN IN TEXAS.
They have strange things in Texas, as well
as wicked doings. The following account
Of great natural curiosity in tha, country
is from The "1exas Telegraph :''-I'his sim
gular mountain, or bill, is situated on The
head walters Of the Sallec-a small tributary
Of the Colorado, about eighty miles from
Bas,rop, in a norlh-weslerly direction. II
is about three hundred feet high, and appears
to be an enormous oval rock, partially i'm
bedded in the earth. When the sun shines
the light is reflected from its polished sur
face ss from an immense mirror, and the
whole mountain glows with such dazzl-
ing radiance .ha, the beholder who views
is it, even from distance Of -four or i"e miles,
unable to gaze upon il without experiencing
a painful senss.ion, similar to that which Is
fel. when looking upon the rising sun. The
ascen, of the hill is so very gradual, that
persons can easily walk up to the top; but
the rock is so smooth and slippery that
those who make The attempt are compelled
to wear the moccssins or stockings instead
Of shoes. This act. together with The name
of the place, Holy Mountain, reminds the
visi'anl very forciby of the command made
to Moses a. Noun, Horeb, "Put off they
shoes from off they feet" The Camanches
regard this hill with religious veneraIion,
and Indian pilgrims frequently assemble
from The remo,est borders of the tribe to
perform their Paynim rites upon It's summit.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-06-23

A SPIRIT LEvEL-A drunken man in a
gutter.
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iss3 BALTMoRE, August IL, 1853.
"Nisfortunes come not sing !" and this would
seem TO be particularly applicable to that class q
misfortunes called "railroad accidents" We
have already chronicled three this week, and to-
day have intelligence of q fourth, tho details Of
which you have by telegraph. This accident was
caused by difference of too minutes in the time
of the watches of the engineers of the respective
trains. 1t is evident from this that those who
prepare the time tables for the trains calculate
too closely, and do not allow sufficiently for
differences of watches, unavoidable detentions, sc
have no doubt twU-thirds of the collisions Of
railroads are attributable to this cause.
The Demscratic Convention completed its Ia
bors yesterday afternoon after warm and turbu-
lent session, in which they balloted for their
rious candidates something like hundred times
The ticket, as completed, is
For Governor-T. w. Lyon. tb
For Comptroller--W. Pinckney Whyte.
For Lottery Commissioner Lemuel Roberts
Two of the candidates are from the Western
and one from the Eastern Shore. The ticket is a
sort Of compromise one, and will unite the party
far it is possible at this time to effect union
amongst the rival and discordant cliques. The
gentlemen selected are clever men, but not of ex-
traordinary intellectual powers.
The merchants had meeting at the Exchange
yesterday to devise measures for the assistance Of
the unfortunate sufferers at New Orleans Over
81 900 were Subscribed on the spot, and a com
mittee appointed to solicit further contributions.
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Railroad Accidents.

The following truthful remarks we cut from
the Buffalo Commercial advertiser; their force will
be felt now that an accident has occurred upon a
railroad almost in our own vicinity, and at time
when the lives of some of our own citizens were
placed in fearful jeopardy: -gp -ssa
sOnc of the peculiarites Of this fast age Of ours
il the sudden forgetfnlness of the most alarming
accidents. Hundreds of human beings perish on
our land and water whose destruction has been
caused by agents under the control of man, and
where the same has been traced to negligence and
carelessness, and sometimes to conduct which oil
knew must result in disaster and death Yet
what is done about it? Does not the memory of
the occurrence die away in few days at most,
and the men who are the occasion of it all walk
boldly about the streets? In the whirl of bust
ness, and amid the numerous plans of active life
for the accumulation of money, all these terrible
things pass away from men 3 minds, and are not
remembered, until few dozen human beings are
smashed to pieces on railroad or hundred or
two boiled to death on steamboat What les
are thus taught railroad directors and steam
boat owners but those Of impunity, and which
create, Of course, feeling of the utmost security!
What, pray, has been done with the reckless and
highly criminal officers of the Henry Clay? What
with the Reindeer people! Is the Norwalk MUIR
der to be forgotten, or the inhuman slaughter at
Chicago to pass into oblivion Are these awful
murders to be recollocted only BY that poor widow
car n,angled bloody corpse - by that family of
children orphaned by this or that collision--by
MANNED, disfgured men, out of whom the fair
semblance of manhood has been scalded by an
exploding boiler, or by the ragged fragments of a
car hurled down some declivity by a reckless
enginccr' If could be SO ordered that all the
misery and woe that follows these calamities fell
upon the families Of railroad directors and steam
boat officers, perhaps we should hear less fire.
quently Of the loss Of life on land and water.
Then the travellers are not without blame rush
ing along at the rate Of thirty miles an hour, to
get mad and fret and fhno because the last thirty
miles has taken thirty mine minutes and fftynine
seconds, when 'up to time should be the motto
of the engineer. But we are fast people, and
cant stop to look at the dead bodies Of those who
have been crushed--blown to pieces-burned and
drowned-as they, like us, were hurrying along
the great thoroughfare of lfe calling for greater
speed and dashing impetuously onward. But it
matters little where the blame lies, for no one is
anxious to find it out. All these are forgotten;
justice tightens the bandage about her eyes, and
her voice is not heard. A coroner's jury fumbles
over the bodies and publishes wise conclusions
upon the occasion Of the deaths, and that is all
the public lies torpid until another blow calls for
emotion, which has it's vent by way of another
coroner's jury and the usual publication. =
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NEW CHINA STORE.

THE SUBSCRIBER has opened store on Sew
i enth street, in Uttermuhle's building, neal
the Northern Liberty Market, opposite to wood
yard, where he offers for sale fine assortm ent Of
CHINA, GLASS, and, C UTLERY, which he ia de-
termined TO sell as low any other establishment
in the city.
Purchasers would do we'll to call before supply
ing themselves. #e1 JAMES POOL,
Aug 2-Sw For T.. PURsELL.
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REMOVAL.

TINE undersigned beg leave to Announce that
4 they have removed their WINE T. LIQ UOR
STORE to rs Dock street, two doors east of their
former establishment, wherc they will be glad to
receive the visits of their friends and patrons, to
whom they offer the attraction of stock not sur
passed for purity, variety, and excellence by any
establishment in the United States. aR e
THOMAS H. JACOBS & CO.,
July 6 rs Dock street, Philadelphia.
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~ L. 4. 00J1i0HT.
You ask me Why I'm lone and sad, s@4a
And why Ir,ow but seldom smile,
As whqp my youthful heart was glad,
And caro- was banishod far tho while,
You ask whore are the songs learned,
Impartiug joy in earlier years, aA
And why mine eyes arc downward turned,
And oftentimes suffiBed with tears
Go to the graveyard; she lies there
Upon whose pure and gentle breast n.
My head rsclined, and where the prayer ",
Was breathed with sweetness DER my rest
Tho only child to claim her love,
The idol Of her bosom 3 throne, tff
! could not think she would remove
And leave me friendless, and alone
My father then to me Inclined,
And kissed me of and brought me flowers,
And spake 80 softly aud so kind 4
That would share the bliss for hours
But, ah! he scarcely knows mo now,
Unless to ffown when would smile;
He ne'er in sickness smooths my brow W
Nor seeks my anguish to bcgaile!
What have done his hate to bear!
My poor heart nothing evil knows;
have no friend, and can declare
To none my deep, corroding woes.
He's married to another now, 4iai,e.
Whose blandishments and arts combine
To centre on her child the flow
OF love deemed forever mine! 4
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A CARD.

TOSEPH A. G'SCHWEND, PROFESSOR OF
u MUSIC, respectfully informs the citizens If
Washington and vicinity that he has established
himself in this city. and is prepared to give les
sons on the Piano. Guitar, and in Singing.
Orders left Mt Mr.. Thompson e Daguerrean Gal
lery, or at the Music and Fancy store of Mr.. John
F. Ellis, will be promptly attended to.
Terms-Twelve Dollars per quarter.
Mar .
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TtgyAnCWTvAD. st wHlTThEsEY'sPs Paint,
- OIL. 0lass. and Lamp alars, on 7th street, OPP
posite Hall L Brothers dry goods store
. tons pure White Lesd
l do Zinc Pstnt
500 gallons raw Linseed Oil
200 do boiled do
200 do pure sperm Oil
200 do Lard Oil M " 5saa
Also, tanners Neatsfoot, and Rosin OILS arto
Copal, Coach, Japan. Asphaltum, Daman, and
Shoe Varnishes f ,t7tGeasH :sl4sf B
800 boxes Window Glass, single and double
Together with complete assortmSnt Of Paints.
ssa- all coiors. dry and ground In oil os. Fg
Lamps, Gfrandoles, and Csudelabras, some
entirely new patterns, gottsn up expressly
Brushes Of all descriptions ~ be-
Adamantine and Sperm Candies. a9
In fact, have every thing usually kept in a
Paint, OIL, and Lamp Store, all Of which were
purchased entirely for cash, and will be cold to
the times and the emergency Of the case.
On all sums of &25 and over five per cent. will
WHITTLEsEY's
On 7th street, nearly opposite the Avenue
July 30-2awlm Hcuse.
'Gontie Havana" to puff away care.
Where can find thee, pray tell me where
At tho National Cigar Emporium,
6i., g. s. McELFRESH,
Under tho National Hotel. importer Of the finest
tf brands Of t.'
HAVANA CIGARS.
A LII who are fond of a good Cigar should call
"A and examine bis stock, containing the follow p
ing celebrated brands: -
Regalias, ELLA ebay,
La Firmexa, Regaiia L0ndre Abeza
La India, Ell Ebro,
Pransado Consuelo, Negueribas,
Prabucoes, Consultations,
Empire City, Ben Franklin.
Chewing Tobacco Of the finest quality, from the
most celebrated manufactures.
July ls-eodlm