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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-11-16

piece Of Country Cloth or Cassinel
marked No. 6, which was among the ar.i-
cles exhibited a! our late Agricultural Fair.
is missing. ]. was doubtless taken away
with other goods through mistake by some
one. II belongs to Mrs. Wilson Compton
Ii left at this office she will &c. it.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-11-16
THE NEW York ELECTION.-The lates

THE New YORK ELEcTIoN.-The latest
returns from the New Y ork elections, as will
be seen by the following ,elegraphic des-
patch, seems 10 warrant the conclusion that
Mr.. Clark, the Wing candidate, he's been
elected by email plurality over MI. Sey-
mour. the mex, highest candidate:
Albany, Nou. l3.-Clark, the Wing caa-
didale for Governor, is probably elected
The .Argus foots up the returns for ,o-mor-
rows issue as follows -
Clark, (Whig,) 129.lOS
Seymour, Dem., l2S,752
These returns do not include Clark's es-
,ims,ed msjori,ies in Fulton, Hamilton,
Schenectady and Tompkins counties, which,
added to the above, give CLARK total ma
lori,y Of l,7O6.
Since the above was in type, we learn
there is still considerable doubt of Clark's
election. The Tribune "a Clark psper)
gives a plurality Of 3,269 for Seymour.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-11-16

The returns from the election in Massa-
chuse,,s which took place on Monday for
State Officers and Congressional Represen-
,a,ives. indicate as far as received, that the
Know. N o,hing candidate for Governor,
Henry J. Gardner, is elected by large ma
lori,y; and, also, tina. the same political
combination have carried nearly all Tho
State Officers aud large ma ority Of the
Legislature.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-11-16
On Fans, Horse Mills, and Corn Shelter

On Fans, Horse Mills, and Corn Shelters.
We, the undersigned Committee, appoin-
ted to examine Fans, Horse Mills, &c., on
exhibition at the present Fair, most respect
fully state tina, we have discharged the duty
assigned US, and beg leave to make the fol-
lowing report. that we have no hesitation in
saying tho, the Fan exhibited by ]. Mont
gomery & Bro. far excels any on exhibition.
The other articles which we were sppoin-
ted 10 examine were not exhibited. We
therefore award the premium to J. Mont.
gomery, for the best Fan.
RICHARD B. PosEY,
NICHOLAS V. MILES,
JOHN O. MADDOX,
JOHN H. FREEMAN.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-11-16

When is a woman not woman: When
she is q little cross.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-11-16

/! will be seen BY reference to the list oI
Premiums we published last week, that the
premium for the best Buck of common
breed, was awarded to No. 6, tina. being the
number of the pen, and the owners name
no, being known at the time the list was
made out. We have since been informed
,ha, Judge Barnes was the owner and ex.
hibi,or of The Buck
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-11-16
On Pouztrn.

The Committee on Poultry would re.
specially repor., tina. they have with much
difficulty discharged the du'y assigned them,
and award the premiums as follows:
For the best pair of Turkeys, 10 lot No
/, (Richard Bsrnes'
For the bes, pair Of Geese, TO lot No.
(Mrs. w. Miichels.)
For best pair Of Ducks, 10 lot No. 2, Mrs
WIN. Longs.
For the best pair Of Bsrn-yard Fowls, to
10. No. 2, lMss. Sarah FIoyd's.)
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
RICHARD PRICE,
GEORGE w. CARRIco,
RICHARD Il. TUBMAN.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-11-16

o., Horse PoaUers and Threshers.
Your Commi,,ee regret that they have to
report, tina, there was No Horse Power and
Threshers exhibited. Respectfully submit
ted. J. HAMILTON,
VIM. B. STONE,
r. BARNES.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-11-16
THE TIMES.
PORT TOBACCO, MD.
THURSDAY MORNING, NOV. l6, 1854.

In another column Of This paper will be
found an able letter, from the Annapolis
Gazette's correspondent "Corn Planter" in
favor Of the construction of The projected
Psiapsco and Potomac Railroad. The wri-
ter, says The Gazetle, takes great interest in
the matter. and has sources Of information
in relation thereto which ore entirely reia-
BILE. His subsequent. letters on the same
subject will, no doubt, be eagerly look ed
for. We may mention here, that surveys
Of the proposed routes will be made a. once
under the superintendent of Maj. Trimble;
money for the purpose having been liberal.
Iy subscribed by private individuals who
desire to see tbs impor,an. work 60 on.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1854-11-16

not be one-four,h from Anne Arundel; but
the proportion would be necessarily larger
from The other two counties
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-23
SrtGzhncSs.

LIVE foi some purpose in the world
Fill up the measure Of duty to others
Conduct yourself so that you shall be mis-
sed with sorrow when you are gone. Null
ttudes Of our species are living in such
u selfish manner that they are not likely
to be remembered after their disappear
ance. They leave behind them scarcely
any traces Of their existence but are for
gotten almost as though they had never
been. They are. while they live, like one
people unobserved among million on the
shore, and when they die, they are, ike
the same pebble, thrown into the sea, which
just rufies the surface, sinks, and is for
gotten without being missed from the
beach. They ate neither regretted BIZ the
rich, wanted by the poor nor celebrated By
the learned Who has been better for
their life? Whose tears have been dried
up? Whose miseries have been healed!
Whose wants Supplied? Who would un-
bar the gates of life to admit them to ex-
or what face would greet them to
our world with smile? Wretched, un-
productive mode of existence! Selfshness
is its own curse; it isa starving vice. The
man who does no good gets none. He i.
like the heath in the desert, neither yield.
ing fruit nor seeing when good cometh, &
stunning, dwarGsh, miserable shrub.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-23
sDoIItb nv Riches.

People grow covetous by degrees. Ws
have a neighbor who was once benevolent;
but he was poor then. He could not do
much for the needy but was glad to do
what he could. Prosperity has crowned
his efforts; he is wealthy, but with his
wealth he has become covetous. Now, it
is hard for him to give. He clings to his
money as il If was his life. Not long since,
q widow of his acquaintance, by hard la
Dor, had collected money enough, as she
supposed, to purchase barrel Of -four, and
proceeded to the gentleman's store to buy.
But -four had that week advanced twenty
FIVE cents.
Can you no. sell me barrel for the
money% she asked,
We can seh our aodf for full prioes,' was
the reply.
will you trust me?'
We sell our -four fof cash.
She went away, and the next day with
the additional twenty-five cents, returned
again. But the -four had advanced TWEEN
ty-fve cents more. Here is the money.
Mr., viii you send me upa barrel of
-four to-day? We are out entirely 'Ne2
we must have twenty-five cents more -
You said yesterday that WIS the price,
will you trust me twenty-five cents?'-
mol we sell for cash. She got no -four.
The widows family iaights starve before he
would sell shilling les s than the highest
marke: price. Riches had destroyed his
SOUL Morning Star.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-23
A HOME.

If we were TO tell a Number Of our hien1s
that they don't know wha. home is,
they would grow somewhat Indignant
perhaps use bard words. Ard yet il may
be remarked that tie number Of persons
who know what genuine home is, by ex-
tPenence, is surprisingly few. One man
good circumstances viii tel Us that lie
has a fine house Of his own, in,wbich eve
ry comfort and convenience are provided.
He has a wife aud children there also, and
hey give life 70 tke pllce. Very ttue.-
Bu. does he prefer TIA. home, thus furn-
ished and thus cnliveued, to every Other
place in the world? D5es lie sfgii when
the hour forleaving comes, and smile wleE
ihe is permitted to return? Does he love
to sit by the cheerful fire and fondle the
children, entering into all their little dis
putes with a curious interest? Dors lie
take particular note of The bird in the cage,
and the ca.neartb tbe fire? II not, he has no
home, in the dearest sense Of that dearest
| of words. II his mind is altogether ab
sorbed in the dusty ways Of business if he
hurries from tie house in the morning and
is 10th 10 return at night-if, while lie is
at home, be continues to think Of the Jour
nal and ledger, and repuIses the advances
| prattling children, he has no home;
he only has a place where lie lodges and
takes his meals. ''
All! happy is lie who knows and appre-
ciates the full bliss of home; whose hearts
warmed and humanized by its cheerful in
huences, and who feels how superior in pu-
! rity Of pleasure are all its enjoyments to tie
turmoil delights ofout-door life. Thrice
happy is sucha man. He has discovered
the only Paradise this world can now af-
ford. 1t only such man who can have
a deep and sincere pity for the unfortunate
creatures who are homeless. He regards
them as being cut off from the best infiu-
ences Of the earth, and exposed to the ac-
| ton Of all the darker waves of life. He
feels keenly for him who has no freside-
no dear ones to welcome him with smiles,
and prattle over the little history Of the
day-no tongue to soo!he when heavy cares
nave troubled the mind and rendered the
heart sore; and the sympathy Of such a
man is not slow to overflow in acts OF be-
neyolence. A good home is the source of
the fountain of charity in the heart.
Our advice to those who have no homes,
such as we have described above, is, 10 get
them as soon as possible. They can never
be contented and substantial citizens, nor
thoroughly happy men, until they follow
this counsel. Get homes! Fill them with
the objects of love and endearment, and
seek there for the pure delights which the
world beside cannot afford. :. ..'.-- .
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-23

THE W1FE.-It needs no guilt to break
a husbands heart. The absence Of con-
tent the mustering of spleen; the untidy
dress, and cheerless hCIne; the forbidden
scowl, aud deserted hearth; these, and
other nameless neglects-without crime
among them-hare narrowed to the quick
the hearts core of mshy man, and plant
ed there beyond the reach of cure, the
germ of dark despair O! may woman, be-
fore that sad sight arrives, dwell on the
recollection of her yoGtE, and cherishing
the dear idea of that tsneful time, awake
and keep alive the promise she then so
kindly gave. And tbeagh she may be
injured, not the iniuring one--.he forgot
ten, not the forgetful ,wife-a happy illu-.
sion to thathour of peace and love-a kind
ly welcome to a comfortable home-a smile
of love to Danish hostile words--a kiss of
peace to pardon all the past-and the hard
est heart which ever locked itself within
the breast of selfish man viii soften to her
charms, and bid her live, az she has hoped.
her years in matchless. biiss--loved, low
ing, and content-the soother of the sor-
rowing hour--:he source of comfert, and
the spring of Joy. a-rf sa Ea4 sa
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-23
WHOLE NO 1921
The FruItsdsIer and the PFfest.

AHc cEEuAtso4teF ana the REfCsts
A foreigScorrespoadeut OF the New
York 0bseITe closes letter to that pa
per by narratng the following suggestive
incident: &
A worthy yoEcuian Of Turin, fruit-sell-
er, had received the word Of God, and
read it withjg. Seated at the entrance Of
a bridge in heg modest shop she improved
every leisure moment nstudyipg the holy
book A R2mish priest passed by the
spot.
What book are you roading tbere9' he
asked. =
1T the wo d Of God, sirpl
'The word Of God? But who told yod ,
God himself =: Z
Himself? What folly? Has God
Spoken to you? What proofs can you give
me ofit7
Sir replied the good woman, prove to
me that the sun IS there above our
heads
why should I prove It? The best
proof that the sun is there, is that it lights
and warns u.s.
'Ahlthat is what I wish TO say to you,
cried the woman triumphandy; the best
proof that this book is the word of God, is
that it lights and warns my SOUL
The priest went awayin anger. He ey-
erYwhere denounced the poor woman
hereto, and drew away many Of her Gus
toners. But she perseveres in the faith,
persuaded that the Lord viii provide fos
all her wants
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-23
Lsmartlne and Turkey.


The Paris correspondent of the New
York Herald thus writes.
"'The poet Lamartine, in his history of
Turkey, the first two volumes of which
have just appeared, is almost smitten with
admiration for Islamism. Inspired with
enthusiasm by those two colossal figures
in its history-Mohammed and Tamerlane
--he not only tasks his ingenuity to the
almost to prove that the prophet was not
an imposter, but he even invests with the
sancitity ola religious apostle hatmonster,
Tamerlane, who ravaged India, destroying
whole nations on his route, and building
pyramids Of Persian skulls; who, after a
life filed with pyodigies OF cruelty, died
quietly in his bed, and after his death, and
after the execratious OF centuries, has been
lucky enough to have NJ. Lamartine plead
extenua!ing circumstances in his favorl-
Alexander aad no motive but to dazzle pos
terity; Caesar none but empire; Gengis
none but space; Napoleon none but glory;
Tamerlane, like -Gharlemagne, had religion
besides; to be the Oharlemagne of the Tar
tars, nothing was wanting for him but
time', Are you surprised, after this, at
Lamartine S portrait of Robespierre, or at
his painting in soft rose-color, some oftlie
bloodiest scenes in the first French Revolu-
tion?" III. - -..t5a, vc teIE-
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-23
lFoF tis Lancaster GA.s,ts.l

4 kh6v@-IknoT nos hoR L- .ae
@ II hHth been eTor wisn this mus Of ln3ns ga q
.nla From OF PapHAsSa's brow. ,.
HsriisssBd bays woEid esaltO deck tls siSinS
Wh.eh Il had reared q saeh hssEi as lhias,
so-fsd st.ii too far below
Tho eioads sbove 70 rsneh Is irSt design. .
kEow-Tkses not k5r ...
!; haih bssn evsrthai css;si!a'sd an
Hath noi bean wosifto foa
? 30 pare and sisar as-Is W rdusss win
When nom ii5 soInt her Esney she wosld nI.
fknow--I krow NOT hox - 1-
II hath been isat my !, 70 eU1ld nefsr control
Deep bErhiBs faoagbts that glow l-
Ike vivid lightningso'sr the heavens that soll,
tain gOsi
Destined to be ~ h-st4 = 25
UHesrtsi1 embIems o. rsalsss soul,
Rssisthss sstaIbuie5i, yet mover Ffes. -li
knoss--I know notlie1 - ca -f
1hat0's 10Y sBirit tieTe lseast a, spoil,
, Yst whence It's power can Gov, A
Or What it5 source IL yasssth me 70 tell,
Howe'er bsyOi.d It's VII or strength to eueli,
Uhiess-shless Il b. sf'
Its fond ene ying memory ofthee. tf~f.-
Ic1unot-eannot tell f-r
why when my muse you'd else monsni stray
Each feeling VIII rebsl
And 10 its cherished memories speed away
Astho' ~ fate forbidden TO decay ~"
Ard ever thrilling ZONE
Which round ny Tyre n,st tEiDed Its wiichirs spell
Would DER its chords be thrown, ~
Whsne'er -rgst else essaycd ihsir n5.ss to swsl.
lknow-I know not how +. Il
Thai deepesiie,ling never would expFeas
What feeling wilied to show--
Tnattrutb hseifstili trenbiod to confess,
Before ihs shrine sincerity might bless,
lf'twould one momcni bow, --.
To utter nushtofits UnworlhlHess.
lknow-I know no; how .
It bath beea .lAt have appeared tob To,
With calm and Careless brow, s-r
From each and every spell LEFT ''fancy freen
While deeply yearnins % bend down the knes
And bow my spirtlov
To tell Il lzsl--hoT Y il had Eorshiped thee.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-23
A Mothers Influence.

In England, some years ago, a man pre-
sented himself before a body of clergymen.
to be examined that he might be licensed
to preach the gospel. His advantages for
study had not been very great, and he
had many fears that he could not sustain
himself, and answer the numerous ques-
tons which he knew would be proposed.
With trembling heart be stood up before
his fathers and brethren, and one Of them
asked him with whom he had studied di-
vinity., -...es r...t....
The young man was somewhat confused
at the question, for he knew very we'll that
hehad not enjoyed the instructions ofany
distinguished divine; and he replied with
hesitation, My mother taught me the
Scriptures. '.saG Sad aiz ss9 p y II
All said the minister who asked the
question, mothers can do great things
The examination then proceeded, and the
result was delightful proof that mothers
may be good teachers Of theology; that the
truths implan ed by theirearly instructions,
watered by their pious tears,and sancti6ed
in answer to their prayers, will bear pre-
cious fruit after many days. ' !.
This candidate for the ministry was found
to be mighty in, the Scriptures, and most
gladly was he commissioned to go forth
and preach the Word to his fellow men,
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-23
DiscOntent.

How universal it IS! We never knew
the man who would say Il am contented. >
Go where you win. among the rich or the
poor, the man of competence or the man
who earns his bread by the daily sweat of
his brow, you hear the sound of murmur-
ing and the voice of complaint, The 9TH
er day we stood by a cooper who was
playing a merry tune with an adze round "A
cask.
"And!' sighed he, "mine Is hard lot
forever trotting round Ikea dog. driving
a hoop" +, ..-E.- ....--5.
'.Heigaol" sighed blacksmith, one Of
the hot days, as he wiped away the drops
of pcrspiration from his brow while the
red hot iron glowed upon his anvil "this is
life with vengeance, melting and frying
ones self over the fire."
."0h, that l were earpenterr' ejacu-
lated shoemaker, as he bent over his lap
stone. "Here am, day after day, work
ing my soul away in making shoes for
others, cooped up in a seven by nine
room"
al am sick Of this out door world!'' ex-
claims the carpenter, "broiling and swell
tering under the sun, or exposed to the in
clemency of the weather. i'll was only a
tailor"
"This is too badr' perpetually cries the
tailor, "to be compelled to sit perched up
here plying the needle all the while
would that mine was a more active life!'
s"Last day Of grace; the banks won't dis
count; customers won't pay; what shall |
dol" grumbes the merchant. al had
rather be a truck horse-a dog-any
thingl, .....,
rIappy fcllow!' groans sle lawyer. as
he scratches his head over some perplex-
ing case. or pores over some dry record;
''happy fellow! l had rather hammer
stone than cudgel my brain on THIS tedious,
vexatious question"
And through all the ramifcatidns of So
ciety all are complaining Of their cohdi-
tion-fnding falt with their particular cal
ling. "IfI were only this or that, or the
other, / should be content-anytbing but
what am" is the universal cry. 50 wags
the world, so it has wagged, and 50 il will
"F0' s-f-... if.f- al ssf 81 sFss-...4--..
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-23
SKETCH by a MAN OF FIFTY.
pY THEoDonr $. FAY.

Thirty years ago l was pennies and
withou. a friend. Ihad engaged unsnc-
.cassfully iniwo or three forlorn specula-
tions, in the course of which l wandered
about tho Statewith re' kless independ-
ence, sometimes mourning over the past,
aud sometimes anticipating the bleak and
gloomy future. At length my funds and
every Invention to increase them were ex-
hausted, and, stunning all society, Ispent
aweek in devisng plans of which l was to
be rescued from my embarrassments. |
wasvery young, ,and adversely was strange
thing to me. In the abseuceof all amuse-
ments and occupations, ! devoted myself to
rambling. / passed hours and whole days
in roaming over the lovely scenery OF, one
of the most picturesque countries ever
saw. Iwould start off in the morning.
when the sun first peercd above the glow
ing east, and, with few hard buscuits in
my pocket, push my journey knew not
and cared not wither. cannot describe
the sensations with which / have awak-
ened from my feverish slumbers, and gone
thus abroad beneath the fair morning sky,
when the fragrance was loosed from the
thousand surrounding flowers, and every
simple object Of nature came up to my
sight with sweet reality, aftera night ting
ed with the colors OF unhappy dreams; and
as the sun
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-23
Thursday Morning, Nov 20, 1854
ABIDE WITH US.

,drstr Tarry with me, o my Saviour
For the day is passing BY; -s, 81.
.. IA. See! the shades of evening gather,
-i~4.9 q And the night is drawing night 'h
,Tarry with mel larry with mol
ts.-s- Pass ME not uDheeded By! 2i .,sasa
essq1J Many friends were gathered round me.
yt-d In the bright days of the past;
~ But the grave has closed above thom,
And linger here atlast;
frI Tam lonely, tarry with me '-
Till lreary nights pnst'
.sA4" Dimm'd for mo is earthly beauty
rI Yctthe spirits eyewould faiu
Rest upon thy lovely featuresi
'l1- Shall seek, dear Lord in valnS
Tarry with mo o my Saviour! 49,
Let me see thy smile Ogainl
Dull my ear to Oarth-born music;
Speak thou Lord In words of cheer;
Feeble tottoring my footsteps,
- Sinks my heart with sudden f1ar;
.tgo. Cast tfino arms, dearLord around me,
Let me feel thy presence near.
Fathfpl memory paints before me s
Q,.s Every deed and thought of sin;
s Open tn GU the blood-fllled fountain,
Cleansc my guilty soul within;
@ Tarry thou forgiying Saylourl ,.-. .
Wash nae wholly from my sill
Deeper deeper grow the shadows;
80 s Paler now the glowing West;
,ss Swift the night Of death advances
Shall il bo the night Of rest2 l..5
- Tafry with me, o my savioar, 81
Lay my hcadupon thy breasH
Feeble, trembling> fainting, dying,
b Lord, l cast myself on thee;
larry with Inc through the darkncssi
s- While sloep still watch by mo,
Till the morning then awakcme,
Dearest Lord to dwell with thee.
The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1852-1855, 1854-11-23
Female Love.

How very few women have ever been
in Lowell How very few even marry from e.
lection! They marry because they are
asked, and because the MARRIAGES. suita
BILE. 1t is their vocation to be married;
parents approve, and they have no other
attachment. Any OBJ eFvant person, living
in society, where there is continual marry
ing, and giving in marriage, must be struck
with this fact. Cupid's squiver must be
exhausted, or his arrows blunt--he pierces
faw hearts now. lam inclined to think
that girl really in loye-one who bore
evident symptoms Of ths malady--would
be thought very improper. Yet have al
ways thought that there must bea man
born in the world for every woman--one
whom to- see would be to love, 10 rever-
euce, and. to adore--one with whom our
sympa.hies would so entirely blend, that
she would recognize him at once as her
true lord. Now and then these pairs come
together, and wo to her that meets this 9th
er self too late!-Cdroline CroU.