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FOR SALE,

A BEAUTIFUL place on 9Th street below Ripley
4AFine House, barn, shed, we'll, cistern and lot
l6O n $50 feet House contains ROons.
Also: SIX HOUSES In the neighborhood OF tn
Court House above Fifth street, four brick and tvo
frame; Wells cisterns &c.
The above property will be sold very reasonably
and ON easy terms. Two Houses on Brady street
An excellent farm near Blue Grass. choice 81
within four miles Of tom, al fcnCed and in wheat
Very low. Applyt0
WV ALLEN
July 18th, 16S6 ~ =. 9. Building, Brady st.
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Ia yesterdays psp-v, and hope you will continue
u defsme daily II muitiplyrs avn STRENGTHENS
my ri nds, AID READERS JON object Of and
pity. GEO. T. MUBBEL.
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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22

"Popp1NG THE QUESTION" IN PERU
proposing in Peru is very romantic. The
suitor appears on the appointed evening
with gaily dressed troubadour under the
balcony of his beloved; the singer steps be-
fore her flower -bedecked window, and sings
her beauties in the name Of her love. He
compares her size to that of palm tree, her
lips to two blushing rose buds, and her wo-
manly form to that Of the dove. With as
sumed harshness the lady asks the lover:
"What are you, and what do you want p
He answers with ardent confidence
s'The dove adore the stars live in the
harmony of love, and why should not we,
too, love each other?''
Then the proud beauty gives herself, a.
way; she takes her fower-wreath from her
hair and throws it down to her lover, pro-
missing to be his forever.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22

HINTS ON THE WARDROBE Ladies should
bear in mind that silk articles should not be
kept in white paper, as the chloride of lime
used in bleaching the paper will probably
impair the color of the silk; the brown or
blue paper is better, and the yellowish,
smooth India paper is best Of all,
Silks intended for dress should not be
kept long in the house before they are made
up, as lying in the folds will have tenden-
cy to impair its durability by causing it to
cut or split, particularly if the silk has been
thickened and stifened by gum. Thread
lace wells are very easily cut. But dresses
of velvet should not be laid by with weight
upon them if the pap Of thin velvet is laid
down, it is not possible to raise it up again.
Hard silks should never be wrinkled, be-
cause the thread is easily broken in the
crease, and it can never be rectifed.
The way to take the wrinkles out Of silk
scarfs and handkerchiefs is to moisten the
surface evenly with. sponge and some
weak glue, and then pin the silk with some
toilet pins around the selvedges on mattress
OR feather bed, taking pains to draw out the
silk as tight as possible; when dry, the wrin-
kles have disappeared. It is nice matter
to dress light silk, and few should try
Some silk articles should be moistened with
weak glue or gum-water, and the wrinkles
ironed out by hot fat-iron on the wrong
side.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22
BROKEN FRIENDSHIPS.

Alas they had been friends in youth,
But whispering tongues can poison truth;
And constancy lives in realms above;
And life IS thorny; and youth is vain;
And to be wroth with one we love,
Doth work like madness in the brain.
And tnustit s:h;s.,eei As !. iIsine.
With Roland and Sir Leoline.
Each spake words of high disdain
And insult to his hearts best brother,
They parted-ne' FER to meet again!
But never either found another
To free the hollow heart from paining;
They stood aloof, the scars remaining,
Like cliffs which had been rent asunder:
A dreary sea now flows between,
But neither heat, nor frost, nor thunder,
Shall wholly do away. l ween,
The marks Of that which once had been.
Coleridge.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22
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I'M WITH YOU ONCE AGAIN.

BY GEORGE p. MORRIS.
Pm with you once again, my friends,
No more my footsteps roam;
Where it began my journey ends,
Amid the scenes of home.
No other cline has skies so blue,
Or streams so broad and clear,
And where are hearts so warm and true
AS those that meet me here?
Since last, my spirits wild and free,
pressed my native strand,
I've wandered many miles at sea,
And many miles on land.
I've seen fair realms of the earth
By rude commotion torn,
Which taught mt. how to prize the worth
Of that where l was born.
in other countries, when heard
The language of my own,
How fondly each familiar word
Awoke an answering tone!
But when our woodland songs were sung
Upon foreign mart,
The vows that faltered on the tongue
With rapture thrilled the heart!
My native land, / turn to you,
With blessings and with prayer,
Where man is brave and woman true,
And free as mountain air.
Long may our flag in triumph wave
Against the world combined,
And friends a welcome-foes grave,
Within our borders find.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22

John Randolph was one of the most sar-
castle men that ever lived One time a
young man attempted to make his acquain-
tance. He obtained an introduction, and
among the first remarks said:
II passed by your house lately, Mr..
Randolph"
II hope you always will!'' was the sharp
reply.
Another once twitted him of his ''house
and education"
"The gentleman reminds me, said Ran
dolph in reply, ''of the lands about the head
waters of the Montgomery which are poor
by nature, and cultivation has entirely ru-
ined them p
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22

ANECDOTES OF THE BAR-The late Mr..
Henry H. Fuller was one of the most ready
wits that ever graced the bar of any country.
Many man has been immortalized as wit
in London or Paris, on half the capital he
possessed. He was once engaged trying a
case, and in his closing argument, he made
an irreverent allusion to some one not nam
ed, and it was done in such way that the
opposing counsel took it in high dudgeon as
an allusion to himself, and wrote Mr.. F. a
note, demanding an apology. Mr.. Fuller
replied in his happiest strain, telling his
offended brother that he was every sorry
that he had taken that allusion to himself,
because it was certainly not meant for him,
but for a much older member Of the bar than
either of them, to wit, the devil"
Moya7-Never take an uncomplimentary
allusion to yourself, if you can help it. It
may be meant for the.
Mr.. Fuller was once engaged in a case in
a neighboring county, where the opposing
counsel had obtained great weight with the
jury by, it was whispered, his wonderful
gravity and real or affected conscientiousness
and solemnity. On the occasion referred
to. he had closed (metap aphorically) in flood
of tears, plainly intimating to the jury that
it was all idle to think Of living unless they
found for his client Mr.. Fuller saw that,
with the jury in their then state of mind, all
was lost So, rising to reply, in slow and
measured way, and putting on meek and
subdued air, he commenced with that we'll
known pulpit formula: ''We-will-close-
these olemn-ceremonies Before he could
proceed further the joke of the whole thing
was seen and appreciated; the court, jury,
and audience were convulsed with laughter,
and the charm broken.-"CARL" IN Boston
Transcript
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22
Misre[laueuus.
THE MAN WITHOUT AN ENEMY.
From Chambers Journal.

THE MAN WITHOUT AN ENEMY.
"Well," soliloquized Francois, as he
brushed the coat Of his master, M. Bonneau,
an official to the bureau of finance, eff it
were not that I don't like to vex kind
master, would gladly change his service
for that of Monsieur Billiard, on the first
floor. That's a pleasant man to live with
Ia dramatic author! He's so many dis
tinguished visitors; and then one could 60
to the play gratis; while here, I am like a
porter to the whole concern. [ have to an
swer inquiries for Monsieur Dugrinet, the
captain on the second floor [ have to run
for the doctor for the grandmother Of Mon
sier Victor, the painter on the third or car
ry note from him to Mademoiselle Dugri-
net. Even the writer's who live in the at
tic sends me with manuscripts to their au-
thors and all this [ have to do without get
ting the douceur of a single penny, for that
was the agreement made with me by Mon
sieur Bonneau"
Francois was interrupted by the entrance
of his master, who, contrary to his custom,
seemed In very bad humor. The domestic
from whom his employer had but few Sc
crets, was about to inquire his dissatisfaction
when M. Billiard came in, and Francois dis
creetly retired, certain that sooner or later,
his curiosity would be satisfied.
"Ah p cried M. Bonneau, addressing his
old college-chum. NJ. Billiard, ssPm the
most unlucky dog in the whole world !"
sWhats the matter %
'That place of head clerk in the office,
justly due to my long services, has been
disposed Of by favor and intrigue"
"No great marvel in that-you must op-
pose cunning by cunning" replied Billiard.
THAT would be neither honorable nor
honest" remarked Bonneau.
II did not say it would" retorted his
friend-"I only meant it would succeed
In this world, you must fight people with
their own weapons"
''That may do for you, who don't care
how many enemies you make" said Bon
neau.
.sThats precisely my forte, cried Billiard
A man is nothing without enemies. By
slandering him, they make him famous
This fellow must have something in him
says the world, or SO many would not fine
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22

GARR1cK's Power OF IM1TAr1oN-At a
splendid dinner party on one occasion, at
the country seat of a noble lord, they sud-
denly missed Garrick, and could not imag-
inc what had become of him, till they were
drawn to the window by the convulsive
screams and peals of laughter of young
negro boy, who was rolling on the ground
in perfect ecstacy Of delight to see Garrick
mimicking a turkey cock in the courtyard,
with his coat tail stuck out behind, and in a
seeming futter Of rage and pride.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22

Billiard, after again warmly thanking his
friend, retired to his own apartment, leav-
ing Bonneau to his reflections.
.'There's no use in trying" he thought
ga peaceful, inoAensive fellow I have been
all my life, and a peaceful, inofensive fel-
low [ am doomed to continue. And, after
all, is it not better so? Though [ have not
succeeded in making an enemy, the efforts
[ have made have hurt my own feelings and
wounded my conscience. I'll cen pass the
rest ofmy days satisfied with making friends;
and I don't see why I shouldn't become a
distinguished member of the Peace Con-
gress. Thereupon our hero betook himself
to bed; but ere his eye lids closed, he sud
denly started up and exclaimed:
Ounce that was, to neglect the only
infallible method of making enemies u
forgot to lend money to ney friends P'
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22

When your wife begins to scold, let her
have it out. Put your feet costly over the
Fireplace loll back in your chair light one
your best cigars and let the storm rage on !;
say nothing-make no answers to anything.
Well little more aduice, if you please
Having placed yourself in that enuiable po-
sition, reflect whether you deserve the thun-
der about your ears, and if SO, Gas is proba-
bly, the case,) put your feet gently down,
cease your s.lolling," put out your cigar,
kiss your little wife, and endeavor to be a
better husband,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22

"Sarah, DEAR" said a waggish husband to
his wife, eff I were in your place, I would
MT keep that babe SO full of butter as you
do" ''Butter, my dear! I never give it
any butter" s'No, but your poured about
quart of milk down it this afternoon and
then trotted it on the knee for nearly two
hours. If it doesn't contain quantity OF
butter by this time, it isn't for want OF
churning."
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22

Judge Lumpkin, of Georgia, recently re-
lated the following anecdote to illustrate the
resort Of some men when hard pushed in an
argument. An old Baptist preacher was
defending his doctrine against a man as ig-
norant as he was obstinate; at length the
preacher said to his opponent: Now, look
here, my friend, don't you believe what as
to be, ,ciH beg" s'No, [ don't at ALL [ be-
ieve what IS to be, aeon't be F' And there
was an end of the argument
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22

SIDNEY SMITH ON SWEARING Sidney
Smith when travelling in stage coach one
day, long before rail roads were dreamed of,
was terribly annoyed by young man, who
acquired the polite art Of profane swearing
to such an extent, that he could not help
from interlarding his discourse with it, as
though it were constituent part of the Ian
guage. AS there was lady present the
matter was doubly annoying After endu-
ring the young mans display for some time,
the "wag, wit and vicar" as one of his
Cockney admirers called him, asked permis-
sion to tell the company little anecdote,
and thus commented :-"Once upon a time
(boots, sugar tongs, and tinder boxes) Eng
land who, at a grand ball, (boots, sugar
tongs and tinder boxes) picked up the Du-
chess of (boots, sugar tongs and tinder box
esq Shrewsbury's garter (boots, sugar tongs
and tinder boxes) and said, 'sHoni soft qui
mally (boats, sugar tongs and tinder boxes)
pense," which means in English, evil be
to him who (boots, sugar tongs and tinder
boxes) evil thinks. This was the origin Of
(boots, sugar tongs and tinder boxes) the
order of the garter"
When Sidney Smith had concluded, the
young gentleman said i: GA very good sto.
ry, sir-rather old-but, what the devil has
boots, sugar tongs and tinder boxes to dc
with it %
81 will tell you my young friend, wher
you tell me what d-n my 'eyes,' &C., have
| tte do with your conversation. In the NEAR
time, allow me to say, that's my style O.
swearing"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22

Life" says the graphic Neal, is like a
field of blackberry bushes-mean people
stoop and pick the fruit, no matter how
much they blacken their fingers; but ge-
MUS, proud and perpendicular, stalks, on,
and gets nothing but scratches and holes
torn in his trousers"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22

A poet says ID dreamt / was engaged
in writing, and that in the midst. Of a sem
tenee mosquito came buzzing in my ear,
[ demonstrated with him for disturbing me,
having spoiH beautiful paragraph" !" Il
will not trouble you," he replied, Il have
merely come to punctuate sentence.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22
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Communications addressed to this Office must
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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22
The following daguerreotvpe of his Sa

The following daguerreotype of his sa-
tanic Majesty was given by negro preach
er in Virginia to his s'colored bredren:''
s'Stan' side, niggers, let me tell you I
hab dream, and see de debbil! He hab
an eye like de moon; he hab nose like a
canoe he hab an ear same as 'bacca leaf
he hab shoulder like de blue Ridge, and
hab tail like de rainbow"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22

An Irish comedian having appeared be-
fore a Dublin audience in an extremely dir
ty pair of white duck trowsers, person in
the gallery who had heard the observations
of those around him, bawled out, II say,
Mr., would not your ducks be better
for a swim ?"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22

"Why did Joseph's brethren cast him in
to the pit?' asked a Sabbath school teacher
his class. Because" replied one, ''they
thought it was good opening for young
man."
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22

Some of our cotemporaries are discussing
the question, which is the safest seat in case
of railroad collision? We should choose
one about one hundred yards from the rail
road
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1856-05-22

A subscriber writes to Western editor,
81 don't want your paper any longer" to
which the editor replies, II wouldn't make
it any longer if you did, its present length
suits me very well.'
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Speaker q ths Hoass u Representatives Or practical
exsup6catioa Il tie d1agers rhish Moad inevitably
result O CO1gress becoming TIE h4hitu4l depository u
this power tar EXPRESSES h4s tusht that u
Il Wsla Lad Htsrregunm il ths eoyernnent
ana tat il others TIE peope would te der4aded sF t
rghs u choice ~ The selection d il ~ho fzy had
previously refused % rePoss thsir eoakdeHce
Al tbs objeeiioas conventions Cor he nomination q
candidates ths psesideney fade ato comparative ssi
aEcance when cDatr4sed with this AterHAFe But here
apYrshsnd isy should stop. They are cot eouveut0ns
chosen s. the people alter TIE organic Av o. sueEd
lie coasintioa hy establishing eoudtcEs q eigb-
ify for the osce Of Chef Magistrate 81 lie Union The
easitaton Of ire Unted STATES requires "a other aalE-
cations for the presidency than The candidate SHAH Be-
ntaraiboFa citizen. citizen q The Uaitsd States
tie adopou q that iastumsAt That be shall hare aaia-
"a he a OK tAir years and been fourteen years
ilent within the nitea States
No eonTsnos sEeA though sanctioned BY the people
ihai express puEposr alder add this II
ouiy he done By the asent Or threxfourths Of he
states each artag Individually and independently cf
All the oiher This proposition sseks strongly
al knS4 -aaGhiugisu which is striving smugEle
c0ustta ous Frnci which excludes ali those benighte
beings Who 6rzt saw Jay light the region o. darkness
Wh0 have nAerIted tie creed Of which three
riez ago ali ChEstiahs disciples ard which this
HAoaenl comPrehends least Onehaf * them X i
nesy 10 De hoped that the DeulocEac Coaysa0n about
assemble Cincinnati wll hIlow in the wake Of
these arch an0Tat9rs by attempting Indirectly 70 ROB the
gsople az the right Of choosing Chief Magistrate any
man not coastliuis5aaEly Ineligible thar high cce We
haze already many engaged in this tnAsring process
81 undermining the constitutions BY construction and in
dnetieu BY combinations for evadiag opposing and de-
eating its Vyoysaas BY open force adroit lodging and
what win be the fate Of The constitution and the Tnou
The democracy become aceompiirss this midnight
spiE4cy2 RETIRED STATESMAN.
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