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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-04-28
A Printers Christmas.

The editor of the Sandy Hill Herald says
that on Christmas Eve an expressman de-
livered to him an exceedingly mysterious
box. And after paying the charges-38
cents-being just the amount of money he
by him-he proceeded with nervous hands
to examine it's contents. He says: 1.-The
cover is removed, when our eyes we're glad
dened with the sight of fine turkey. The
next thing brought to light was bottle Of
champagne, and the next and last huge
dimijohn, marked o Tar What in the
world is 0 Tar? It must mean Old Tar
but what in the world induced any one to
send us either old or neD tar? We havn't
got any wagon; and as for the benefit of the
Republicans we are not in the humor -
We have it! We will sell it to the livery
man. Called on him, and he said he did
not use tar, but grease, on his wagons
Brught it back to the Office, in not very
good humor, still wondering why it was
sent to us. Resolved finally to draw the
cork. Did SO. Itwasn't tar. Smelt of it.
Knew by the smell that it wasn't tar. Tasted
of it, and became fully satisfied that it wasn't
tar. Tasted again, and then drew up resolu-
ton declaring, in the most emphatic terms,
that it wasn't tar. Tasted again, and then en-.
tered the resolution among the regular PRO
ceedings, to make it sure that it wasn't tar
Tasted again and felt very happy.
Tasted again, and soon became very rich
and resolved to give our cottage to poor
widow, and purchase the elegant mansion
over the way-to donate our Office to Jabe,
and buy out the New York Ledger. Give
the Devil twenty dollar gold piece for
Christmas, and promised him round hun
dred for New Years. Bought $4,000
pair of nags and sleigh, cushioned with
velvet and decorated with gold and pearls.
Ordered from the South darkey driver and
postman, whose face shone like a glass bot
tie under direct sun ray. Went over to
the Union and. told Fred to send every poor
family in town barrel of Julian Mills
-four, and nameless other articles to render
them comfortable. Bought all the wood in
market, and ordered it to be sent immedi.
ately to the aforesaid families. Gave each
Of the clergymen in town 81 900; adopted
fourteen orphan girls and fifteen orphan
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-04-28
Ianles' 4epartment.
DOMESTIC RECEIPTS.

Rhubarb Tarts.-Peel and slice the rhu-
barb, swecten to taste. and fix as a goose
berry tart. They are very delicious.
: Custard Puoldig.-Two spoonfuls of
Hour, SIX eggs, one pint OF cream, little
sugar, one nutmeg Boil half an hour.
Boiled Pudding.-One quart of milk,
nine eggs, seven spoonfuls of -four, little
salt. Put in bag and boil three quarters
of an hour.
Potato Pudding. Two pounds of pota-
toes, boiled and sifed, three-fourths of a
pound of sugar, one half pint Of cream, sew
en- eggs and nutmeg.
To Preserve Eggs.-Set them away in a
dry cellar, standing on their ends. and turn
their ends, and turn the other end up, once
a week. They will keep year fresh.
Sunderland Pudding eggs, one
pint of cream, little salt. four tablespoons
of -four, and nutmeg. Bake one hour, and
eat with sweet sauce.
To Keep Hams Nice for Summer Use
Tie them securely in paper, cover closely
with ashes. This keeps them sweet, and
protects from all insects.
Making Honey,-Take ten lbs. of sugar,
dissolved in four pounds of water, two
pounds of honey. When cooling, stir in
ten drops of peppermint.
To Broum Cefee.-Cofee should be
Drowned gradually and only to light chest
nut brown. so that when it is ground it will
be lively and fly around the sides of the cup.
Rice Puddimg-Quarter of a pound of
rice, one quart of milk. Stir we'll while
boiling. When nearly cold, add one-quar-
ter pound of butter, same of sugar, six eggs,
spice to taste. Bake one hour.
Make Appze Pie.-One teaspoonful Of
tartaric acid, one cup of sugar, one cup Of
bread crumbs, one egg. one pint of water,
and nutmeg or any other spice to suit the
taste. This will make three pies.
Baked Wheat Pudding. Beat we'll three
eggs, add one tea-cup of sugar, two cups oi
sour cream, -four to make stiff batter, one
teaspoon saleratus, little salt. Bake in an
oven. Eat with sugar and cream.
Orange Tart.-Squeeze two oranges and
boil the rind tender, add half tea-cup OF
sugar, and the juice and pulp of the fruit,
an ounce of butter, beat to paste. Line
shallow dish with light puff crust, and lay
the paste of orange in it:
Indian Cakes.-Six we'll beaten eggs,
one quart of milk, warmed; d small lump of
butter, teaspoon of salt, one of soda, two
tablespoonful of sugar, one pint and one
half of Indian meal. Bake in buttered tins
about two inches thick. Better than sponge
cake for tea.
Connecticut Doughnuts. quart Of
milk, one pint Of melted lard, one pint of
yeast one and three-quarters pounds of su-:
gar. five eggs, one nutmeg, one teaspoonful
of saleratus, one tablespoonful of SALT
When wet knead together and set in warm
place to rise.
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gelerteh Nuetry.
The Independent Farmer-A Song.

he Independent Farmer-A Song.
BY W. W. FosDIcK.
Let sailors sing the windy deep,
Let soldiers praise their armor,
But in my heart this toast I'll keep,
The Independent Farmer:
When first the rose, in robe of green,
Unfolds its crimson lining,
And round his cottage porch is seen
The honeysuckle twining,
When banks of bloom their sweetness yielt
To bees that gather honey,
He drives his team across the field,
Where skies are soft and sunny.
The black bird clucks behind his plow,
The quail pipes loud and clearly:
Yon orchard hides behind its bough
The home he loves 80 dearly,
The grey, old barn, whose doors unfold
His ample store in measure,
More rich than heaps of boarded gold,
A precious blessed treasure;
But yonder in the porch there stands
His wife the lovely charmer,
The sweetest rose on all his lands;
The Independent farmer.
To him the spring comes dancing gay;
To him the summer bushes,
The autumn smiles, with mellow ray,
He sleeps old winter bushes;
He cares not how the world may move,
No doubts or fears confound him:
His little flocks arc linked in love,
And household angels round him;
He trusts in God, and loves his wife,
Nor grief, nor i'll may harm her,
He's natures nobleman in life
The Independent farmer.
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to the full extent of the loss he thus sustains
by the credit system.
~-Short settlements make long friends" is
a maxim not to be despised, and if every one
wosld so contrpl hiswants as easily to COM
|ple with it. of the litigation which
mixes the our courts groan with
casss of Id be, in short time,
uhlesFd e a thing as giving a
Bill 81 ~ olI q III collection, would be an
ANOMALY; but some men are so charmed with
ID advantages of the credit system in sup
|plying the ordinary wants of life, that they
|arf determined not to be out of debt at any
tire. and unscrupulously purchase articles
foi- themselves, and their families, with the
express purpose of never paying for them
urless they are forced to do SO by process of
Ia Such are generally Indifferent to
|paces; for man who will give an exhorbi-
tis<s sum for an ordinary article, either has
a( a(aperabundance of money, or never intends
tctpay for it: for he is ignorant of the prac
tile Of self-denial, and has schooled his mind
against the necessity of abridging real or
Imaginary want.
There are thousand reasons why man
{. ould strive to keep out of debt, and if
each one would listen to the dictates of real
comfort, few would have occasion to make
in order to escape their credi-
tors, or be ashamed to meet with those with
sslo7n they have had business transactions,
aud each one would feel, although he might
have but five dollars in his pocket, as free
and as independent as a prince. But, few
will brave the disapprobation of what is call
|eI popular opinion upon the subject of max
Ing an appearance This want of moral
courage has ruined thousands, and consign-
lea innumcrable victims, not only to the gut
|ters. but to the States prisons, and to the
eallows, there to atone for the folly of living
Il syond their income, and being seduced in
it, debt, forgery, robbery, and murder, for
tae empty credit of making show"
Indebtedness, sooner or later. brings it's
string and if the evil of the habit is not felt
seriously in youth, it is sure to overtake it's
sictim when he is least able to hear It
sssothing is more hunliliating to contemplate
i an aged pair cropping their way in pc
k4sN want resulting from the folly of
ffiSS lmprovldently and shoVaty When
young, and neglecting to provide for that
incapacity to make money which age is sure
to bring and finally lapsing into the grave
like drear and cloudy day into night. The
habit of noting the expenses of each day.
exerts conservative influence on ones ex-
pendtures, and if those who spend their
dollars foolishly because they consider dol
lar no money at all, will keep an account of
their outlay for one year, they will find that
they have squandered sum, which, if de-
voted to the purchase OF what is needful and
profitable, would conduce much to make
them comfortable and Independent.
Alexandria, april II 1859.
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Qriglnal Yuetry.
For the Port Tobacco Times.
LINES.


As DER the parched and lonely plain,
The Pilgrim winds his way
To that bright Mecca of his soul,
Where blest Emmanuel lay,
To worship there, with burning zeal,
The consccrated sod ,
Where once the startled shepherd knelt
By the manger of his God.
So, through the waste of many years,
My spirit will seek thine,
And lore thee still, as Pilgrims love
Their Heaven anointed shrine.
Oh, garnered up, as .fra,,kincense!
Be these memories of youth
These offerings to thy loveliness,
Thy purity and truth.
Oft, from thy native porch I've gazed
On thee, a sportive child,
And l0Ued the Gerry breeze that mov'd
Thy sunny trcsses wild
Aye, kissed the winds that famed thu check,
AS flowers sip the dew
If as child I foued thee then,
Oh, am ] Yoac untrue?
Now, when thy girlish beauty,
Witt no pa.ing in its rag,
But sheds softer radiance
Along my gloomy way?
The thirsty lily turns its leafs
To the dim and distant sea,
But thou, sweet lethe of my grief,
My spirit turns to thee.
Nnajemoy, AprI 18th, past l2 O'Clock, P. NJ.
Indian superstition.
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boys; run round aud paid all our debts, (what
printer on earth did that p kissed (before
we thought) a pretty girl. who called to
wished us merry Christmas, (somebody
looked unpleasant when this happened ,
settled the matter by ordering a 81 900
shawl, and sent for furs costing an equal a.
mount; put on our slippers, Gmagining that
we heard music J did hear music; for some
body came near being kicked out of bed
Alas we had only been dreaming.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-04-28

CHURCH ETIQUETTE. The Home Journal
thinks there is good sense in suggestion
made by an American who thus writes from
London:
"In the churches, whoever comes first,
whether gentleman or lady, takes the furth-
er seat in the slip, and those that follow ell
up the remaining seats, and thus prevent
the awkward disturbance which occurs in
our churches here in the process of filing out
and in by men. in order to isolate women
at the further end of the pew. It is said
the habit so universal among us originated
with the early settlers, who sat near tho
doors of the pews, so that, in case of an at
tack by the Indians, they might be ready
for action. In many instances this march
ing out and in, like parcel of soldiers, is a
perfect nuisance and the custom might well
be Changed"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-04-28

RA truly grateful heart may not be a
BILE to tell its gratitude, but it can feel and
love and act.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-04-28

Money may credit you, but it is wis.,
dom that must adorn you.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-04-28

~If there be no faith in our words, of
what use are they? .-.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-04-28

E~If lady yawns half dozen times in
succession young man you get your hat.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-04-28

WORTH KNOWING. 1t is said that the
laundresses of Holland and Belgium, so pro-
verbally clean, and who get up their linen
SO beautifully white, use refined borax as
washing powder, instead of soda, in the pro-
portion Of large handful. of borax powder,
to about ten gallons of boiling water
They save in soap about one half.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1859-04-28

A LESSON IN GRAMMAR-"Jake did
you ever study grammar?"
Il did, sir"
"What case is Mr. D-?'
Hes an objective case"
"How 500"
Because he objected to pay his subscrip-
ton that's been owing for three years and a
half"
Fright! What is a noun ?"
''Don't know, but know what renown
is"
"Well, what is its'
Running off without paying the printer.
and getting on the black list as a delinquent.
''Good! What is conjunction p
"A method Of collecting outstanding sub
scriptions in conjunction with the constable
never employed by printers until the last
extremity"
"That's right! Go to your seat, and
quit shooting paper wads at the girls"
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is embarrassed in his business transactions
to the full extent of the loss he thus sustains
bv the credit system.
, 1859-04-29

lima, from Port Townsend: a.-sr III,
lgders0a, from langley. s.u1ns lraser
and j. c. Catdteeii, IRON Puget Sound.
bark Ork, from San Francisco; SCHOONER
TiciOriG-pAcket--from Nenimo; steamer
Coz Douglas, from Queensborougb;
schooner Matilda, from Sebeck; schooner
Page from San Francisco; and schooner
Skidder, from Puget Sound.
On the 10th inst. there were in the hpt.
bor of Victoria the Am schooner Iopanda
from Boston; Am. brig hale Foster, from
Honolulu; Am. schooner Reporter, from
San Francisco; Br schooner COlolisI, and
brig Scotsman, from London; the Br.
steamers, Satteiitc, Eliza anderson, Gov.
Douglas, Bretosr, Caledonia, Tribune, PV-
aisdaS, and sluop Piumper.
The following is the latest item Of Frazer
river gold mining news, which we have
seen taken from the Victoria Gazsth Of the
2lst inst:
The steamer ElizG Anderson-Wells,
master-arrived yesterday morning from
Langley, with 81 passengers, $S5, 1000 in
gold dust, and tue expresses, but no mall
Among the passengers were eight or nine
discouraged miners, who tell very dolefuf
stories Of their adventures in the Canoe
country, and predict a general stampede
back from the mines. In contradiction To-
them, we have the fact Of the continued
migration Aorthward and the very little
effect Of these discouraging accounts upon
the miners on the Lower Fraser, together
with the very considerable receipt Of gold
dust by the same steamer. The Enterprise
had been snagged on the river, bat
received slight injury, aud had made an-
other trip to Murderer's Bar. The weather
at Langley on Tuesday was warm aud
pleasant.
The news from the Canoe country is Of
the most encouraging nature. 'lt
The Brother Jonathan took, it is said,
fully 500, 900 in Fraser river dust on her
last departure from Victoria. Three eases
of fgunpowder, the property Of MesSrS. Cairs
& Graneini, was seized by the custom house
inspector, The Importation Of guupoWdeF
and ammunition Of all kinds, except frSES
Great Britain, into any of the British Poe
sessions, is strictly prohibited by law. Be-
sides cOn6scatioD Of the goods, the parties
are liable to fine not exceeding 81, 900.
Upwards Of thousand persons have lately
left Victoria for the mines. Gov. Douglas,
it is said, will strictly enforce the law Gem
pelling publishers to give bond and security
that they will be guilty of no libelious
charges through the columns Of their re-
spectiVs sheets. The bond is fixed at
81, 900. HsFy
, 1859-04-29

Speeches. .-On the 2lst of February,
(the House being in committee Of the
whole on the state Of the Union, our dele
gate in Congress, Gov. STEVENS, delivered
an excellent speech upon the subject of the
Indian war expenses of Washington and
Oregon. In the course Of it, the Third
Auditor and Capt GRAN were handled
without gloves. 1t is somewhat lengthy,
but we will try to make room for it next
week. 1t is Que Of our delegates happiest
efforts, and we know it will be read with
unusual interest. 1t is "solid chunk" Of
an argument.
On the same day, Hon. l.. F. GROVER,
Of Oregon, delivered a speech on the same
day, full Of merit, facts and arguments.
Mr.. Z. c. HIBBEN, late editor of the Ore.
gon TiD'esi ina letter to that paper, dated
Washington City, March 3d." justly com.
pliments the effort Of Mr.. GRovER as foL
lows
Mr.. GRovEEhas niads speech in the
House upon the War Debt, or, rather, in
defence Of the measure against the impu.
dent and absurb assaults Of the Third Au.
ditor upon the justice aud integrity Of the
war claims The speech is one Of marked
ability, showing searching and thorough
knowledge of the subject, Ond must here
after have its influence in dispeling, what
is here, the too-gencruI sentiment that the
debt is an attempted fraud upon the gov
eminent, than which nothing Is more un-
true. The speech will, of course, 6ud an
extensive circulation among the people Of
Oregon, and its own truths viii tell its
own story. The measure, as | have be-
fore written, is, as Mr.. Faulkner, Of Va,
has it, disposed Of for Ihis session"
, 1859-04-29
Latest News from the North
shipping on Puget Sound, &C., &c.

The steamer COnstitutiOa-GovE, master
arrived punctually at her wharf here on
Friday morning lost with the U. S. mails,
freight and passengers We are indebted
to the purser for late Victoria papers, as
also, for the following memoranda of ship
ping upon Puget Sound,
On the 10th inst. the bark Ork, Capt.
TRAsK, arrived at Steiacoom to load lum.
ber for San Francisco. On the same day,
the brig COnsOrt and bark Chas. Derans,
arrived at Port Madison to load lumber.
April 10Th, there were lying at Port
Gamble, awaiting cargoes, the ship Friend.
ship, the MaylOtOer, the Orestts, for Mel.
bourne, the Oak Hill, the Torrent, for
Hong Kong, and the Orien, for London.
Sailed from Port Gamble on the 18th
inst, the ship AammOH, for Valparaiso
the GuadieqHiVer, for Gallo, and the bark
Hyack, for San Francisco. All with car.
goes Of lHmber.
On the 2lst inst, the bark Storm Bird
and ship, (name not knoWn) we're awaiting
cargoes at Port Ludlow. On the same
day the ship CsrOItHa and brig WilIimantie,
were in the harbor at Port Townsend-the
latter vessel repairing On the 18th inst,
the schooner Flying Mist sailed from Port
Townsend for QueensbOrough.
On the 18th inst. the bark Brontss, from
San Francisco, and ship, (name not
knOwn) were awaiting eargoes at the. Port
Seabeck mill The ship Morning Glory,
Capt. Hobbs, has arried at Steilacoom.
Between the 18th and l9th inst, the
following named vessels had arrived in the
harbor Of Victoria, The steamer
NOrihernsr, from San Francisco; ship
Thames City, from London; bark Carrit
bland, from San Francisco schooner Care.
, 1859-04-29

sentence from thesel No. Nearly all o.
those composing that bsdy were citizens of
the country at the time that decd was com
mitted, and although well qualified to sit
in Judgment and pronounce sentence there
on, but one Of that body, and but tioo (ii
we remeuber,) who were citizens then,
were members of the jury which Pronoun-
ced him guilty, as charged. Although
well acquainted with the facts, and well
knowing that death was the deserved pen
atty, (none other than which could have
been their verdict), they desired and were
excused from serving, that others might
pronounce this sentence, lest prejudice or
rereage might enter therein. Two entire
hours we're consumed In filling the panel;
the entire regular jury, but one, vas ex-
hausted; the by-standers in the eoSrt TDeO
although crowded to excess-was insult
Gcient to Gil the sane, and with the great
est diHiealty was il Allied even by resorting
to thS many apparently new comers in the
'TeTTitery. In view Of these facts we now
,uHheaitatingly say that "Yelm Jim" was
sentenced by as impartial jury as ever sat
under heavens.
Let it, also, be food for reflection to
those who have Vili6ed Us abroad, that the
Indian was sentenced upon evidence the
most direct; upon evidence given in by bis
own race, and upon his own admissions to
members Of his tribe. Let Us infOrmthem
that he was granted privileges which would
have been denied white man, in that his
confession to the Indian Agent, to whom
he admitted the commission of the deed,
was not used against him, although such
wonld have been competent testimony; the
same having been communicated to said
agent in confidence, was charitably exclud-
ed by the Court. Does the history Of
criminal convictions furnish anything more
lenient, forbearing, just and honorabIeH-
Then let those who we've 6Tst to brand Us
with cruelty. inhumanity and 5arbarisu,, be
frst to do ms justice, and let first among
these be the New York Tri5Nns, aud HoR-
ACE GREELY as its editor.
The prosecution was conducted by B.
P. ANDERSON, Territorial Prosecuting At
tOrney, ably assisted by the Hon. F. A.
CHESowErH, formerly one of the Justices
Of this siTerritory. The defence was con-
Quoted by W. H. WALLACE, assisted by
JOSEPH Smith, by whom all was done that
could be. Mr. SMITH reviewed the testi-
mOny at length in most able and mastery
manner 80
P. S. The foregoing was written at the
time Of the rendition Of the verdict by the
jury, and before sentence was pronounced.
The evidence adduced in the trial OF the
cause wa be found on the FIRST page.
, 1859-04-29

County Convention The ThurstOn conn
ty democratic convention met in. Olympia
on Saturday last, and, as will bs seen by
the proceedings in another column, nop.
mated delegates to the territorial eon1en,
ton, as also, representative ticket. The
convention was largely attended-each
precinct being fully represented, and we
take pleasure in adding that the utmost har-
mony and good feeling prevailed through
out. The representative ticket is an ex-
cellent one-judiciously chosen-at least
as good selection as the party here have
ever put in nomination-and it were scarce
ly necessary to assure the democracy Of
other counties, that it will be triumphantly
elected The proceedings Of other county
conventions will be found in ts-day's paper.