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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-04-17
How Jed Missed It.

Some folks are in the habit of talking in
their sleep, and Miss Betsey Wilson was
one of the number. This popularity she
accidentally revealed to Jedediah jenkins
in careless, conversational way. Jedediah
dream, in which the young lady and himself
figured as hero and heroine, be having in
vented the same for the sake of saying at
the conclusion it was too good to be true.
and by thus speaking parallels, assuring the
young lady Of which he dare not speak
plainly
Il never dream, said Betsey, ''but I
sometimes talk half the night in my sleep
and tell everything I know.
"You don't say sop
YES" never can have secret from
mother. If she wants to know anything
she pumps me after I've gone to bed, and
I answer her questions as honestly as if
my life depends on it. That's the reason
wouldn't 60 to ride the other night. I
knew she would find me out. It's awful
provoking"
Some days after this Jed called at the
house and entering the parlor unannounced,
louuu AiSS OeCooy' Pioodoly o'ei0o"o ~
the heat of the room, had fallen asleep on
the sofa.
Now Jed, as the reader has surmised, had
long felt an overwhelming part;ality for the
young lady, and yearned to know if it was
returned; but though possessed Of sufficient
courage to mount the imminent deadly
breach. could never muster spunk enough
to inquire into the state of her heart. But
he now bethought himself of her confession
of somuambulic loquacity, and felt that the
time to ascertain his fate had come. Ap-
preaching the sofa he whispered:
"My dearest Betsey, tell me, oh tell me
the object Of your fondest affection"
The fair sleeper gave faint sigh, and
responded:
Il love-let me think (here you might
have heard the beating Of Jed's heart through
. brick wall) II love Heaven, ny country.
hoss sss sat;f 4 hef1s hgs e gs pssson =
The indignant lover didn't wake her. bat
sloped at once, sadder but not wiser man.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-04-17
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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-04-17

tort, is of a. yellow color, and in order to
remove this, it is placed in a large lead
lined cistern, and agitated with about ten !,
per cent of sulphuric acid. After the acid a,
and the impurities have subsidized, the oil is $
drawn off into another tank and agltated
with four per cent soda lye. This last ope-
ration is to remove any acid remaining with
the oil, and also to extract the residue OF
the coloring matter. In fact it is sometimes
employed alone and a very good oil obtained.
The oil is now agitated with water to remove
the soda lye, and is then ready for consump-
ton. The colorless oil is by no means the
most economical, but on the contrary more
light is obtained from the yellow article
The heavy oil is cooled down to 30 deg:
Fab when the Parafine crystalizes out, and
is separated from the oil by pressing and by
alternate agitation. in melted state with
sulphuric acid and soda lye. 1t is then
moulded into candles. It is curious fact
that the composition of parafine and good
coal gas is exactly the same.
In Egypt substance derived from petaro-
leum was used in embalming bodies; and IN
Persia and the neighboring countries asphalt
tum is used to cover the roofs Of the houses
and to coat the boats. In France asphaltic
pavements have been successful in several
cities, and for the protection Of stone no
material is better adapted. Mixed with
grease the Trinidad asphaltum is applied to
the sides of vessels, to prevent the borings
of the teredo, and with quick lime it affords
an excellent disinfectant. Among the pro-
ducts of the distillation Of petroleum are
daphthaline and kerosolene. The former is
the substance from which is obtained aniline,
the base of the beautiful colors, mauve, ma
genta and solferino. The latter has been
proposed as substitute for chloraform and
ether. Many other substances have been
applied. AS this is comparatively new
field many discoveries may be confidently
expected in the course of few years.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-04-17

daughter of the Governor, as his intended
bride.
He became, later, one of the greatest
scholars in Sweden, and as much respected
for his requirements as for his character
His works will endure while time lasts,
among the works of science; and from this
happy union sprang family we'll known in
Sweden even at the present time. and whose
wealth and high positions in society are
regarded as triAes in comparison with its
wealth of goodness and love.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-04-17

it out. don't be afreard You did it jist like
book, old feller! 'Ere's an x, never
mind the change. Send for bomnibus,
landlord. Hail Columby, happy land !"
roared the poor fellow. entirely unable to
control his joy. and in ten minutes more he
was on his way to the Lowell depot, with
his wife, the happiest man out Of Jail
Woburn Journal
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-04-17

~Swift proposed to put tax on female
beauty. and to leave every lady to rate her
own charms. He said the tax would be
cheerfully paid, and be very productive of
revenue. Secretary Chase ought to turn
this item to account.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-04-17

~ Why are sheep the most dissipated.
reckless and unfortunate of creatures? Be-
cause they gambol in youth, frequent the
turf, think it no disgrace to be blaeklegs.
and are often heeced
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-04-17

ETWomen often lose the men they love,
and who love them. BY mere wantonness
or coquetry, they reject. and then repent !;
they should be careful not to take this step
too hastily, for proud high-minded, gifted
man will seldom ask woman twice.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-04-17

EH-A kiss on the forehead denotes re-
spect and admiration on the cheek, friend
ship; on the eyelids, tender sentiment; on
the lips. love. The young men of our ae-
quaintance have not much respect for young
ladies'.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-04-17

EwAn old negro taken on board one of
the vessels at Port Royal the other day
was overheard praying vigorously that do
Lord would bress these ID Yankees"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-04-17

wWbat happy fate was that of Jonah
in the whale, compared to many who find
themselves in everybody's mouth,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-04-17

IN all commercial 'feverS, large NUMBER
of persons have been utteraly impoverished
by their speculations. The mere sinking
we'll by no means insures bountiful flow
of OIL The petroleum is stored in assures
formed by the upheaving of the earth's crust
by volcanic action; and these assures are per-
pendicular rather than horizontal in tenden-
cy, as is proved by the fact that at wells,
very different depths. The lowest parts of
the tissues contain water. above which is the
oil while in the highest portion there is
a quantity of gas. If therefore, the we'll
strikes the tissue at the lowest part, the
water will be forced up by the pressure Of
the supernatant oil and gas. Persons ig-
norant of the formation sink well at ran
dom, and perhaps strike assure; but OBJ
tanning nothing but water, they abandon
the spot as worthless, whereas after remov-
ing the water by pumping large quantity
of oil might be obtained.
In some localities in Ohio, as in the case
in Burmah, the ground is saturated with
the oil, and wells several feet in diameter
are dug into which the oil oozes. Porous
limestone, containing petroleum. is found
in some sections of the West and has been
subjected to distillation with profitable re-
suits.
In regard to the origin of petroleum,
scientific authorities differ; but the theory
most generally favored is. that it is the pro-
duct of the slow distillation, at low tempera-
lures, of organic matter in the interior of
the earth the vapors being condensed in
the previously mentioned assures and the
surrounding SOIL The lake of Trinidad
and the bituminous matter of the Dead Sea
may also be referred to similar source -
But for how many centuries must this ope-
ration have been going on to have effected
such enormous results
Of the many uses to which petroleum and
its derivatives are applied, that of illumina-
ton is the most important; and the process
of refining is exceedingly simple. The
crude material is put into large iron retort,
connected with coil of iron pipes. surroun-
ded by cold water, called the condenser
Heat is applied to the retort, and from the
open extremity of the condenser, a light
colored liquid of strong odor soon flows
This is naphtha, and is very volatile and
very explosive. Some re6ners mix it with
the burning oil, and numerous accidents
have resulted from such mercenary indis-
erection. 1t is usually run into separate
tank. After the napetha has passed over,
the oil used for illumination distills of. -
Steam is now forced into the retort and the
heavy lubricating oil driven over. There
now remains black. oily. tarry matter,
sometimes used to grease heavy machinery.
and black coke, employed as fuel. There
are therefore five substances separated in
this operation, but only the first three are OF
any economic Importance.
! The naphtha is used as substitute for
turpentine in paints. or by repeated distilla-
tions the benzole is separated from it and
employed to remove spots from fabrics
This. however, is rather drug in the hands
Of the reGner,
] The burning oil, as it comes from the re-
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-04-17

TEACHING THE YouNa IDEA.-A wise fa-
ther once endeavored to teach his son the
nature of an inference Thus. for exam
ple," said he, when we read that the del
uge covered the whole earth, the Inference
is that the inhabitants thereof were all
drowned Now, Naaman, the Syrian. was
commanded to wash seven times in the river
Jordan--what inference would we draw
from that?'
That be must have been plagued dirty"
was the precocious ones answer
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-04-17
~Mrs. French, the wife of an aboliti

EwMrs. French, the wife of an abolition
clergyman, who was sent as kind of mis-
sionary to Beaufort to look after the darkies.
on arriving there rushed towards and en-
braced colored female. who was startled
not little by the peculiar style Of the sa-
lutte, and. in the words of the resolutions.
exclaimed-"Yo are my sister !" (closer
embrace.) You are no longer slave you
are free-free as am. You are ny equal.
and you are my sister p &C., &c.
So says the correspondent of the Herald
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-04-17

WoMEN.-To the eternal honor Of the
sex, be it said, in the path of duty. no sac
riice is with them too high, or too dear
Nothing is with them impossible but to
shrink from what love, honor, innocence,
religion. requires. The voice of pleasure
or Of power may pass by UNDECIDED, but the
voice of aAliction never. The chamber of
the sick, the pillow of the dying, the yigils
of the dead, the altars of religion, never fail
to excite the sympathies of women. Timid
though she be, and SO delicate that the
winds of heaven may not too roughly visit
her, yet she fears no danger, and breads no
consequences. Then she displays that un-
daunted spirit which neither courts difficult
ties nor evades them, that resignation which
utters neither murmur nor regret, and that
patience in suffering, which seems victorious
even over death itself.-Judge Story.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-04-17
Ribbon Gardening.

This is method of arranging plants so
as to represent ribbons or scrolls. It is
easily performed by any one, and is pleas
ing addition to even the humblest yard. A
curved or wavy bed is cut out in the smooth
turf of the lawn, say four feet wide and ten
or fifteen feet long. Certain suitable colors
for the ribbon having been fixed upon, (per-
haps red, white and blue,) plants are to be
selected which will give these colors. No
one set of plants is better for this purpose
than verbenas. A row of scarlets or GRIM
sons is set on one side of the bed aud along
its whole length !; next row Of whites; and
then a row of blues These as they grow
are to be pegged down and confined to fixed
limits so as to represent stripes of color =
Geraniums may be used for the same pur-
pose, though they make coarser ribbon.
and give only the different shades of red,
pink, and white. If used, it will be quite
effective to set either a golden or silver
edged variety on one edge of the ribbon
Petunias, Ageratums, Cupheas, etc.. answer
very we'll in making ribbons. Annals may
be used for the same purpose, but they do
not come into bloom until late in the season.
German Asters, for instance. their different
colors arranged in rows, make grand dis
play. Portulacca, Candytuft, Phlox Drum
mondii, Eschscholtza, Clarkia. and others
of like habit, are quite desirable. These
ribbons, to be most effective, should be
looked down upon from above, say from
window. or balcony, or high porch. The
grass around them should be kept shorn
quite short and smooth, and the colors kept
rigidly confined within their limits.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1862-04-17

In Europe there are few abundant springs.
On one of the Ionian Islands there is an oil
fountain which has flowed for over two thou
sand years; and the oracular fires of ancient
Greece have been attributed to similar
sources Oil springs also occur in Bavaria.
in the Grand Duchy of Modena, at Neufcha-
tel, at Clermont and Gabian in France, and
near Amiano in Italy. Petroleum procured
from the last named locality is used for light
ing the city of Genoa but elsewhere in Eu-
rope it is not employed, to any extent, as
an illuminator.
On this side of the ocean, there is an
enormous quantity of this substance. Upon
the island Of Trinidad, one of the West In
dies, at distance of three fourths of a mile
from the sea, is lake of asphaltum three
miles in circumference. Near the banks
the asphaltum is hard and cold, but as you
approach the center the softness and the
temperature increase, until finally it is liquid
and boiling From the bubbling mass pro-
ceeds a strong, sulphurious odor, which is
perceptible at distance of ten miles. Be-
tween the banks of the lake and the shore
of the island is an elevated tract of land,
covered with hardened asphaltum, upon
which vegetation fourishes. The explana-
ton put forward in connection with the Dead
Sea. is equally applicable in this case.
Upon others of the West Indies, petro-
leum has been obtained, as we'll as at sever
al places in Central and South America ;
but it is in the northern portion of this con-
tinent that the abundant reservoirs of this
substance are located; and it seems truly
wonderful that their extent and richness
should not have been discovered at an ear
lier period. For many years the Seneca
Indians collected petroleum and, under the
name of Seneca oil, sold it as remedy for
rheumatic complaints. At numerous places
in the Middle States, it was found in salt
borings, and was collected and burnt by the
farmers, but it was not till August, 1859.
that it was obtained in noticeable quantities.
At this time oil was "struck" upon Oil
Creek, Venango county, Pennsylvania by
sinking an artesian we'll to the depth Of
seventy feet, and for many weeks thousand
gallons day were pumped from it. The
news of the discovery spread far and wide.
and gave rise to an ''oil fever" Thousands
Aocked to this vicinity, in the hope of max
ing their fortune. Before the close of 1860
there had been over thousand wells bored,
many Of which were productive, but . large
proportion rssusned nothing. Some Of the
., - -, = -
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