Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-08-22

Times man, having business in the neigh
borhood of Newtown the other day, had
an opportunity of witnessing the lively
performances at the exhibition of the
school at that place. The following dia-
logue between an "old-feld schoolmaster"
and his pupils, as performed by some of
the scholars, struck US as containing some
decided hits:
Teacher-'Whereis the Atlantic ocean?"
Scholar-"In the Potomac river, sir"
Teacher What large country lies east
of America 2"
Scholar-"Calvertc county,
Teacher-"What is it's capital?''
Scholar-"Drum Point Railroad"
Teacher-"Whereis the terminus of the
great Pacific Railroads."
Scholar-"Cox's Station"
Teacher-Who discovered America 2"
Scholar-"GeneralG Grant"
Teacher-"Who discovered Gen. Grant?''
Scholar-"Colonel Mosby."
Teacher-"Right, sir. Now can you tell
me the name of the last continent discov-
cred 2"
Scholar-"West Virginia.
Teacher-"Name the most important
points in this country"
--"Bryantown, Aliens Fresh and
the Port Tobacco Times''
Teacher-"Who is the greatest man in
America ~
Scholar-"The Public School Examin-
En-"
Teacher-''This class is a credit to any
school. John can you tell me what smells
most when you go into drug store?n
John-"Assafdity?"
Teacher-''No. Next"
acknowledgements"
Teachcr-''No. Next
Small scholar-"Is it the man what sells
the drugs ?"
Teacher-"No, it is your mOse''
Small scholar-"Ask me, now, and see
if l can't tell you"
Teacher-"James can you tell me what
the place is called where they make drugs
and medicines 2"
Scholar-"No, sir.''
Teacher-"Next."
Scholar--''Don't know, sir"
Teacher-"Next."
Small scholar-"Is it your nose, sir? 2"
Teacher-"No, no, that was the answer
to the last question, you Ounce. The class
is marked for double lessons tomorrow.
You are now dismissed till the next time. -"
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munication from one of our subscribers.
The charge made therein is of a serious
nature, we think, and deserves attention.
The Times man knows nothing of the facts,
and in regard to charges possibly involv-
ing guilty criminality, as, for instance,
selling liquor aoithout license, he is ofopin-
ion that they should be referred to the
proper legally constituted authorities for
investigation. For a school teacher to
sell liquor, under the circumstances spoken
of by our correspondent, even with Ii
cense, implies, in our opinion, at least, a
moral culpability which should receive in
dignant condemnation from those directly
intereste91n the effective management of
the school. The Times man cannot under
take to contradict fair Saccharina, who,
being good judge pronounced the fam
Gus temperance meeting bottle to contain
only 0inegor. There appears to have been
not even the faintest suspicion of little
leGoea in the way of broom sugar. One of
the meanings given to that word leo0en, is
something which corrupts or deprayes
that with which it is mixed" All tenn
perance men should likewise be unti-cor-
ruptiomists, and this, of course, necessitates
a revolt against the brown sugar practice.
To barter or sell sugar also requires Ii
cense, and our correspondent does not in
form the Times man whether the offending
teacher also sold brown sugar on the day
in question. We guess not, however, as
the straight article, well leavened with
brown sugar, makes, according to the
tastes Of some, delicious connection,
which is not sighted entirely by the ad-
vocates of total abstinence and temperance
causes.