Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1873-12-12
Sad Death OF a Child.

|
der, of Calvert county, died in Baltimore
Friday last, under the operation of trache
otomy. A piece of chestnut had lodged
in the windpipe, andthe child was carried
to Baltimore for operation, but died be
fore relief could be afforded. The little
fellow was about three years ofage. Judge
Magruder on Saturday morning returned
to his home, taking with him the body.
Newspaper Laws.
For the information of all we publish
the following claws Relating to News
paper Subscription and Arrearage," viz:
1. Subscribers who do not give express
notice to the contrary, are considered
wishing to continue their subscription.
2. If subscribers order the discontinue
ance of their periodicals, the publishers
may continue to send them until all arrear-
ages are paid.
3. fsubscribers neglect or refuse to take
their periodicals from the Office to which
they are directed, they are held response
BILE until they have settled their bills, and
ordered them discontinued.
4. If subscribers move to other places
without informing the publishers and the
papers are sent to the former direction,
they are held responsible.
5. TheCourts have decided that s'refus-
ing to take periodicals from the office, or
removing and leaving them uncalled for,
is prine0 .faeie evidence of intentional
fraud"
6. Any person who receives newspaper
and makes use of it, whether he has order
ed it or not, is held in law to be a sub
scriber.
z. IF subscribers pay in advance, they
are bound to give notice to the publishers,
at the end of their time, if they do not
wish to continue taking it; otherwise the
publisher is authorized to send it on, and
the subscribers will be responsible until an
express notice, with payment OF arrears, is
sent to the publisher.
The Oldest and the Best.
These are the bold claims which the pub
fishers of the N. Y. Observer make for their
paper. And yet the facts of history bear
them out in the first, while an undeviat-
ing course in sending out large, full,
fresh, readable family newspaper, gives
them at least right to lay claim to the
second. In the great multitude of papers
that are published the Observer holds its
own position, and an enviable position it
is. No paper reaches us that we can re-
commend more heartily. It is published
at So year, and the premium picture and
chrome humbugs are left for those who
have nothing better to offer. We are glad
to see that good old family newspaper has
come out boldly insopposition to the fool
ish practice of batting subscribers with
cheap pictures. 1t declares the premium
business demoralizing, and repudiates it
altogether. It will not be long before
every paper that is worth having will take
the same stand. A good family newspaper
is the cheapest luxury that can be enjoyed,
and we can heartily recommend the Nea0
York Observer as such paper. S. I. Prime
& Co., 81 Park Row, New York.
Weeks Floral Guide.
celebrated scotsman, of Rochester, N. Y,
for copy of his Foral Guide for 1874
Mr.. Wick has done as much, perhaps, as
any one else, to promote all over our land
a love for the cultivation of flowers, and
in this respect his beautiful Foral Guide
has contributed greatly. The work be-
fore US contains 1876 pages, printed upon
the finest tinted paper, and is handsomely
illustrated with accurate engravings Of
flowers and vegetables. 1t contains mass
of valuable information in relation to the
cultivation of flowers, including useful sug
gestions upon the subject of floral decora
tions, that will possess especial interest al
Christmas time. We can vouch for the
reliability of his seeds, and for his fail
and generous dealing with customers Th'
Guide is published quarterly at 25 cents {
year. Address James Wick, Rochester
N. Y.