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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-19
Volume XXI. mo. %.
The War Kite.

Mr.. Simmons, the aeronaut, who is
the inventor and patentee of a machine
named the parakite, lately made a
somewhat successful experiment with
this invention at the Alexandra Palace,
London. The machine used on this
occasion was 80 feet high and 80 feet
wide. AS soon as the sail was fixed
over the framework, and the front or
windward point of the parakite was
raised so as to allow the wind to touch
the machine on its under surface, it
was instantly converted into concaye
form and showed symptoms of rising.
The wind was blowing at the rate of
not more than two miles an hour; but
with this slight breeze Mr.. Simmons
was carried into the air. We under
stand that these experiments will be
repeated few times previously to
public demonstrations; and should
they continue to be successful, the in
vention can be put to practical utility
for war purposes, engineering, and
signaling, where it is necessary to at
tain lofty elevations. The machine
above referred to covers an area of 700
superficial feet, and its entire weight
is 100 lbs. The inventor asserts that
it can be used successfully in any wind
ranging between 4 and 40 miles an
hour, and an altitude of from 600 to
1000 feet can be attained.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-19
Simple Songs are Best.

Olive Logan says: These mighty fine
folks who know so much, used at first
to berate us for liking to hear Nils
son sing ''The Old Folks at Home"
but they got over it. I fancy l have
heard and enjoyed as much grand
singing as most of them; but it was
with the trustful confidence Of child
hood that l took three handkerchiefs
whenever | went to hear Christine in
concert. | knew | should stand the
first verse or so with stoicism, but
when Nilsson's pathetic voice grew
fearful over that line about C one
little hut among the boo-shees' those
handkerchiefs did their. duty, | tell
you.
The Dryasdusts used to say it was
concession made by a great artist to
the uncultivated taste of her savage
American public which made Chris
tine sing s'The Old Folks at Home"
Rubbish! I heard Nilsson set a Lon
don audience mad with rapture at the
Albert Hall with simple song called
"Please give me pennyp' and nobody
said anything about concession then.
Nor did they when Mario sang ssGood-
bye, Sweetheart" Mile Titiens does
not feel her artistic standing jeopar-
dised when she sings her little cream
song, nor would it be if she sang
"Willie we have missed YOU"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-19

B9-A writer in Blackwood gives
this entertaining gossip concerning
Michael Angeles method Of working:
Through his impatience and ~uthusi-
asm, Michael Angelo ruin, block
after block of marble by worl WITH
too great yehemence near the !:
Too eager to arrive at a point y Y
his true genius would find play, he
assailed the marble with such violence
that he often struck off pieces which
trenches into the just limits of the
surface; and, as they could not be re-
placed, he was forced to finish as he
could-not as he would. Had he con-
fined himself more to celebrating his
work in clay, and then intrusted the
blocking out in marble to Q mechani-
cal workman we should have had not
only a much larger number of grand
works by him, but they would have
been freer Of great defects. For in
stance, the back of the head Of Moses
has been chiseled away until it is an
impossible head. Again, the David
is sacrificed to the exigencies Of the
marble. And the head of his famous
Day was probably left unfinished be-
cause he perceived that it was turned
beyond the limit permitted to nature
without breaking the neck"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-19
Clippings.

They who would give love, give it
quickly.
The nearestapproach of a confidence
game is pulling rules tail.
The highest compliment to bar
ber:-He dyed and made no signs.
The residents of Sardis, Mass, are
disrespectfully spoken of as Sardines.
"How long will my chop be, wait
er?" savagely asked hungry and
waiting guest. .About five inches,
sir" was the reply.
Twenty-one Freshmen were lately
suspended from an English College,
because a professor couldn't find out
who placed ten-ounce tack in his
chair.
"What comes after T?" asked a
teacher of small pupil who was
learning the alphabet. He received
the bewildering reply, "You do-to
see Liza"
One of the attractions Of place of
amusement in San Francisco, is a
man who, with rifle at thirty PAGES
distant, shoots a half dollar out of an
lother mans hand.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-19

bobbing up and down, and the water
was coursing down their cheeks. |
really thought, when | looked at their
tears, that ] thoroughly understood
the definition of the word streamlet,
but some of those old gentlemen would
insist upon calling it dam.
"The ladies who had partaken had
left the room, for I took particular
notice that every time they sneezed
their hair would bounce all over. |
tell you [ was amazed, for one old lady
lost the back of her head. and tainted
outright, but still she had to sneeze,
faint or no faint. She could not help
it.
Swell, my father at last began to
suspect something, for [ was laughing
SO | thought 1 would go to pieces. He
went and got the snuff and gave it a
thorough examination; Of course he
discovered the pepper. He just gave
one glance at me, and said:
"'Who has been putting Cayenne
pepper in this snuff
''Just then l happened to think of
George Washington. His father patted
him on the head for telling the truth.
So / up like little man and said:
"I done it, father, with some of that
pepper that you sell in the store
"'You did, did you; I'll pepper you,
and he did.
Eyes, sir; he just took me by the
back of my neck, and he laid me across
his knees and the way he did lay it
on with that cane of his, I'll never
forget it as long as l live. I've often
laughed at the idea of men having to
stand up to eat, but I have had it i'm
pressed on my mind that it was a
reality as / had to stand for three or
four days.
"Ever since that I always take time
to consider what the consequences will
be before / tell the truth"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-19
Pronptitude of Newspaper Debtors.

The experience of the Findlay
Courier man is sad and mournfuI. He
has lost faith in the profession of his
fellow men. Hear how he talks:
Last week man stepped up to us
and said he would pay MS every cent
he owed us if he lived till Saturday
night. We presume that man died.
Another said he would pay us in day
or two, as sure as we were born.
QUERY-Did the man lie, or were we
born? Another said he would settle
his bill as sure as shooting. We are
lead to the conclusion that shooting
is decidedly uncertain. Quite num-
ber said they would see us tomorrow.
Those men have been blind ever since,
or else tomorrow has not come. One
man told MS six months ago that he
would pay us as soon as he got some
money. That man would not lie and
of course has not had a cent since.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-19
A Beautiful Incident.

William ". expired about midnight
at Windsor palace. The Archbishop
of Canterbury, with other peers and
high functionaries of the kingdom, was
in attendance. As soon as the s'scep-
ire had departed" with the last breath
of the king, the archbishop quilted
Windsor castle, and made his way,
with all possible speed, to Kingston
palace, the residence at that time OF
the princess-already by law of sue
cession, Queen Victoria. He arrived
long before daylight, announced him
self, and requested an immediate inter-
view with the princess. She hastily
attired herself and met the venerable
prelate in her anteroom. He inform
ed her Of the death of William, and for
mally announced to her that she was,
in law and right, successor to the de-
ceased monarch.
"Thesovereignity of the most power
full nation at the feet of a girl of eigh-
teen. She was de jure queen of the
Anglo realm, in fact, On which the
"sun never SETS" She was deeply
agitated at the formidable words, SO
fraught with blessing or calamity, and
the first words she was able to utter
were these: 81 ask your prayers in
my behalf"
They kneeled together, and Victoria
inaugurated her reign, like the young
king of Israel in the olden time, by
asking from the Highest, who ruleth
in the kingdoms of men, "an under
standing heart to judge SO great peo-
pie who could not be numbered nor
counted for multitude"
The sequel of her reign has been
worthy of such beginning. Every
throne in Europe has tottered since
that day. Most of them have been
for a time overturned. That of Eng
land was never SO firmly seated in the
love and loyalty of the people as at
this hour. Queen Victoria enjoys
personal influence, too-the heartfelt
homage paid her as achristian woman
-incomparably wider and greater
than that of any monarch now reign
ing.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-19
Think Before You Speak.

always keep truth on your side,
my young friend, if you want to get
along IN this world" said a Sunday
School teacher to one of her scholars,
as he was just starting for home.
''Yes, ma'am, l will, because l know
it is wrong to tell a falsehood."
Say, Billy, just you look here"
said young unchin, who happened
to overhear the teacher, 'don't you al
WAYS tell the truth, if You do you might
feel sorry sometimes
"Why, what do you want me to do: !:
You do not want me to be liar, do
you?"
! mo, not exactly that, but l will tell
you what happened to me the other
day, and you can judge for YOURSELF
"You know my old grandfather,
who lives with us, don't like me just
because | won't mind him. Well, the
other day l went down to my fathers
store and l saw some Cayenne pepper
there, and just then thought it would
be good chance to get even with him.
So put some of it in paper and took
it home with me, and while grand
father was down stairs to dinner ]
mixed some with his snuff, and manag-
ed to make my way down stairs without
being discovered.
"After dinner was over, we all
ascended to the parlors, as we expect
ed some friends to call.
"About eight o'clock in came party
of gentlemen, among the number was
one who was an old snuffer, and hav-
ing forgot his snuff box, of course he
called on grandfather for a pinch, al
the same time asking the other gen.
tlemen to partake, which they did;
also one or two old ladies.
"It was not more than two minutes
before they all commenced to sneeze
and such sneezing party you never
saw in your life. Their heads wer,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-19
An Awkward AvoWal.s

A writer in Charivari says: The
hurry of a young man to say 81 will
marry above all when he does not
see what his interlocutor carries in
hands sometimes exceedingly in
convenient. The other day worthy
citizen encountered, as he came out Of
a fancy store, young man whom he
had met at the bathing place month
before.
s.Hold," he said to himself, ssthat is
the young fellow whom we used al
ways to meet on the shore, when took
a walk with Victorine."
"He ran toward the young man,
and said: "Don't you recollect mew
Heavensv he exclaimed, turning
deadly pale and seizing thSsold mans
hands so that he could i 4ict no in
jury, he added, 81 am re dy to marry
her, sir.
'To marry her!" e claimed the
citizen in amazement.
eyes, sir, I have d le very wrong.
| know it. But ally IAN be repaired.
What do you wish I love her-love
her like fool.
stLove?-who?"
''Victorine."
"Victorine! Malheureux! Why that
is my wife,"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-19

Touching conclusion of an obituary
notice in an Indiana newspaper: "He
was an elder in the Methodist church
and the leader Of the brass band in
the village.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-19

Babies are not named Henry Ward
as much as they used to be, but they
are still famous for paroxysms of true
ness.-CinCinnati Times.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-19

The fat-tailed sheep are natives of
Syria, and are chiefly remarkable for
their huge fatty tails, which some
times weigh seventy or eighty pounds,
and are so heavy that the shepherds
are forced to protect them from the
ground by tying small pieces of board
underneath them; pair of small
wheels are sometimes set under the
board to save the animal the trouble
of dragging it over the ground. The
fat produced from the tail is used in
stead of butter and for purposes of
cookery. Fat-tailed sheep are found
in most parts of the world; those of
Afghanistan have remarkably silky
and delicate fleece, which is employed
for the manufacture of carpets and
| various articles of wearing apparel.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-11-19
gelert 1lpetry.
THE LESSON OF THE LEAVES.

As, one by one, these Autumn leaves, descend
To droop and die, ling
In rustlcd murnurs breathe one soft unending
Sad threnody,
Till branch and bough, whereon no vestige lin
OF Summer bloom, gers,
Trace out upon the sky, with withered fingers,
Their Wintry DOOM
SO, one by one, these earthly hopes we cherish
More dearly priced.
Porehancc, than Observation-Disclosures and perish
Unrealized,
And leave us, with life's Winter DER us stealing,
And skies oercast,
With barred and outstretched arms for help ap-
To Heaven at last. lpealng
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-04-15
PRICE LEST.

ooionF, riack--lo, 20, a., lost 20 conts rcr
pound
nlicd, Green ~ ulack-i1 %, 90, bc.t-o Ct.
per pound.
japan, Jncolorol--6o, 70, 80, 90 best Il 90 per
pulni.
n"perirl, Grceu-so, o1A'd SO, so, il.yo bo1t
, 10 pcr pound,
Ioung iiS-nn. Grcou-5o, co. 20, 50, so. - nO
y - n 90 per pound.
EOngnuh'i', Groou-,o, -, goo, 100, :llo
slUro't ii.ircr I.uUN.
English Frtri.f.isl, Pla1I-lb. no. 10. 90. 80.
81, test y .N. Ter .Nusi.
y --'fH lHvn tao cplo'r rri,d .'Nlng Ilup."
l"urL Nv..u nrf 'Wfori.l 30 .l.e1 nor p.giL.
: l'o the "I"ns i.tr hop uo choicest OuluG-
Tea imported as 81 NIp.T pound.
ELI one ul or NUCUl- 81 uu q not clll upOu
Sou' send Tor II pound sample ot any aial SOU
require. Eurlo-' tho m'r,v, erI .r Vll forward
A. 10 you, pcr r,tur Ig.l, without amy catra
Cit4r.c,
Ec.iBhle PARTIES vls' l"r -n a-rr.v, can amply
60 Iu.I'U srINIr 500
lniunr. o. Asr lHTtTI.al o. Irs.
IN lNn fhaH TOM rt, aha 80 " ig.'.l SO.
y. q, ItoA s-.-. No. .ur.,
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-04-15
Teas !! Teas !
I~TABLtsiii.p 1910.

ESTABLISHED $50.
Tho old established and responsible houso OF
the undersigned, oNcr iu uilO 'itlpu 90 tho hum.
bug OF Tea COM an o." ant t.sti!butors Of
go r.mos,n q lnr.c and at'rgcily9 assortment
ofchuice Teas, alta mall alya' CO ,6ryc cost u!
inI"rinilon, N.rraLtins tLcir goods 10 giyc
lafisInptlnu
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1875-04-15
THE POST.
Midlleburs, April Is, 1875.


R)CuSG rHr BWy--Gpo~~e Was h.
iuQton Fonton drove the oxen at
Armstrong's mill. he was lank.
cadayerous.looking individual. and
maintained the dignity pf the labor
10y MS little familiarity as possible
Hu had, however, an extensive fami.
". aud as thoy would eat. he had to
shif, scuoiov. to feed them When
the lactel, ldii was surreptiI.ously
shstructcl from the neighbours kline,
or when farmer went 30 harvest bis
sweet potatoes, he found them mi
nus lho tubers. tho Fentons were
making cot ago cheese or feasting on
Ipnstoi CIo'inas.
Ouo ht..ut cold day Mr. Walker
s'a1rj'osj g 1T pig and hung il mp
in tho en1tohousc. Next morning
il WIS couc.
Wui..f aud his son John found
T#iuu at homo, and. in his wii,'e
q n',onrn ?. sing tho cradle and sing-
iru. "lfr o. ly baby The object
Of 80. t'.. being made known. Fem
t.l v.lu d icmorrlqgc of words, pro.
'.l innocence. aul tod them
G. .u' .hc house.
DO! wou'l accompany Won she ol-
jDi in mshcl voice. fearing 90
disturb tho baby. "hut il tlis little
ou us..ss he will howl like
n .1..
.-.r would not search tho
no.. Without his presence.
"5aH1 can rock tho cradle until
W. rl.lIa." said Wultor
l.'. .y1t,l himself at tho cradle
81. o.. .cl diligently. Aftcr q U.or.
o,rs bat ftuitlos search, Walker
rcJlupl nnd found John sill Iock-
i-g .H. cral!o and the baby still
Iutn thanked the lnt'cr profusc.
" f'r his services ~ nurse, and the
I... .i.rs departed
H alone. Fcptun executed q
w.rlnyc, BIZ tine way ot rejoicing
H.. n.t stole tho pix, ar1 expecting
tana had llil the poker in inc
ceii. r, substitute Ion tho lalv
tava.,.. up very nicely Joun i.l
ol...y ..'.ei the object Of troir
search Nnilo l.s fGthp. was seeking
f9rit. Consequently the Fcntons hal
roast pigs and app,o-saUco for DIM
LtU.
The Osceola times., 1875-05-08
oScrcrA, AK. Nsy Is. 1875.

'Stt tcIN, ARh., Nay Isl, $50.
NR. ErlTos In your las, is>ae
al article appeared, which all good
and taN'pSyiRg citi1eus will en-
dorse, viz: \ criticism upon tue
action ofthe county court.
We are Wei aware tina. no of.
"a! can please every enc in Lis ac,
uons We are also appr,ssd OF the
iaei that tor twenty tive wears
IA Mississippi coun.y, there has
been geI,ral complaint on the
part of the tax-ps, ere ia regard to
the supPor; OF paapcrs. Tie peo.
pc OF Mississippi county are a
nbe-al people, and wI!l DO all ,hoy
can consistently, for the support q,
;he poor; bul when We see from
court 10 eoGrt-ycsr 10 year. claims
presented which seem enormous
they may complain, and jasily. too,
The question arises, can . remedy
he made for the better We think
-. We are not one OF the fortun.
ate officials, snd would cnly suggest
10 them that the day VIII como
when the people vii. demand OF
Them a change for the be,scr.
b.; Mr. Editor, If you wsh to
-ee sasien Pres7 gaey o, the county
iaads; saddle up oil Grey and sisi,
The 'pah!ie work ,cost emily s35o)
n The eoss,y ROAD near Mr.. vii.
hamsen'a- Prepare Tor SWIM or
= neck breaking iasI as you please.
Dne or The other Is ,ne yitable.
J. yos sross OR tie sofs yaarl
nack Is IN danger, it yon prefer yen
s.a 'spis.ige ;As mst-
OgsgYNxk.
The Osceola times., 1875-05-08

The Memphis Appea. contains
Che following warning to ,bc peo-
pie living in the .ow lands. ii rlav
lie well to heed the uarupg and
prepare lvr ! zig iool:
Many Of the upper rivers predict
4 ireshet such rs we lave been eK.
empt from Tor many years. The
isIe AMI unu ually heavy SHOWS To-
the rocky mountains 10 which the
v esther hIgc@g called our atleu.
ton a day o. tWo since here, n
-7'nuecIiou wlgh the cGrren / news
rom points on thc apper Mississg,-
p' ana TIE Niss0nri, have = psiuttI
significance Tor dwelers m the
!ewiands. We are net a,arnIs,s,
but we thiuk i wei to .rn our
river iiienis vi probable danger.
The Osceola times., 1875-05-08

The Camden Beacon goes far
tn people e Camden ia tbs .J..ow-
N = u m n0sr:
We would gct up a monetary
column, tst really oar rect.pts
would no. make q COOL bead line.
CaHt some enc send rs = mess OF
"MyoHst' -
We honestly believe tL4t II We
SAys 10 rcly on tie newspaper 6u-
s.pess u Camden Tor suTpar, our
saaaoE, pa s.X months more. would
split = haur. This IS scIrsing
things 10 : very t4.u yIec, bat it
IS true,
The most notable Characteristic
oi Jot'. turkey vas sa,i to be his
poyerty. Well tue interest on the
o.d tlrd's income, would more
than treble tue income paid in sap
port o. 4 newspaper Ia Camdeu, 50
great = the poverty ct oar bgsi.
aoss.
Ihai : rather rough on the peo.
Pie of amdea; out NJ money i.
any less plentiful than &, Is here,
they are not much TO blame.
The Osceola times., 1875-05-08
Baptidzc,

ing amazed nj the many new ex-
rressors, rs eleminated during the
great scandal trial, and winch is
yet in course Of tedious progress
in Brooklyn. such as "Nest llId-
in.." "rrue Iuwarducss," "Step-
ping down aud out" "Solid truth
iulness, The True Story. "Whitc
Soulcd, "On the ragged Edge
"Paroxysmal Osculatlon," etc, it
Is singular tina. the enthusiastic
church going part Of our eommuui-
ty should, upmindul of the signi'
hcation OF the above gushing ex-
preston 5. he wrestling over the
Greek word "Rap,ldzo.' For the
ras, ijyo or s,x months 1t has been
taken up, pro Il nj con by the different
preachers and members of the sew
cral denominations, and translated
and defined INTO pure anglo-saxon
to SUIT the ideas and religious sym
bolic views OF each. 1t has indeed,
been literally torn to pieces and
as il now stands, tie word means
anything or nothing. All the eel
e5rateG authors, thoologlans, his
tonans. scholars aud men renOwn-
I'd for deep learning and research
have been consulted aud quoted,
and still DO satisfactory OF definite
conclusion have Yet been arrived
at, "Baptjlzo seems % be uuz-
aler. 1t occupies prominent pos =
ton IN our !itue religious world.
and iS the cause OF great del OF
,uccu,a,ien aud irilUlaitVn o! mind.
Il 20 atsorbs lie mind o: the church
goers that oar ministers, who seem
TO possess the gIft OF reading
by the oxpresslol sdepit tel
on lie faces ottheir auditory, tindI,
utterly Impossible 10 preach a text
from the gospel and remain popa-
lar with their charge, but must
need 10 Sc the thread of their dis.
course ard fall to wrestling with
the word "Bapiidzo,". What may
be the final decision rs 70 the true
meaning or dcdnition of this little
word, II i impossible to say. For
oar part, we can't see what differ
encr il would make to third par
tv If man preferred ~ INNING
across 4 stream 70 EniHg IN icaAy
iorc ae gets across In either case.
Feeling deep AID sincers inter
ost tn the welfare u tae Pc.
p,e OF this community, aud
fearing the eyi! consequences
that may arise j, tie present
state Of uncertainty aui doubt
continues to exist, and which now
fingers around 'bI> open sesame 10
a glorious Inheritance, we implore,
with tears ;riCa..ng our syelasaes
and Iedewius our ruecAS, more
light upon the meaning OF tuis an
clcut photographed eo,Eb.aatiou.
Any one furnishing the desired IN
formation upon ,bIs point Will be
ha,lcd with delight, and at once
eutlgoaed lu the memory aud a.isc-
lions oi grateful ruI W.. mean.
iug people.
uatll ;LA; Information : reesiv.
ed, NC voald suggest 3 "spe,I8-
charge Tor adnIt,auce, require con.
Ieslaats to sPsl. Bap,iIzo auI give
i,s origin aud deialtion-the pro.
eeets % 20 20 tie benefit OF tn
church. D9nt YOU ssc fun a1e2ig
The Osceola times., 1875-05-08
TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Cur friends who favor Us with
items OF news. information, or other
correspondence vii, please bear
IA mind the following rules.
Wars oNI.l ON ONE slDE OF TnE
PAPER, This rule - Imperative,
aud We wi.l hereafter pay 40 atien-
ton to letters written on both sides
Of the sheet.
BE- BRIEF, state What you have
TO sayin the iewest possible words,
SENp Is NEWS: We want facts,
not dispositions, moraIizings or
reflections on them. Above all
things, Don't weiTs UNLESS You
uAyg SOMETHING TO SAY.
The Osceola times., 1875-05-08

Judge Edward S. pierrepont has
received and accepted the appoint
men, OF Attorney General Of the
United Siatcsln the place Williams.
Judge Pierrepont is represented
rs ore -oi the ATTEST lawyer OF New
York, and has heretofore occupied
an enviablc position,
The Osceola times., 1875-05-08

OsHKosu, Wis, had a condagra.
,ion on the 22Sth utt., which destroy.
ed a mile square OF is principal
buildings. besides several human
hives. A, last acecanis the city
MAS in the hands Of mob o.!
thieves.