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ROBERT HOUGH & CO.,
(Successors to S. k R. Hough.)
IMPORTERS OF
Brandies, Wines, Scgars, &c.
AND DEAI.F.RS IN
Virginia Manufactured Tobacco,
No. 158 Pratt Street Wharf,
And 1, 2 and 3 Ellicott Street,
iiolO BALTIMORE.
JOSEPH M. STREETT,
ATTORNEY AT tAW,: '
Bel Air, Md.
Ollice adjoining Dallam’s Hotel. sls j
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Jarrctt Buildings,
ju2 Bel Air, Md.
S. W. HERRICK, C. E.,
|vcd (Estate & Collecting
II EL AIR, MD.
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ancing promptly attended to. jl4
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Office in Jarrctt Building , Bel Air, Md.
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At't ®£T UW,
Office, West end of Dallam’s Hotel,
Bel Air , Md.
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lection of Claims. maiT7
J. S. RICHARDSON,
&rmmt uv,
Jarrett Buildings,
aul4 Bel Air, Md,
A. W. BATEMAN,
tAJL -Jji-As J l ?
Bel Air, Harford County, Md.
PRACTICES in the Courts of Harford, Cecil
and Baltimore counties, and in the Court of
Appeals. jal 1-I.V
PATRICK H. RUTLEDGE,
Office formerly occupied by Wm. B. Bond,
BEL AIR. Md.
HERMAN STUMP, JR.,
Office in Bel Air, under the Odd Fellows’
Hull.
Dr. WILLIAM L. MORSE,
IDEOTTSST,
{Late of Baltimore City ,)
HAVING been compelled to remove to the
country in consequence of ill health, caused
by too close confinement to his office, has perma
nently located himself near JARRBTTSVILLE,
HARFORD CO., where ho intends devoting a
portion of his time to his profession.
As his abilities arc known in Harford, he deems
it unnecessary to say more than that lie will be
happy to wait upon those requiring his services,
in all diseases of the Face and Gums, and in the
various branches of Operative and Mechanical
Dentistry. Entire satisfaction guarantied, or no
charge made. de22-y
SKWiNG MACHINES.”
PRICES REDUCED from Dec’r Ist, to
$45 and Upwards.
A .Machine complete, with Hcmmer, $45.
M r.tiioi-1f Book Concern, }
:Jii i Mulberry st., New York, )
I) r • :h' f -Being in constant re
■ from our brethren res
-I’CCIiM-g
■ ; , MACHINES,
nnin nd and purchase, >
u i with some fatly ;
eddy exainin d
i i :i.• ciic d value ;
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“LET US CLING TO THE CONSTITUTION AS THE MARINER CLINGS TO THE LAST FLANK WHEN THE NIGHT AND TEMPEST CLOSE AROUND HIM.”
SI PER ANNUM. BEL AIR, MD. SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY 19. 1861. VOL. V—NO. 8.
Philadelphia, Wilm’n, & Baltimore
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NOTICE.
THE SUBSCRIBERS having entered
into a Co-Partnership, commencing j
on the Ist of January, 1859, under the
name of
mmm t
For the purpose of continuing the
||Lrf|aut (Tailoring
Business heretofore conducted by Samuel
11. Reasin, intend keeping a well se
lected assortment of
Cloths, Cassjmercs and Vestings,!
And will be prepared to have them made 1
up in the LATEST STYLES, and at
such rates as they, think will give satisfac
tion to their customers.
£J“Particuhr attention will be given to
cutting and making up goods bought else
where.
SAMUEL 11. REASIN,
ALEXANDER S. ADAMS.
The undersigned returns his sincere
thanks to his friends and customers for
their very liberal patronage, and hopes it
will be continued to the new firm.
. He also desires to have all old accounts
settled up as speedily as possible. A. S.
Adams is authorized to settle old accounts
in my absence. j
ja22-tf SAMUEL 11. REASIN.
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The enterprising proprietor of
CHESWUT GROVE WHISKEY,
(The Purest Medicinal Agon lever known,) lias
furnished the community n Stimulant, Pure,
Healthful and Invigorating, at the same time a
mild delicious beverage. It is calculated to do
away with the vile drugged stuff that is palmed
off on the community, mid which is injurious to
body and mind. In addition to the certificates
beneath. lie has received a Diploma from the
STATE ARGRICHLTURAL SOCIETY, and ad
ditional testimony from DR. JACKSON, of Bos
ton, who testifies under oatli to its absolute purity.
CERTIFICATES.
Philadelphia , Sep. 3 th, 1858.
We have carefully tested the sample of Ohesnut
Grove Whiskey which you sent us, and find that
it contains none of the Poisonous Substance
known as Fusil Oil, which is the characteristic
and injurious ingredient "of the whiskeys in gen
eral use.
BOOTH, GARRET k CAMAC,
Analytical Chemists.
.V ;r York, Sep. 3 d, 1858.
I have aairnK/.- 1 a -ample of Ohesnut Grove
icei red from Mr. Charles Wharton,
i I bbbeiebibia, and having carefully test
i in 'air that it is entirely free
r :ious substances. It
1 line flavored quality of
,! w;R. CHILTON,.
! > lii al Chemist.
V; V !, :ih. 1859.
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whieli proves
. md pertivliy
-r of tins
1 in rnanu-
OLD TOWN WINE
LIQUOR STORE!
OI3C ■OTTJSS’S’II’JS
159 North Gay Street,
Between Exeter and Chesnut Streets ,
siiiMfiaaacQiaißs,
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
FOREIGN WINES
AND BRANDIES.
OUR STOCK consists of Madeira, Sherry,
Port, Burgundy Port, Muscat, Malaga,
j Claret, and Champagne Wines,
Fine Old Cognac Brandies,
llonnesy, Martel and Vineyard, proprietors of su
perior Vintages; Holland Gin; Jamaica and St.
Croix Rum; Scotch and Irish Malt; fine
OLD RYE AND BOURBON WHISKIES,
American Brandy and Gin, Rectified and Com
mon Whisky—all of which are suitable for Fam
ily use—by the pint, quart, gallon or barrel.—
i Havana, German and Domestic SKGARS; Olive
j Oil; Sardines, &e., &c. Give us a call.
JE®'Remember, No. 159 North Gay Street.'62s.
dell-ly
COAL OIL,
OF EXTRA QUALITY.
POSITIVELY NONE SUPERIOR.
BELIEVED TO BE UNEQUALLED,
PROVED TO BE CHEAPER,
11777/ A BETTER LIGHT THAN
GAS.
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ALSO, LAMPS AND WICKS.
ALSO, ALCOHOL,
BURNING FLUID OR ETHERIAL OIL, &c.
For Sale by
Me NEAL ,j- JONES,
34 S. Calvert Street,
I
no3-3m Baltimore.
Fall and Winter Trade.
1860—’61.
AUGUSTUS C3-23TT5T,
No. 83
GAY STREET BRIDGE,
IS prepared the present season to furnish
his numerous friends and customers
from old Harford with an unusually desir
able and well selected stock of DRY
GOODS, in every line, on accommodating
terms, and respectfully solicits a continu
ance of their patronage.
faithfully and promptly at
tended to. oc6
MEDCALFE & BRO.,
SUCCESSORS TO
aWM. WHITELOCK k CO., £s^
S. E.’CORNER OF
G-ay and High streets, Baltimore,
DEALERS IN
PHOSPHATES, PLASTER, BONE, and all
kinds of FERTILIZERS, which will be sold
in quantities to suit purchasers, at the lowest
market prices.
Having constantly on hand a large and well
selacted stock of
we are able to please all who may favor us with
a call. A liberal discount made to the Trade.
Grain and Seeds taken in exchange for Groce
ries. Particular attention paid to the sale of
GRAIN AND COUNTRY PRODUCE
of all kinds. Keep constantly on hand ALL
KINDS OF SEEDS.
GENUINE KEROSENE COAL OIL,
and ail other OILS and FLUIDS constantly on
• hand and for sale in quantities to suit trade and
: consumer.
REMEMBER
S. E. corner Gay ami High streets,
Whitclock’s old stand,
fe2s-y Baltimore.
ADVERTISEMENT.
n nmniir a f, ° r t,ie instant relief
A \ “ I A n ". d PERMANENT CURE of
LIU J Jin. dl ‘ s distressing complaint use
FENDI’S
BRONCHIAL CIGARETTES,
Mn.v 1■ y C. I!. SEYMOUR k CO., 107 NAS
SAU STREET, N. V.
i’ 1 |- r box; sent free Ijg post.
i T ALL DRUGGISTS.
Ipfidkal.
HOW STRANGE IS LIFE.
BY FOSTER FOURENS.
How strange is life ! to some it passes sweet,
tYhile others have its dreadful storms to meet,
And others still do walk with trembling feet
Along its shore. i
Fearing that, should they launch their fragile
bark
Upon its angry-looking waters dark,
That they will perish ; so they stand and mark
Its angry roar. i
There's some can brave it with a smiling face,
While others would its dreadful paths erase,
And ever from their memory would efface
Its changing scene.
Some think it is a magic thing, yet real
And plunge into its strife with ardent zeal; |
But I, remaining yet, unchanging feel
'Tis but a dream.
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THE SUICIDE.
Timotbeous Jecms Augustus Brown,
Took cold into his head, 1
And sneezed trom morn till night, until,
He wished that he was dead.
‘l’ll take my worthless life,’ said he,
And took his razor down ;
But then he changed his mind and thought
'Twould easier be to drown.
He walked unto the waters edge,
Loud sneezing as he went;
But staid to say his prayers until,
His courage all was spent.
And then he thought of other plans,
To cut his thread of life,
And wondered which less painful was,
The baiter or the knife.
At length, in sheer despair, be strolled
To where Sue Jenkins dwelt,
And sneezing his apologies,
Before her face he knelt.
He told her he was tired of life,
And knew not what to do,
• . ■lf she would not consent to be.
His dearly loved—a too-hoo.
She did consent, though modestly,
And soon became his bride,
Yet still he swears that he will end
His life by Sue’s side !
I , ,
Punch gives the following excellent cure
for a cold :
“Put your feet in hot water,
As high ns your thighs;
IVrap your head round with a flannel
As low as your eyes ;
Have a bowl of hot gruel,
And brandy' or gin ;”
and repeat the dose as often as may be convenient.
|Hiscrll;iiifiOus.
How Sal Disgraced the Family.
A traveler in the State of Illinois; some
years ago, came to a lone log hut ou the
prairies, near Cairo, and there halted. He
went into the house of logs. It was a
wretched affair, with au empty packing
box for a table, while two or three old
chairs and disabled stools graced the re
ception room, the dark walls of which were
further ornamented by a display of dirty
tin ware and a broken delf article or two.
The woman was crying in one corner,
and the man with tears in his eyes and a
pipe in his mouth, sat on a stool, with his
dirty arms rcsiing on his knees, and his
sorrowful-looking head supported by the
palms of his hands. Not a word greeted
the interloper.
“Well,” he said, “you seem to bo in an
awful trouble here; what’s up ?”
“Oh, we are most crazed, neighbor,”
sai&tho woman; “and we ain’t got no pa
: tience to see folks now.”
“That’s all right,” stiid the visitor, not
much taken back by his polite rebuff; “but
( can I be of any service to you in all this
trouble ?”
“Well, we’ve lost our gal; our Sal’s
gone off and left us,” said the man in tones
of despair.
“Ah, do you know what induced her to
leave you ?” remarked the new arrival,
i “Well, we can’t say stranger, as how
1 she’d so far lost as to be induced, but then
she’s gone and disgraced us,” remarked the
afflicted father.
“Yes, neighbor, and not as I should say
it as is her mother, but there wan’t a
pooticr gal in the West than our Sal; she’s
, gone an 1 brought ruin on us and on her
f own head now,” followed the stricken
) mother.
“Who has she gone with ?” asked the
visitor.
’ “Well, ther’s the trouble. The gal could
have done well, and might have married
Martin Lehoe, a capital shoemaker, who,
although he’s got but one eye, plays the
flute in a lively manner, and earns a good
living. Then look what a home and what
a life she has deserted. She was here sur
rounded by all the luxury iu the country,”
said the father.
“Yes, who knows what poor Sal will
have to eat, drink or wear, now,” groaned
the old woman.
“And who is the fellow that has taken
her from you to lead her into such misery?”
quoth the stranger.
“Why she’s gone off and got married to
a critter called an editor, as lives in the
village, and the devil only knows how they
are to earn a living!”
Charles Lamb’s Warning. —Charles
Lamb tells his sad experience as a warn
ing to young men, in the following lan
guage:
“The waters have gone over me. Hut
out of the black and dismal depths, could
I bo heard, I would cry out to all those
who have but set a foot in the perilous
flood. Could the youth to whom the flavor
of his first wine is delicious as the open- |
ing scenes of life, or the entering upon i
some newly discovered paradise, look into
my desolation and be made to understand i
what a dreary thing it is when a man shall
feel himself going down a precipice with
open eyes and a passive will—to sec his
destruction and have no power to stop it,
and yet feel it all the way emanating from
himself; to see all godliness emptied out of
him, and yet not able to forget a time
when it was otherwise; to bear about the
piteous spectacle of his own ruin; could he
see my fevered eye, feverish with the last
night’s drinking, and feverishly looking
for to-night’s repetition of the folly; could
he but feel the body of the death out of
which I cry, hourly, with feebler outcry,
to be delivered—it were enough to make
him dash the sparkling beverage to the
earth in all the pride of its mantling temp
tation.”
If you have a young friend who may be
in danger of acquring an appetite for strong
drink, invite his attention to Charles
Lamb’s dreadful experience.
Can the Dead Win at Cards,
A very curious law case came recently
before a German court, arising from the
following circumstances:
A gentleman sat at a faro table in the
town of Kothcn, in Saxon, playing with
the usual attention and silence. Several
plays were made, and the cards which the
gentleman continued unchangingly to put
forward, won repeatedly The gold push
ed towards the winner by the croupier,
however, was not drawn by him, and after
several mure accumulations hud made the
pile inconveniently large, the keeper of the
bank rather angrily requested the fortun
ate man to take in his money. With his
eye fixed on his card, the player took no
notice of the request.
“ Draw in your gold!” was again utter
ed by several around the table.
No answer.
“ Monsieur! you incommode the other
players !” said the croupier.
The same motionless silence.
A person sitting next the offender took
hold of his hand. It was stone cold.—
The winner was dead.
As the body was being removed, the
croupier drew back the money he had
shoved the dead player, alleging
that the game based upon reciprocal en
gagements, could not exist between the
dead and the living. The heirs of the de
funct presented themselves the day after,
declaring that the winner had regularly
commenced and continued the game. The
question was carried before the tribunal
of Koethen, and will probably depend on
the evidence as to the point of time when
the player ceased to live.
“ Now dearest Fred,” she softly
said, “you must abandon smoking; it
spoils your looks —it spoils your breath ;
indeed it’s most provoking. Did God
decree a man should be a chimney flue re
garded ? Then darling Fred, let it be
said, tobacco you’ve discarded.”
“ Ah, well, my dear,” said Fred, “ I
fear that will not be so easy; but like a
man, I’ll try a plan, and do tho best to
please ye. Did God intend that woman’s
mind, such wondrous things should brew
love; as bloomers, bustles, crinolines, or
hoops de dooden do love, and mind you,
I’m not joking—if you’ll abandon crino
line, by Jove, I’ll give up smoking.”
Content is the mother of good di
gestion.
Folly and pride walk side by side.
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BVBUV DESCRIPTION OF
JOB PHI N TIN G
SUCH AS
HANDBILLS. CIRCULARS
NOTES. CARDS.
KOESS sms,
lull anlr pc Hit habitations.
VISITING CARDS,
magistrates’ and other
BLANKS,
Executed at the shortest notice and on the most
reasonable terms.
Census Statistics of Maryland.
The full returns of the census made to
Marshal Watkins, give the following as
the number of inhabitants in the city of
Baltimore and the different counties :
Counties Free Inhabitants Slaves.
Alleghany, 28,680 844
Anne Arundel, 16,179 7,370
Baltimore, 51,450 3,170
Calvert, 6,839 4,513
Kent, 10,781 2,563
Montgomery, 13,035 5,363
Prince George’s, 10,856 11,656
Queen Anne’s, 11,817 4,176
Caroline, 10,409 739
Carroll, 23,559 802
Cecil, 22,391 951
Charles, 6,-846 9.613
Dorchester, 16,204 4^123
Frederick, 43,631 3,248
Harford, 21,767 1,813
St. Mary’s, 8,684 6,550
Somerset, 19,976 5,097
Talbot, 11,088 3,756
Washington, 23,122 1,126
Worcester, 16,555 3,603
Howard, 10,521 2,854
Baltimore city, 211,824 2,213
646,183 85,382
85,382
Total, 731,565
Population in 1850, 583,034
Increase, 148,531
Slaves in 1850, 90,368
Slaves in 1860, 85,382
Decrease, 4,980
Air and Water.—The following item
of household wisdom is worth remember
ing : Set a pitcher of water in a room, and
in a few hours it will have absorbed many
of the respired and perspired gases in the
room, the air of which will have become
purer, but the water utterly filthy. The
colder the water is, the greater its capacity
to contain these gases. At ordinary tem
peratures a pint of water will contain a
pint of carbonic gas, and several pints of
ammonia. This capacity is nearly doubled
by reducing the water to the temperature
of that of icc. Hence water kept in the
room awhile, is always unfit for use. For
the same reason, the water in a pump stock
should always be pumped out in the morn
ing before any is used. Impure water is
more injurious than impure air.
One of our dry goods firms recent
ly procured the services of a clerk who was
a green hand at the business. A young
lady- entered the store one day lately to
make some purchases, and the other clerks
being engaged with customers, the ‘young
un’ proceeded to wait on the young lady.
Among other things she inquired for ladies
hose. The boy found the desired articles,
and presented them for the lady’s inspec
tion.
“ How high do they come '( she inquir
ed, after a short examination,
i The boy looked somewhat confused,
! hesitated, but finally stammered out:
“ Well, I don’t know, hut I suppose
i they will come about to the knees.”
The lady did not trade with that clerk
any more.
A young man, rather verdant and
sentimenal, while making himself interest
ing to a young lady the other evening by
quoting from the poets, to the other choice
extracts, he added:
“There is no place like home.”
“ Do you really think so ? said the love
ly damsel.
“Oh yes,” was the reply.
“ Then, said calico, why don’t you stay
there ?”
JOfcg“Teacher—“William, can you tell
me why the sun rises in the east.” Pupil,
looking demure—“Dun'now, sir, 'cept it
be that ’est makes everything rise.” The
teacher fainted.
young urchin upon hearing that
his brother was very sick, asked his father,
“I say, dad, if Pete dies, mayn’t I then
have his boots ?” That was cutting it in
cool prospective !
USTPunch says that every family ought
to keep a kitten to amuse the children.—
They should also keep children to amuse
the kitten. That is so Dr.
you see a lady whom you
think handsome, ask your wife’s opinion
on the subject. That is the way to get a
free unbought opinion of the people.
£y-A sleepy deacon, who sometimes en
gaged in popular imes, hearing the min
ister use the word., “shuffle off this mortal
coil,” started up, rubbed his eyes, and ex
claimed: “Holden! its my deal!”