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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-01-28

DOR RENT--A handsome and conveniently ar
Il ranged BRICK HOUSE, with IL rooms, No.
3O3 9Th street, between street and New York
q anuurn ia
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gelerteh Misrellany.
THE SHADOWS WE CAST.
BY T, s. ARTHUR.

A child was playing with some building
blocks, and as the mimic castle rose before
his eyes, in graceful proportion, new plea
sure swelled in his heart. He felt himself
to be the creator Of a ''thing of beauty"
and was conscious of new born power
Arch, wall, buttress, gateway, draw bridge,
lofty tower and battlement, were all. the
work of his hands He was in wonder at
his own skill in thus creating, from an un-
seemly pile of blocks, a structure of such
rare design.
Silently he stood and gazed upon his cas-
tie with something of the pride of an archi-
tect, who sees after months and years of
skilfully applied labor, some grand concep-
ton ia his art, embodied in his imperishable
store. Then he moved around. viewing it
on every side. 1t did not seem to him a
toy reaching only few inches in height,
and covering but square foot of ground,
but real castle, itself hundreds of feet up
wards to the blue sky, and spreading wide
upon the earth its ample foundations. As
the idea grew more and more perfect his
strange pleasure increased Now he stood
with folded arms, wrapped in overmasterine
illusion-now walked slowly around. view
ing the structure on all sides, and noting
every minute particular, and now sat down,
and bent oyer it with fondness of "a mother
bending over her child Again he arose,
purposing to obtain another and more dis
tinctive view of his work. But his foot
struck against one of the buttresses. and
instantly with crash. wall, tower, and bat
clement fell in hopeless ruin.
In the room, with.the boy, sat his father,
reading. The crash disturbed him and
he uttered sharp, angry rebuke ; glancng
for moment, towards the startled child,
and then returning his eyes to the attractive
pages before him, unconscious of the shadow
he had cast upon the heart of the child =
Tears came in those fair blue orbs. dancing
in light moment before From the frown-
ing face Of his father, to which his glance
was suddenly turned, the child looked back
to the shapeless ruins of his CASTLE Is it
any wonder that he bowed his face insilence
upon them and wet them with his tears
For more than five minutes he sat still,
as if sleeping; then in mournful kind OF
way. yet almost noiselessly, he commenced
restoring to the box, from which he had
taken them, the many shaped pieces that
ftly joined together, had grown into.a noble
building. After the box was filled he re-
placed the cover, and laid it carefully upon
a shelf in the closet.
Poor child That shadow was deep
one, and long in passing away. His moth
er found him half an hour afterwards, asleep
on the floor, with cheeks flushed to an un-
usual brightness. She knew nothing of that
troubled passage in his young life (; and the
father had forgotten, in the attractions OF
the book he read, the momcntary annoyance
expressed in the words and tone, with a
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-07-12
Salads and Summer Sours.

Physiological research establishes the fact
that acids promote the separation of the bile
from the blood, which is then passed from the
system, thus preventing fevers, the prevailing
diseases of summer. All fevers, are "bilious,"
that is. the bile is in the blood. Whatever is
antagonistc Of fever is cooling. 1t is COM
mon saying that fruits are cooling" and also
berries of every description it is because the
acidty which they contain aids in separating
the bile from the blood. Hence the great yearn-
ing for greens and lettuce, and salads, in the
early spring. these being eaten with vinegar;
hence, also, the taste for something sour, for
lemonades on an attack of fever. But, this
being the case, it is easy to see that we nulfy
the good effects of fruit and berries in propor-
ton as we eat them with sugar, or even with
sweet milk, or cream If we eat them in their
natural state, fresh, ripe, perfect, it is almost
impossible to eat too many, or eat enough to
hurt us, especially if we eat them alone, and
not taking any liquid with them whatever
Hence also, is buttermlk or even common milk
promotive of health in the summer time
Sweet milk tends to bousness in scdentary
people ;-sour milk is antagonistic.. The Greeks
and Turks are passionately fond of milk The
shepherds use rennet, and milk dealers alum to
make it sour. the sooner. Buttermilk acts like
watermelons on the system. .--HaVs journal of
Heath.
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gelerten 41oetry.
COVER THE RIVER

COVER THE RIVER"
Over the river they beckon to me-
Loved ones who've crossed to the further side;
The CLEAN of their snowy robes see,
But their voices are lost by the dashing tide.
There's one with ring lets of sunny gold,
And eyes, the reflection of Heavens own hue;
He crossed in the twilight gray and cold,
And the pale mist hid him from mortal view,
We saw not the angels that met him there,
The gate of the city we could not sec,
Over the river, over the river,
My brother stands waiting to welcome me!
Over the river, the boatman pale
Carried another, the household pet;
Her brown curls waved in the gentle gale
Darling Minnie !! l see her yet!
She crossed on her bosom her dimpled hands,
And fearlessly entered the phantom bark;
We watched it glide from the silver sands,
And all our sunshine grew strangely dark,
We know she is safe on the further side,
Where all the ransomed and angels be;
Over the river, the mystic river,
My childhood's idol is waiting for me-
For none return from those cuet shores
Who cross with the boatinan cold and pale;
We hear the dip of the golden oars,
We see them enter the solemn vale,
And 10 they have passed from our yearning heart
They cross the stream and are gone for aye;
We may not sunder the veil apart
That hides from our vision the gates of day
We only know that their bar ks no more
May sail with us o'er life's stormy sea,
Yet somewhere, l know, on the unseen shore,
They watch, and beckon, and wait for me!
And sit and think when the sunsets gold
Is flushing river, and hill and shore,
shall one day stand by the water cold,
And list for the sound of the boatman's oar.
shall watch for gleam of the tapping sail;
shall hear the boat as it gains the strand:
shall pass from sight with the boatman pale,
To the better shore of the spirit land
: shall know the lauea v-l.a have gone before,
And joyfully sweet will the meeting be,
When over the river, the peaceful river,
The angel of death shall carry me.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-07-12
EVERY THURSDAY,
BY T.. WELLS,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR

TERMS OF SUBsCRIPTIoN.-For one year, il paid
in advanceor within six months, s SO; if not paid
within six months, $500.
TERMS ADvERTIsINc.-For plain matter, one
dollar per square for the first insertion. For rule
first insertion For each insertion after the first,
twenty five cents per square Twelve lines or less
constitute square If the number of inser tions be
not marked on the advertisement, it will be pub
lished until forbid and charged according y. The
privilege of annual advertisers extends only to their
immediate business.
Announcements of candidates for office, s 90
per month, to be paid in advance.
Obituaries, tributes of respect, calls upon persons
to become candidates, &c, inserted as ADVERTISE
ments, at the usual rates.
Communications, the effect of which is to pro-
mote private ar individual interests, matters of
Charge and to be paid for at the rate Of so cts
per square.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-07-12
Tobacco Worms.

Now is the time to protect yourself against
the destructive attacks of worms. Last year
very general attention was directed to the sub
ject of poisoning the horn blower, which propa-
gates the worm, under the influence of a state
ment from planters who had saved hsindreds of
dollars by attention to the matter. The crop,
however, was singularly exempt from the worm,
almost universally, so far as we could learn.-
There is no reason, to anticipate such eXemp-
ton again, and throughout the Tobacco country
attention should be at once drawn to the subject
of exterminatng the destroyer The, remedy is
this, as described and used by Mr.. VIM. Shep-
herd, of Anne Arundel county:
II bought several ounces of cobalt-the cost
is about 81 for 20 ounces-and had it beat up
to an in1palpable powder | put about two or
three ounces into a haf-pint flask, and added
honey and water in about equal parts. / put
three or four or six drops of the poison in the
jamestown blossoms where they grew, and col
lected others and placed them in the seed heads
of the Tobacco, in different parts of the field.
The bowers'' would partake of the poison in
these flowers with great relish, and found it to
be most deadly in its effects some would be
deprived of the power of flight almost in an in
slant others would fly to the nearest tree where
they would be found dead the next day by scores;
and the number found in the Tobacco and around
the field was astonishing. After using the pol
son diligently for about week, there was scarce
ly GLOVER to be seen on the place and, as
consequence, very few worms on the Tobacco"
We would add that if the jamestown weed is
not on hand, the poison may be distributed about
on plates or saucers. Also that the mixture is
liable to become sour, in which case the elbow
er" will not eat it.
Should there nevertheless be the usual 'sglut"
Of worms in July, be careful to destroy them at
once A flock Of turkeys, well kept to their
work, will be very effective while the Tobacco,
is small, but cannot be relied on Afterwards
american Farmer
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-07-12
4 Beautiful Inscription.

In Trinity Churchyard, there is an inscription
on a tomb, so singularly and affectingly beauti-
ful, We cannot forbcar to record it, and the emo
lion awakened in the bosom ola stranger 1t
Is 8 E.1@g pile of masonry surnlounted by a
slab stone, on which are deeply cut the follow
ing words
"MY MOTHER!
Tile trumpet shall sound and the dead shall RISE ~
There are no other letters or characters to be
found on the slab or pile. If there is one in
scription in the thousand languages that are, or
have been, of earth, fitted to retain its sublime
meaning through every period of time up to the
resurrection morning, it is this The writer
seemed aware that names would be forgotten,
and titles fade from the memory of the world.
He, therefore. engraved the name by which he
first knew her who gave him birth, on the stone
and the dearest of all names, that of MOTHER,
shall sound thrill through the heart of every
ore who may ever lean over this monumental
pile. If any shall wish to know further of her,
who had a child to engrave her most endearing
name upon rock, he is sublimely referred to
the sounding of the trumpet and the rising OF
the dead, when he may know all.-Nev York
MiyrOr
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a Chinese GentleTnan's House.

Our. readers will be pleased with an introduce
ton 10 the house of Il Chinese gentleman:
''He, first took US to his country house, now
uninhabited. Twas the perfect residence of a
Chinese gentleman. There was large garden.
with bamboo hedges and large fish tanks, edged
with walls of blue bricks and perforated tiles.
His pigs were in an admirable condition. and as
beautifully kept as the Prince Consort's at Wind
sor. About the grounds were nutmegs, man
gosteens, pautains cocoa nuts, dariens, and
small creapers trained into baskets and pagodas.
Inside the house the drawing-rooms had doors
sliding across circular openings We then went
in tbs good geuteman's private residence, en-
terns by Chinese triumphal gate. He tells
me hs4has ten miles of carriage road around his
estate. 1t is on fine uudulating tract of land,
reclaimed from the Jungle, and laid ont with rare
taste. In the outskirts a tiger killed man the
other day. In his garden | found Jocko, living
in rane cage next door to porcupine: there
were also some rare birds. Further on some
very small Brahman bulls Cashmere goat, and
faulty of young kangaroos. There were all
sorts of unknown beautiful flowers placed about
in enormous China vases
Here first saw the tea plant growing 1t is
of the cameIia tribe, three or four feet high, and
bears 4 small white flower, like the opening dog
rose also | was shown the moon flower, kind of
rounded convolvuous, that only opens at night.
There was a bower Of ''monkey cups"-the
pitcher flower which collects water, and from
which Jocko refreshes himself in the jungles
The fan palma beautiful tree on the lawn
produced water of clear, cold quality by being
pierced with pen-knife. Several minute crea-
pers were trained over wire forms, to initiate
dragoas, with egg-shels for their eyes and there
were many of the celebrated dwarf trees-the
first I had seen-little oaks and elms, about
eighteen inches high, like small withered old
men. The house was superbly furnished here
in tie English style, but with lanterns all about
it. At six O'Clock the guests arrived-mostly
English-dressed in short white jackets and
trousers. The dinner was admirably served in
good London style, and all the appointments as
regarded plate, glass, wines and dishes, perfect.
The quiet attentive waiting of the little China
boys deserved all praise. After dinner we
lounged through the rooms, decorated with Eng
lsh prints Of the Royal Family, statuettes, ''cu-
rios" from every part of the world, and rare
objects in jade-stone and crackle China also a
portrait of our hosts son, who is being educated
in Edinburgh. He was in English dress. -
AzJert SmiN's "1o China and Boca."
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The Judges Saw Log.

IN the village CT ~ lFeu man
who had once been Judge of the county,
aud was known all around by the name of
Judge b.. He kept store and saw
mill, and was always sure to have the best
of bargains. on his side. by which means be
gained an ample competency, and some did
not hesitate to call him the biggest rascal in
the world. One rainy day, as a number
was seated around the stove in the store, he
began as usual to tell Of his great bargains,
and finally wound up. Nobody ever cheated
me, nor they can't neither''
Judge. said an old man Of the company,
I've cheated you more than you ever cheat
ed me.
How so said the Judge
If you'll promise you wont 60 to law about
it, III tell you.
Lets hear! cried half dozen voices at
once. Well bear you out in it-go on
I'll promise, said the Judge, and treat in
the bargain, if you have.
Well do yon remember that wagon you
robbed me out of?
never robbed you out of any wagon,
said the Judge, [ onl y got my own
Well, I made up my mind to have it back,
and,
But you never did, cried the Judge.
Yes did, and interest tool.
How hundred the now enraeed Judge
Well, you see, Judge, [ sold you one
day, a very nice pine log. and bargained
with you for lot more. Well, that log |
stole off your pile down by your mill, the
night before, and next day sold it to you,
That night drew it back home, and sold
it to you the next day, and so I kept on
until you bought your own log Of me twen-
ty-seven times
That's lie cried the mad Judge run
ming to his book and examining his log ac-
counts, you never sold ne twenty-seven logs,
OF the same measurement.
[ know it, said the vender in logs By
drawing it back and forth the end wore off,
and as it wore, I kept cutting it off until it
was only fourteen feet long-;just ten feet
shorter than it was when you first bought
it, and when it got so short drew it home
and worked it into shingles, and the next
week you bought the shingles and then I
concluded that I had got my wagon back,
and in my pocket book.
The exclamation Of the Judge was drown
cd in the shouts Of the bystanders, and the
log drawer found the door without waiting
for the promised treat. And to see a mad
man, you've only to ask the Judge if he
was ever shaved.
A SISTERS INFLUENCE. II was drunk
once" said young man to us, the other
day, land [ shall never forget it, In COM
pany with several other jovial fellows, was
induced to drink pretty freely, and, by the
time got home, [ scarcely knew where l
was, or what was doing. | was put to
bed and how long laid there do not know;
but when [ awok6, my sister was sitting
beside the bed, engaged in sewing. The
moment her eyes fell on my face, she burst
into a food Of tears, and wept as if her heart
would break. - Overwhelmed with shame
for my conduct, then formed a resolution
never to get drunk again [ have adhered
to that resolution for some years, and l
mean to keep it p
Gg-A bill is pending in one of our west
ern Legislatures to empower women to make
contracts. They should by all means be
authorized to contract-they have expanded
too much.
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SARCASTIC SENTENcE.-Old Elias Leyes, for
merIy first Judge of Windsor county, Vermont,
was strange composition of folly and good
sense, of shrewdness, and want of good cultiva-
ton. The following sentence, it is said, was
pronounced upon poor ragged fellow, convic-
ted of stealing a pair Of boots from General
Curtis, a man Of considerable wealth in the town
of Windsor:
''Well, said the Judge, very gravely, before
pronouncing the sentence of the court, intend
ing to read the fellow lecture, ''you're fine
chap to be arraigred before the court for steal
ing, They say you are poor; no one doubts it
who looks at you and how dare you, being poor,
have the impudence to steal pair of boots -
Nobody but rich people have the right to take
such things without paying! Then they say
worthless-that is evident from the fact that no
onehas ever asked justice to be done you all
by unanimous consent pronounced you guilty
before you were tried. Now, you might know
you would be condemned. And, now, you
must know that it was a great aggravation that
you stole in the town of Windsor in that large
town to commit such an act is most horrible
And not only 60 into Windsor, but steal from
that man, General Curtis; this caps the climax
of iniquity. Base wretch! why did you not
steal the only pair Of boots which some poor
fellow had or could get? and then you would
have beeu left alone; nobody would have troubl-
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The Last.

Dan Jones has wife, an amiable, accomplish
ed and beautiful lady, who loves him devotedly,
but she finds so many bricks in his hat One
night he came home tight, and was very much
astonshed, to find his worthy lady sitting up
for him. She always does. She smiled when
he came in. That also she does. You staid
out so late,' she said, ''that feared you had
been taken sick.'
"Hic-ant sick, wife b-but don't you think
Pm a little t-tight %
ga very little, perhaps, my dear-but that is
nothing-you have so many friends, as you say,
you must join them in glass once in while" J"
"Wife, you're too good-the truth is, l am
drunk"
20, no indeed, my dear-1'm sure even that
another glass wouldn't hurt you. Now suppose
you take a glass of Scotch ale with me; just a
night-cap, my dear"
"You are too kind, my dear, by half know
I'm d-drunk."
30, no, only julp too much love- that's
all. Well take glass of ale at any rate; it
cannot hurt you, dear; want one myself be-
fore retire."
The lady hastened to open bottle, and as
she placed two tumblers before her on the side.
board, she put in one a very powerful emetic.
Filling the glass with the foaming ale, she hand
ed that one with most bewitching smile to her
husband. Suspicion came cloudily upon bis
mind. She had never before been so kind to
him when he was drunk. He looked at the
glass, raised it to his lips-then hesitated
"Dear, won't you taste mine to make it sweet
err" said he.
Certainly, love- replied the lady, taking a
moutbfnl, which she was very careful not to
swallow
Suspicion vanished, and so did the ale, emetic
and all, down the throat of the satisfied husband
After splitting out the taste. the lady finished
her glass, but seemed in no hurry to retire.
She fixed foot-tub of water before an easy
chair, for which the husband was curious to
know the reason. A few minutes later, the
gulp and splurge from the throat of the husband
gave the answer.
The ''brick" was gone when he rose from the
easy chair, and he never afterward carried one
home to his wife,
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A Chearful Heart.

once heard young lady say to an indivi-
dual: "You countenance to me is like the rising
sun, for it always gladdens me with cheerful
lock. A merry, cheerful countenance was one
of the things which Jeremy Taylor said bis enc
mics and prosecutors could not take away from
him. There are some persons who spent their
lives in this world, as they would spend their
lives if shut up in a dungeon. Everything is
made gloomy and forhidding They go mourn
ing and complaining from day to day, that they
have so little, and are constantly anxious, lest
what they have should escape from their hands
They always look upon the dark side, and can
never enjoy the good. That is not religion
religion makes the heart cheerful, and when its
large and benevolent principles are exercised
man will be happy in spite of himself
The industrious bee does not stop to complain
that there are so many poisonous flowers and
thorny branches on its road, but buzzes on, Sc
lectng his honey where he can find it, and
passes quietly by places where it is not There
Is enough in this world to contend about and
find fault with, if men have the disposition
We often travel on a hard and uneven road
but with a cheerful spirit, and a heart to praise
God for His mercies, we may walk therein with
comfort, and come to the end of our Journey
with peace.
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dream Waltz or the Tremolo,' Dearest
May or the Silly night are worth more
to me than forty dressing gowns, or cargo
of embroidered slippers.
Almost by force, he led her back to the
parlor, and placed her on the music stool.
He selected favorite piece and laid 1t be-
fore her. But tears were in her eyes; and
she could not see a note. Over the keys
her fingers passed in skillful touches +; but
when she tried to keep up the song, utter
ance failed and sobs broke forth instead of
words.
GLOW foolish- p said the husband, in a
voxel tone. I'm surprised at you ."-
And he turned from the piano and walked
across the room.
A little while the sad young wife remain
ed where she was left thus alone, and in
partial anger Then, rising, she went slow
ly from the room-her husband not seeking
to restrain her--and going back to her cham
Der, sat down in darkness.
The shadow which had been cast upon
her spirit was very deep one - although
the hidden sun came out gain r. hit early,
it was long time before his beams had
power to scatter the ciOudS tnat HOaLeu IN
loves horizon
The shadows were cast Father, hus-
band, wife, sister, brother, son, neighbor-
are we not all casting shadows daily, on
some hearts that are pining for the sunlight
Of our faces !? We have given you two pic
lures, not as mirror, but as Kaleidoscope.
In all their varied relations, men and women
selfish or thoughtlessly y from design, weak
ness CT icnorance-are casting their shadows
upon hearts that are pining for sunlight
A word, look, tone, an act will cast a
shadow and saddcn spirit for hours and
days. Speak kindly, act kindly, be forget
ters Of self, and you will cast but few shadows
along the path of life. The true gentleman
is always tender of the feelings of others
always thinking, when with others, Of their
pleasure instead of bis own. He casts but
few shadows. BE gentlemen-ladies, Or
in word, that which includes all graces and
Observation-Disclosures who cast fewest
shadows Of all.