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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-10-02
Qriginal 4loetry.
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DESTINY AND VOLITION. -

It is fearful thought
Within my hands, so feeble and supine,
So strengthless in their seeming helplessness,
Is lodged the dread prerogative that looks q
To my eternal fate. Within my grasp, J..
That trembles at the thought, hold the reins
OF endless destiny. In my CONTROL
Whose law succumbs to cen the silent blows
Of imperceptive change, nor can Withstand
The rude assault of outward foes, that wait
Obsequious on misfortune's angry frown-f :
The joys that crown the better life above,
Or woes that throng the regions of the lost,
Are placed secure, whose potent choice decides
The portion / shall claim, when time with all
Its scenes shall be no more ...-.-.... ~
...-,'-.'.'-. The ocean rolls
It's everlasting waves from shore to shore, ,...,
Now peaceful as the summers tranquil face,
And now by tempests lashed in dreadful rage,
And but observes, in storm or calm, the bounds
Prescribed by Him who fixed its primal laws.
The mountains rear their undulating forms,
With brows adorned with vernal garniture,
Or cold beneath a canopy of snow,
And in their grand diversity proclaim
Unchang'd submission to the rules, ordained
To dominate their being and their state.
The golden sun, enthron' d in fadeless light,
Directs his car through Heavens eternal blue,
And measures days and seasons in her course
The placid moon her milder radiance sheds,
And reigns in beauty o 'er the sleeping earth,
When night usurps the seepter of the day., -
The countless stars project their shining orbs,
In stated paths amid the azure void, y - 80.
And radiate the ample armament if
With nightly views of mysterious Power, :
That bows the soul before it's high sublimity ;
Subservient all to those supreme DEGREES, 9.
By which they are, and move and operate.
Ay, all the mighty ministers that wait
To do great Natures teeming Offices, fs
Are servants still of one controlling Law
The high behest of Him who call d them forth
Beyond whose limits theyecan never pass.
Yet /, that but an atom am, when weighed
In that vast SCALE which estimates the forms
Of these tremendous monuments Of strength, -
Yet I, that stands before the massive energies
That thrill and regulate the universe,
Abash'd and mystifed, yet I, that full 81 -
Of weakness am and sloth, in my free will, :
May violate the known restraints Of law, J.
And desecrate the Heaven-appointed mode
Of salutary life. 1 stand supreme
In this tremendous right to fix the shape -
OF my own deeds; and honoNor contempt,
Unchanging life or death, awaits the choice
Of my ungovern' will -, .---','
..@ Opower sublime
That crowns me with a dignity which far
Transcends the bounds of all material form,
And links me to the throne Of Deity,
stand in awe before thy majesty,
And tremble at the possibilities
Thy fearful scope involves My pride abates,
And, humbled in thy sight, pray for grace
To use the gift, the solemn gift, Alright, = ~
That life may be the issue of the trust!
- W.
Pomonkey Sent 10, 1863 So
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-10-02

them to Florence, and received large sums
in gold for them. On his return he gave
the gold to the artist, who carefully hoard
ed it. He. was cheerful, but applied him
self diligently to his paintings. Atlength
be began to fail undet his close attention
to his study, and axought him to lay a.
side his brush fer a while.
"'No, VIOLA said he, with sad
smile; there is lady in a distant land
who has promised Is become my bride
when | am rich, and I must work.
Zone evening, Harry Winner, the ar
tist- Shall I summon assistance 2"
"No, no" gasped Maude, "go on! in
mercy's name, 60 on" -
| "One evening my father brought him
papers. He eagerly-5pened them; and,
suddenly, with low moan, sank insensi-
BILE. From that time he was a changed
being. The gold he44ad been accumu
lating he gave to Father Paul, our village
padre, for the poor,-apd henceforth his
brush was idle. He gradually sank, and
one summer evening just such one as
this, he told me the lady he loved had
proven false. That night he died. We
made his grave just yonder in that little
grove"
During this recls1 s<aude had never
moved save at the mention of her lovers
name. At its conclusion she sank back,
with low moan and clasped her hands in
speechless agony. Tie maiden, terrified
at her appearance, arose and was about to
summon assistance, when with an almost
superhuman effort, Maude recovered her
self. @ a.a.: - Il
Stay" she murmuFed. Ibid he leave
no token 2" --%...
'tHe did. Just an hour previous to his
death he gave me note, saying, Viola,
should chance ever throw you in the path
of Maude Ashton, q her this
..Give + me ~ Al m ad,.sM ,1s.a-
starting to her feet-"give it to me! 1
am that Maude!''
The peasant sank back, terrified at the
startling change in the lady's appearance,
and trembling drew forth the tiny note
which she passed to Maude. Maude slow
ly unfolded the note, and read it:
"Maude, though you are faithless, l
forgive you. HARRY"
Carefully folding it and placing it in
her bosom, she turned to the maiden.
"You will tell my husband I wish to
be alone toni ght. You may retire." she
said.
That night while the other inmates of
the cottage were sleeping peaceably, a
white -robed figure stole to the grave of
the dead artist.
The following morning no trace Of the
beautiful Maude Ashton could be found
Her husband, totally ignorant of the con-
nection of the artist, searched in vain, and
finally returned to England, where, after
the lapse of a few years, he again mar
ried ~ ,-s.lo@
Within few miles of the cottage where
dwells Viola and where Harry Winner
sleeps the peaceful sleep Of death, stands
large convent. In one of its cells there
nightly kneels nun, who, with many a
sigh, tells over her beads No one, not
even her most intimate friends, would re-
cognize, in the pale and CHASTITY features,
the face of the once beautiful Maude Ash
ton. Yet the kneeliug nun, Sister Ursu-
la, and the wealthy heiress, are one and
the same person. Here, with but the
stony walls to heed her sight, the once
lovely Maude Ashton nightly prays for
pardon
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-10-02
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For the Bows. do1

.1'sirplsssid q boyss sioppihg SesSfsa
man on his CART t'do you want boy to do
,f"'No.' answered tie man. have ins0,s ~
such want" The boy looked disappoint-
ed; at least the man, thought 50 apd:h
asked, j. q ant yoa Suepsssd. as # gsftia
. Il have asked q good many places,"
said the boy. 4 a womanlt tdld me gouhad
been after boy, but it Is no nse,I fihfl.
Don't. be discouraged, Z Said tile .fhan
in friendly tone. Il 4.FahH0 r
"Oh no. sir said the boy fcheerfnlly,
because this is very big world, and I
feel certain God has scmething for me to
do in ito i auEoply tfgingm and ae'a
| "Just SO. just so.'' said acgentleman
who overheard the talk. Come with
ne, p nv b9y;s a@ in EseaIiof ssopshady
Il was fIs aootor,,s ao q ,s7siibSd ana sSs a.dtocstdf
thought any boy 20 anxious sto afndgwork'
would be likely tosdo it afaithfully vheai
he fouad.it. IL .lfw zsa43sigeg ssss asds
4 Il: every body had the spirit Of this. lit
tie lad there would be no iidlers In the.
world standing oh the corneefs, Sitting 'ifii
theshops. waiting for work. ato connect
themtaf Work does not sieftsnisose;-
Almost every thing worth having. like tha
ore in the mine, must ~ slt, be sought for. szxoa
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-10-02
a9lGE Lady Q Margaret Herbert .sssksd
somebody for d pretty patternsfor asnigM

gaGE Lady . Margaret Herbert .sasksd
somebody for d pretty patternsfor asnigh
well said the person M what signi:
6es the pattern Of nigh cap? '7".''''i3
,oos'O.t child said She, 'sbutS you ski6w
IN ;casesof freS' hlg0s ssao9 sds tsda bgs
-eg asss e II 759E''e' 17,'ZT . Stats aa3 r.
=, ,Rs.My dear" !" said q rural wife 70
her husband, on his return, from town,
what was as tie sweetest think yeu saw ID
the lbonnets in the city ?"aa' 10 sio''aii's's
aot.The ladies faces, my lovesSYsR al
a3Eiz YvGG 81 zTIl7:'7 >>e,sse7E9. .E5gYsas.ib
.EE a young lady being, reproyed for
Indifference to suitor who had offended
her by his siovenly dress. replied, ~xhS
should I pine for him whenshed willsuSs
spruce for me."'a oIs aoqH as63 Ira aDs3as
~1ae2k4r.T j ITiov>N SfS5YEsS 9IdL vefbs4H
RA young lady being asked BY :
feminine .acquaintaroe whether she bad
any original poetry ia hers slbdm; fspfide
-6ss.tNo, butssdmeGof my frieidsahsSsA6l
Eored me with some original spelling" 10
Women ~ asdt married a4i dbbS,,sRt bbsosSu,ssR tie, bbsy
don't consider it respectable is bsy sfnKlej
sndsmen because they thiDk,a, vile ! eeeq
thing toshsye about Che House, likesfnrt
niture, to be both useful and ornamental,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-10-02
Who Stoned Stephen. IL

Th IsR R,,aaia iiy1jlaa H., s.saff.a,L 81 l,lss
good story Of one Of TIE miniature men;,'
vulgarly called childreen.: ssi ssz d ezJaos
"a teacher ina Sunday; School 7insBs--s
examining class of little boys from q
Scripture catechism. The frst questioh
wv,aas..le4sii u i lsaIaeiass SO sct hinoas
es.Who stoned Stepbeni?"t tov ysavs seils
.Answere-s,The Jews at5i3saIs asdapsT
Second, auestion-i.ssWhere1 did bthey
stone him % b.o.s-o,;ki,,;,.. ...1ss
Answer Beyond the limits, of the
civ 'ss 1sJs;224 ~ eiitsi g51ees 2 u sas5sc9
IThe third question: 80 Why did ftgy
take him beyond the limits ofsthe city aY
was not in the, book, and proved A, poser
to the whole class; it passed from head to
foot without an answer being attempted.
At length d little. fellow, who FAD Been
scratching his head all the awhiles aloeked
Iup and said 10 .ss.gitssa fas saegia II sioaas
We'll, I don't know, unless it twas 70
get a fair fling at hins !" ..,.S.. -
BIRTH, AMI, cBApT1ssM, ,loE PREsIpENr
MADISON. I'VE have. been shown by a
gentleman Of the neighborhood an ,old
manuscript book in the handwriting of
james Madison, the elder, father 81 tho
.Presiipnt, in which the following entry
appears. giving the birth and baptism Of
his son, the fourth Presidento of the United
States :EdnsiaY yfsv & sso3 sai oIssfSH Z
aMy wife delivered Of a son on Tues
day night, IL O'Clock, It being the last 81
the-5th and beginning of the 9Th, day Of
March. .1750-1. James Madison, ,,Jx.s
was. baptised by the Rev, Mr.. William
Davis, March 81, 1851. and had Tor GOD
fathers Mr.. John Moore and Mr. John
Gibson, and for god mothers Mrs. Rebeces
Moore, Miss Juditheand Eliza Cattlet."
NatiUe Virgintdm. msEx''s '''r
ss-9ssya s4t;.-- --z-f- se=,f>e>y-- AZ
{, RECIPE FOR TOMATO ,KErcHgps Re-
move the skins, bypouring scslding water
over the tomatoes in a. pan. Simmer the
fruit at least one hour ID longer time Will
not ,injure) }; using sufficient waterto keep
from scorching 81 " hen4scool laRring 1ha
mass through. piece Of coarse cotton sor
linen cloth wet in cold water. To each
gallon Of liquor add two tablespoonful
whole black pepper, onestbifd teaspoonfdl
Of pure cayenne pepper (grouDd " and
one tablespoonfnlbof eloyess Boil the
whole until reduced one third. Add two
tablespoonsful fine salt to every gallon
while hot, and when cold strain out che
spice and bottle. No vinegar is t1lsdazd
Will keep for years; hut ifsscum rises 1t
any time re.boil and add gaihttle more
seasoning, Il, s,.o.,.., ~ .,,,aF.., sos - s...
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-24
Feeding Whole Grain IN Cam.

III ! Al expensive system o. rnauaremsnt 70
tt'E Nbci- gram 20 any kIGd a. animals All
AILus o. certain grains are provided with a
L1th null or SKIN, which the digestive DO Esrs
Oi H-2st ANIMALS Will rot dissolve. cOnse
qurhuy, u the skin Is not broken before the
gram entsr> m stomach. The Kernels wtu p..,
on VIE the croppings without afording the
animal mat swallowed The gram aay mora
nOCElShment han fragments of wool of son.I
tN14
burning the month OF August last. the yrr,,sr
IrCcUreC qUantIty OF horse manure TOR ,c,,
cr-sslrg strawberry plans, and IN few dars
aiteT The n ulch was spread around the plsnIs
fh~ unbTOxen kernels Of oats vegetated so maj
The entire surface OF The grOu I'd appeareet a =
green a. lawn This fact shovel coacin
siy~ly. TIA, much OF the gram had never az
fOEcrd The ANIMALS that swallowed n anv
nOCrl>hm-Lt At all. Young horses hay'nx
sound anu sharp teeth will sometimes rush
every k-rEel- But cid horses with poor Tee n
freqU~ntly swallow half tSsIr mess OF oats
SihOUt oreaklng the skin OF the kernel
" hen mills are Al n distance, and people will
persist IN FEEDING whole graan. II will always
be found more advantageous 10 soak the grain
n Iat twenfy-four hours before using ~
suppose, for example, a teamsteris accustomed
sats AZ each feeding, say three times = day. Let
warm water every time the team is I'D This
pIaE would reQuire three pals when tn team
Ne f-s three times daily. Warm water is Ear
better than cold water, a. cold water in cold
Neaiher, VIII soften the grain bat little Team
s.rrs may rest assured thai IL will pay we'll for
y. y. nskt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-24
Eyersreeus.

The latter end of August IL one Of the best
seasons TO transplant evsrgreens. The young
growth OF the sea,on has got pretty well hard
eped, so as 10 permit ofvsry little evaporation
and the earth being warm. new roots push with
great rapidly, and the tree becomes established
IN the ground before cold autumn winds begin.
The chief diffic ulty is, that the soil is usually
very dry, which prevents uch speed with the
operation; and the weather being usually very
waIlO the trees have to be set again in the
ground almost as fact as they are taken up; so
that IL is not safe To bring them from disSauce.
Ii IL well. therefore. to make all ready in an
uclpatlon OF a rain, wnen no time may be lost
in having the work pushed through. Should
temoer and October is very likely-one good
watering should be made 20 keep the water
from running away from the spot, and to as
sist IN soaking in. After being we'll watered,
the loose soil should be drawn In lightly over
the watered soil, which will then aid in pre-.
venting the water from drying out soon again.
In September, evergreen hedges should re-
ceiNe their last pruning till next summer. Last
spring, and In The sumner, when a strong
growth required it, the hedge was severely
pruned toward the apex Of the cone-hke form
IN which Ii has been trained, and the base has
been sud. rid 10 grow any way IL pleases. Now
that, in t1rn, has come under the shears, SO Ear
as In get IL into regular SHAPE and form. Ii
will not be- forgotten that, to be very success
III! v ith evergreen hedges, they should have
growth at the base OF At least feet in diameter
G0rGCntT'S k0HtLly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-24

We are gradually progressing and yearly
learning 10 better and better understand oar
climates and soils, our Trees and vines: and as
VIE Progress and come 10 know our own we
Throw away much Of the earIy-dsy teachings
tAai were brought 20 Us from across the broad
OCEAN. Our yIne-groTers commencing with
sheIr vines 81 :hTee 20 four feet. have gradually
expanded them until now the rraiorlty Of
planters give 20 them eight by ten or ten by
twelve, AID some even more, according 10 the
coil and the habit Of the sort. So. also. BEGIN
IIIE with severe winter and summer pruning
from which they Obtained 8 lI.tie fruit sun
bC Tut and halt rIP-let. and prod uced yari 1us
diseases IN the system Of the vine they have
come 20 knowledge Of the vines nature, and
by almost leaving II alone are rewarded with
luscious fruit and healthy foliage. In tha ap-
PIE and pear orchard We have been brought 10
piSce The first from thirty-fiye 10 forty feet
apart. and the latter, twenty-five to tnirry
nus suhj-cilns them % ali the terrible burning
hrat o. TIE sun rays. in long, hot summers
drought, and 10 stand a. IL We alone. and
brave siEEly the stOrrns Of wIad that winter
aLU sprlhE bend tE.ir tops and crack and tear
loose. by lrVtIAgs. tlpir roots
We have long been impressed with the view
thai thesr cid advIcss OF distance Were errona-
GU. aud OCr readers VIII bear Us witness tLa.
We have oefOre now advised closer pIaariu.
and s. brsaz- also. and aId toward Shielding
our frult tress. thu lntermiEglIng more or less
AZ The orc nard OF evergreers.
Our owl practice has been most successful in
apFl~ orchards a. twelve by sixteen feet. and
W havr AnOwn the best results from ike
instance ~ some extensive orchards in the
"cSb- IN pAsL lSO years we nave doubted
even THIS distance bad not better Be reduced
ard IN exposed, BLEAK. wIBtry situations, or
pralrlrs or bluffs are satisfied II had The
clCs"T tees are planted 20 each other, The more
DO they assist each other in breaking he .orca
OF ne wind ami In gradually aneIIoratiuS n.
cimate- Ihey VIII sooner shield and shade the
GROUND ara their roots. retaining thereby 4
crater r-isuve proportion o: moisture and
lOOd they viii come sooner into maturing and
fTuI:lLE IlcIT blossoms and as they Increase IN
80 VIII acquire ne rough bark that comes
Win maturity ard belongs 10 them u health
80 mar they become TOO vlick for IL lf-1t 10
Keep them round and full in thu contour and
extension OF branch, they viii De the better ara-
olrd 70 stand alone. while the fruit thar has
been gathered from the Trees recurring removal
"a. . ,uLa 70 nave more than repaid the first
Cost CT the whole orchard
NeTe We 10 plant al apple orchard to-day
W NH re should SCI our trees ten by fifteen
lrrt ahc IL % standard pears, ten by ten feet. If
oi wal pears % apples. sax by q Sht feet ana
W. would use occasionally an evergreen tre- a..
sCrir Laicy variety IN the place If fruit Tee
LgTta- a.taglei.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-24
Horticultural Maxima.

when frntt trees occupy the ground nothing
else saouid-exeept very short grass
Fruitialnsss ana growth OF the tee cannot
be expected the sane year.
here IL no plum that the eurculio will not
axe, though any kind may sometimes escape
for one year IN on place.
Peach eeIers " i'll not do much damage when
sun clay Is heaped up around the tree foos
high
Pear blight sim puzzles he creates, men.
The best remedy known 10 TO pJaot two for
every one that dies
II cu dom know how to prune don't hire
a q al from the ether side OF the sea hat kno We
less Ct an ycu 90
Don't cut of big lower limo unless you are
reI'er. and cont care what becomes of the
tree when your time is out
"A tree with the limbs coming out near the
ground Is worth two trees trimmed MP ZEN
feet, and SO until they are not worth any
thing.
Trim down, not up; shorten in, net lengthen
up.
Ifyou had your arm cut of, you would feel
II TO the hear-a tree will not feel, but rot to
the heart
When any body tells you Of a gardener that
understands all about horticulture and agrI-
culture. and that he can be hired, don't be-
lieve a word OF it. for there are no such TO be
Tired Such q man can make more than you
eau AFFORD to give hun, aud IL he has sense
enough TO understand the business, he will
also have enough To know this.-DaytOn Jour-
rl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-24
HELABOLDv EXTRACT OF BUOHU

Hundreds suffer in silence, and hundreds o 4
others apply vsinly y druggists and doctors, wh0
cure or apply remedies when make them worse. 4
would nor wish 70 assert anything that would do
that although il may be produced from excessive
exhaustion the powers of life. BY lsborious en-
situation, tie use of tea and coffee, aud FIRE Quent
childbirth II IL far oftener caused By direct rri-
tstlGn, apr; spI.ied to the mucous membrane of the
When reviewing the causes OF these distresstug
attend ant evils consequent upon them. IL is but
simple Justice TO the subject te enumerste few Of
the life, health, and happiness Of woman in all
classes Of society, and which, consequently Affect
man family. The mania that exists for precoeious
education and marriage, causes the years that ma
wasted and psrverted n the fsstfsinls .f drs. o.
the early confinement OF school, and especially in
with the body hslf-clothed, and the mind unduly
excited by pleasure; peryertins in midnight reveI
the work of destruction lie half scsomp lished
tenn 81 .ns ssry ,TIsp upon her sy.
yotary to retain her situation in school at later
day, thus ssgr,ystips the evil; When one excite
mind morbidly sensitive to i'm preston. while the
lutey forbidling the exercise indispenssbe 70 the
attalnmest and retention OF organic health aud
change Of temperature; the complete prostIs.ieo
produced py excessive de Dcfng, must of necessity
marriage caps the climax OF misery, and the M.
fortunate one, hitherto utterly ardess OF the
plain dictates and remonstrances Of her deljcat.
nature. becomes an unwilling subject medicsi
treatment. This lie but truthful pic cure of the
xperience Of Thousands OF our Young wome n
Long before the ability % exercise the ia notions
- the geueratiye organs, they require an ed ucs-
uOn OF their peculiar nervous system Composed
OF what 10 called the tissue, whio is in cotnTnop
with the female breast and lips, evidently uutsr
the control OF mena emotions and sssocisti ons st
an early period OF life aud, we shaIl subss.
Yuent'y see, these emotions. when excessive, lead
long before puterty, to habits which sap the yerv
;te OF their victims ere nature has self comple.ed
their development.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-24
Experiment in FEEDING Cows.

In rhe correspondence of the Ohio Farmer oc-
ours II following: Il have had TWENTY-FIVE
cows 70 NILS, eand found timothy aud wild
grass the best To feed in winter, use shorts
ground oats. shorts and cDrn meal; shorts make
ter than either; but corn meal with shorts
makes richer milk. but no more OF it, have
fed potatoes largely they do tolerabIy wei,
but milk day o. two old gets strong. Ruta-
bsga tl-nips and carrots would not do for Tie
10 make butter from the milk; but of all the
roots L ever tined. sugar beet IL the bast I
beard pumpkins were good 10 make milk and
tried them l mad twelve mixers; divided
them; fed SIX with pumpkins three weeks and
all run OF grass alike. Those thar had pumD-
kins gsvH not a gill more milk than the Others,
but oelltN e i. was q little richer."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-24
Bran for Mich CaWs

Plain bran OF ship stuff says the Sock
Journal, Is one of the very best kinds of food 10
increase the milk. II is not fattaning. A steer
should not be fatteEed on bran alone. and a
COW, II fed on the best of hay and bran alone.
might fall of in her yield, unless her strength
and condition Were kept up by Indian meal or
stronger food. If there We're anything in
which there would seem 10 be no strength, il il
bran, the hull Of wheat. 1t is not stimulating
like brewers grains. and can certainly do no
harm, If II does no good: and vet any farmer
no Will make the experiment, will fnd-oT
at least, We have found-that cow beilg
otherwise kept in proper condition, her yield
Cfmilk WI! BE- very considerably increased By
giving her twice day feed of poor bran The
fact Is patent, although we are not able to ex-
pIain II. II there Is any one article, which.
while keel ing up the health nd strength OF he
COW. Will also increase the supply of ricn,
healthy milk. in our experience. 4 Is cotton
ses cake meal. We have fOUno this 70 have a
great effect On the milk secre:Ing organs. The
COWS At first do lot seem 10 relish il, and IL
should be mixed with some Other SEED. On,
they soon come 10 like IL. and We have uey-r
seen al y bad effects in thar way.