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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11
gelecteh @isceaany.
From the London Popular Journal.
VOLTAIRE DYING. :.

On the 25th February. 1853, Voltaire
penned the following blasphemy: Given
ty years more, and God will be in pref
ty plight" Let US see what was taking
place precisely at the time indicated. On
the 25th February, 1778, Voltalre was
lying. as was thought, on his bed of death.
Racked and tortured by remorse for past
misdeeds, he was most anxious to propi-
tiate the God whom be had insulted and
the Church which he and his had sworn
to destroy; and hence he resolved on ad-
dressing himself to a minister of religion,
in order to receive the sacrament of recon-
ciliation. On the 26th, then. he wrote
the following letter to the Able Gaultier:
"You promised me, sir, to come and bear
me. entreat you to take the trouble to
call as soon as possible" The able went
at once. A few days after, in the pres
ence of the same Gualtier, the Able Mig
not, and the Marquis de Villevieille, the
dying man made the following declsra-
ton: Il. the undersigned, declare. that
for these four days past having been af-
ficted with vomiting of blood, at the
age of eighty-four, and not having been
able to drag myself to church, the Rever-
end the Rector of St. Sulpice, having been
pleased to sdd to his good works that of
sending to me the Able Gaultier. priest.
l confessed to him, and if it pleases God
to dispose, of me, die in the Holy Cath
olic Church, in which I was born hoping
that the Divine mercy will deign to par
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11
AN ACT

To repeal section four, of chapter one hundred
and sixty-two, of the Acts of eighteen hun
dred and sixty-fve, entitled an Act to add
additional sections to Article ninety three,
of the Code of Public General Laws, entitled
Testamentary Law, and relating to sales of
real estate by order of Orphans Courts, to
come in after section three hundred and
twenty-eight of said Article, and to insert in
said Article, in lieu of the section so repeal
ed, the following section, relating to sales OF
real estate by order of Orphans Courts.
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted by the General ASSEM-
bly, Of Maryland, That sections four, Of Article
ninetythree, of the Code of Public General
Laws, passed March twenty-fourth, eighteen
hundred and sixty-fva and relating to sales of
real estate by order of Orphans Courts, to
come in after section three hundred and twen-
ty-eight, of said Article, be and the same is
hereby repealed, and that the following section
be inserted in said Article, as substitute for
and in lieu of the said section so repealed.
3 4. That the Orphans Courts shall have au-
thority to appoint trustee to make such sales,
which trustee may be the administrator, or any
other person in the discretion of the Court, and
who shall give bond with security to be a,
proved by the Orphans Court or the Register
of Wills, and proceed with such sale in the
manner usually practiced in the Courts OF
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11
|[CHAPTER 359.]

To alter and amend the Act of January session.
eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, chapter
three hundred and four, entitled an Act to
incorporate the Central Maryland Railroad
Company, passed on the eighteenth day of
March, in the year eighteen hundred and
sixty-seven.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted, That NJ. s. Barber.
Samuel Preston, Alpheus r. Appleton, Thomas
A. Boult, Lewis G. Stanhope, A. < Stake, and
Henry Vantz, Jacob B. Masters, Theodore En-
ory, William F. Sadler, be and they are hereby
appointed commissioners under the direction of
whom subscriptions may be received to the cap
ital stock of the Central Maryland Railroad
Company, in the room and stead of the persons
named as such commissioners in the first section
of the Act to incorporate the Central Maryland
Railroad Company, passed on the eighteenth
day of March, in the year eighteen hundred and
sixty-seven.
SEC. 2. And be 1t enacted, That so much of
the eleventh section of said Act as authorizes
and empowers the said company to bridge the
Potomac river at any point in Washington
county, be and the same is hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. And be 1t further enacted That the
provisions of the said Act contained in the
twenty-third section authorizing the company
incorporated by said Act, to form a union with
any company incorporated in the State of Penn
sylvania, and authorizing the said corporation
to be merged in any corporation created by the
laws of Pennsylvania and all other provisions
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11
Pnneent.

s & f,c ~.. .,.s,. <uneenk sgaa. =.
Did you ever hear the story Of tie Irish
man and the horse-radishf = s#s'z' 9
mo how wss IL xaS- aas 3. s&sgss
Well. sseings dish Of grated horsssl.i-
ish on the table where they had stopped
for dinner. each helped himself largely 70
the sauce. supposing it to be eaten ss po-
tato or squash; and the FIRST. putting :
knifeful into his mouth, jerked his hand-l
kerchief from his trowsers and commence
ed wipipg his eyes! "a
What troubles yer. Jenny r isqaisas
ed his comrade. xsss ID = ss;p J
'.Sure, and il was thinkin' Of ny pooeg
old fathers death when he was hung r Is
replied, strewdly. -.
Presently the other. taking . Eresds
lily Of the pungent vegetable, had 8 sud>,
den usest for the handkerchief: wAeSist
Jemmy as 'coolly enquired, and whsk
ger. Pat? ,f yse4g a.
'..Troth." be replied. THAT you wasn't
hung with yer father p
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11

to purchase the "Gothic Bor," it is so
cheap that it can be given away, which is
. great inducement to purchasers, and the
fruit is so nicely preserved that it looks in
market as it did on being first picked, SO
it will command high prices and ready
sale. Pint and quart boxes are sold at
$16 per 1000. and crates with hasps,
staple, hinges and lock, holding sixty
quarts are worth 81 so. They are to be
had of Messrs. Banks and Slinglu8, No.
145 West Pratt Street, Baltimore. who
have valuable assortment of Agricultu-
raj Implements. A few crates and 1000
boxes would cost only $40, and you could
sell easily in week or ten days 800
worth of berries. These boxes are the
very things for strawberries. currants,
grapes, &c., &c.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11

1T is by the reiterated instruction ana
which the Sabbath affords "a
the population-by the moral principle
which it forms. BY the conscience which
it maintains. by the, habits Of method,
cleanliness and industry it creates, by the
rest and renovated vigor it bestows % az
bausted human nature. BY the lengthensa
life and higher health it affords. by lhs
holiness it inspires-and the cheering
hopes Of heaven and the profession and
favor Of God which its Observance ensures
that the Sabbath is rendered the motsR
Of the nations" ssYou mieh4
as we'll put out the sun aud think to lighten
The world with tspers. destroy the aftras.,
lion Of gravity, and think to wiald ~
universe by human powers - 70 sEtins
yuish the moral illumination Of The 0ab~
bath, and break the glorious mainspeine
,fGod's moral government over mastina.4 3
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11
gelecten 0uetry,
From All the Year Round.
TREASURE.

TREASURE. -
Two youthful schoolmates, blithe and free,
Wandered together by the sea-
Said one, 'tMy hopes are high as heaven;
To me the future shall be given.''
Said his companion, ~ will stand
Among the foremost of the land.
'tMy fame shall thread the maze of men,
And lightnings culver from my pen.'
They met again in forty years,
And told their boyish hopes and fears.
The one had set his heart on gold,
And found it-growing frail and old.
The other living fuller life,
Had fed the haunts of worldly strife,
And filpd his soul with purpose high,
And wisdom of the earth and sky,
But had not gather'd golden store,
To scare ill-fortune from his door;
Nothing but courage, hope, and faith,
And love-, the conqueroE of death.
The rich man, with mournful smile,
Said to the poor, and sighed the while:
s'Oh friend, thou'st dreamd thy life away
And now that thou art old and gray,
"Hast not penny for thine age,
Or for thy children's heritage
The poor man cheerily replied:
"What matters? Life and joy abide.
"My children, sporting in the sun,
Can do at least what have done.
''I've had my pleasure as went,
And known the riches of content.
"Thou hast thy treasures-I have mine
My heart my judge, mems verdict thine.
"But, friend, who'st chosen other ways
Than those I've trodden all my days,
"When comes the hour, as come it must,
When thou shalt mingle with the dust,
"Whose treasures shall the best endure
Those of the rich man or the poor?
"Thine cease at portals of the grave,
Not even their shadow can'st thou saver
stBut what I've won with heart endeavor
Is mine forever and forever.
~ take it with me through the tomb, "a
And find it when pass the gloomr"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11

Equity in this State, and upon the ratification
of such sale by the Orphans Court and the
payment in full of the purchase money, and
not before, the said trustee shall proceed to
convey the title of said intestate to said real
estate in the same manner as trustees under the
appointment of Circuit Courts are now author
lied to do, and the said Orphans Court may
allow the same commissions to any trustee so
appointed, as now allowed to a trustee appoint
ed to sell under a decree in equity, provided,
that nothing herein contained shall apply to
any cases now pending in said Courts.
Sec. 2. And be 1t enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from and after its passage.
APprored March 80, 1868.
THOMAS SWAMI,
Governor.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11

WEEv1L IN BARNEs.-A correspondent
Of the Country Gentlen.an says:
''About ten years ago they became very
numerous in my fathers barn. before -
were aware of it, After the crops waSsss
moved, the grauary was thoroughly swept;
then with brown lime, well Stacked, We
sprinkled. the floor and partitions. and
every box and barrel inside and out, and
also the threshing floor, filing every crack
and crevice with lime. The gransfy ss.
ceived the next crop in that condition, and
I have not seen live weevil in that barn
SINCE" s.'Ns
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11
lCHApTER 1851
AN ACT

To repeal sections 76 and u, of Article 35, title
Elections, of the Code of Public General
Laws, and to enact a section in lieu thereof,
regulating the time of the election of Repre-
sentatives in Congress of this State.
SECTION l. Be it enacted By the General Assem-
6ty Of Maryland, That sections 76 and II, of the
Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, be
and the same are hereby repealed, and the fol-
lowing section enacted in lieu thereof.
e 76. Elections of Representatives of this
State in the Congress of the United States, shall
be held on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day in November every two years, commencing
in the year eighteen hundred and sixty-eight
and taking place every second year thereafter
Approved March 80, 1868.
THOMAS SWAMI,
Governor.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11

~A credulous man said to wsg who
had a wooden leg:
"How came you to have wooden leg p
"Why," answered the wag, my faith.
er bad one, and so had my grandfather.
1t runs in the blood"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11
The Will Of a Drunkard.


/ die wretched sinner, and I leave la
the world a worthless reputation. . wick-l
ed example. and . memory that Is only O.
to perish. F1Es sf <.s .'ssa
I leave my parents sorrow aud bittsrs
ness Of soul all their lives. = e:s1za: Is ~
/ leave to my brothers and sisters shsme
and grief. and reproach Of their aequain-
tanceS.
I leave my wife widow. and broken-
hearted-a wife lonely struggling With
want aud suffering.
/ leave to my children tainted name,
ruined position. pitiful ignorancs and
notifying recollections of father ,whos
BY his premature death, Joined the great
company Of those who are never TO cntef
the Kingdom OF God. ~ ~ ssssa
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11

of the said Act, contained in said section, be and
the same are hereby repealed.
Sec: 2. And be 1t enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from the date of it's passage.
approved March 80, 1868.
THOMAS SWAMI,
Governor
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11

A box "a by l6 inches, % deep, contains l
barrel box Is by 1e3 inches, 8 deep, contains
bushel; box by 81 inches, deep, con-
tains peck; box 4 by inches deep, ii con-
tains ! peck; box4 by 3 inches, q deep, con-
tains quart.
The standard bushels of the United States
contains 2l50.4 cubic inches The ssimperial
bushels is about 68 inches. Any box or mea-
sure, the contents of which are equal to 2l5O. 4
cubic inches, will hold bushel Of grain. In
measuring fruit, vegetables, coal and other sub
stances, one-ffth must be added. In other
words, peck measure Eve times even full
makes one bushel
TABLE
Showing the Quantity Of Seed usually sown to an
T. acre.
Herds Grass, or Timothy...... + to J bushel.
Red Iop........................... to l bushel
Red Clover...."................... 6 to 10 lbs.
w hlte Clover......... to lbs.
Lucerne.... 10 lbs.
orchard Grass.''.''''..'.'...... to 4 bushel.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11

~The happy people Of this xerla
think that the unhappy ought 70 pssish
before them With The ssme graos aasthaS
which the Roman populaos sxaotsd ef,aaS
gladlators. G0ths, zYsset IS te, 81 80
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11

HA young woman being asked BY :
politician which party she was most in IA
vor Of, replied that che preferred we'd
ding party
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11

R-"Hello. Bill, lend me Eve dol
lars ~ ..-...t..e
"You are mistaken in the man, SIR
I'm not five dollar BILL"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11
lCHAPrER 325.
AN ACT
To provide for giving effect to Informal or In
valid Deeds.


To provide for giving effect to Informal or In
valid Deeds.
SIC. /. Be 1t enacted by the General Assesbly
0 Maryland, That whenever any deed or bill of
sale shall have been duly signed and sealed by
the parties thereto, but shall not have been ac-
knowledged by the said parties or any one of
SUO11nahher or form or before the per
son authorized to take such act OF acknowledge
ment, the Circuit Court of a county in which
by law the said deed or bill of sale ought to be
or to have been recorded, or the Circuit Court
Of Baltimore city, if the said deed or bill of sale
ought by law to be or to have been recorded in
said city, may upon the petition of any party
to said deed or bill of sale, or his or their as
signs, or any person claiming under them set
ting forth the defects in the acknowledgment
OF said deed or bill of sale, pass order direct
ing the other parties thereto to appear and
answer the said petition, and may cause notice
to be given to such parties by summons or pub
ication according to the practice of the said
court, and may direct testimony to be taken in
relation to the matters in said petition or in
said petitions and answer contained; and the
said court may grant relief upon said petition
by directing the said parties or any of them, to
acknowledge or to re-acknowledge the said
deed or bill of sale as the case may require, and
the order of the said court, passed in the premi-
ses, directing the said acknowledgment to be
made as aforesaid, shall operate in the same
manner and to the same extent, from the date
OF the said order, as if the said party ordered as
aforesaid, to acknowledge or re-acknowledge
the said deed or bill of sale had thereupon so
done; provided, however, that the rights of
any person who shall not be a party to said
proceedings as aforesaid, shall not be in any
wise affected by said order.
Sec. 2. .And be 1t enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from its passage.
Approred March 80, 1868.
THOMAS SWAMI,
Governor.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11
- LAWS---GENERAL,
.u PASSED BY THE
GIDIRAL Assembly 0F MARYLAND
- AT THE JANUARY SESSION, 1868.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

(CHAPrER 3l7.
AN ACT
To continue in force an Act entitled an Act to
regulate and make uniform the fees of Con-
stables, passed January session, eighteen
hundred and sixty-fve, chapter sixty-seven.
SECTION l. Be it enacted By the General ASSEM-
blyV Maryland That the Act of January ses-
sion, eighteen hundred and sixty-ive, chapter
sixty-seven, entitled an Act to regulate and
make uniform the fees of Constables, and which
will expire on the first day of April, eighteen
hundred and seventy.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.
APproued March 80, 1868.
THOMAS SWAMI,
Governor.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11

~Man ought always to hsvs soiuS.
thing which b prefers 70 life, cthsswdonS
life itself vii appear 10 him tiresomss6a
void. -1Strase. as@z =sh as.-. 3 a'g-SF
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11
agritultural.
AGRICULTURAL TALK FOR JUNE.

We take pleasure in presenting our
readers with the following extracts. from
Ia contribution we find in the Prince
Georgian by that able writer on agricul-
tural Subjects, we'll known as the ''PA-
TUxENT PLANTER:
Tobucco.-Try and plant your crop this
month-top it early-keep it free from
worms-plant on prime land-plant not
more than 1000 to the hand. Make one
of your tobacco houses perfectly tight; a
house 40 by "a will hold $4,000 plants
and room for DR.. Dorsey's Tobacco Cur
ing Apparatus; have sheds to your curing
house to secure the tobacco as it is cured !;
manage the crop we'll and neatly and you
will make more money from 10, 900 plants
thus managed, than double the quantity
grown and managed after the old system.
In these days, when labor is high and
common tobacco low, it is foolishness to
make tobacco unless you make bright,
best quality. Tobacco at an average Of
$25 is paying crop, and it can be made
to do that by the plan I have sketched a.
bove. By such system you have more
time to devote to smaller matters, which
count amazingly in the general summing
up of profits at the end of the year, you
have less land employed and less to work,
and yet you get as much money for your
tobacco crop.
Sheep Shearing The weather in May
was SO wet and generally cold. as to be
unit for this work, and when the days
were warm and bright. other work. too
long neglected because Of the rains, had
to be attended to, SO I presume you have
yet to shear your sheep. If you have
large flock, it is economy to hire a pro-
fessed shearer-one who will shear sixty
a day and never nip "a bit of flesh while he
gets all the fleece, unlike the colored gen.
tlemen who usually make mixed busi-
ness Of it. say one pound Of skin and flesh
to three of wool, leaving here and there
long tufts of wool by way of ornament
An iugenius Yankee has lately patented
a machine for shearing sheep which has
acted we'll, and it is said by Northern
Agricultural Editor will supersede the
hand shears, as the reaper and mover has
the cradle and the scythe.
Let me call your attention to the fol-
lowing tables, and advise you to preserve
them by pasting them in your farm account
book for reference, as they are often found
very useful in farming operations. and will
save you much troublesome calculation;
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11

~T The difference between miller aud
a sexton is. the one tolls for living, and
the other for death.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1868-06-11

~He is. miser.bls that 1knsvs aet
how to spend bis time. 80 {,f I :.
Arizona miner., 1868-04-11
Song of the Wind.

l sport at morn amid nowcry beds, Tossing the leaves that the ripe rose sheds; Drying the tear from the astcrs eye; Seeking the shade where the violet, lie; Ringing glad pclls on tA. henther-ucli Summouug tue bee from his Loucl-c.l; Kissing Co ripcness the yvacL- check; Painting the apple with scarlet srcaki Gathering the pearly drops ot dew, Where thc timOrous he.d.uO.-e hides from View, Nor caring Co think, iu my mcrry play, That flower, mus, wthcr, and fruits decay 1 wander afar on the lone hil'-sidc., Mid the heather tufts where thc mooriowl hides. Where the brackeu waves o'er it- native rock, And the shepherd follows bis mcck.cycd flock, Where the hunted stag Co his covert hics, And the crags resUuud Co the ieerholHd creS Through the faint spray of the rushing linn, And hold my breath at Che wild w3te. !, din. roam aiar at my own wild will, Aud wake up the slumbcriug mists on the hil And hithcr and thithcr in conscious giec, Like a monarch at large 90 ioyou, and free. l enter uubiddcn thc ruined hal, Where the ivy clngs Co Che mOuidering wall; Where the Wlrdcs's horn hath erased 70 wind, And the dial hath the lustrtiCss gaze Of tAs blind; Where the rank ucttlc chokos th, i1rtalicc wide, And the bramble trails up the butrcss.side, Through the drear courtyard, where the ioNgloye
 blooms,
 And the thistle losses it's dOwny pumes; Where the young fox covers on the tfeess hearth That erewhile resounded with glecful mirth, Wondering WNlther uuu passed the lTiut or lOrdly baron aud noble bride I wander at eve through the lone church-yard- No footf,ll save mine on the silent sward; I sigh Us pass through the Held of graves Where thc willow bends and the cypress waves; Where the brown leaves culver as they fall, Telling that death Is the lot of all.
 Where the light of the de>olItc home lies deep, And hearts big with fame iu oblivion sleep; Where quenched are the fair, bright visions Of jOl The mother twined round her dark-eyed boy, And life's heeting pageant Is over and past, Like the weary sign of the autumn blast. have shaken old oceans leaving side, And spurned the Armada's yauntcd pride; I shattcf the strainiug mast Co the dccA,
 And toss the iar ship to sAapclcss wreck. When the angry surge has been lulled Co rest And the toam-bells whiten the waye.ets' erect sonly float round the -hipwrgckcd band
 And wan the lght-trciE Ehted rIit e. nLd. l carry the boat from it, destined way
 To succOr the hOpcles, cistawly;
 Then chant a requiem over the brave,
 Unshrouded who lie in their oceau-gTaye.
 I bear the thundcr-clOuds On high,
 Nor quake at their dread artillery;
 dance in glec nor bow my head,
 When the lambeut lightHing-bo Is sped.
 l rush abroad in the pride of my might,
 And smitc the world with dark alright;
 The decp-rooted oak from it's bed have rent,
 And laughed at mans prOudest monument.
 Ye waving the harebell, or tossing the sea,
 1 utter His voice Who first set me free;
 And stay my flights at His sovereign VII,
 Whose voice of power says: Peace, be still!'
Arizona miner., 1868-04-11

SNOW SoNG.-Air: "We gather shells ' One winter day, with careful foot, wander ed OCT the slippery way; The snow, in balls beneath my boot, Made it task upright to stay And 60 waddled in my walk, jo>tled every one 1 met; So that some, in familiar talk, Remarked Hes very tight, you bet n' Repeat
 stoopel and stood upon one leg. With cane to clear my hampered tread; But as l stopped boy did "pcg' another snow ball at my head. And thus, I said, as down my nc~k felt tue melted snow ball run. We gather ba'|S, ani little reek Whcrr'cr they go or whence they come Repeat.