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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09
Rising in the World.

You should bear constantly in mind
that niue-tenths of US are, from the very
nature and necessities of the world, born
to earn our livelihood by the sweat Of our
brow. What reason have We then to pre-
sumo that our children are not to do the
same? If they be--as now and then one
will be-endowed with extraordinary pow
ers of mind, those powers may have an
opportunity of developing themselves
and if they never have that opportunity,
the harm is not very great to US or to
them. Nor does it hence follow that the
descendants of laborers are always to be
laborers. The path upward is steep and
long to be sure. Industry, care, skill,
experience in the present parents. lay the
foundation of rise under more favorable
circumstances for the children The chill
dren of these take another rise; and by
and-by the descendants Of the present la
borer become gentlemen. This is the
natural progress. It is by attempting to
reach the top at single leap that SO much
misery is produced in the world; and the
propensity to make such attempt has been
cherished and encouraged BY The strange
projects that we have witnessed of late
years for making the laborers virtuous
and happy by giving them what is called
education. The education / speak of con-
sists in bringing up children to labor with
steadiuess, with care, and with skill; to
show them how to do as many useful
things as possible to teach them how to
do them all in the best manner; to set
them an example Of industry, sobriety,
cleanliness and neatness; to make all
these habitual to them, so that they shall
never be liable to fall into the contrary
practices; to let them always see good
living proceeding from labor, and thus to
remove from them the temptation to get
at the goods of others by violent or fraud
ulent means, and to keep far from their
minds all the inducements to hypocrisy
and deceit. #,a. 81 90
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09

BILE or insupportablo, according to the re-
alizations of each individual. It is a
dream to those who wander through the
world with their hands in their pockets,
as Longfellow infers:
''Tell me not in mournful numbers,
Life is but an empty dream;
For the soul is dead that slumbers
And things are not what they SEEM"
To the heated speculator, busy with the
rise and fall of funds. it is the toss Of a
coin; to the Indifferent, it is comedy: to
few, indeed, let US hope, is it a dull pas
sage of prose and to fewer still may it be
a tragedy; but may many Say with Long.
fellow again
'Life is real-life is earnest,
And our hearts, though stout and brave,
Still, like muffed drums are beating,
Funeral marches to the grave"
And now we must close our chapter oi
definitions. Not to doleful music would
we give our own particular definition; but
rather to a cheerful measure, full of har-
mony, touch of tenderness here and
there, always thoroughly correct and
earnest accompaniment, and happy light
airs treading upon the mournful burdens,
to relieve the whole.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09
LITTLE NELL,s FUNERAL.

This beautiful and pathetic passage from
Dickens prose writings falls into rhyme and
meter by the making of three slight verbal al
terations.
And now the bell-the bell
She had so often heard by night and day,
And listened to with solemn pleasure,
Fen as living voice
Rung its remorseless toll for her,
So young, SO beautiful, so good.
Decrepit age, and vigorous life,
And blooming youth, and helpless infancy,
Poured forth on crutches, in the pride ofstrength
And health, in the full blush
Of promise the mere dawn of life
To gather round her tomb. Old men were there,
Whose eyes were dim
And senses falling
Grandames, who might have died ten years ago,
And still been old--the deaf, the blind the lame,
The palsied,
The living dead in many shapes and forms,
To see the closing of this early grave.
What was the death it would shut in,
To that which still could crawl and keep above it?
Along the crowded path they bore her now;
Pure as the new fallen snow
That covered it (! whose day on earth
Had been as feeting.
Under that porch where she had sat when Heaven
In mercy brought her to that peaceful spot,
She passed again, and the old church
Received her in its quiet shade.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09


A Coop RuLE.-There are few srules
which always hold good in advertising -.
One of them is this. always advertise when
business is dull. It does not follow from
this that you should never do so when it
is good. 1t is we'll to advertise at all
times, but imperative when trade is stag
nant. In busy times all can find enough
to do. In dull times those get the trade
who advertise the wisest and best. and
those who do not sit on their counters and
grumble and lose money. But the mis-
take which most persons make whom they
begin to retrench and cut off expenses q
dull times is that they retrench in the very
matter which they least Of all can afford
to do without. They sever the surest and
best feeder of their business and congrst-
ulate themselves on having reduced their
expenses. The man who regards judici-
Gus advertising as an expense and not IS
a profit has not as yet learned to UNDER
stand the first and most important princi-
pie of trade. ss+ susss
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09
Family Cares.

Ask the father and the mother, weep
ing over the coffin of their first-born and
only child. whether they regret that the
child was born. Ask them the same
question in after years, when the little life
has come to thread of gold running
through their experiences. If they give
an affirmative answer, I will be silent
No, my married friends-you who will
shrink from accepting the choicest privi-
leges bestowed Upon you-you are wrong;
and if you live, you will arrive at period
where you will see that there are rewards
and punishments attached to this thing.
What is to sustain you when in old age
the charms of youth all past, desire ex-
and the grasshopper burden
you sit at your lonely board, and think
of the strangers who are to enjoy the fruit
of your most fruitless life? Who are to
feed the deadening affections Of your heart
and keep life bri ght and desirable to its
close, but the little one whom you reared
to manhood and womanhood? What is
to reward you for the tolls Of life, if you
do not feel that you-your thoughts. your
blood, your infuence-are to be continu-
ed in the future? Do you like the idea
of having hirelings. or those who are anx-
ious to get rid of you, about your dying
bed? Is it not worth something to have
a family of children whom you have rear
ed, lingering about your grave with tears
on their cheeks and blessings on their
lips-tears for great loss. and blessings
on the hallowed influence which has train
ed them in the path Of duty. and directed
them to life's noblest ends?
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09
gelerteh Miscellamy.
THE BEAUTIFUL.
BY ANNIE 8. BARTLETT.

"The beautiful, the beautiful,
Around US all it lies;
IT'S scattered Ger the verdant Garth,
1t sparkles in the skies.''
Beauty, theme Of innocence, how may
guilt discourse Of thee?' 1t were an an
gels task the song to sing of that which
gladdens every eye. A love for the beau
tiful is implanted in every human heart.
4 tiuy bud at first, it grows with each ad-
vancipg year until it upfolds into the per-
feet flower. Aud yet this lovely trait.
this precious gift from the "All-Wise, .
must be cultivated and nursed with tend
crest care, or it will fade aud die. This
neglect to cultivate love for the beauti-
full, is shown in the character of those
whose eyes are ever closed to the beauty
50 lavishly ishowcred over the whole earth
And thus into two classes may humanity
be divided: those who seesthe lovely in
everything. and those who pass through
life ignorant of the beauty God has pro-
fusely bestowed.
To one, beauty nestleth everywhere in
ell the works of the Creator; there is
naught but pleaseth the eye and heart of
man. There is an answering chord of
sympathy with the charms of nature, ever
vibrating in their hearts. Another sees
no beauty in the verdant landscape-no
bcsqty anywhere wondering always why
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09

place the coarser part on this floor. put,
ting the finer portion aside for mixing in,
afterwards. BY this means the rough
bone will come in contact with the strong
acid first and be more effectually divided
while the finer parts can then be added to
dry up. ai -g'
No metal Except lcad) should Be used
on the floor. or where the acid can reach
Water equal to one fourth or one sixth
the weight of bone is then to be poured
on the bone, well stirred IN with spade,
and left for two or three days to heat and
ferment; it would be we'll to use the wa-
ter boiling. Then add the sulphuric acid,
mixing we'll with wooden spadeor beard;
the mass effervesces, or boils; stir twice.
Ia day we'll for two days.. so as to turn the
whole mass over let it stand for two or.
three days to dry +; add the fine bone. and
mix we'll. If not dry. use some absorb
ing substance, as sawdust. dry peat, or
dry earth. in small quantities, and mix
we'll. Do not use for this purpose Gme5
ashes, or marl, as they would destroy the
|superphosphate and spoil the whole work
Made in this way from bone ash, this
fertilizer will yield 80 per cent of soluble
salts, of which 26 per cent is superp6os-
phate of lime. The manufacturer will
say that there is 35 to 81 per cent Of sup
perphosphate present, but he always over-
estimates; indeed. 26 per cent of soluble
|superphosphates is more than any faswer
wants; it is too soluble, and will psss out
of his ground too soon, especially in vet
weather; IL to Is per cent is better
proportion for the farmer, for then he has
. proportionally larger amount Of insolu-.
BILE bone phosphate in store for future use
in the soil. On this account it is better
for the farmer to use raw or steamed bones
than bone ash he has q sufficient. though
a smaller. quantity Of superphosphats
present. .s-.E.e fzsssa,x
This fertilizer will not suffer from ex-
posure to air. but it must be protected
from rain or wet; it ought to be barreled
up when not used Immediately. This
fertilizer, made as directed, will Be- Of
whitish color if made from raw, or ssesm-
ed bone. and gray black If made from
bone-black Of the reinery; but the color
of supefphosphate is Of no consequence
and no test of its quality !; neither is its
smell; it ought to have no smell. Or q
faint acid odor, If any. One tun Of
manure made b. the fasmss-asa aifsstsd II
worth two purchased 10 the market.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09

RECEIPT FOR FINDING A HUSBAND
More common sense and less wit. fs
More useful occupation and less music.
More study of the Mysteries of the kitch-
en- and less of the mysteries of Paris.
More proof to men that they will find
in their wife helpmeet and not an en-
barraSsment.
This receipt, if thoroughly tried, will
greatly lessen the number of bachelors.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09

REPRESENTATION. Tomorrow! Il Il
a cheat. and it deceives US principally IN
this: that its presents constantly before
US space of coming time. and concsals
from our view the multitudinous affairs i
will bring with it to fill up its every va
can't moment.-Wiyer Oakland. 80,
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09
Till they grow transparancies,

Till they grow transparancies,
Through which heaven S slight may come to you,
That this good world, where yet is not your rest,
May lead you to the best;
And as the outer to the inner court
ct is a step so short,)
Make earth to heaven
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09

wThe weekly Sabbath is for refresh
ing, invigorating rest, not for pleasures
seeking excitements, that exhaust the
system even more than regular employ
ment; SO that on Monday one feels Less
able and cheerful to begin the weeks
work, than if he had no Sunday. =.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09
nrA par;s;an ladv recentlv c,,Ied !

EEA Partisan lady recently called on
her milliner to inquire the character Of :
servant. The morality Of the latter WAS
beyond question. ..But is she honest ?"
asked the lady Il am not 90 certain of
that" replied the milliner; Il have sent
her to you with my bill dozen times.
and she has never yet given me the mo-,
new"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09
gelften Nuftry.
REQUIEsCAT IN PACE.
BY MARTHA EWING.

Peerless genius, vert thou weary,
And from toiling sought release?
Was thy earthway oftimes dreary?
Then we bid thee rest in peace.
Life's full mystery thou hast finished,
But thy "Mystery" will not cease;
And though death our light diminished,
Still, O, Dickens rest in peace.
Was thy spell-crowned way cross bearing
And did griefs with years increase?
Others burdens vert thou sharing?
Pet of nations rest in peace.
Rest where there II be no more signing,
Where cen Fancy's task shall cease,
And strife, and aching hearts, and dying,
Will be exchanged for rest and peace.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09

EE Why are sheep the most dissipsted
Because they gamble in their
youth, spend most Of their days on the
turf. the best Of them are blaok-legs. and
they are sure to be feeced at last. ga
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09

ETA gentleman, speaking Of . young
heauty's fashionable yellowish hair, called
it pure gold. 1t ought to be-" ssid his
friend, sit looks like twenty-four carrots"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09

EW For the most part gravity. pride
and Incidence 50 hand in hand.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09

ETA gentleman observing that be had
fallen asleep during . sermon psssshed
by bishop. . wag remarked that itmug(
have been Bishop the composer! q e.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09

E Pleasure is seldom found where II
is sought. Our brightest blases Of glad
ness are commonly kindlad BY unexpected
sparks. s, .s..r -. = -
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-09-09

H Laziness is . result Of pride; labor
consequence Of vanity. " :
The New York herald., 1870-05-26
EUROPEAN MARKETS.

LospoS MONEY MARKEr-LoxDoN, May 2b-S
r. M-Consols for money. eiH; conso for accounr,
94E 945S. American eecurit es quiet. F.ve-twcuty
bonds, 1862, SO; 1855, ss4 1857, e0k ten-iorties,
s6 Railway stocks steady; Ere, 1Sk; Illinois Cen.
trails, 1l0H; Atlantic ana Great Western a.
PARIS BoUHsE.-PARis, May 25.--The Bourse closed
qulrt. Hentes, 74f 65c.
FRANKFORT BoURsE.-FRANKroRr. May 2o.--United
States bonds quiet aud fiat. Ftve-twcnt e., e5x.
LIVERPOOL CoTToN MARKEr.--LlvERPooL, May
2j--6 z. M.-COtton closed irreeulAr. Mddl.ng up.
lands, loxd.; middng Orleans, 1ljsd. l1Ad. Tha
sales OF the day foot up 10000 bales including 2ooo
for speculation and export,
HAvRE CorToN MARKsr.--IAvRE, May 25.-Cot.
ton neavy on spot and anoat. ON spot l1ef.
LIVERPOOL BREADsTUFFs MARKsT.-LIyERPooL.'
May zo-P. M.--Wheat, ps. I'd. q ". "a. per cenlaI
for California white.
LivERPooL PROVISIONS MARKEr-LvERPoor.
May Pop. M.-Cheese dull at 73s. per cwt ior tho
best grades or American fine.
LONDON PRoprcE MARsEr-L0NDoN May 2o-n
r. M--Tallow quiet and st any at t4s Oh. Linseed
cakes firm at 90 ISs. sl0. sugar nrmer on spot q
Sis. 9d. O 32s.; quiet adoat. -
PETROLEUM MARKEr-BRENBN May zo,-feuos
leum closed firm at thalers ~ groat5.
The New York herald., 1870-05-26

mense damage they would 10 if the Dominion army
s.ould nde vous IN the traps set for them can be
eas.iy mag ned.
rHE POSITION OF THE PRrrcH CANADIANS.
~ one OF the Fenian headquarters the following
olcials:--
PRESCOTT. May 20. 1870.
lmey VIII not work here tn us. rue chances
o. ssen m good la Lower Cauada IN he has many adj
~ Wa III e mere Bead - 10 POINT st. Lew &C once
n1 IN slowsa. LAWT0S.
The only explanation that can be given concerning
uws u1sPa'en H ilhal A. was reosved ItOm on0
" uhe felians on the borders O holds tno
rolk OF Colonel In the FenIan array ana that it
refers W certain enorts that nave b en- making to
shsn. tne syinpataies OF the aFreneh Cana lans IN
Dcnau VI TIE movement. IL Il aald thar for weeks
past meh specially chosen for the IN An have been
RJng about s0Gnd n the hIottdnt OF French pea
SANS, 20 asc i.alu II soms good miaat not be do 10
70 the 'cause' through them. Taey were Impressed
with the potion tnaL the movement WAS partly 20
hsInrneir countsymln kiel out OF nj. di nculttes,
and That tne question st IL ue was slmply
one OF Engltshn.en axainst Ere CHI Cauadiana
and Irishmen. It would seem from the aespascK
that the efforts or Lawt0n and MS gents have not
been very successful In his region. that In Lower
Canada, where the Frencl Canadians are very
numerous, the idea had taken some noii. There caa
be no doubt about the iast int The fenlans
would derive much vaiuabie aid from &c.
fecton or the French habitdats for n they
aid not choose to take active part In the warfare
tney could do good service In supplying Them with
provisions and m keeping them posted - TO thu
movements and Whereabouts or ths Dominion
troops.
Two hundred and eighty-nve men left town last
night by the eight O'Clock train and hundred ~
the eleven O'Clock train, ali bound for st. AibAns.
The New York herald., 1870-05-26
wEsros,s WALK.
Ono Hundred Miles Walked In Loss Than
Twenty.two Hours.

Ono Hundred Miles Walked In Less Than
Twenty-Five Hours.
Edward Payson Weston successfully accomplished
the great feat of walking 100 miles In twenty-five
hours yesterday. Mr.. Weston commenced walking
at fifteen minutes past twelve yesterday morning.
Owing 10 the unseasonableness OF the hour but few
were present ut the start but towards dawn many
began to gather In, aud during the Il " thousan ID
passed TO and from the Rink. remaining but long
enough to see what progress HAD been made. The
number OF rounds 10 be mado was 1T
and q fraction according TO the mea.
surement OF the city surveyors. Towards
evening the crowd increasei until all the stan ding
room In the Rink was taken up, and 1t took tn8
united efforts OF large body OF police To keep the
track clear. Each time that a rounl was completed
and the time announced The pedestrian was greeted
with cheers and sh0u's or announcement by the
crowd. The last mile was Completed at nfty-threo
minutes past nine, leaving about twenty.
two minutes Of tie stipulated time to spare.
the one hundred miles having been com.
p,eted In twenty-one hours. thlrty-eight minutes
sDd fifteen seconds. = The announcement Of the re-
suit the signal for defening burst OF applause
from the thousands who had assembled to witness
the successful termia ti0n OF the greatest pedes-
tran feat ever attempted. Mr.. Weston did NOT seem
IN the least fatigued stepping ca a. briskly on tha
mile had been accomplished he addressed the crowd
from The judges stand, saying that love, noo
money. which had induced him 70 attempt the fell
which he had Just accomplished. II was the desire
To free himself from the reputation whch had been
given HIM by some OF the daily papers OF this city OF
beng humbug,r an tp set rtght beforc the pub.
lie those who had befricade and defended him.
The New York herald., 1870-05-26
MisSouat.
Great Fire In 81. Louis- Destruction Of the
Republicans Printing Estabiishment--Less
StS6,0O0.

Great Fire In 81. Louis Destructlon of the
kcpnbiIcan Printing Estabiishment-Les
StS5,0O0.
ST.. LOUIS. May 2S. 1870.
About half.past eight o'clock last evening nro
broke out In the bndery department OF the Missouri
Republican Office. The names spread with amazing
rapidity, and In less than ten mlnues the entire
building was one sheet OF nre. ana before mdnighs
there was nothing Loft Of the oftice but mass OF
ruins. The loss Is estimated as folows-One eight
cylinder press. &S5,oo0; one fou cylinder press
$4,000; lob room, s3oeo; newsroon', $4,000,
+ slsc,ooo. Tie four four cyin Ter press, which
probably safe. The large press my also be saved
IN badly damaged state, al al % ne private
he nnyeS d. 'Te Te ss o. sura
On the bu ldng, 5000 eaca IN the ei0D Mutual
And Pacific companies of y. Louis sASeo 10 ns t,e
North American OF Philadelphia; $3.50 In the
Buiaio, New York; $500 n the International Of
Mutuai Of St. Louis; 5000 Ia the Home Mutual u
ST. Louis; 5000 In the Missouri state Mutuais
$4,000 in the Citizens Mutual OF 81. LOUIS;
$1,000 In the Mound City OF st. Louisi
$4,000 In the ST. LOUIS Insurance Company; 5000
in the Lumbermens and Mecnanics' OF Sc. Louis;
Security and Putnam--all OF New York; 800 each
In the tiremens and Excelsior, OF New ! ork; 5000
IN the Commerce OF Albany; ~ eoo In the Maryland
tual and Tradesmens OF st. Louis
The Queens ware house OF Hlnke. Esteie 4 co..
on North Main street, The rear or which joined tho
rear OF the Republican Office. took ne, and was
damaged 10 the extent OF $4,000. The sc. X was
valued ut $780, 900, and IL insure for about $so0Ooi
The offices are not known. The building was owned
by the Republican COMPANY, and - insured ioe
$1,000 In the Home Mutua, OF St Louis, and
Ss.0Ooin Eastern companies, the names OF when
could not be ascertained An adjo nlnq binding on
and fancy goods, aud the Mercaants' Paper Collar
Company, WIS badly damaged by water. A small
tobacco store. Kept ny Wilian Bach. ON Chestnut
street, across the alley from the keou0ican ONCE
was c.usAed BY the aiing walls. xhe loss on stock
aud building Is 5000; insured.
str ct, opposite the Rpubticun oilce, was pehiy
scorcaed, but was saved by the hremen.
The Republicans viii issue q anna sheet To-day
and hereafter continue the publf on as qsuats
Tue Ivfsh NSse~, vnicu VIVA printed Oy tue hepuo'
St2aa Will be suspended for one week. .
The New York herald., 1870-05-26
ILLINOIS,.

Electisu sf Directors Of tho Illinois Central
Railroad-The Northwestern Female Suffrage
Convention.
CHICAGO, May %, 1870
The annual meeting Of stockholders OF the Illinois
Central Railroad took place to-day. The terms Of
dictatorship OF Wilson g. Hunt Thomas e. Walker
and Jonathan sturges having expired, they were
ed for thee years. Fifty-tnree th usand slx
hundred ana o ty-fJur shares were repr sented.
The Northwestern Female Suffrage Convention as.
sembied ut Fdrwel Hall to-day. the att enhance Is
not large. Among those present are MisG Anthony,
MIS- Cousins, Mss Peckham, Mrs. BaIi0u. Mrs. DR..
spauiding, Mrs. Case, Mrs. Fowler and others. DR..
y. q. Blake. OF tins ctg. WIS made temporary char.
man, and Mrs. Mott invoked Divine blessing. The
balance OF the session was devo.ei to speeches.