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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-06-02

Yes, divorce is cheap, sir, but take no stock
in such.
True and fair married her, when she was
blithe and young;
And Betsey was always good to me, exceptin'
with her tongue.
Once when was young as you, and not SO
smart, perhaps.
For me she mittened lawyer and several other
chaps;
And all of 'em was fustered, and fairly taken
And for time was counted the luckiest man
lin town.
Once when t had fever-I won't forget it
was hot as d. blosted turkey and crazy as
Never an hour went by me when she was out
: of sight;
She Aursed me true and tender, and stuck to
me day and night.
And if ever house was tidy, and ever a Kitchen
clean,
Her house and kitchen was tidy as anyI ever
Exceptin' when we've quarrelled and told each
other facts.
So draw Nv up hs the paper lawyer and I'll go home
And read the agreement to her, and see if it's
all right;
And then in the mornin' I'll sell to tradin'
man / know
And kiss the child that was left to US, and out
in the world I'll go.
And one thing put in the paper, the first to me
! didn't occur;
That when am dead at last she bring me back
to her;
And lay me under the naples l planted years
ago,
When she and was happy before we quarreled
And when she dies, wish that she might be
laid by me;
And lynn together in silence, perhaps, we will
agree;
And if ever we meet in heaven, wouldn't
=. think it queer
If we loved each other the better because we We
quarrelled here.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-06-02

the same reproach, and that there may be
intemperance in work as we'll as in meaner
indulgences. You cannot have mental eff :
cheney without health; yon cannot maintain
health in an exciting and exhausting en-
ployment, such as most mental occupations
are. when eagerly followed. without some
care to preserve it. What I had to tell you
about keeping up literary tastes has been
said already. They are great pleasure
"a wholesome and lasting one. Keep
them up if you can. and as long as, you
can. But while you do that, remember
also that there is one thing as compared
with which not only paterial health and
luxury. but all art, all literature, all sci
ence even. are relatively unimportant and
in regard to which the poorest laborer
may compete with you on equal lterms-I
mean a. steady. untiring performsncs By
each individual of his public and private
duty"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-06-02

'.Surc. the bit crayturepiaude shesSc 4
good little girl, is Hinbys willi1 tordo
whateverI axes her. 4 dou't grodgs The
money that goes for that" .ssW - 3,
"And you haven't many fashions sble
dresses. either 'sa = p ~ 'sl ss scs ',a ;,
y.."Fasb'pabls, Is. it2. Qh.ybi.I iaat ipanat & )
bit of whalebope in me skirt and me- ,esls
leo gown spreads as big as the .leddiesr---
But then you say true--I.haSe1'tb butEtwo
gowns to my back two shoes to meafut,
and wun bunnit, barrin' me Old hood. - :
..You Haven't any lover ;, ss..l'tis. ss,, .,,
. s. ,.s0hs be of aid YET Catch Mary Ma
loney ,wid . lover those days. when the
hard times is ,come."' ls alo ID ! svsi
..What on earth have yon 10 make yea
happy q "A. drunken brother. q poor helps
less sister, no mother, no fatber. no lover.
Why, where 'dof yoo get all y0ur hsP
ness?" - zap ~ss.s :, s'l.. 70 aa.tE.s1:.
sThe Lord bes praised, Miss. ie ii fi65vslsS
mp in. me. Give me q bit ~ sunshine .
clear fure, plenty o work, and Assnp at
the. right ,time, and I'm made.sg That
makes me laugh aud siug. And thin ID
troubles come, I try to keep my heaStaps
Sure it would be sad thing If Patrick
Mcclure should take it ii his bead voEsx
me butthe Lord willin' I'd Try TO- besf
upauniep it:..ss 10 .tsba'7 eys6 yaaeos
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-06-02
Gods Times.

"Dooued to disappointment as usual /"
"Don't say as usual, soft voice replied.
"You sometimes are wonderfully prosper
ed" -
Eyes, / say. =; as usual; was th,e, quick
and angry. response, s.I 6nd Che. e.patb
blocked up which ever way I turn try
hard as I may. something or other upsets
all my plans. l might .as. wen give up
one time as another. ~ u.ssssy els
perhaps. it isn't the right time.p said
the soft voice again may be God would
prove you before He blesses you perhaps
He sees that you are not prepared for pros
perity. We must take rlthe blessings
thankfully as they come, John. and The
disappointments, too, as 3 partof His low
ing discipline. Everything comes best in
Gods time" q. s.
I Yes, joy or sorrow, sunshine Or cloud,
plenty or poverty, all come in ''God's
time" However much our own efforts
may bring to US. it is wen to remember,
that God alone orders our success or our
failure. ' y ,s@slgi.ss xs.1ss5e
.'God's tims''-the best time we shall
always find it to be, five but look to His
guiding and wait on Him. Disappoint-
ment, viewed and received Alright, may
prove the richest blessings. i.ss si.-o.. -.
Goods tim" mot that we must idly
wait for the sun of prosperity 70 shine
upon us, but humbly, earnestly, faithful
e % each duty ,Ais .llas sSjse; r!ssaying TIE
gladness a9Gprosperity, if hssees i for
our good Thus trusting, We sh~u al-
ways ..be glad in the Lord. ."even though
the earth be removed, and though the
mountains be carried into the midst Of the
sea; though the waters thereof roar and
be troubled, thoug b the, mountains shake
with the swelling thereof.-Anerican
| Messenqer. lii srS
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-06-02
A Happy Woman.

'What are you singing forT said ] to
Mary Maloney. go
sOh, l don't know, ma'am, witbout il
is because my heart feels happy.y "a sas'
Happy, are you, Mary & Why, lei
me see-you don't own foot Of land ia
the world. <4os. .s...s.'ss.s ..s-sysd 47sc.
'.Foot Of land is it," she cried with =
loud laugh: "oh. what hand 70 be Of
ter joke. Why. sure. I've neYers pen
nv, let alone fukof land" e", -
"Your mother is dead p : 'l.- y ss''''a
"God rest her sou. ys. .ireplied Mary,
with touch of genuine. pathos; .tthe
heavens be her bed" @as = sea. $50
..Your brother is still . hard nases
suppose p s.ae..zs,z9. t4..s u ..sa4. sss 80
l.. .'Ya may we'll cay that. It's nothing
but drink. drink, and ba6 his wife -ths
poor crayture r 80. r.,s.,.' = = s9., -.
"You have to pay your sisters bosrdF
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-06-02
A Romb..Proof Town.

I have somewhere heard ola regfment
ordered to march into small town and
take it. I think it was ia Tyrol; bul
wherever it was, it chsnced that the place
was settled by colony who believed in
the gospel of Christ, and proved their faith
by works. A courier from the neighbor,
ing village informed them chat the troop.
were. advancing to take the town. They
quietly answered. III, they sosU take il,
they must" Soldiers soon came riding
in with colors. and piping their shrill de-
fance. They looked round for an enemy,
and saw the farmer at his plough, the
blacksmith at his anvil, and the women
at their churns and spinning wheels. -
Babies crowded to hear the music, and
the boys ran out to see pretty trainers,
with feathers and bright buttons, 1.-The
harlequins of the 10th century" OF
course none of these were in proper po-
sition to be shot at. ''Where are your
soldiers 2" they asked. .'We have none, .
was the brief reply. ''Bus we have come
to take the town. y ..Well, friends, it lies
before you.". Butisthere nobody to fght2s
s:No, we are all Christians" J. ,s,giD
Here was an emergency altogether un,
provided for; sort of resistance which
no bullet could hit; q fortress perfectly
bomb-proof.. The commander was per-
picked. If there is nobody to fight with,
Of course we cannot fight" said he. t'I,
is impossible to.take such a town as this.
So he ordered the horses heads to be turn.
ed about. and.they carried the human ami.
mails out of the village as guiltless as they
entered, and purchance somewhat wiser.
L. MARIA CHILD, >
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-06-02
Lord Stanley on Health.
In his recent able address, Lord Sta

In his recent able address, Lord Stan
ley said to some men starting in life:
"Let them recollect that the race in
which they are engaged is one which will
last all.their working days, and in which
endurance is more important than speed.
They know already that intemperance is
one form of suicide-let.. them remember
that all neglect of physical laws is open to
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-06-02
BETSEY AND L ARE OUT.
"A Farm Ballad.

Draw up the papers, lawyer, and make 'em
For things at home are cross-ways, and Betsey
We who have worked together so long as man
and wife
Must pull in single harness the rest of our
nat'ral life.
"What is the matter?" say you? ''I swan -
It's hard to tell
Most of the years behind us we've passed by
very WE'LL
have no other woman-she has no other man,
Only we've lived together as long as we ever
So I have talked with Betsey, and Betsey has
talked with me;
So we've agreed together that we can't never
agree;
Not that We We catched each other in any terri
We've been gatherin' this for years, little
at time.
There was stock of temper we both had, for
start;
two apart;
had my various failings. bred in the flesh and
bone,
And Betsey, like all good women, had temper
of her own.
The first thing I remember whereon we dis
agreed
in our creed,
We arg ed the thing at breakfast-we arg ed
the thing at tea
And the more we arg ed the question, the more
we didn't agree.
And the next thing that l remember was when
we lost a COW,
She had kicked the bucket, for certain-the
question was Only-hoW?
held my own opinion, and Betsey another
had; =
And when we we were done a.talkin', we both
Of US was mad.
And the next time that remember, it started
in joke;
But full for a week it lasted, and neither of us
spoke.
And the next was when scolded because she
broke bowl;
any soul.
And so that bowl kept pourin' dissensions in
our cup;
And so that blamed cow-critter was always a
comm up;
And so that heaven we arg ed no nearer to us
got;
But it gave us a taste of somethin' a thousand
times as hot.
And so the thing kept workin', and all the
self-same way;
Always somethin' to arg'e, and somethin' sharp
to say.
And down on us come the neighbors, couple
dozen strong;
And lent their kindest service to help the thing
along.
And there has been days together-and many
weary week
We was both of us cross and spunky, and both
too proud to speak,
And | have been thinkin' and thinkin' the
whole of the winter and fall,
If can't live kind with a woman, why, then
l won't at all.
And so have talked with Betsey, and Betsey
has talked with me;
And we have agreed together that we can't
never agree;
And what is hers shall be hers, and what is
mine shall be mine;
And I'll put that in the agreement, and take it
to her to sign.
Write on the paper, lawyer, the very first par
agraph-
Of all. the farm and livestock, that she shall
have her half,
For she has helped to earn it, through many a
weary day,
And it's nothin' more than justice that Betsey
has her pay.
Give her the house and homestead man can
thrive and roam,
Eut women are skeery critters, unless they have
a home.
And have always determined, and never fail
ed to say,
That Betsey should never want home, if was
taken away.
There is little hard money that's drawin
toPrable pay;
A couple of hundred dollars laid by for a rainy
day;
Safe in the hands of good men, and easy to ge
| at;
Put in another clause there, and give her hal
of that.
Yes, see you smile, sir, at my givin' her-se
! much;
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-06-02

|. HThe, other day one pf she High
Joints" as the Commissionsrs asssrrey-
erenly called by thesW ashingtops Gafikae.
said 70 pretty girl; w h&s assaljs3our
|handsome men !? The ladies afeWsll bNt
pom ny soul, you know. T haven't. iesn
q hshdsome man since, Tys Been hsis,a =
|E''s'Ah. said the young LADY, sTsstly 'bpt
you have handsome ,Eep oin sEnelapa. Il
presume Pa Oh! yes.sof copraes plsnt0
Of them! "sssThen why shsssshsd, ssadid
not the Queen send one here n e,ako SIT
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-06-02

into the watch. His curiosity was graft
fed. when the boy inquired:
What makes that box 60 round?'
ga steel spring." replied the gentle
man.
How can steel spring in box turr
it around so as to wind up all the chain 2
inquired the lad. His question was al
swered, but the boy said, Il don't see
through it yet"
"Well, my young friend" continued
the accommodating gentleman, "take 9
long, thin piece of whalebone; hold one
end of it fast between your finger and
thumb, and wind it around your finger
it will then endeavor to unwind itself; and
if you fix the other end of it to the inside
of small hoop, and leave it to itself, il
will turn the hoop round and round, and
wind up thread tied to the outside"
The whole thing was plain to him now.
He went to work and Constructed wood
en- watch, which he put into case abou,
the size of tea-cup. To be sure, THESE
are remarkable cases; but an observation
akin to the foregoing is indispensable to
success in every pursuit.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-06-02
.Diseass Anaone Chickens :,

@3eese Among Chickens aaosx
Isnotice ina tbes Rsszk Nasss Edrzsssias
|quifies as, 40 ths trsatmont ipf ldissaAed
chicks. Iobayel kept PaultEg panayeses,
and for the last few years shsxsc bad iyaxy
little or no trouble with sick chicksra7
First, I used stationary .coops in . aNblefe0
yard about eigh teen feet square, piicketed.
70 keep of cats, averilin, ana Old f0xls.
I have twelve coops across oss ehd..' issc.
ing southeast. shed roof thirty Inch e H5gn
IN treat, coops three feet deep ge5eksSSA
inches. wide foorsofa wood apd eoAiashsss
SIX inches deep; over the fronks ist sashad
roof three feet wide, thIowing gse8athe ME
ter, from the front Of the coops. .ghiAsxs
rangement, keeps tho Ecopps dry. at,.an
times, and by renewing the ashes, ,once D
week, the hens keep freed from lice, snd
the chicks too. T have never 6ad lousy
hens, as the hoors Of niy .fehnsrs Sr9
ashes. The eoops being dry arid afhc
chicks eosfaeds from rdaniug inissisnp
9rass, lone'soanssoof disease. is:obsiitbds
Seconds Idsed.scseenings o6Rheat, son]E
|se |ssasSrt ssSrrt Of. the dust and 6Ish in1f1sdgSsls
|ings are neautralized Or washed ont. and
the shrnnken kernels are .sEelled and
eaten. Screenings are fed .morni1g, and
evening, and corn neal once; this I miix
Fsah boiling water, with Sufficient salt u
taste slightly. Water cups are filled sdaf.
ly, and occasionally q smMle 4uSStty of
quick lime is added. If.thechiCks isppssf
dull or dropping I pnlserise oharSdalzsrt
fne and mix withothe meal; lastuee. .acshs
bage leaves and grass lain ta give aailEs
and With this treatment my chicks are
seldom dropping. ..nd never here thesmp
or pip. Since, I adopted this copEaeeI
have not lost three per cent. from disease:
Ny flock are Light Brahmas. and they
are, q hardy breed, and very liyely.-Ru-
~ A"' ~ ~ .s-ss3s 4.s.tza .,-ar = .s.F
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-06-02
PERSONAL
NOAH WALKER & co.,
THE
Celebrated Clothiers of Baltimore, Md,
Announce the introduction of plan of ordering
CLOTHING & UNDERWEAR
P RS N A L .
BY LETTER.

By LETTER.,
to which they call your special attention.
They will send on application their improved
and accurate
RULES FOR LF-MEASUREMENT
and full line of samples from their immense
stock of CLOTHS, CASSIHIERES, COAT
INGS, SHIRITNGS, &C., &c., thus enabling
parties in any part of the country to order their
Clothing and Shirts direct from them, with the
. certainty of receiving garments of
The Very Latest Style
And Most Perfect Fit
attainable
Goods ordered will be sent by Express to any
part of the country.
AS is well known throughout the Southern
States they have for FOETY-THREE YEARS
EXCELLED
in all departments of their business, which is a
substantial guarantee as to the character of the
Goods they will send out
A large and well assorted stock of
READY-MADE CLOTHING
always on hand, together with full line of
FURNISHING GOODS
including all the latest Novelties in Design and at
POPULAR PRICES
When Goods are sent per Express C. o. D.,
there will be no collection char ge on amounts
Of 800 and over. E.-zat
Rules for Self Measurement, Samples cf Goods
and Price List sent free on application.
The attention of the Trade is invited to our
WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT which is al
ways kept up to the highest standard.
NOAH WALKER & CO.,
Manufacturers and Dealers in Mems and Boys
Clothing and Furnishing Goods, either
ready made or made to order.
165 and 167 Baltimore Street,
lily BALTIMORE, MD.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-06-02
; Sunhowers.

sss5fs ''S6 SunhoWers. % y Stz&e
Tbroughoue she largest: part aof the line
ofthe two Pacific Railroads. t6e banks sef
therroads. are lined with upendingrousof
sunaawers; likewise thesold stage-rouhess
now unused, are covered over with mid
lions Of the stalks of this curious xild
weed, .aa : oe. .ts,..o -, .s.st ia
Where they. have come from none can
tell. One sage philosopher goes 50 far as
to say that this portion Of our Western
Continent was once Inhabited by q savage
race. who kept immense focks Of chick
ems, and the sunaewer's seeds formed their
universal food. it true or oniy the
cry, : the fact still remains. that the snn-
flower, though neglected by all cultiva,ors
of the soil. is still ona of the most useful
of plants. .,ssssssxaN ssss4'p
Its leaves soon grow to avery, urge
size-large enough to be used .as stcoysr-
ing for young cabbage and tomato plants
when tender. The, stems afford : very
good hop or bean pole; and, when dead
in the fall. If cut up and kept indoors.
answer very we'll for kiudling wood. II
seeds makes very fineF oil and superior
chicken-food. A Southern correspondent
ssyssthe leaves can be piucked off thsough
the summer, without injury4to the plant,
and dried for fodder to fed to. miohrcews
or horses. He also recommends j. 40 80
absorbent for malaria, and as q prevention
Eof fevers near dwellings that oocapy loy
places woa---rcis is9es a;tsl Il stqas.f ss.l re
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-06-02

him; he needed thicker ink, which a
mixture of oil gave him. Then Anna
made the first printers ''dabber" of snuff
fed sheepskin. Guttemburg took a Sec
ond ''proof" and dsgazed at it joyfully.--
He foresaw that people would buy such
cheap and faithful pictures of the saint.
But Guttemburg kept good heart,
sold his pictures to the wondering popu-
lace and to monks, and at last undertook
to make copy of ''The History Of St.
John the Evangelist" This was work
of sixty-three pages, and he would be OBJ
liged to cut as many blocks, on. which be
had first copied the text from the volume.
While toiling at his task one day, the
door opened, and his neighbors Dritzhn
and Heilman mein. They ruuffed a
mystery, and Guttemburg found himself
obliged to make them partners in his en-.
terprize. -. .f.1
One day Guttemburg, having nearly
finished block, that is, pagessby a slip
of his graver, split the wood asunder.-
AS he gazed opon the spoiled work an idea
darted into his mind; he took knife and
split the block into as many pieces as there
were letters, leaving letter on each end.
These strips he arranged in different words
and thus was the use of the movable type
discovered The first production of bis
new type was the Lords Prayer, on the
first proof Of which he gazed with tear
ful eyes. Next be devised a frame for
keeping the type in place, and next he
contrived press, which one Conrad
Sachspach made for him.
In 1444 he made the acquaintance Of
Peter Schoffer, skillful penman. Gut
tembur resolved to return to Mentz. Ar
irving there he became acquainted with
John Faust. rich goldsmith, to whom be
communicated his plans. Faust offered
to furnish money. and they began bust
ness. Finding that wooden types were
softened by the ink, Guttemburg made
some of lead, butltAese required very care.
full press work Now came Peter Schoef.
fer from Paris and took chafg BE of the work
of designing letters. Scheffer soon dis.
carded pure lead as type metal, and
mixed it with regulus of antimony. He
was admitted to the firm and proved 8
valuable member. In 1850 they produc.
ed the first printed page Of the Bible, bu
it was no. completed till FIVE years later
Faust suddenly took dislike to Guttem'
burg, and conspiring with Schoeffer. sue
ceeded in turning him out of the firm
nonn;lass and almost friendless. Guttem
burg started again in business. but hs
did not accomplish much, and in 147s
! he died. @
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-06-02
THE PORT TOBACCO TINES,
And Charles County Advertiser,
is PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY
BY E. WELLS,
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.

TERMSS
Two Dollars per Annum, Payable in ad-
vance. S2.5O If not in advance.
Communications, ,the effect (which isto pro-
mote private or individualinterests, ,are matters
ofsharge, and are to be paid for atthe rate of so
cents per square.
ADVERTISING GRATES.-Forp plain matter,
one dollar per square for the first insertion
For rule and figure matter, two dollars per
square for the frstinsertion. For each inssI tion
after the first, fifty cents per square. Egh lines
(or that space occupied) constitute square.
If the number Of inser tions be not marked on
the adver tisement. it will be published until
forbid, and charged accordingly. The privilege
ofannual advertiser extends only to their i'm
mediate business.
Obituaries tributes Off espcot ,callsupon per-
sons to become candidates, &c. inserted as ad-
vertisements, at the usual rates. Marriage
notices 25 cents.
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NOTICE.

NOTICE.
IN BAKER DYER having withdrawn from
j. the firm of DYER, HILL & Co., we have
associated with us in business l.. DEBARTH
GARDINER, Qate of the firm of W. A. Padgett
I. l. Co. } under. the name of
DYER, HILL & CO.,
for the purpose of conducting the GROCERY,
LIQUOR and GENERAL COMMISSION BUSI-
NESS, at No. 4a Light Street, Baltimore, where
we will be pleased to see our friends.
j. DYER,
NH lily 9. D. HILL.
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Besu and send your orders early, which
will be attended to the Same as if you would
call and select them yourself, as we have de-
partment exclusively for orders. In ordering
from this Establishment parties will please no
tice Terms, invariab1y cash at stated prices
The safest way to order is Post Office Money
Orders, Registered Money Letters, or by Ex-
press G. O. D. Parties will please give full di-
rections in regard to the shipment of their
goods. All parties ordering goods from US
have the privilege of exchanging them within
twelve months.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1871-06-02

L. WEINBERGER'S
BOOT AND SHOE HOUSES,
lO3 w. Baltimore St., near Holiday St., and
Corner of Eutaw and Saratoga ST.,
BALTIMORE, Md.
NH l0-ly