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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-09-14
A Curious Story.

a. correspondent writing from st.
Louis to Western journal. commune
Gates the following curious story
In the audience at Uhrig's Cave the
other night couple were pointed out
to me who have a very singular his
tory, if all the world says about them
is true. They are married. and, as far
as the human eye can descern in the
gaslight on fair summer night, seem
to be happy. The lady, though. has
silver hair, and appears to be over so.
She is a stately, matronly female. and
her dress of complete black adds to
the majesty of her appearance. Her
husband does not look to be over 80,
is a handsome man of the brunette
type, and dresses like broker or bank
cashier. He is not in business here.
The remarkable phase OF the story is
that about twenty-one years ago gen.
tleman of exceeding wealth died out
in Cincinnati, leaving all his fortune
to young woman whom he had adop-
ted and educated. and who at the time
of his death was with her sister in Pa
ris, where she had spent most of her
years. The news was sent to the cap
ital OF France, and the cable message
falling into the hands of the older SIS.
ter, she withheld it from the younger
one. Gathering up all the valuables,
and taking all the money the two pos
sessed. the older sister fed to this city
and, presenting herself to the court
under the other sisters name, succeed
ed in establishing her identity and was
awarded the fortune. Nothing was
heard of the sister in Paris by letter
or in any other way, and this woman
has since held undisputed title to the
property. Her husband was the sol.
of her gardiner, to whom she took a
strange but lasting fancy. They live
in Cincinnati, but are now here atone
Of the hotels.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-09-14
WOODBRIDGE, TRAVERS & CO., Importers,
"a BUCHANAN'S WHARF. Baltimore,

Tno o. IS, n MID G,,sna% Primer - r., MI gs
ssaae the yield fully (ti anil the esgFs tie arr looking
lion all this "cs'bario"i Al who bo' i VIII
TuRToN. chcteuham rrles ter &C., Nd writes
ISIS II used oaa Guam" on ] q gy What crop a, a On
fair crop Of wheat, a.I cxeciyt ~4l a will it again
+. ETGENE Mrpp ohgl,coasa r.'ae Co.,
rehis s@ e Of The s ss Z ss' i fan. consider
" W TrEToX n Ne,'l ~ = S.esss' Co. MI writes Jaos %
isss The of.la eeae" s' 81 -; ssen az sng -aae
ion am 2, ~ z g. " ne a . IN ,a,, s mn s "sn
= bahel. - the aa; SIS easiag .ian
sAHgEi. HOPKINS nor nee gels Moa,sez,ery Co Nd
about four miles from ssnds srss very Land covered
from Washing" . $50 G involved great deal Of
OF price
s 1I @ b. "'G7 ~ ef = ~ sht ~. n I ~
Coesve where continue oia and tie gran and
applied oeaia
per we sipe Guano
from the PERUVIAN was about higher
s chilli Sa, m not @ 9ns m 9's r In a ~" a o an Or
think Montgomery ecan', lands
ocHARIEs Damascus Montgomery Co. Nd 1853
used good deal Of aexsan and when that could no longer
nakabe have ulit when Icoud Its
els Shst ~Ree only had 6oe an" , Se ao snds
b nTinr BY saving IN Peaars @ i and tsinS il
lie iii ready 10 plough and put in corn aud where put any one can
see the corn is sensT ana oser a." satisfied o' n"n
freight will of than 1t is sometimes slow bat IS
HENRY scHwARz wholesale Toy Dealer 21 W Baltimore street
fiTs trial "y @ near @
finest crop c-p generally
failure The next sPfng s sowsd the same field With Oats
wsing 80 pounds per ha.s Last fall the I was G", in wheat
do think field Of wheat could be found anywhere
merits the het sonnenation a. fcrti1p "''
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-09-14

The country editor, had evidently
been putting on clean pair of stock
ings when he wrote; I'VE have just
seen new thing in shoes
Although the summer is near over,
we may have enough warm weather
yet to enable the girl to catch up on
ice cream.
will there be warp asked a timid
editor. The chances are that if he re-
Eases to give his wife the price of a
new fall bonnet, war is inevitable.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-09-14
We Desire 10 Call the Thoughtful Attention of Farmers
0RCHILlA GUAN0
is Il FERTILIZER FOR
WHEAT AND GRASS.

The advantages resulting from its only yield,
but the permanent improvement the soil from the abundant
grass which is follow.
OkCHlIlA' is thing For eighteen has
undergoing trand well has stood the At
favour was naturally Slows but merit WILL later,
and its sales largely increased those the pece
dnS and the friends of its early its best friends
has been used extensively
ana from its abundant everywhere iifed recommend
ing being well
the largest and best farmers these three almost exclusively
La Is Successful, because provision
haused fields.
faeturers. and without
price solely upon its actual o
ne r d~ tie turner's hare
y0a 10 enquire ef item . agvga
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-09-14
Terms OF ADVERTISING DER Iy3d

Snecial Notices, preceding marriages aei
Deaths viii h. char cd Is par cent. in ALI
tioa TO above rates
Legal Advertisements at rates provided by
Law
Business Cards not axceeiiar Eve liaa. S.
per year. Eveey additional line f'ty cents
Baviaess Nairrs. ipssrte1 IN ne ne,cs cols IN
and aH noii-ss 3>siyss9 10 nr7mofe in lisi3url in
fsrssts 'cl he ek trl@f a, tie rr's Of ffty csqfs
for tie frsi LA. asi,sa csais for ,ci sYcceedin7
,iRe for one sesek.
All scroa=ts FIR advertising are ire at the
time of the 6rst insertion ~ thu a lvertisamant
Advertisements should ba mIrkai the length
ftime n he inserted. otherwise ,hav win he
continued till forbid or AT the option Of the
publisher ana chlrxai scc,rdin CIV
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1883-09-14

O79 A WEEK. sl2 day at home EARLY
" made. Costly. outfit free, Address
RUE ''oC Augusta Maine.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-08
Household Economy.

KEROSENE and powdered lime. whit
ing or wood ashes will clean tins with
very little trouble.
To clean Drowned porcelain kettle
boil peeled potatoes in it. The porce-
lain Will be rendered nearly as white as
when new.
STOVES and ironware should be heated
gradually the first time they are used,
Rub the rusty spots on stove with
sand paper and then with kerosene.
A WET umbrella should be left with
the handle downward to drain and dry.
1t will last much longer when cared for
III this manner, as it will dry quickly.
HANG up kitchen utensils as much as
possible. 1t caves trouble when sweep
ing, and it Is conveni ant to know lust
where to find things when they are want
ed in hurry.
LIQUID glue may be made by dissolv-
log glue in strong, hot vinegar, and adj
ding one-fourth as much alcohol and a
little alum. This will keep any length
Of time when placed in closely stopped
bottle and will mend horn, wood and
mother-of pearl.
To restore the beauty of defaced vel
vet invert hot flat-iron and place on il
cotton cloth folded several times and
wet. Lay on this the velvet, wrong side
next the cloth, and raise the pile gently
with soft brush. Two persons can DO
this more conveniently than one.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-08
Cincinnati Culture.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.


In the elegant drawing-roo of Gin
cinnati pork merchants mansion large
company was assembled. All luxury
that wealth could command contributed
to the qualification of the guests. Upon
blue satin divan the pork merchants
daughter, gorgeous in silks and pearls
and diamonds, was conversipg with O
friend. Presently her father approached
ard said:
Pauline, want to say word to
you"
The girl arose and accompanied her
parent to the seclusion of bay window.
Pauliae," began the old man,
"there's couple of Cleveland dudes 10
the dining room having a hot talk about
Copernicus. was afraid they were 60
I ing TO ask me to decide the dispute, so ]
made some excuse to get out and come
to you. Now tell me, who was Coperni-
Gus, any how ?"
"Oh, father" exclaimed Pauline,
chow could you be so ignorant ? Why,
any school-bov knows who Copernicus
was. He sailed from Palos, Spain, on
the Sd of August, 1892, and discovered
America the following October"
The venerable purveyer of swine gazed
exultingly at his daughter moment
and then said, with suggestion of sad
ness in his tones:
I" Pauline, my child. if l bad your
brains | might have been a United States
! enator from Ohio.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-08
A Dog in a Melon Patch,

A Scotch terrier, born in France, and
now buried on Long Island, was as vain
as turkey gob0ler ald as cute as fox.
When his dinner of scraps was set out
he would smell of it, toss his head, and
strut off; but the moment that he thought
be was observed the dignity was dropped
and tue meat snapped up. If laughed
at, his solemn manner and injured air were
very comical. Sometimes the mischief
lover of the family would say to him, in
tones of praise: "Oh, you homely little
imp, you ugly scamp, you shall be hung
up Tor a scarecrow," just to see the ex
preston of pleasure in the energetic mo-
ton of his shortened tail. He was often
taken TO the woods to hunt. When his
quick, short bark told the boys that he
had freed a squirrel, to tease the dog
they would go to the tree, look up at the
squirrel, and then turn and walk away.
the terrier would scratch furiously,
and, catching a sprout in his teeth,
would fairly fling himself ON the ground
In his rage. Neddy's foibles were ap-
parent, but he was brave and true. He
died defending his owners watermelon
patch.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-08
"A Strawberry Red.

Those who mediate setting strawber-
ries this summer should see to it at once
that the ground is prepared. We once
delivered some strawberry plants to a
purchaser upon certain agreedupon
day in August. The plants were lifted
in the ensuing twilight and carefully
packed in basket with damp mos, set
in the cellar, and the next morning Ia
ken to their destination, where found
the hired man spading up some gound
in the corner of a rough timothy mead
ow as place for planting them. The
plants had been ordered SIX week. pre-
yious, and had the ground been soaded
at that time and kept hoed. filing up
the interstices and mellowing the sur
face until time to plant, the prospect
for berries another year would have been
at least 80 per cent. higher than il was.
The idea of putting the tender roots of
strawberry runners in a freshly turned
sod to contend with an August sun is a
striking commentary ON the hohicul-
tural knowledge and practice of the far
mer who did it. A rich, thoroughly
mellow soil is absolutely necessary to
the successful planting of strawberries
III midsummer.-Oh Ohio Farmer.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-08
FARM, GARDEN AND HOME.
The sweet Country Cou.;ns

How dear to the heart the sweet country consns
When dog-days OF summer begin to draw near ?
When bricks have grown hot and when eun -strokes
by dozens
Fill body with anguish and bosom with feari
The green waving fields and the sweet snellir o
breezes,
The escaping from turmoil to quiet and calm.
Inc rich, creamy milk which the ready hand sei.ee
And cen the brown cousins who live on fine farm
me pain country cousins, the uncultured cousins
Inc sweet country cousins that live on the farm
Inc sweet country cousnsl oh, aren't they a treas
ure? '
How handy to have at the vacation time:
ana paying ones board is a too costly nIeasnrs
When all can be had without spending a dime
now peasant to live on rich cream and ripe berries
fresh, goden-hued butter and cakes Hpl, and
warm,
Free use Of the horses the CARTS and the wberries
of sweet country cousins who live on the farrll
Inc plain country cousins, the uncultured Cousins
Inc sweet country cousins that live on the farm
How dear are the sweet country cousins in suumerl
HOW fragrant the meadow romantic the down.
But straghtway your faces begin to grow GUNNER
at thoughts OF their visit next winter to town
Inc theater, the concert the lecture, the money
Expended in ticketsl the thought gives uutim:
Inc sequel OF summer is not quite So funny
why don't the sweet cousins remain on their
farm?
Inc brown-visaged cousins, the great awkward
cousins.
The clodhopper cousins should stay on their farm.
Boston Transcript.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-08
Care of Colts, Feet.

For the past two years, says an east
ern horsemaD, have been in the habit
of inspecting my young stock every
month; and when | see colt with the
feet out of normal shape, with one quar-
ter longer than the other, or the toes
growing too long, | at once have the feet
put in proper shape by the use of rasps
both coarse and fine. The Outside
quarter of most colts feet is thicker
than the inside, and seems to grow
faster; therefore the toe and outside
quarter generally need more rasping to
keep the feet level than the inside.
There is no doubt but that ringbones
are produced and the tendons are in
jured by the strain that is caused by al
lowing the toes and quarters to grow to
an unsightly length, as is sometimes
seen during the winter in many stables.
Another source of trouble is caused by
allowing colts to stand in manure and
fifth until thrush gets into the cleft of
the frog, which is liable to result in con-
traction at the heels. To keep the feet
healthy, the colts should have yard to
run in when the weather is pleasant.
The box stalls should be kept dry, clean,
we'll lighted and ventilated, and should
be well bedded, so that the feet will not
stand on the hard floor. If it pays to
breed colts it pays to keep them sound
and healthy, and it cannot be done with
out the best of care, with plenty of good
food, the first two years especially.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-08
To Get Rid of Red Ants,

A correspondent of the New York
Times says: "There is one wa, and
only one, of Kidding the house, cbse IS,
cake pals, sugar barrels, ETC., If led
ants or black, big or little. When you
find them on your premises get ready
tea kettles of boiling water-plent of it.
Go out of doors, look carefully all over
the paths and walks, ii in the country; il
in the city look over the tagging IN the
areas, both front and back. Scaldevery
little holeyou see with mold of little pei
let's around it; it is the home of the ant
On a sunny day those pellets are brought
out of the nests to dry. When the
weather is damp, or soon will be you
will see nothing but little holes in the
ground. The ants are 'at home Scald
them. Ii your cellar is not cemelted,
haunt the pests there; very likely you
Will lind lots of them. When the work
here recommended has been done, cean
out your closets, sugar pals, every
thing in the closets; rub fne salt on YOUR
shelves, lay clean yellow paper on item,
| and put back the dishes. In the cracks
of the floor and around the surface of
said closets should be placed ground red
pepper. When they again make raid,
as they may in few months, give alem
a second scaldlng."
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-08
Improving The Grain CronS.


A little more than quarter of a cen.
fury ago. Mr.. HalIett. of Brighton Enc.
land, began his worldwide known ex.
pe1iments in improving wheat bv selec-
ton. The standard he adopted en-
braced hardness, trueness to type.
quality OF sample. productiveness.
power OF tlllering, stiffness and tough
ness OF straw and earliness of ripeninp
From his long experience Mr.. Hallett
feels justified in announcing the follow
ing conclusions:
l. Every fully developed plant of a
cereal presents an ear superior in pro-
ductlve power to any of the rest on that
plant.
2. Every such plant contains one
gram, which, upon trial. proves more
productive than any other.
3. The best grai- on a given plant is
found Ill the best ear.
4. The superior vigor of this grain il
transmissible, in different degrees. to
its progeny.
.. BY repeated careful selections the
superiority is accumulated.
3. The Improvement, which is at first
rapid, gradually after long series Of
years IS diminished in amount. and
eventually SO far arrested that, practi-
cally, limit to improvement in the de-
sired quality is reached
7. BY still continuing to select, the
Improvement is maintained, aud. prac-
tically, fixed type is the result.
Prof. Sturtevant, of the New York
Experiment Station, Is experimenting
in the same direction. In a late report
he says that $50 far as the station work
has gone, these claims of Mr.. Hallett
have received confirmation. 1t is par
t1cularly noticeable that when each
kernel OF the ear of wheat is planted by
itself one kernel has invariably prove
far more productive than any other one,
not per grdduS, bat per sattum, j. e. d,
not regularly, but at at jump"
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-08
BRIGHT THOUGHTS.

WHEN we know how to appreciate a
merit we have the germ of it within our
selves. Goethe.
PEDANTRY Grams our ears with learned
lumber, and takes out our brains to make
room for lt.-COltOn.
DIFFERENCE is the most delicate, the
most Indirect and most elegant of all
compliments. -ShenStOne
THERE is no evil we cannot either
face or fly from, but the consciousness
OF duty dlsregarded.- Webster.
SILENCE never shows itself to so great
an advantage as when it is made to re-
ply to calumuy and defamation. I'D.
Olson.
No matter what his rank or position
may be the love of books is the richest
and the happiest of the children of men.
-Langford.
A FIRM faith is the best divinity: a
good life is the best philosophy; clear
conscience Is the best law, honesty the
best policy, and temperance the best
physic. Charr0n
WHENEVER you commend, add your
reasons for doing so; it is this which dis
tingulshes the appreciation of man of
sense from the fattery of sycophants
and admiration of fools. -Stes1e.
No one sees the wallet on his own
back, though every ons carries two
packs, one before, stuffed with the
faults of his neighbors; the other. be-
hind, filled with his own.-Prouerb.
IT may be remarked, for the comfort
of honest poverty, that avarice reigna
most IN those who have but few good
qualities to recommend them. This is q
weed that will grow only in barren soil.
Hughes.
ALL pleasure must be bought at the
price of pain. The difference between
false pleasure and tue is Just this-for
the true the price is paid before you en-
Joy it; for the false, after you enjoy
| John Foster.
LITERATURE is mere step to knowl.
edge, and the error often lies in our
Identifying one with the other. Litera-
ture may, perhaps, make us vain; true
knowledge must render us humble
Mrs. Sanford.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-08
A BIG BAY FOR BOSTON.

was little Boston boy sat on his fathers knee,
And looked up in his fathers face and said Papa,
prithee,
Why do the bells in Boston town ring out so mer-
rily?
{ hear the sharp torpedo snap, hear the horn of
see the peoples faces all a-Hght with gladstone
grin,
And Uncle zenas cries aloud, I'm fifty dollars in
The Old South Church and Funnel Hall are dee ked
With streamers gay;
My sister leaves her culture talks and hears the or
gan play;
Oh, father, tell me, father, what may be this holi-
day?
It is not the seventeenth day of june the thr-
tleth of May:
Christmas is gone, and Fast Day exc, and old Elec-
And the Fourth I shot, alas, my right hand
thumb away.
Oh, whom have we licked on land, papa, or whom
have we licked at sea?
Or, in the port, Mohocks bold a-splling of the
tea,
Or for Concord fight or Lexington do men make
jubilee
oh, what are the sights see papa, or what are the
sounds hear?
Or is it a feast of Adams (Sam) or the feast of Pau
Revere,
Or do the happy folk fare out to the lectures al
Walden Mere?
Oh, father, 1 hear the cannon boon and the snar,
drum sharper roll,
And 1 the mayor on a lively steed a steed a,
black COAL
And his smile is wide, and he a sprg of greer
at his buttonhole.
"oh, father coach with six white steeds is bowl
ing down the street.
1t that the governor What a haiti But his claw
hammer coat is neat.
And so is Lis buttonbole bouquet but where are hi
cloven feet I?
q Oh, why about the bulletin boards are heard suc
wild huZzas,
And why do the throng of men block up the pas
sage of the cars +?
And why does Uncle Zenas have to inspect so man
bars p?
oh, at some hero's shrine to-day ia grateful homo
paid,
Or for some famous fight of old is due thanksgivin
made ?"
= My son, j. Lawrence Sullivan has basted fatt
Slade." -Nelo York Sun,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-08
Joking While Under Fire.

In the midst of danger soldiers are
sometimes prone to jest and laugh, and
even play practical Jokes on each other,
as the following anecdotes will show:
During the trench work before Sebasto-
pc! there was certain man 10 the regi-
ment who disliked being on duty IN the
trenches, and who always got into what
he considered the safest corner of the
trench, and remained there as long as
he could. The bugler OF his company,
a malicious urchin, soon found this out,
and was constantly in the habit of play
ing tricks to brighten his cautious COM
rade. He would peep over the parapet
and call out, GA shot !" and then turn
round to see his friend roll himself TO-
gether like ball. At other times he
would call out, " A shell !" of which he
knew the man had mortal dread; and
when he saw him throw himself fiat on
the ground, he would take piece of
earth or stone and throw it close to his
recumbent friends head, and then run
up ard comfort him by showing him a
bit of old shell, which he had picked up
for the purpose, remarking at the same
time:
THAT was a near thing, man."
All the men knew and enjoyed the
joke, aud some times roared with laugh
ter; but it was we'll for the urchin that
his friend never found him out. This
same man was really wounded aiterward,
and while the bullet was being removed
from beneath the skin of his back the
same urchin was standing by, and the
moment the bullet was extracted
small spherical one-the boy held out to
his friend six-pound cannon ball, say
ing:
"See what the doctor has cut out
o. YEP
This occurred while the heavy fire was
poiDp on around
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-08
What Conquered Indian StOlidity.
From the Denver Tribune.

At Denver recently the proud natures
of number of Ute Indians prevented
them from making any great expressions
of surprise at what they saw. They SIM
ply stood and looked about, only the
look of wonderment in their eyes betray.
ing their thoughts. Occasionally they
commented, in the Ute language, upon
something that especially attracted theil
attention. Only once were they unable
to suppress their feelings. That was
when the horses at the central fire sta
ton were hitched in something less than
four seconds. They could not express
their delight at what they saw, and 70,
q moment the chatter, all in Ute, was
terrific
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1883-09-08
SORGHUM Seed.

A correspondent Of Colman's Rural
World tells how he saves sorghum cane
seed: When the cane is fully ripe,
select my seed in the field from large
heads with heavy large seed, rejecting
all chaffy small seeded heads. String
them In dry, airy loft, that one head
will not lay on the other, thus avoiding
mould or heating which will iniure the
seed. When perfectly dry, pack them
away secure from rats, mice and crick-
cts. The damage from crickets Is not
easy to detect until it is too late. The
top of the head blooms and gets ripe
first, therefore / have supposed it was
the earliest. Iscrspe off the top half of
the head and reject the remainder