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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1854-07-13
DEFERRED ARTICLES.
Dedleatlon OF ,ho New nn.nn.e un,1

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On Saturday the New Masonic Hall of
this city was dedicated, with the proper
ceremonies. Quite number Of Masons
were in attendance from distance. Af.
ter the dedication, under the MarshaIship
Of Col. r. W. Dening, and T p. Hurst.
Esq, the order formed in procession and
marched through the principal Streets
The procession was large, and embraced
a body Of as fine looking men as any one
could wish TO see. I be marching finish,
ed, the procession again repaired to the
Hall, where, in behalf Of the order, DR.
Waddle presented to Judge Or, hand.
some silver pitcher, on which were beau,
tlfulIy engraved the symbols Of the order,
as testimonial ofthe high esteem in which
Sciolo Lodge hold The character of the
Judge and his jealous and unwearied devo-
uonIothe Order. The presentation address
OF the Dr. was conceived in excellent taste,
which drew from the Judge brief feel.
ing and eloquent response.
AS per programme, DR.. Hampstead
then delivered lengthy address. Those
who heard it pronounced it to have been
one Of ability. The address concluded,
the orders went to their respective Halls,
when they were dismissed IN due form.
Ia the evening banquet was given at
the Hall 10 the members of the order and
their families. Participants say it was a
delightful aifair.-CHi. Adrer.
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The WHITE VA1L-A beautiful but
,trange custom prevails among the Ja-
panese by which the bride receives a dis
tnguished sermon as present from her
friends. In our glad land The bride ire
qnen'ly receives presents Of jeweIy and
dress but in japan her friends give her
On the wedding day long whi'e vail
This vail is large enough 10 cover her
rom head 10 ioot After the ceremony is
over she carefully LAYS aide hat vail
among the things not to be disturbed -
That wedding vail IS at her death to bf
ner shroud. What would our females
think Of having their shrouls around
lnem 10 Dartake in the dancing and other
foolish reyelrles o. a marriage IN his land
Of Pul pits and Sabbalhs.
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CSTHe is a public benefactor who, by
he prudent and skllIIul outlay of his
money in beltering its condition, shall
make a single field yield permanently a
crop; and lie who does this over a square
mile. virtually adds square mile TO The
national territory-nay, lie does more. he
doubles TO this extent the territorial re-.
sources Of the country, without giving the
state any larger acural area 10 defend.-
Nj hail, then, 10 the improvers Of the soil;
leath and long life he their lortune-may
heir dreams be few and pleasant. and
heir sleep the swee, repose Of the weury
may they see the fruits OF their own
labor, and may their sons reap still heav-
Ter harvesls.-BiachwoOd S May.
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THE Ivory TRADE.-lhe New York
journal of Commerce has an article on
The Ivory Trade, from which we quote;
'Niue.t .tenths OF all the ivory brought
directly 10 the United States. comes from
ZANZIBAR, in Africa, 10 the port Of Salem
1t has been conjectured that eventually
the supply would be stopped, on account
Of the extinction Of the elephant, but this
we are informed by those conversant with
the subject, is not probable, large quaint
lies being brought from lhe unexpIored
interior Of Africa by the traders on the
coast, ol which part is obtained from
animals who have died naturally; the ele
phant being too large game to be serious
y affected by the weapons of savages.-
| he dealer can readily discern by the
appearance Of the tooth whether il is
taken from freshly slain animal or not
Some of them broke and mutialed, give
evidence OF deadly encounters their pro
prietors have had in their native Jungels
while others are gnawed by African rats
probably, for the teeth marks are large
and deep incisions. The English traders
owing 10 their superior faculties, have
the monopoly Of the market in India and
in Africa. and the choicest articles cun
only be obtained from them.
In price it varies from 75c TO 81 75per
pound nett, which are the extremes for
corresponding qualities, Within five
years past, owing to its extended appro-
pration TO purposes of art and luxury. il
has increased twenty per cent. in cost
and great economy is requisite TO work
up the scraps and clippings to advantage
as its curved form will not admit o.
Strengthening, without destroying the text
urc, which would be fatal to its usefulness
and beauty. Nothing, however, is per.
milted to go TO waste. The refuse is
carefully cacined, and, when carefully
ground upon a marble slab, yields jet
black velvely pigment, used by artists 70
paint Uncle Toms, broad cloth coats, and
other matters requiring particularly
ipuv hue. Next to the Chinese the Ger
mans excel in ivory carving and orna.
mental work, most Of the beautifully EN-
beIished umbrella and caLe knobs being
made by them, These. according to the
amount OF work lavished upon them,
range in price from three to ten dollars
each
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A JUST EIEBUKE,

The New York Herald contains the
following:
"On the death Of Robert Williams. a
marine serving on board the Mississippi
IF the coast of Japan. Commodore Perry
applied to the authorities Of the Empire
ior permission to bury his comrade ashoe,
rhe boon was granted, a grave was dug,
and the funeral cortge invited to land
# proceeded unmolested through large
village and was accompanied to The grave
by large number Of natives, who be-
haved with The utmost decorum and pro.
pretv. Contrast this with the conduct OF
two European countries in the like case,
The Papal States and Spain. In neither
of these couatries are Proteslants suffer.
ed to perform the rites Of Christian burial
over their dead in open day or in large
cities. The Protestant dead are buried
at night and by stealth at Madrid; and al
Rome the only Protestant chapel is out
side the walls and every now and then is
threatened to be shut. Could not few
japanese be sent to Spain and Italy, teach
the natives Of those regions sense anc
toleration"
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YoUNG AmERlcA IN WISCONSIN There
is boy out in Madison. the capitol Of
Wisconsin. who, if he gets 10 bsck-sets
will scarcely fail to reach Congress or the
PeniIentiary one Of these doys.
His school teacher. young Isdy. was
prosecuted by his parents for pretty Sc
V"reIy welIing the young rascal's back
Tor his badness The case went up to
court, and the verdict of the jury was IN
fleet served him right We give one
o. the items II the boys testimony, the
wit Of which atoned for lis rudeness. He
asked her 10 do sum for him'-which
was 10 subtract 9 from 90. One of the
counsel asked MIN il he could not do it
Without her assislancel
BOY might. but the arithmetic said
| couldn't subtract from 8 without bor-
rowing 10, and | didn't know where in
III 10 borrow it,"
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WoMEN's "RlGHTs" IN TURKEY. a
foreign correspondent of the Worcester
Palladium writes:
Please tell my friend Miss Lucy Stone,
that saw in the streets Of Constantine.
pie, in yellow slippers and riding stradlIe
on a horse. Kara Natmi.fldneum. noble
and rich lady of Marach. who solicited
and obtained a command among the Tur.
kish volunteer forces. She has under
her orders a battalion of five hundred
wicked Asiaics, equipped hy herself
She is about fifty years old, goes veiled in
the ordinary manner but shows her face
freely in spite Of her veil One sees by
the expression Of her countenanoe that
she is made of the righ, kind Of stuff
She will do something"
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To Boil RIcE.--Ricc is one of those
vegetables which is easily injured by poor
cooking, and may be made really unpaIa
table By little orer-boiling Rice should
be carefully looked over, and thoroughly
washed in two or thlce waters. The ker-
mel will then have peary lus.re 1t
should be put into boiling water in which
q llttle salt has been thrown, and allowed
10 boil fifteen or seventeen minutes. The
water should then be drained off--and the
kettle set back from the violent heat of
the fre-whcn has steamed in this way
about fifteen minutes, it will be perfectly
soft, Of snowy whitencss, and each kernel
will retain its individuality, and n,t be
lost in one solid mass Of paste.
A pint of rice may be boiled in three
quarts of waier. A. II.
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VINO OuGHr TO DRINK LIQUOR IN

VINO OuGHr TO DRINK LIQUOR Mot
tho rich, for in it there is no retreshmrnt.
Not the poor, for it Injuries their purse,
their credit, their health, their morals
their families.
Not the idle man, for he is lazy enough
without it.
Not the merchant, for it will probably
render him bankrupt
Not the mechanic, for it will cause him
to make promises which he cannot keep,
and so lose his customers.
Not the farmer, for it will make his cat.
tie lean, his sheep hide-bound, his barn
empty, and gil the windows of his house
with old hats and old rags
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The LIQUOR LAw.--We learn that the
county Auditor Of Scioto, G. A. WALLER,
Esqr., has given notice that he will not pay
costs of witnesses, &c, in prosecutions
under the new liquor law Parties enter
ing complaint will be required to give
bond for costs, where the defendant is ir-
responsible. or Witnesses, lawyers, DC,
will look elsewhere than to the county
Treasury for fees. The Auditor, We un-
derStand, is sustained in this position by
the expounders of the law.-POrtS. 1r'b.
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A FACT FOR THE KNOW NoTHINGs.--
The N. Y. Daily Mirror says the late
census shows that the number Of Irish.
men in the United States is less than one
million; and our Federal, States, and
Municipal blue Books" we believe,
will show that a majority Of the public
offices and places in the United States
are filled by Irishmen' Is 1t strange
that Americanism is waking up2--Cin.
Sun. e
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INTERESTING RELTo,--On Monday last,
the outside case of an old French gold
watch was found in Pittsburgh, among
the ruins of the magazine of the old
French Fort. 1t bore the following in
scription: "Prescnted to JAMES WETHER.
ELL, by his Friend, GEORGE WASHINGTON,
MAY 3, 1875" This date corresponds
with the time that Braddock set out on his
unfortunate expedition against Fort Du.
Qnesne.
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If you want to serve humanity effect.
lively, don't commence by sending tracts
that are never read, and flannel shirts that
are never worn, in Africa; but help the
needy around YOU. If there are any old
maids about, get them husbands /; if wild
ows, console them; if pretty girls, please
them if pagans, preach the true word to
them, stir them up, turn, twist, fry, boil,
stew or cook them into something Chris
tian and good; After that, look out for
the heather and other folks in "foreign
parts. Good.
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SELECT POETRY.
TAB BLIND COY.

--:o:--
1t was blessed summers day
The flowers bloom 'd-the air was mild
The little birds pourd forth their lay,
And every thing in nature smiled.
In pleasant thought wander'd on,
Beneath the deep woods ample shade,
Till suddenly came upon
Two children who had thither stray'd
Just an aged bccch.tree's foot,
A little boy and girl reciined;
His hand in hers she gently put,
And then | saw the boy was blind.
The children knew not was near
A tree conceal me from their view;
But all they said well could hear
And could see all they might do
"Dcar Mary /" said the poor blind boy,
"Ihat little bird sings very long
Say do You see him in his JOY,
And is he pretty as his song p
ayes, Edward, yes replied the maid,
"I see the bird on yonder tree"
The poor boy sigh d, and gently said,
Sister, wish that could see l''
"The flowers, you say, arc very fair,
And bright green leaves are on the trees,
And pretty birds are singing there:
How beautiful for one who secs p
"Yet the fragrant flowers can smell,
And | can feel the green leaf { shade,
And | can hear the notes that swell
From those dear birds that God has made.
$50, Sister, God to me is kind
Though sight, alas he has not given;
But tell me, are there any blind
Among the children up in Heaven I
"No, dearest Edward, there all sec;
But why ask me thingso odd2'
40, Mary, he is so good to me,
l Thought Id like to Look at Godl"
Ere long, disease bis hand had laid
On that dear boy, go meek and mild;
His widow d mother wept, and ppy'd
That God would spare her sightless child.
He felt her warm tears on his face,
And said 20, never weep for me;
I'm going to bright bright place.
Where. Mary says, l God shall see.
"And you will come there Mary, too;
But, mother dear, when you come there,
Tell Edward. mother, that It's you-
You know lncvcr saw you herel"
lie spoke, no more--but swcctly smiled,
Until the final blow was given;
When God took up that poor blind child,
And open'd d first his eyeS--in Heaven.
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A Yankee has invented machine for
extracting lies from quack advertisements.
Some of them are never seen after enter
ing the machine, as only the truth comes
out! ...
Wonder what he would sell patent
right for in behalf of the large cities west
of the mountains particularly Cincinnati,
Louisville and St. Louis
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WIT AND HUM0I,
4 WESTERN MAN.

He rolled the prairie up ike cloth.
Drank the Mississippi dry.
Put the Allegheny III his hat.
steamboat in bis eye,
And for his breakfast buiialoes,
Some twenty one did fry.
He whipped the whole Camanche tribe
One day before he died
And for walking cane he took
A California pine
And when he frowned he was 80 black
The sun it could not shine,
He whipped a ton Of grizzly bears
One morning with fan;
And proved himself by all these feats,
To be Western Man
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bachelor friend Of ours, passing up
the street, yesterday, picked up a thin
bic. He stood for a moment meditating
on the probable owner, when pressing il
to his lips, he said;
'Oh, that it were the fair lips of the
wearer. ......
Just as he had finished, a big fat. ug-
ly, black wench, looked out of an upper
window and said
Boss, jis please to frow dat fmble in dc
entry, jis drap it !
Our friend--fainted.
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The State Jour al says, that the jury
in the case of Deputy Warden Watson
VS. Tolivcr Coker, returned verdict of
"NOT GUILTY. We also learn Coker
has instituted a suit against Watson, lay
ing damages at $1,000. 1t will be re-
membered that Coker was the convict
charged with stealing money from Wat
son.
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A Kentucky traveller dining at hotel
in Albany, was annoyed by the showing
off of some of the members of the AS
sembly, who kept calling each other from
their respective counties after this fash
ion--'I will thank the gentleman from
Onondaga, &c whereupon the Kcntuck-
ian said to the huge darkey waiter
4 will thank the gentleman from Afri-
ca for a slice Of ham
This cooled of the fashion of address,
ing the gentleman from so and so.
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He who has no other way to distinguish
himself than by the fashion and materi
ais Of his dress, is despicable creature,
and unites the Stiffness of the goose with
the pride Of the peacock.
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DRowNED.--On Monday morning, a
skiff upset in Licking liver, near the
ing mill and gentleman named William
Garrett. Sem, and his son, boy of seven
years, of Cincinnati, was precipitaied into
The water. Theboy was drowned but the
father escaped. The skif--which is
more Of a canoe form, was upset by the
waves of the Champion No. l.
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! New Uses ron SrRITUALlsM.-A sin.
gular case Of bigamy recently occurred
in this city, (says the New York Times. J
which illustrates The new uses to which
spiritual raps may be appropriated. A
woman named Susan A. Hubbard was
arrested for the above offence and tskan
before Judge Osborne, OF the Lower Po
lice Court, for hearing on the goth inst
1t was aledged that she had had three or
four husbands; bur it was necessary only
10 prove the existence Of two marriages
Rev Mr. Saggart, Baptist clergyman,
one Of the Witnesses, identified the priso
ner as the person whom he had; some
years since. married TO Hubbard. Hub
bard himself was present, and was not
dead but had, unfortunately, turned up
The second husband Cor rather one Of
lhe subsequent husbands was also pres.
ent, and swore TO his recent marriage
with the defendant. Mr.. Smucker, the
counsel for the prosecution. wished To
know the circumstances under which the
last marriage had been brought about
lie had first met the prisoner at an as
Sembage of spiriualists, on the corner of
Broadway and Lispenard street. She
was prominent member Of the circle
which met there from time TO lime 10 sum.
mon the world Of spirits to their pres
ence and interogate them. The prisoner
gradually became acquainted with the
witness, IA robust good.looking young
man and. having conceived a passion
for him, set about the work Of inducing
him to marry her He heard that she
had former husbands, and wished to know
il they were dead. At the next meeting
she sumoned the whole of them from the
land OF shadows. and made them all, one
after the other testify to the fact that they
were dead, (in the body,) and give other
Interesting items as 10 their spiritual con
dition. The young man, being finn
believer in Spiriruilism, could not. OF
course, deny such evidence, and being
attracted by the sma7tncSS, intrl igence.
and good looks Of the medium, he mar.
ried her. Not long alter he discovered
that her Spiritual Manifestations were
lying manifestations. and that there were
three or four other claimants TO the pos
session of his wife.
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6rPhilosopher's say that shutting the
ewes makes the sense Of hearing more
acute. A wag at our elbow suggests that
this accounts for the many crossed eyes
which are seen in the churches on Sun.
daY.
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Ohow God hath exemplifed thatlaw in
his conduct towards me: "lf thine ene'
my hunger, feed him; II he thirst. give
him drink" and in so doing, | hope he
hath hesped hot melting Goals on my
head - Brown.
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Go to strangers for charity. to acqaint-
ances for advice, and to relatives for moth
ing and YOU will always have supply.
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MRruruLNEss.-H'll die laughing as
the ticklish man said when the sheriff was
fixing the rope round his neck to hang
him.
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ORDER.--'First come, first served as
the snare said to the rabbit.
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why is a telegraphic dispatch like a
sircinc master? Because it beats time
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CoyscIEHTToUsSEss.- l shall prevent
the use Of ardent spirits, as the innkeep-
er said when he watered the liquors.
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The Sons and Daughters of Vermont
held a grand Family Festival at Lowell.
recently. SAKE, the funny man, was in
yited, but being compelled to decline the
invitation, sent the following proxy:
VERMoNT.-Famous for the production
of four great staples, namely men, tco.
men, mapIe suglr and hrses:
The fist are strong-she last are fleet E
The second and third are exceedingly sweet
And all are uneomnonly "hard to beat
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MAevELoUsSEss. Shouldn't wonder if
that made my head ache. as the sailor
said when the cannon ball smashed his
skull,
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1854-10-11
Correspondence Of the Smyrna Times.
Letter from Lewes.
LEwEs, Del, Oct. 4, 1854

LEwEs, Del, Oct. d, 1854.
Mr.. EDITOR Yesterday was our election
for Assessor and Inspector, which resulted in
favor of the Democratic candidates, by much
less maiorties than at any late electon-their
opponents being the party called Know Moth
ings. There was a great quantity of rum
drank on the occasion. One could see the aged
man of four score years SO much under the in
fuence of spirits, as TO be scarcely able to keep
his equilibrium; and there, also, you could see
the middle aged and young man swearing and
drinking, and behaving more like a maniac than
rational being. But | must, as 20 along.
give the praise to the parties for their choice,
in selecting sober and competent men--men
well calculated to fill the different posts elected
to. But an inquiry ! must put here, and that
is, when will the Legislature find more suita-
Bile place for holding the elections than at a
grogshop! | think it is high time something
was done in this matter-there are many place;
to be found, more suitable. A quiet and sober
citizen cannot approach the polls without being
insultedby those drunken vagabonds that throna
the ground on such occasions.
The corn crop, it is thought. will turn ou
better than was anticipated some time back
l Corn is some little short, but not half so fa1
from an average as represented. Some small
lots in the ear has come to market week Oh
two back. 1t is bringing sixty-two cents, il
exchange for goods; none is bought for casl
ct
A man died at the Breakwater, in a vessel,
few days agO-a man in the prime Of life. Hi
sickness was the effects Of rum.
The Presbytery of Wilmington are to NEE
in this place on Friday next, and the Sunday
following the new Presbyterian Church in Re.
hoboth is to be dedicated.
Some of our old politicians are very mucl
surprised at the doings of the Know Nothing
Convention, which met at Dover last Tuesday
Strange sort of folks these Know Nothngs!
There are two stores in this place that sell
rum, and, both wishing to abandon the traffic
they are on a quandary what to do! One is
afraid that the other will procure a license4-so
I they are watching each other with a =. Jealous
eye"
Respectfully, yours, BREvrrY.
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A. Moore Plow, No. g.; VIM. II. Morrison,
plowman.
5. Pratt & Davis Plow; N. o. Cook, plough
man. p. 4. "a "a
The committee awarded to Pratt & Davis.
of Smyrna, for the best plow--the Double
Michigan certificate of merit.
To John Hammond, the best ploughman-
using Moore Plow, No. ga silver medal.
TO VIM. A. Morrison, second best plough
man, using ditto, a silver medal
Agricultural Implements
Bowman, Elliott & Co., of Smyrna, exhibited
several Superior Corn-Shellers There were,
also, several agricultural implements of merit
manufactured by c. B. Rogers. -...--.. .......
Rev. t. B. Bradford had on the ground an
endless chain horsepower drill and also a
reaper-whch, after cutting the grain, gathers
it up in bundle and lays it one side, ready fol
the binder.
Among the curiosities were handsome speci
mems Of Embroidery, Net and Neede-work. b,
Mrs. K. A. Frazier, Mrs. T. G. Murphey, ant
other ladies, whom we do not recollect.
There were exhibited, also, beautiful col
lection of Flowers,