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Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27
Saving Grass Seeds.

Many farmers neglect TO save thei
own grass seeds because it needs atten
tion at time when they are most busy
with their grain AMI hay; but if farmer;
generally would make ita point to save
seed for. .heir own use they would find
account in ii, both in prime cost. ana
III not being imposed upon by buyin.
foul seed from another mans farm, who
had no interest in keeping your Ian
free Of weeds.
Orchard Grass is among the first tc
ripen, and will be ready to cut from the
20th Of June to the first Of July, accord
ing TO the location of the soil. This
should be either reaped or Graded snd
Immediately but 10 compact shocks, 10
stand couple Of weeks. The stubble
may then be moved and hayed, taking
care not to disturb the shocks When
dry, the shocks should be novel very
carefully to the barn fol storage, as the
sesd shells out easily.
Kentucky Blue Grass comes in sea
son for harvest about the same lime as
orchard grass. The best method OF
gathering the seed Of this grass is by
stripping the heads by hand; the pro.
cess is rather slow, but no other way
will bring the seed in good condition,
as it is to light and chafTy 10 be ,hresh-
ed and winnowed At the price for
which il sells in market, even this slow
way pays well.
Msadea Fescut English Blue Grass
Is ripe early in July, and having a tol.
srably heavy seed, can be cut by the
sickle or cradle, and whee dry thfeshee
and winnowcd carefully to separate the
chsf.
vFosol Meado,c Grass ripens its seed
in the last Of July. We consider this
os the best grass that can be raised for
meadow swails and marsh lands. 1t is
6ne. nutritious and yields grea' bur.
den; snd--like good natured wife
will bear great deal Of neglect with.
out spelling. When in head, this grass
very nearly resembles red top and is
often mistaken for it. The seed is very
fine and sells al q high price-a, much
ky the bushel a. clover seed, though
much lighter.
Timothy Seed ripens in July, and as
II ts contained in strong heads, is very
easily harvested and got out, either
BY reaping. cradeling, or with such a
machines as WAcESER's clover harves.
tor, simply taking of the the heads. We
wish 70 .bespeak the attention of farmers
generally TO saving the bes, seeds oil
these leading grasses.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27

\ admitied % q Sis,s with that system
!, their church snd. .uniorbid,len BY thei
( 1sws. Kf Aor can fAs Federal Govern
tsSss isssrfsrs 70 stop us institusionI
Where L tho power in the Constitution
wtAsA allows Congress TO say 70 Utah
rYous marriage relation shall b,
shps snasoi" We ere st loss 10 fne
II We do not think il desirable that
the Fcdefsl Government should have
such Powers. Ii is this very want d
pewsf which will obviste, If any thing
will. the impending troubles about Utah
end her Institutions, when she presnts
hefself for sdmission. We leave to the
laws Of the locality, tho influences ol
slueation and morality, 10 inculcate
better notions Of murriag, an | thus Grad.
icsts this worse than barbarian system
II Utah DO admitted, as other States
hsve been. she will in time be peopied
by intelligent Americans, and one gen.
eration will see the last of VI ormo ~ ism.
There ore already elements of decey at
work. 10 which, in conclusion, wo call
attention:
lst When the necessity for increasing
the population Of Utah passes away, the
zeal for proselylism viii, h it has bred,
must burn less warmely.
I'd. The aggiomrration OF the sect
upon q single spot. which up to q Ger.
tain point, as in Missouri and Iliuois,
gives strength and Capitalization, con.
tain also an element of weakness.
81. The theocratic mode Of govern.
nent csrno: obtain in this country pei.
mansntly. The Legislature will in time
slide from under the inauc nee of the
leanefs, and The democratic element en-.
teL
4th. On the death Of every Presiden,
Or Chief Prophet, there will be, az there
was when joe Smith was killed, diff ..
Guilty in choosing successor, which
may break the sect into fragments, mu.
tnaily destructive.
9Th. Already the new genera ton be.
gins 10 laugh at and scout the "revcla.
tions." The marvels Of Joe will be
mere jokes in another generation.
9th. The religion falling, poIygamy
will fall: and in time, this singula, peo.
pie will become homogeneous with the
rest Of the Union. They have the ole.
men.s Of industry. thrift and ingenuity.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27
Celebration Of tho Foarth.

Tho Sunday Schools Of this place
We understand will celebrate the 4th ol
July, 10 the Grove, and passed reso.
luton inviting The neighborins schools
Of tho County 70 bs present with them
on that occasion. We ere sorry the,
We cannot have : central citizens cello.
brstion, il We did nolhiss more Than
mset. 70 heer : speech, sad exchange :
patrio.ic sentiment. i would be fax bet.
tefihan the saact;fsd fosbesrsncs which
ehsiselsri.es ths nssisct ouf con.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27
Hon: Samuel r. Yinton at Washing
fOn

The following article from the Penn
sylvonian, will bs read with some sur
prise by the people Of this county, who
have so long and faithfully sustainod
Mr.. Vinlon as the representative oI
their views on questions Of public poll.
cy. particularly that of6nsnce.
Many Of our readers will remember
that one Of tho strongest illustrations
given by Mr.. Vinton, in his arguments
in favor Of a high protective tariff, was
that under the revenue system, iron was
imported from Europe for laying the
tracks Of our rail roads, that the tariff
on that article should be such as to slim
ulate home manufacture, and thus save
our specie from being sent out Of the
country for an Article which we have all
the elements TO produce. This was one
OF the strong points in all his ingenious
arguments in favor Of special protection.
We also we'll remember the speech oil
Mr.. Vinlon at Etna Furnace, in 1874,
when he laborc1 10 convince the people
that the importer paid The duty on for.
eign goods, ard not the consumers.
Since then "limcs have changed, and
men change with them" In "A Mr..
Vinton was acting in the character Of a
politician, now he is acting in the ca.
pacity Of q man Of business, as Presi.
dent Of a Railroad Company. If tho
foreigners paid the duty on imported
goods, woull the railroad companies
seek to get the duty rcmi,tcd on iron for
heir works?
The question Of tariff in this coun.
try is elFectually settled; and we should
regret TO SEQ Congress interfere with the
present tariff by way of'liscrimnation in
'avor Of any particular interest. How.
ever, we have not very exalted opinion
IF the integrity Of the present Congress,
On any question, unless il is that Of Fl.
lclity 10 the interests OF slavery!
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27
Senator ChaSe--IIiS SGeecb. &c,

+ We have the pleasure Of laying De.
fore the public, the short speech Of MIR
Chase delivered in The U. S. Senate, or
the night Of the passage Of the obnoxi
Gus measure to which il relates. Lik,
all his productions, it is cogent, clear
aud forcblo. We Lope the day is Close
at hand when the people Of Ohio vii
do this man justice;-when ,hey vii
take their views Of his character as ;
statesman, from his own words ans
deeds, rather than from the Washington
Union, and otter kindted papers.
Mr.. Chase is one Of the ablest Law
yers in the Union, and read his lessons
on American Government, in the school
Of tho Slatesrghtsmen. He is among
the most radical Of Democrats, holding
to the doctrines of Free Trade, Ian Re.
lorM, the election Of President. Vice
President and all federal officers by a
direct vote Of the people, SO lar as the
same is practicable. Yet because he
holds 10 the faith Of Jefferson, Franklin,
Pinckney and other Statesmen of form.
er times on the question OF slavery, he
is prescribed and denounced by a cor.
rupt and stipendiary press, and by small
politicians, who do understand him,
or because Of his elevated rank, as n
accomplished gentleman. Mr.. Chase
is, and ever has been, firm friend of
the Union, and the course that he, and
his friends have pursued, is the surest
means Of sustaining it; he simply insists
that slavery is State Institution; that
in the limits OF the States where it exists
it is beyond Federal interference; but
that when it seeks to be aggressius, ami
and to travel onto unoecupied ground,
that then the general government should
resist its progress; and that the Legisla.
ton Of Congress should be most EN-.
phalically on the side of freedom. In
sustaining these positions, he reflects
the sentiments Of a very decided majnri-
~ Of his constituents.
We have always deemed it essential
70 tho nationality and existence Of the
Democratic party, that the utmost tolef.
alton and forbearance should be exer.
e:cised towards each other by the north.
ern and southern members Of Congress.
But when we sea men like Mr.. Chase
prescribed, and open and ayowed disun.
ionists, held ! n close feIlowship,ond el.'
evated to places Of honor in the govern.
ment, it is time for the press to speak
out. .
Mr.. Soule. opposed to the LAST the
compromise measures, and raised the
banner Of disnaion in Louisiana. Col.
Jefferson Davis, the Secretary Of War,
was so much opposed to the ssme mea.
sures, and TO the "Northem fanatics, .
that in speech at Natches, in 1851, he
coanseAsd open rebellion, aad 10 use
his own Language, -.afnasd fesistance
snd insdrreetion'' sssinsi the Fedsr,l |
II is ssid that his hatred
II dis sUnion was 20 iasense. tia. he re-!
:. = 8 ~ ~ ~ ~ = u - ~. J.,
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27

The principle Of liberty ofcdX ~
which the Constitution Of the n
States guarantees to all sects, III
been again defeated in the BfitiSl II
lament, which has decided thst h
shall not hold a seat in that bod \
less they subscribe upon the e",rul3zi
Of a Christian, lin taking the Mi III
oath. Lord John Russell cndlS 81
to have this civil disability Is6iSS1
from the Jews. but mojoriiyg 4
House, Of four only, defeated the
ure. England. while forcing the Edl
Of Turkey to extend civil equality Il
Christian subjects. denies it 70 4
tion Of her own population.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27
The Iron Interest.

A Regular organization Of Congress
ional borers has been established to so
cure the remission or repeal of the duty
on railroad iron, heretofore or hcrea fte
TO be imported, said borers slipulatins
that railroad companies shall pay them
five per cent, on whatever amount they
be benefited by the reduction Of it.
price.
or course we shall expect to heal
this scheme derounced as altogether EN-.
anating from the "rascally locofocos. :"
But our readers will be astonished TO
learn that two Of the most prominent
and active men engaged in it, were but
recently among the shining lights Of
High Tariff Wniggery.-One Of them is
no less parsonage than Samuel F. Vim.
ton, Of Ohio, but a few years since
chairman Of the important Committee OF
Ways end Means in Whig Congress.
The other is George Ashman, Of Massa.
chuse,ts, who distinguished himself as
rank high pretectionist in Congress, and
as bitter opponent Of the Mexican
war.
Ye Democrats Of other days, who
were mislel by the many pretences of
the Wings Of excessive and exclusive lie.
votion 10 the iron interest, what say you
now? Does not the 'iron enter your
very souls at this sort oftreacherv," nd
do you not see how ironical and false
are Whlg proiessions?- Pennsylvanian.
The Iron Railroad Viii it be ertend.
ed SO as to connect vith other Rail.
roads
The question is often asked whether
this work will be SO extended, as to con.
meet with any Of the main lines OF Rail.
road.-Five years ago it was supposed
'hht in three or four years, at most, the
Iron Rail Road would connect this
place with the agricultural regions of
the interior, that time is past, and but
four miles Of !his work has been put un
der contract since the first sale Of lots
in Ironton. -,
The inducement was held out to the
people that settled here, that this road
should be speedily built. Since this
work was put under contract, Ports.
mouth nd Scioso County have con.
structed the Scioio and Hooking Val.
Icy Road, 10 the Town Of Jackson, more
than forty miles, while but thirteen
miles Of the Iron Rail Road has ye.
been constructed. Fsom near Bloom
Furnace the s Oh. y.TR. r.. in the di. |
recsion Of Jackson, is bullion the line
,hat the I1en Rail Road wss dssignsd 20 |
have bsen located. From aihs present
northern senm;ous Of ,hs.lrsh r. r. ioI
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27

.muni,y'ii becoming notorious for lack
ofsociubilisy, and q. want Of social en-
ioymcnt. We msy make all duo allow.
sncs fer business snd enterprise, and
yet. with double ths. amount Of business.
our socisbiliiy and friendly feeling might
OF least bs quadrupled. We should like
TO soc the young men and ladies Take
the matter in hand. for We feel convin.
ced that "young America" can always
appreciate such occasions.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27

Tho editor the New Haven Conn
Palladium. says, that young lady. a
member Of his family; had violent at.
tack Of L ysipclas, and one side Of her
face was fearfully swollen, the eye clos.
ed, AID the pain excessive. Raw Gran.
berries, pounded fine, were applied and
frequently changed-.the pain and swell
ling soon abated, and in two days no
trace OF the disease remained.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27
Livery StabIc.-M.ssrs. Greenwoe

Livery Stablc.-M.ssrs. Greenwood
& Co. has just received splendid as.
sortrnent OF Buggies & Carriages, at
their stand, Oh the corner Of Third &
Lawrence Streets. Also a number OF
very fine horses; all Of which can be
hired ut short notice. Persons requir.
ing anything IN their line would do we II
10 give them q call.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27
To the Ladies 1--WE woulA invit

To the Ladles...We woull invite
the after ntion Of The Ladies in particulsr.
10 the Shoe Store Of Mrs. jane Green,
ON Third Street, in the room formerly
occupied by Dr.. Bing; as she keeps the
best assortment Of Ladies & Misses
Shoes that we have yet seen in Ironton.
Call and see for yourselves.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27
Accident on Lake Superior.
ONroNAGoN, June II

UNroNAGoN, June IL, 1854.
The Indians brought in, this morning,
news that seven men who left this place
few days since, in small boat 70 La
Pointe were all lost; the boat having
been found on the beach with one Of
the bodies lying dead in the bottom, q.
bout 8 miles this side of La Poin.c. M, ~
The names Of all the unfortunate D q
sons who TINS met an untimely fad
have succeeded in obtaining, toge(fk
with their residences, with one exSSpsE
tion: &lS
Hiram Gray, Trap Rock, Michigan;
Thomas Buzzo, do; Jonathan Conktin,
do; }. Colvin, do; B. ConkIin, Detroit,
Michigan; J. Aiken, 90. &st
They were undoubtedly out IN the
gale of Thursday, and their little craft
was unable to stand the sweeping BIZ
lows. One Of the numbet, if no, mo-
was fine sailor, and new tho L
we'll.
Oatonagon has improved lately, an
is getting TO be quite place. Plank.
roads are being built, and everything
wears an air of business.likc activity.
quite remarkable for so small town.
-Clev. Leader. N}*''
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27

SioNIFIcANr.-.The FIST act ofs,t.
Russian Cabinet on tho receiptsof s,hs
intelligence Of the treuty between Pfn..
sia aud Austria, recognizing tts idle.
pendence OF the Lower danube. a .
part OF the Sullan's doninions, % 81 an
important condition Of the intsrests Of
Germany, ami contemplating i s0n,.
mons 10 Russia to evacuate the ,Princ;.
pallies, was to double the levisy 81 man
for the current year. The Cxar seem.
determined 10 make COOL iiis NbM,
TINT he woulJ never yield. .n',8sE ENrlsnd
and France are both incrsasinxstk,sif !.
mics. The allies seem at Ias,sts Sts s,l;s
magnitude oil the task they haS6 fxuder..
taken, and are now preparing lo3n ic6k
and terrible war. Their first eif6tjYs sisnts
those OF intimidation only; but qisho.
las has shown that he is not sfls.
tered from his purpose by m32 nov
Of fo,ce, AMI that he can give ~ u sfof
blow when il comes 70 the G5xen:
counter. las h
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27

DEMOC3ATlC STATE TICKET.
Foa SUPREME JrDGE-SHEPHARD f. NOR
RIS, of Cl.mont.
BoAnD OF PunLIc WoRKs-ALEXANDER p.
MILLER, of Butler.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27

near Bloom Furnace where thsi. r.. r.
would infersect The line ofihs 5. & n.
|V. r. r., the distance is only about ten
miles, if,his ssp was supplied we should
hsvs direct and cheap com mmunlcstion
by railrosd with the interior Of the State
for the s. & H. v. R. will ,oon be com.
plescd 10 New. York. This done, the
citizens Of Ironton could then take the
cars in the morning. AMI the Same even
ing be in Columbus, or Clevsland;--
the advantages Of such connection
would be Of immeasurable sdvsntage 10
the people Of Ironton-becsuse il would
so much cheaper the price Of provisions
and give the people ready facilities Of
communication with all other parts of
the country. We mad supposed that tho
capitalists Of this place, the principal
stockholders in the o. l.& C. c., and
also in the |. r. R.. who have made i'm.
mense sums Of money out Of the land
speculstions here, instead of going to
another State TO invest their surplus mo.
ney in towns and rail roads. would rath.
er feel themselves under some obliga.
lions to apply tin extending the |. r.
r., SO as - make good their pledges 10
the men that have purchased property
here, in full faith that tho Iron Rail
Road would be extended TO connect
with the interior improvements. within
q reasonable time.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27

SquArrEns.---.Tbis class fare vary
poorly in in California, and the proc cod.
ings with regard to them are often very
summary. Recently a poor Irish woma n
and her goods and chattels. including
children and litter Of pigs, were luruel
out upon the Plazo, where she sat with
her household goods about her, waiting
for her old man to come home and do
her justice. Some Of the little pigs that
strayed back she gathered in her np prom,
and sat patiently and dcterminedly, re-.
fusin. TO accept the hospitality that
neighboy offered to her. Whether she
moved from her position we cannot know
until the arrival of the next steamer.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27
Bliss on tho NEW Democratic Test


Hon. Geo. Bliss the able Democrat
who represents in Congress the Stark
Summit and Portage District, in his
speech on tho Nebraska question, an
nounced the following truth. which some
politicians and newspopersn Ohio may
profit by, IL properly needed.
"Thosc who vainly talk Of making
this bill test Of Democracy. viii! be
quite willing to forsgo that pleasure
when they find themselves with their
TEST on one side, and the Dtm mocratic
party on the other. That great party o
national necessity, which is animated
by. and holds in its keeping. the very
soul Of the republic, is not destined to
be shattered to fragments by any differ
ence OF opinion upon this subject"
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27

ly deno by fS,mers. BY The use OF a
good horse. rake. pnd no, cutting too
much at stime, injury from ,hssc csuse.
can bc ususliy svoidsJ. Too much
drying IN our hot sunny climate 10 also
injuflcus;Asnc i Is Important that hey
should be gathered into winrows O.
cocks. ~ soon o. il will answer, in no,
sunny weather. llis better 10 pnt hay
10 tho barn or stack before !, is thor.
oughly died Of its neutral juices, Than
10 risk its exposure 10 rains, in which
ease sprinkling Of salt will rreven,
fermentation. A pint Of wa,erin hsy,
sfter i is willed, will do moro damage
than gallon Of native sap, anl moul.
dy hay is utterly unfit for stock.
Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-06-27

Il thank God that thu fs,o OF ny
country became sointimstely conpectsa
with the fsts Of lIber'y aud indspsud.
sncs ofnations In Europe, % fotmerl,
Il was intimately connected will the se
curiiy Of Chfistsndom. "A
II thank God that my couniry's un
meri,ed wo. and my peuonnl sufrsring',
became an opportunity to seek moni'
fes.a.ion Of the spirit and principles o.
your republic.
"May God the Almighty bless you
with long life, thar you may long en-
joy the happiness 10 sec your country
great. glorious, snd FREQ. Tho corner
stone Of International justice. and the
column Of freedom on the earth, as il Il
already on asylum 10 the oppressed.
"Sir, | pledge to you country the ev'
erlas,ing gratitude Of Hungary"
Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1854-08-09
Taking things Easy--A Philosophical
Woman.

As an exhibition of the right kind of people for
this world, we give place to the following letter
of woman to her husband in California. 1t is
bad enough for woman to be left, "to her own re-
sources" without being visited with other n,isfor-
tunes, in addition, She appears to take things
easy--as she should:
"My Dear Husband: As It is some time since
you left US for California, suppose you would
be glad to hear how we are getting along in your
absence. am happy to say that we are all en-
joying very good health, on the whole. Just at
at present. two of the boys have got the small pox
Amanda Jane has got the lTyphuS fever, Betsy is
down with the measels, Samuel got hooked by a
COW the other day, and little Peter has just chop
ped off seven of his fingers with the hatchet-
Its mercy that he didn't chop them ali Off
With these triAing exceptions, we are all well,
ard getting along nicely. You needn't be at all
anxious about US.
almost forgot to say that Sarah Matilda elop-
ed last week with tin pedlar, Poor girl! she's
been waiting for the last ten years for chance,
and I'm glad she's married at last. She needn't
have taken the trouble to elope, though, for I'm
sure I was glad enough to have her go. She was
great eater, and find the baked beans don't 90
of near so fast now as they did The way that
girl would dig into pork and beans was caution
to the rest OF the family.
"The COW took into her head yesterday to run
away, which was very fortunate. I'm sure, for
the barn caught fire last highland was consumed
was in hopes that the house would go too, for
it's very inconvenient, but the wind was the
wrong way, so it didn't receive much injury.
"Some boys went into the orchard the other
night, and stripped all the fruit trees. am
very glad of it, for if they hadn'tI presume the
children would have made themselves sick by
eating too much fruit"