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The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14
The Danger ofLearning Grammar.

Mr.. Editor, have been sendin' my
darter Nancy to school to a schoolmaster
in this neighborhood. Last Friday ]
went over to the school just to see how
Nancy was gittin' along. and see things
L didn't like. by no means. The school
master was larnin' her things entirely on,
OF the line of eddycalion, and, as 1 think
improper. | SCI while in the school
house and heered one class say their les.
son. They was speilin' and | thol
spelled exceedingly. Then came Nancy's
turn to say her lesson She said it very
spry. / was shoot! and determined She
should leave the school. have heered
that grammar was an uncommon fine
study, but | don't. want any more gram
mar about MY house. The le> son tha
Nancy sed was the foolishest kind u,
talk, the ridcles luy talk you ever seed
She got up and the first word she sed was
Il lovcP' | looked rite at her hard fol
dom SO improper, but she went rite or
and sed: Thou loves't' she loves. >
and recon you never heerd such rig.
germyrole in your life-loye, love, love,
and nothing but love. She sed one tim.
Il did love-"
See |. "Who do you love?'' Then the
schollares LATED; but wasn'tto be pul
off, and I sed "Who do you love; Nancy
| want to know-who- did you love?''-
The schoolm tster, Mr.. Quilister. put ir
and said he wluld explane when Nancy
finished the lesson. This sorter pacifed
me, and Nance went on with awful love
1t got wus every word. She said 81
might, could, or would love-
stopped her agsin, and sed reckon
| would see alb, ut that, and told her t.
walk out OF that house. The schoolmas
ter tried to interfere, but I wouldn't le
him say word. He sed I was afool, ane
noct him down and made him holler il
short order. taukt the strate thing tt
him. | told him 1de ,how him how hedt
learn my daiter grammar.
got the nabers together, and we sent
Mr.. Quillister off in hur y. and I reckon
tharl be no more grammer teechen il
IN these parts soon. Ifyou know Of eny
rather oddish man in your rein tina
doant teech grammar, we wood be GLAD
IT, you wood send him up. But in the fy.
ootur we will be keerfnl how we emnlov
men. Young schoolmas,ers wont do, es
peclally it they teaches grammar. Its
bad thing for morals. z7a5 ft
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14

SCRIPTURAL USE OF THE WORD FoRrY.-
This numerical, which occurs SO frequent
.ly in Scripture, and IN places where its in.
production is apparently at variance with
passages that precede and follow it, is in
the East, constantly used as general
term. implying ''many." or an indefinite
number, as We use the words score or
a "Jozen OF two'' A ruined palace at
Persepolis is called 'sChelminat, or .sthe
forty pillars" though it has but nineteen
standing. and when perfect. had two hun
dred nd six. The Arabs also use zone
thousand and one." in similar manner.
Thus Moses was in the mount .forty'
days. meaning many days. The Israel
ties hvec many, not "forty" years in the
wilderness. This meaning explains nu-
merous difficulties iE scriptural history;
and Persians; Arabs and Turks, still use
the term "forty" in this sense.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14
Leap Year.

1t must be reccollected that anyv oman
during the present year can marry any
man she rleases-provided he be willing.
One of the authorities. writing in 1850,
laws the lay down as follows. ~
Albeit 1t is nowe become part of the
common lave, in regard to social rela.
'lens OF life. that as often as every bissex,
tile year dothe return. the ladycs have tho
sole privilege. during the time il contiuu-
eta of making love nnto the men. which
they d' Gather by wurdes or lookes.as q
them it seemeth proper; and moreover.
no man will be entitled to the Lene6t of
the clergy who dothe refnse to accept the
offers ofa ladye. or whn doth IN any wise
treat her proposals wihe slight or con-
tumely.' u E.fa - sssag
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14
A Prolific Germ

+ Mr.. J. r. Thomas, of Wayerley, Hi
nois, has communicated to the Patent OF.
flee the result of some experiments with
an lndian corn, few grains of which
Were procured for him from the Wyandot
Indians. The following are its peculiari-
ties: F@ H7a #t r. aa4
First, it requires but one grain to be
planted in each hill, more than one grain
is useless II Second, each grain yields
from three to eight full grown stalks, e.
quail in length and strength, being from
nine to twelve feet high, AMI proceed d.
recuy from the grain. Third, each stalk
bears from two TO four ears OF large and
beautiful pearl white corn, the meal OF
which is equal in appearance to -four,
manufactured from wheat. Each hill
will yield from eighty, to twenty ears
From an equal quantity of seed planted, it
will produce double the quantity of ears
that can be raised from any other kind OF
corn grown. The quantity of fodder which
1t bears is immense, and for feeding il is
superior to all other varieties. The kernel
is shaped similar to the yellow flint, the
I grain soft, twelve rowed, and small cob.
Ear from twelve to fifteen inches long.
Ii planted five feet apart each way land
which is near enough it will require L.
500 grains or one quart OF seed, per acre.
Allowing each grain to produce but six
ears land my yeald for the present year,
1855, will average ten ears TO the hill,
and the produce of $3.50 hills is Is, 600
ears and allowing 1870 ears to the oushel
oil corn, the result will be 1876 bushels per
acre. BY actual measurement it has been
eonelusiveh proven that three of the ava
! ragged siztd ears Of the w andot corn will
make one quart, or ninety. six ears to the
bashel. say one hundred ears, and the re
suit is changed from 1876 to $50 bushels
per acre. the latter being nearest CORRECT.
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The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14
Yours ill death,
THoMAss JEFFERSON SOLE.

|
ANEcDoTE OF THE Rev. DR.. PLuMMER.
The Pittsburgh Herald tells the follow.
ing anecdote of the Rev. Dr.. Plummer.
late of this city.
During visit to the Hot Springs. on a
certain occasion, he was invited by the
company gathered there 10 preach Tor
them on the Sabbath. He consented =
The bali room of the hotel was pre- pared
for rel, ,ious worship, and the audience
assembled. The speaker announced bis
text, and began his discourse; but was
mortified to find that by some ofthe youu
ger and more frivolous of his hearers, of
both sexes, the whole peri ,rmance was
looked upon as good joke, and, to br
treated accordingly. Some were smiling.
some were whispering, and an unseemly
levi y prevailed throughout the congrega
tion For a few minutes he end. Favored
to withstand ithy a simple presentation
! of thetruth, but to nopurpose. Stopping
short in his DISCOURSE, he at once arrested
thtir attention by the question. ~My
friends, do you know how these Hot
Springs are SAID to have been discovered?
| will tell you. Many years since. an old
Dutchman and his son were passing "a
long down the valley. where the road now
runs that you see out there, pointing
loit through the window-"when, OBJ
serving the Sprint, they stopped their
team to water their horses. The old man
ook up the bucket, went to the spring,
and dipped it in, when some of the wa
ter dashed up on his hand and scalded
him. In family dropping the bucket, he
started for the wagon, running and call
ing to his son, in the greatest consterna-
tion. 'Tr,ve on. Hans; trive on; He'll ish
no: far from dish ptdcet" Atthis his au-
dlt nee burst ont laughing g-when imme-
diately assuming a look of deepest solem
nifty. and dropping bis voice to the low
tones that in him are like muttered thun-
ders, hr made the application; ..ItelI you
my friends, He'll is. not far from this
place." There were no more smiles in
that congregation that day Some who
heard it, aid it seemed to them as if the
terrors ofthe Day of Judgment had come.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14
love AND JEWELRY.

MraJgN. S. Granger resides in Bur
linglon, Vermont. Mr.. G is a gentle
man-of prepossessing appearance, sports
a Jet Glpck imperial and travels slightly
On his shape. Mr Granger has very
excellent opinion of limsef. and runs a.
WAY viii. the idea that no lady can look
az lia, without experiencing slight pal
pitation under her chemizette. In july
last, Mr.. Granger visited Rockaway, put
apat the Pavilion, and INDUCED in sea
bathing and CLAIMS for about Ten days.
On his way home h stopped in this city
TO spend week. He putup at the Del
ayen iouse. One afternoon, while prom
enaliny up North Pearl street, he saw a
v'ry fascinating young lady sitting by a
Parlor window belonging 70 very fine
three story brick dwelling. not a mile
from Stuben street. Ths young lady
smiled = CIR niger lifted his hat. and drop
ped his head about an inch, inch and a
hall, or two inches. Having done this he
passed on, and in due course oil time found
himself at his hotel II ever Mr.. Gran
ger felt well to all the world, and the
rest Of mannind, il was that aflernoon.-
HE was so buoyant that ii any body had
cut. his suspenders we have no doubt
othat he would gone up like balloon.
fHx.~. "A IL. s
~ The next day Mr.. Granger repeated
his. stroll. He again passed the Pearl
street mansion. and again found tha, fas.
.cinating young lady sitting at the parlor
window. The third time he grew more
!. courageous. He not only lifted bis hat
and smiled but he asccnded the stoop and
twisted the bell pull. The young lady
flew TO the door. opened the same, drop
ped acourtesyson the mating and invited
Mr.. Granger to walk into the parler.-
Mr.. Granger did SO, and, for few minu,
q; ties, felt slightly embarrassed. He over
come this, however, in little while, and
e bentered,upon afchat that. satisfied him
that he had made a ten strikeAeffected
sthesconquest Of an heiress. On leaving.
Mr.. Granger and the young lady exchan-
ged cards--a ceremony that enabled Mr..
Granger to say that the best looking
q girl in an Albany WIS Miss Douglass Of
North. Pearl Street. s,sfs,as i... rli3 =. !
'' They parted in the hall with squeeze
raot The hand that made Mr. Granger look
N lIk'''a boiled lobstrrfor an hour after.
MEG lisa gentleman Of saguine temper
ament, hence the ease with which his
81 fHce takes to vermilIion. Mr.. Granger
l,fs Tor home the next morning, and took
along bosom SO filed with sunsbin.
That there sh uid not be hard winter in
Vermont for the nextIive years. Omar
rIylng at Burlington, Mr.. Granger opened
a correspondence with Miss Douglass
that continued Till Tuesday last. when Mr.
Granger came to Albany to see Miss D,
IN person. He went to the Pearl street
mansion, pulled the bell, and was an,
swered by Biddy of laie importation. =
with Biddy. the following conversation
took place: ~
is Miss Douglass in?' 81
'Wh o. ~ .-1 .~aa..,.ss4
Miss Douglass at.-.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14

sEs &Bs nv MRS. +. d. GAGE. A
q / wish 1 had dozen pairs
y Of hands this very minute,
I'd soon put all these thugs to rights
The very duce is in it.
a ~ ~ - q ~ ~
Here's a big washing to be done.
One pairof hands to doit
"a sheets, shirts s. stockings, coats &pants
How viii e'sr get through i'll
Dianer to get for six ormore,
No loaf left DER from Sunday,
And baby cross as he can live
He's always so on Monday.
~ And there's the cream. his getting sour,
And must forthwith be churning:
And here's Bob wants button OH
81 Which way shall be tu rninga
49, 'Tis time the meat was in the not,
The bread was worked for baking,
III The clothes were taken from the boil
sy,sssoh dear! the baby's wakingl
Hush, baby dear! there hash sh-sh'
.li.i l wish he'd sieepa little,
% Till coaid iun' and get some WOOD
q. Y Tohuny up ihe kettle.
2
On dear! Oh dear. II f----comes nome,
And finds things in this pother,
.ip Hell just begin and tell me all
s Aoou' MS nay h'otheri
80
- NV wv "'.o s"e N'ea " 10
p.,, M 80 - ~ 80
=, ~ ~. 49, NJ ',...,' 49, ~ r,a 'e
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14

~A A gentleman who was 10 the hab-
it OF iarding his discourse with the ex
preston. Il say" having been informed
by t,iend that certain indivi ual had
made ill-natureJ remarks upon this pecu-
liartty, took the opportunity of addressing
the latter in the following amusing style
of rebuke: II say, sir L hear you say I
say at every word / say. Nov. sir. al.
though l say Isly' at every word ] say.
sill | say. sir, it is not for You to say that
| say / say at every wo.d say
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14

BANKRUPT CITIEs.--San Francisco is
burdened with debt she cannot pay, and
treasury is empty; New Orleans has dis
posed OF the use of her public wharves
for the term OF three years, so as to raise
money su ffieient TO pay the salaries of her
school teachers. Chicago is in a sorry
financial eondition--her treasury entire
ly empty,an those In the employ Of the
city so Begging for the wages due them.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14

EN- A teacher Of Sunday School in
Boston was engaged in questioning his
pupils upon subjects connected with theil
previous studies in the Bible. AT last
turning TO young lrishman. a member
OF The class. he asked What Adam lost by
the fall. Pat for a few moments WAS ap-
psrenly in a brown study but at last
his face brigF tened as he replied, "An
was it his hat, sir9'
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14
g A Pretty BROAD H1Nr--To fond

~ A PRETTY BROAD H1Nr.-To fond
mother whose children. we've at the Time
nasing themselves d;sagreeable, a gen N.
tlenan observed. "Ihaye decided pref
-frtnce Tor bad children. madam,n
"How strange. and pray 10, what rea,
SOM" she said, +
Because they are always sent ont ofMe
rotmp' -........4s
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14
What the Roman Hierarchy are Doing in
~ America.

! w nat the roman HIeraFchy are Doing in
America.
The Gatholic Caarch hronicle, Ger
man Roman Catholic paper, and exten-
sively circulated among the German peo-
pie has the following concerning the do
ings Of the Roman Hierarchy in America
| needs no comment, and seems to con
firm the belief that the Remanists in this
counrry are making bold strikes:
THE CATH LIe tHuRcaEs IN THE q.
STATES. Those are t, rribly in errorwl o
unue.y lue the spiritual power of the
church in tie United States. We have.
not only 7 arcl'bishopS, 33 bishops, and
I074 priests, alfin the service Of the Pope
and the church; but We have also 8 col
leges, 81 s,4ninaries, llSlfemale aecade-
mics all. nurseries of JesuitiSm, bringing
danger, and death to unbelieyers, and ir-
religion to American Know Nothingism,
and to the Americans radicaliSm. And
the hierarchlcal band, which like golden
thread encompasses A !, say 42 dioce,es
and two apostolic yicariates. and which
extends from the Atlantic Oeear, to the
Pacific, and which 5at the same time,
stands in an invisible secret magnetic c ,m
blnai u with Rom this hierarchy is to
De sure guarantee that ahe church, and
II but after severe warfares and suffer
tings, will triumih over all the sects of A :
merica II to, all this we add, that a.
present more than Two millions of -Catho-
| lies in the United States which are, .bab-
| tiz-d and confirmed Christian soldiers OF
the Lord, and which would at the rst
appeal place themselves into rank ami or
der, then the power OF. the Roman .Catho.
lie C'hurcl, in the United States will not
be undervauled. l will not throw sand
/ into the eyes OF any one; hence | will ste p
forward openly, and say itrght out -
The power and influence of the Roman
CATHOLIC Church is stronger than many
believe; whoever doubts it, must be fool.
or be- bind. I
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14

{. Es A husband complains sadly at the
Priee OF "dueks." His wife recently
bought three for S275-i. e. "duck' of
a dress. duel of para> ol. and a
"dgck" of u bonnet, a
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14

~
/ FooD THE BEST PHYsIc.--An insepara
Ole attendance on good health is the .reeu.
lar daily action of the bowels; more than
this, speedily induces debility; less causes
lnactlon, dullness headaches, fevers and
| death. ha@2l
There is, perhaps, no person living
whose bowels are not made free or costive
by particular articles of food; the same
article affects different persons varions-
ly.-Each man must, therefore observe
for himself what articles constipate and
what loosen, and act accordingly. A
world nf suffering and multitudes of lives
wouldbe saved every year by proper
attention to this simple suggestion; but
not one man or woman in thousand will
give 1t that attention. hence the great
mass of humanity perishes before prime.
There are som arucies of food which
have various effects according to the
parts used. Tl:e May apple or .'mand-
rake" is a nutritious food; its roots is
cathartic, and leaves poison. The com
mon house grape is a lucious product; the
pulp is delicious food, and in health
should be the only part swallowed; the
seeds loosen the bowels, while the skin
constipates them. Two or three pounds
OF freshly picked, ripe grapss my be eat
en- daily by 8 person in good heath. The
besttime for eating them is Immediately
after breakfast, or dinner sq. s.;s
he only safe, as well as the most ra-
tionsl practice of physic is to make our
food subserye medical uses. Knowing
this, doctorno more takes lis own pills
than an an attorney goes to law, or di-
vine practices his own preaching. .-Hall's 5
Journal of Health fg; .!5 s..5.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14

F A little -irl visiting Niagara with
her father, and seeing the foam at the foot
of the falls. exclaimed, "Pa, how much
soap it must take, to make SO many suds!
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14

E A little one. after undergoing the
disagreeab'e operation of vaccination. ex-
claimed:
Now | won't have TO be baptized will
T."
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14
UPPER sANDUsKY, OHIO, THURSDAY FEBRUARY a. 1856
And who the divil is Miss Douglass?

And who the diviI is Miss Douglass?'
"A young lady that | saw here in July
last-yoar Mistress | suppose. taea
You do9 Well then, let me tell you
you're mistaken. The young lady you
met here in July last was forward mink
J that Misses left to take care of the house
while the family went to Niagara. She
was as modest lirl as ever was. Till a
fblankguard in Vermont made f,lle of
her II ae -a6a ,* Us
You said blackguard in Vermont,
Ithink?' fs
did and repeat it. If he had not
been bIackguard he would not have sent
her a gold watch, had an indecent letter
wit little boys flying around the edges
with more bow arrows than breeches-
bad luck to him ...afre .~-.4
well, never mind about all that. Can
you tell me where / can find the person
lreferredlo?' Pr 5y.9
No, cam. and fIceuId, wouldn'i
or have an iea that you are no better
than thf 9th r blackguard. J
Biddy having said this. ST. med TO the
door and retired tothekitchen.f The in
f-rmation received at he Pearl street
mansion struck Mr.. Granger all of "a heap
The itea that he had been counting ser
want girl for an heIress, drove him almost
to distraction. But tlis was not the
worst Of it. Mr. Granger had not only
suffered in his 'bussom' but in his pocket.
During his correspondence he forwarded
the following presents to Miss Douglass:
Ore gold watch valued at $3.50, one
set Of earrings worth SIS. and dia-
rnond breast pin worth s95 making a
grand total of 1890. -....-..
TO get back a portion of this treasure
Mr., Granger repaired on "Wednesday to
the police Office. He told his story TO
Justice Pars@ns an / wished to swear out
warrant for false pretences against Miss
|
Douglass. s-..,,.e.+.. 1
For doing what?' asked the magis-
trate. ............
For putting on French airs and doing
me out of two hundred and ninat, dollars
worth of jewelry, replied Mr.. Granger
The justice informed Mr.. Granger
that there was no law forbidding French
airs, and that he coull not possibly have
warrant.
| And what would you have me do?'
go home to Burlington and resolve ne
yer again to be sold by Pearl street
street chambermaid. even if she INDUCES
| in French airs and smiles from WIN
dow. 8
Mr., Granger left the Office saying he
would think it oyer. We saw him abou,
an hour afterwards inquirln9 for Mr..
Holstein's law Office Whether he in-
tends TO commence lawsuit for recovery
ofhis goods, viii be known at the next--
term. a# ffa 4
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14

EF To hear the discourse of wi>emen'
delights us, and their company inspires US
with noble and generous contemplations
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14

ii kAeTs FOR THE CURIous.- Thomas JEFF
ferson and John Adams. both died on the
4th Of July. 1896 John Adams died in
his 91st year. and was eight years older
than James Madison; James Madison was
eight years older than James Monroe and
James Monroe was eight years older than
John Quincy. Adams. The FIRST FIVE lof
our Presidents, all revolutionary men.
ended their terms of service in the Ssh
year. OF their age. Washington born Feb
ruary 22d, 1882. inaugurated 1889 term
of service expired in the 66th year of his
age. John Adams, born October 18th,
1856; inaugurated 1897; term of service
expired in the 66th year of his age.-
Thomas Jefferson, born April I'd, l74s:
inaugurated 1901; term of service expired
in the 66th year of his age; James Mad-
iSon, born March the 4th, 1851 ; inauy.
urated 1909: term of service expired in
the e6th year of his age. James Monroe
born April Cd. 1877; term of service ex-
pired in the 66th year of his age.
The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1856-02-14
To have Weakly Children.

1st. Wrap them up in abundance of
hannel and other warm clothing. Make
the clothes fit neatly~and draw tight a.
bout the shoulders, chest, and waist.
ID. Keep them in doors as much al
possible. Never allow them to romp rom and
run about in the open air., as this would
promote digestion and excite more heal.
thy circulation Of the blood. and thereby
tend to defeat the object. tas ~
Sd. Allow them to eat anything they
want, except corn bread, bacon and beans
and other similar coarse food. Alwavs
keep supply Of sweelmeats and all sorts
OF knlck knacks on hand never let them
De without something toieat more than
half an hour alta time. If,they do nos
incline to eat SO often, encourage them to
do so by offering them something else.
4th. Never wash them in cold water.
as it may tend to make them vigorous and
healthy, ,'3o'3 31sys8'. : 40 g fsssR
5th. Pdt.tlfem to sleep i III l. warm Ii a ffss- ffs
ther beds--no matter bow many togelL,r
the more the better. Cover them up
with warm blankets and quilts. close asil
the doors and windows, both summer sum hieri ard
winter. 80 = 5tisi ii.''i ~ Sssssa'4.ssls9i 9aI
9Th. As they will frequently exxhibi.
signs Of illness, give them doses Of ver
mhuge and encourage them to eat -