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BLACKSMTTHING.

JOHN GRIFFITH would respectfully
inform the citizens Of Prairie City and vi
cipity that no is now prepared to execute
all orders In tho line Of blasksmithing that
may be givon him. Having nearly recover
cd from the "agor," ho can now promptly
attend 10 his business. aud will not only do
his work In the best style, but will do IL
IMMEDIATELY, His terms are CASH. et.
Prairie City, June 25th l657--l,h
Freeman's champion., 1857-09-10

? Rzv- Deacon Housed to say hid
wife hada'ccrtain rocipe for testing
indigo, Itwas, tosi littls indigo
on the surface of somo cold water
If the indigo was good, iii would
either sink or swim-+sho oouldn'ttell
which. M ebgfa I'D "a alnomysq
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Freeman's champion., 1857-09-10

H"I say, my little son, where
does the right hand road go ?"-
"Don't know, sir; 'taint been no
whore since wo lived here"
Freeman's champion., 1857-09-10
TRuGTEES, NOTICE.

NoTIoE is hereby given that Stockhol-
In dors Of the Prairie City Association
failing TO comply with the rcquirements Of
the Association In regard to making certain
Improvements before the lst OF October.
their interests shall DO declared void. "A
word 70 the wisen ~. Per ctdkt 81 "a
0fNUt THUBTnAN.
Freeman's champion., 1857-09-10

EyAn exchange says: "Tho Ro-
man forum Ia now acow market, the
Tarpean rock cabbage garden, and
tho palace ofthe CGsars a rope walk
To which the Louisvill6 Jouy,sdl
adds: "And Ashland IL the residence
Of James B. Clay!"I
Freeman's champion., 1857-09-10

E% Henry B. Payne, of Cleve-
land, has been nominated by the De-
mocracy of Ohio for Governor, and
Capt. Lytle, of Cincinnati, for Lieut..
Governor.
Freeman's champion., 1857-09-10

GT There are some lessons which
adversity will teach us, and among
others this, that goodness in a wo-
man is more admirable that beauty.
Freeman's champion., 1857-09-10

~ say, Paddy, where did you raise
that lcafcr-like hat Fit must have
belonged to some scamp" ,os1.
"Och, an it's there ye are Troth
an you're right, yer honor! it's an
ould one ov yours that Missus gave
me yesterday, when yer honor were
to town" ~. nj. sN '
Freeman's champion., 1857-09-10

@- People go according to their
brains. If these lay in their head,
they study; if in the belly, they eat;
if in the heels, they dance.
Freeman's champion., 1857-09-10

TAll have heard, without doubt,
of that worthy Hibernian who took a
mirror with him to bed, to see how
he looked when asleep. 'r
Freeman's champion., 1857-09-10

kwA farmer. whom aagellatinS
two ofhis rnrulyxboys; war asked
whatbc was doing. Thrashing wild
cats, was the rcply.
Freeman's champion., 1857-09-10

@ A lazy fellow lying down on
the grass, said, 90, how l do wish
that this was called work, and well
paid for" rt
Freeman's champion., 1857-09-10
kW- If there is n heaven ON az

~ If there is heaven on earth,
it is on a soft couch by your own fire.
side, with your wife on one side, a
smiling babe on the other, clear
conscience, ardozen CIGARS and a
knowledge chat you are out of debt.
and don't fear the tailor, sheriff or
.doYil. l.nL-.L l--u l.tLl ~
Freeman's champion., 1857-09-10

EEEach family of the Delaware
Indians is reputed to be worth $22,-
600,
Freeman's champion., 1857-09-10

MT- The best capital to begin life
on, is capital wife.
Freeman's champion., 1857-09-10
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L A ND A G u NTS,

Ill1Prairie Guy, Kdnsas Territory, !
Will promptly attend to buying and sol
ling claims, investing in town property
looming money, paying taxes, DC. osg n
NV! II. LANE, Huntington, Pa.
dIDEoN ELIAS, Prairie City, X. T Iy
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the customs, six auditors treasurer register solicitor light
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The following brief indication of the duties of these
several offices and of the force employed therein respectively
Secretays 06ceHon James Guthrie, Secretary of the
Treasury Hon. p g. Washington, Assistant Secretary ;
engineer in charges architect and three
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Of the fiscal transactions of the government and of the
cuon of the laws concerning the and navigation
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-07-08
NO. XXXII.

A CHAPTER FOR TIE ANTIQUARY.-The sub.
Joined chapter of dates is possibly as correct 60
such things usual, are, and, If entirely reliable,
will present q brief, but useful, table Of refer
ence to the curious in such matters.
The oldest book known to be extant which
has the name of the place where it was printed,
and that of the printer, together with the date
of the year when it was executed, is beautiful
edition of the Psalms in Latin. 1t was issued
at Mentz by Faust & Schoeffer, in 1857. Just
four hundred years ago. The most perfect copy
know is that in the imperial library of Vierna.
II is printed in folio on 7elum. and is superb
specimen of printing. A second edition of the
work was issued in 1859, under the patronage
of the St. Adams and BeDedictine Monks which
contained, probably, the first printed text of the
Anathanasian creed. The earliest printed book,
containing text and engravings, is called the
Histories of Joseph. Daniel, Judith and Esther,
printed by Pfster at Hamberg, in 1902. 1t is
among the rarest typographical curiosities
in existence, their being only two known copies
of it-one at the royal library at Paris, and an
other in the collection of Earl Spencer. The
entire text of tho Bible with similar embellisl.
ments appeared in 1873. Guttemburg invented
and first used separate letters or movable types,
in 1442. AS early as 1923 lie had printed with
lines cut in wood, but this was only small
mechanical advance on what had been done
for many years. The first engraving on wood
of which there is any record in Europe. is that
of the ancient "Actions of Alexander" by the
two Cunios, executed in theye 1885 or 1886.
The engravings are eight in number, and the
size about inches 6. Stereotype printing was
introduced into London by Wilson, 1904. The
first tragedy in English was '6orboduc, or Fer
rex and Porrex," in 1851; and the first comedy,
the "Supposes," in 1866 The first recorded
novels are the Milesan tales of Aristides. The
first almanac in the English language was print
ed at Oxford In 1872. The first printed music
was in 1903 No more than forty tunes had
been published in any one book before 1894
The first printing press set up in America was
worked" at Cambridge, Mass, in 1920. The
first book printed in America was the "Bay
Psalm Book" published at Cambridge. The
first books of music published in America were
issued in TIA and 172l-the former by the Rev
John Tufts, of Newbury, and the latter by Rev.
Thomas Walter, OF Roxbury. The first paper
mill erected in America was at Ezabethtown.
New Jersey, which William Bradford, Royal
Printer of New York, New Jersey and Peunsyl-
vana, purchased in 1880, the second went into
operation at Boston. the Legislature of Massa-
chusetts granting aid. The first newspaper
printed in the New World was published in
Boston under date OF September 25, 1890. A
copy of this paper is preserved in the Colonial
State Paper office, London. 1t is about the size
of sheet of letter paper, and one of the pages is
blank.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-07-08

HUMAN RESISTANCE OF EXTREME TEMpERA-
rUREs.-The facility with which the human body
defends itself against extremes of temperatures
is admirable. Truly wonderful is the spontane-
Gus action of the vital energies as well as their
varied resources. individuals, experimenting on
mans capacity to resist heat, ascertained that he
could remain little time in atemperature which
cooked eggs and flesh. The workmen of Sir F.
Chantery, the sculptor, were accustomed to 60
into furnace where his moulds were dried,
when the degree of heat was $50 deg.-the floor
of the furnace was red hot. Chabert, the Fire
king, accustomed himself to enter an oven the
temperature OF which was 400 deg, and some
times 900. Those employed in iron foundries
and in glass manufactures it is well known, ha.
bitutaly endure q high degree Of heat Extreme
ly severe degrees OF both heat and cold are ex
perienced in the Artic zone. A party winterins
there, found in January the degrees of cold t
be 70 deg. below zero. They speak of cookinl
their food at huge fire, before which they coult
not keep comfortable, the surrounding tenpera
ture being l02 deg. below the freezing point
At the end OF the next May the temperature Il
the sun was l06 deg. 'Fearfully and wonder
fully are We madep Marvellous is the handi
work OF God
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-07-08

How TO AVOID BEING PERsoNAL.-Sheridan
Knowles being advised by Sir E. Bulwer Lytton
to read Gibbons Decline and Fall, in order to
get good plot for new play he had engaged
to write, went, in his usual impulsive manner,
and Immediately subscribed to Saunders & Ot-
ley's public library. Paying down his suscrip-
ton for three months he walked away. Being on
the eve of going into the country, he did not
take any books then, but on his return to Lon
don. nearly four months afterwards, he called
and asked for the work in question. The clerk
looked over the names, and said, Your sub
scription has expired, sir; cannot let you have
any books until You have paid for another quar-
ter in advance" The wrath of the Irish dra-
mstist was reused, so he soundly rated the clerk
declaring that Saunders & Otley were couple
of swindlers!" One of the partners hearing
this came forward, and reproached Mr. Knowles
SIR" said the wit, mot a bit of tiff you are
Mr.. Saunders, damn Mr.. Otley; if you are Mr..
Otley, damn Mr.. Saunder; would not be per-
sona tor the world9" The partner smiled at
the felicitous retort and put Knowles on the
free list
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A MrouAN1oA1 GENUS IN PRlsoN.-A youth

A MECHANICAL GENIUS IN PRIsoN.-A youth
aged eighteen, belonging to respectable family
of Paris, had, about year ago. been condemned
for theft to five years imprisonment. His con-
dnct in prison being quite exemplary, he gained
the good opinion of the director, who soon re-
remarked in him peculiar aptness for mechan-
ical contrivances. A few weeks ago he begged
the director to tell him what O'Clock it was that
he might set his watch. 'Yon have watch.
then?' asked the director. Only since yester-
day. SIR said the prisoner, and to tile astonisl-
ment of the director, produced watch made
of straw This little masterpiece is two and
a half inches in diameter, about half an inch
thick, and will 60 for three hours without
winding up. The dial plate is of paper, and
a pretty straw chain is attached to the whole
Tie instruments and materials the prisoner had
at his command were two needles, pin, a little
straw. and thread. Several persons of distnc
ton, moved by bis surprising genius for me.
chanics are now endeavoring to obtain his lib
Grafton. Police Gazette.