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TIE JUa WITHOUT A BoTToM.-On the
bridge that crosses the Grand Rapids, We
met hale old man and his wife, with
eleven sons, seven daughters, and thirty.
seven grand children, with horses, calves,
sheep aud furniture OF antiquated appear.
ancc, among which we're to be seen Cru,
dies for babies, cradles for grain, spinning
wheels, pots aud kettles, and almost cy-
crything requisite for a settlement such
as fifty blood relations will make in Grand
river county. After the train had stopped
we made some inquiries, and asked the
old gentleman what use could be made
with a bottomlcss jug. which was careful
" slowed away among the domestic
equipments, and received the following
reply = .o-. 81. r. 'a.
"Why, sir, ! am a man ofmauy years
and have worked other peoples land al
my days, and paved from four TO ninC
bushels Of wheat per acre for doing It
and have NIL the time used u jug with I
bottom TO it by which all my profits hav'
been wasted and l was sick Of fecdin!
both landlord aud rumseller-so, | sen
seven Of my boys to Mexico to fight 70
their country. They all got back SAT
and bought seven sections Of land; tina
will be mine without rent. And now yo
see that this shall hold all the whiske
and rum that shall be used in my famil
while i control them. Old Gen. Taylo
told my son John, that "a jug without
bottom was the best kind Of jug to pu
liquor in,' and believe it."
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VOLUME xllI-NUMBER ~

TnE PURITAN SrocK. In our own day
the Puritan stock is the great element Of
progress in these United States. 1t often,
we know, runs into extravagancc fire.
quently loses itself in visionary schemes /;
and has, perhaps, too great tendency,
like the Scotch mind, TO make statesman
ship mere cloud Of metaphysical alb
stractions. But nevertheless, without tho
Puritan mind, there would be but littlo
advance made in this country. At pres
ent it stimulates tho more inert and phleg-
matte intellect Of other portions OF tho
nation, while this in turn checks the cx-
eesscs and tempen tho tone Of the Puri-
tan mind. 1t would be grossly unjust to
Judge all the descendants OF the Puritans
by the fanaticism Of Garrison, or the
mingled folly and knavery of spiritual
rappcn. The more impartial way is to
ask who teach the schools OF the nation,
who fill the pulpits, who write the books,
and who make the laws; aud the answer
to these questions must be that the de-
sccndauts Of the Puritans perform most
OF this work, and therefore lead the pub
lie mind, and to great degree shape the
public legislation.-Phiiadeiphi Ledgrr.
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RULES FOR GROWING OLp. At la,o
commencement Of Yale College the Rev.
Daniel Waldo, rs the oldest graduate
present, (of the class ofl7ss) thus closed
speech TO the assembled Alumni -
Il am now an old man. / have seen
nearly II century. DO you want to know
how to grow old slowly and happily -
Lot mctell YOU. Always eat slow-mas.
ticatc well. Go to your food, to your
rest, to your occupations, smiling. Keep
a good nature and n soft temper every
where. Never give way to anger. 4
violent tempest Of passion tears down
'0lc constitution more than typus fever.
Cultivate good memory, and to do this
You must always be communicative IT.
peat what YOU have read; talk about il.
DR.. Johnson's great memory was owing
to his eommunicativcncss. You young
men who arc just leaving college, let mc
advise You to choose a profession in which
YOU can exercise your talent the best, and
at the same time be honest. The b st
profession in the ministry of tho Gospel.
If YOU have not talents enough 10 be
minister, be a lawycr-but be an honest
lawyer Popc's line should be altered to
read: ......... ....... ....
"An homes, lawyer !, the nobIes, work Of GOd.'
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be less lady like, his children Us intelligent
as those Of the city man. On the contrary
in so Ear as he is his own employer, master
of his own time and labor, and, more than
oil, engaged in business where there is ev-
er room for Improvement, ever something to
whet up his ingenuity. and keep his mind
active, he should be the happies,, that is to
say, the most intelligent and easiest circum-
stanccd person in the community.
Not until he attains this condition, and
thus feels himself, at the very least, the
equal Of the most independent city man, will
it cease to be necessary to say to the asPir.
ing young iarmcr-"Stick to your farm /"
Cedar Valley Times.
Hoe 10 ca, Grapes. When in health
swallow only the pulp; when the bowels
are eOstive and you wish to relax them,
swallow tho seeds with the pulp, ejecting
the skins; when you wish to check too
relaxed state Of the bowels. swallow the
pulp with the skins, ejectins the seeds
Thus may the grape be u'ed as u medicine,
while at the same time il serves as laxative,
unsurpassed by any other fruit. An adult
may eat from three to four pounds day
with benefit. Ii rs well to take them with
or Immediately after your regular meals.
Medical Maga=me.
Tnegr.-The juice Of a bushel Of sugar
beets, worth twenty-five cents, which any
farmer can raise with little cost, will make
from Eve to six gallons Of vinegar, equal to
the best elder wine. First wash and crate
the boets, and express the juice in cheese
press, or in any other way which little in
genuity can suggest, and put the liquor in
to barrel, cover the bung with gauze, and
set il in the sun, and in fifteen or twenty
days it will be ct for use. by this method
the very best of vinegar may be obtained
without any trouble, and hope all who
like good vinegar will try it.-ohiO Val
ley Farmer.
Prepare for Wnter. Many Of our larm-
ers. having secured their wheat, are now en-
gagged in laying in a store Of hay for the
winter. Let the supply for tho coming
winter be abundant. With thousands Of
acres Of grass all around us, it is shame to
obligo the halfstarved, POvery-striken cat
tie and horses to pick a good share OF their
own living, or else live on the remembrance
OF what they had eaten in years gone by, as
many Of them had to do last winter
CHASTITY carcass Of dead anamals, protrud-
ing from every snow.drift in spring time,
are a poor establishment for such country
as this.
All should provide several tons more Of
hay than would be required on liberal al
lowance to take all their stock in good order
though another such winter as the last
We should not like. to prophesy that the
winter will be worse, or even as severe as
the last II; yet we should not be surprised in
the least fit were to be 50. The want OF
hay last spring occasioned severe losses
Now is the time to guarde against the re
cureoce of the calamity. Secure an aban-
dant quantity and provide comfortable shell
ter for stock. twill pay better than 40 per
cent.-Cedar Valley Times.
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LocKJAw. II is well known that this
is one of the most dreaded and painful
complaints that flesh is heir to, and fro.
quently battles the power Of medical
science to cure. 1t may be produced ~
various ways, but most frequently by run
ming nails into the feet. We have known
it to be caused by simply running PIN
into the toe; again, BY cutting the wrist
with glass, and by improperly pulling Out
hang-nail, and various other ways.
The following, contributed to the -Balti'
more Sun, for the benefit of its readers
may be worth remembering: -. :,
II have noticed, lately, several death,
by lockjaw, and for the Information OF al
| will give certain remedy. When any
one runs nail or any sharp iron into
any part of his body, take common
smoke pipe, fill il with tobacco, light j
well, then take cloth or silk handker
chief place it over the bowl Of the pipe
and blow the smoke through the stem
into the wound two or throe gp'Petui'
will be sufficient to set the wound dfs
charging. / have tried It myself ant
five Others, and found It gave immediate
relief. II the wound has been some day
standing it will open again IL the tobacc'
is good, Try, it. any. one who ma!
chance to get such wound. aiu d; ~.
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mind, communicates great self-command
and nerve, together with great courage,
in everything which does not belong to
that great passion. ,,E.
So It was with Miss c. She immedi-
atcly threw herself upon her bed, which
was in the room, with the intention OF
wrapping herself up in the countcrpanc
of tho bed, and in this manner smother
ing the flame. But it unfortunately hap
pened that the chambermaid had laid
three muslin dresses on the top Of the
bed, which had Just been brought home
by the mantuamaker. The fire In con-
sequence spread with frightful from her
dresi to these dresses and the uniortu-
nate creature was soon enclosed in the
midst Of veritablc fiery burning furnace.
She screamed loudly for help, but before
any one conli como to her assistance it
was already too late. +. .' . .t..
Though Miss G. suffered the most crdel
:torturcs In consequence OF this terrible
casualty, vet even in the dreadful condi.
ton In which she was, she obstinately
and courageously refused all medical AS
sistance. She knew that she was lost,
and that there was no hopes of her life,
and she was therefore unwilling to admit
of medical efforts and attention which
could tend to no other result than that OF
prolongins her misery. A few days after
the fatal event she died, pressing to her
lips as She breathed her last, n letter writ
ten on rose colorcd paper.
1t was letter from Mario, who wrote
to her for once only.' He had never writ
ten to her before. twas not love letter,
but one conceived in terms Of the high
est respect, expressing his gratitude to her
for the marks of appreciation and ap.
plausc which she had publicly exhibited
at his performance, aud thanking her a,
the same time for the bouquet which one
evening she had thrown towards him on
an occasion when he appeared in a new
character.
Such has been the mournfnl termina-
ton of this romance, so full of mclan-
choly and Of poetry. Itmight have ter
minated less horribly; but Miss {. was
doomed to die; her romance could not
end otherwise, without losing all its char
actcr Of romance.
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asritulturul.
THE FARM AND GARDEN.

Agricultural hems.-'Stick to your iarm'
Is n text preached from very often and some
times to very little purpose. Ii Is generally
admitted that man will scarcely ever sue
ceed fully-that is to say, prOftahly develop
all hi, powers-in a pursuit for which, how
ever well he may be fitted for 1t mentally
and physically, he has a rooted aversion
and on the contrary, that then only Is the
man likely to attain the maximum ot sue
cess and happiness, when he has found
that sphere of employment in which he
shall bo able contentedly to fulfil his duties
stick to your farm, IS therefore piece
of advice which may DO volunteered to tho
wrong pcrson-to one, success, whose turn
of mind would lead him to better in somo
other and more congenial pursuit, and who
can regard farm life only as disagreea-
BILE mode Of eking out u livelihood for him
self and those dependent upon him.
Sucl. cases are, however, excep,ioual.-
Most Of the disgust at country life, preva-
lent among farmers, arises, VIC take it, from
the fact that their occupation is, by wrong
philosophy, made 50 unnecessarily disagree
able 10 them, as to force the aspiring spirit
to seek for n more congenial life.
Where labor is lavish drudgery, accom-
plished only by main strength and stupid
ness unaided by the mental ingenuity with
which the Creator intended man should
make up for lack Of mere physical strength
where relaxation Is utter and thouShtles'
idleness where amuscments are coarse and
animal rather than intellectual, and refine
mcnt is secuted ut as not belonging proper
ly to the tillcr Of the soil-wherc such q
condition Of things obtains to any degree
greater or less, |. Is unavoidable that the in
diyidual most highly gifted by nature, should
turn away rcsolutely from that state to ont
more eonsenial, more elevasins and satisfy
ing.
Nov. country life Is not necessarily mad
up OF such disgrecable and earthly eoneom
itan. as those above mentioned. In thcs
days Of improved machinery, the intelliSen
farmer need no, undergo toll moro severe o
exhausting than Is wholesome for body an
mind. With the facilities for obtainin
useful information, the poorest may ssor
his mind and immortal rars. The pres
TEEN, with matter agreeable, useful and in
teliectuai and certainly no city man Ia
boring for his bread has the amc time .
devote to the development Of his intellectu
al powers as the fcrebanded farmer. ofn
one has the State cause to expect 50 much
in the way Of contributions to tho happine'
ofis. citizens, as OF the farmer. Soone ha
itso much In his power 70 preserve constant
ly that happiess Personal condition"
sound mind in a sound body"
There is no reason Why the farmer shoul
be les refined than his brother Of the city
Thsro 10 no just causs why his wife shoul
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A LITERAL RUNAWAY MATCH. y cap
ital story is told by d Texas paper, of a
literal runaway match that came oil in
that State. 1t seems that u. couple had
resolved to get married, Notwithstanding
the opposition Of parents and relatives OF
every degree and securing the cooper.
alton of friendly clergyman, they all
three mounted their horses, and set out
for friends mansion several miles dis
tant, where the rite could be solcmnized
without interference. They had not gone
far, however, before their. flight was dis
covered, and then there was rs much
mounting, and racing, and chasing, Us oe.
CURED Oh the occasion of Young Loch-
invars' celebrated clopcmcnt with the
Nethcrby maiden. The lovers and their
faithful pastor soon heard the noise OF
pursucrs approaching, and gave their
horses the spur. But, alas! their cnc-
mics were better mounted and gained
upon them fast. II was evident they
would soon be captured, when a fclici-
tous inspiration OF the maiden came to
their aid. Can't you marry us rs We
run 7 she shouted to the Clergyman
The idea took and the pastor at once
commenced the ritual. All parties Gov
cred themselves with glory and just as
the brides father clutchcd her bridal rein,
the clergyman pronounced the lovers
man and wife. When the old gentleman
first, learned what had been done, he was
inclined to be furious; but being q gal
LIANT old fellow, and admiring dashing
action, he soon concluded TO forgive the
runaways, in consideration Of the hand
some and novel manner in which they
triumphcd over him.
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puttrg.
I'M GROWING OLD.

The following beautiful stanzas first NJ
peared in the Andoyer Advertiser, and wer
written, rs we happen to know, by Lad
OF New York city. However it may Q
with the frail physical frame, the heart, W
are sure, that gushes out in these lines ca
never "grow old;
I'm growing old-ris surely so;
And yet how short IL seems,
Since was but sportivc child.
Enjoying childish sports!
Icannot see the change that comes
With such an even pace
mark not whea the wrinkles lad
Upon my fading face.
know I'm old and ye, my heart
l. Just as young and Say
Aserr IL was before my locks
Ofbnght brown turned 10 gray.
know these eyes, to other eyes
Look not so btish, aud glad
As once they looked AMI yet us not
Because my hearts more sad.
never watched with purer ioy
The floating clouds ahi glowing ss''s,
While glisleaisg Issrs ID rapture MI
These Old aud lAd'ls eyes,
And when marx lac SuScs. "HV'S N"NN
The bright rose used 10 glow,
In gTievCs Inc not 10 see instead
The almond crown my brow.
I've seen the flower grow old and pale,
And wilhered more than II;
I've seen IL lose IL every charm,
Then drop away aud die.
And then I've seen il rise again,
Br,,ht az the beamins sky,
And young and pure aud beauiliul-
And fel; thai 50 shall L.
Then what II ana growing old
NY heart - changelcss still,
And God has given the enough
This loving heart TO till.
love To see the sun ~ down,
And Iengthening shadows throw
Along the ground, while DER my head
The clouds ia crimson glow.
4 see, beyond those gorgeous clouds,
A country bright aud fair,
Which needs no sun God and the Lamb
Its light aud beauty are.
I seem To hear the wondrols song
Redeemed sinners sing
Aud INV hear leaps TO JOIN the ihrong
To praise the Hesyeuly hlng.
seem 10 see three cheub boys,
a, hand IN hand they 20,
With golden curls aud snowy wings,
Whose eyes with rapture glow.
When was young called them ,iine-
NOw Heavens sweet ones are they
but | shall claun ny own again,
When am called away.
Perhaps when heavens bright gate I've passed
THEY'LL know from every other,
The one who gave them back TO God,
And haste To call the mother.
oh, am glad I'm growing old
for every day spend,
Shall bring me one day nearer that
t,righi day that has no end.
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TIE DIFFERENCE. The difference be.
tween a republic and a monarchy is thus
truthfally pointed out by somebody
@Pilc all the people intoa pyramid, with
the President for the apcx, and you have
the symbol ola republic. You canshakc
the, president, but you cannot move the
united force Of the people. IuSert tho
pyramid, with n king Cor its base, and
you have q symbol Of q monarchy. Trip
up that King, and the whole structure
falls into confusion" d, ,75r ,ssii 81 giE
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GAVE HiN Up. aArc you an Odd
Fellow r mo, sir, I've been married for
a week." n mean, doyou belong to the
Order Of Odd Fellows" "No, no, / be-
long to the Order Of Married Men,
"Mcrcy, how dumb! Are You Mason r
mo, am carpcnterby trade "Wose
and worsc; are you n Son Of Temper
anec" "Bother you no, i am son oi
Mr.. John Gosling." The querist went
away. ~ f.....,-
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Tobacco of the quality which, ten
days ago sold in Richmond for Sl5, sl7,
and $50, sold on Thursday last for $40,
Sie, and si4, and the market falling.
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She has never spoken a word to Mario,
but Mario knows her. She has sort OF
magnetic power and action upon her
Tho spark which dartcd from her, fell
warmly upon him. lie was not in love
with her, it is true, but he felt a sweet,
soft influence operating upon him which
emanated from her. Tho piercing look
Of the yelled eyes Of the pale faced wo.
man produced q strong impression on
his feelings, and sometimes excited him
to such q degree as to inspire his mind
with the inspiration Of genius, when
he would sing in such style as to show
that powerful influence moved him.
Tho day when the celebrated singer
took his benefit at the Theatre Italian
was a great and festive day with Miss G.
When the time came to so to the thea
trc, she dressed herself alone in her room
there she was, quite ready, on the point
Of starting. For the purpose, however,
o fsceing better how sho looIocd, and to
Judge Of the effect Of her toilette, she
placed the candlestick with the lighted
candle in It, on chair in front Of tie
large looking glass, 50 as 70 see heisel
thoroughly in the glass. AS she turned
herself round and round, first to see her
self on one sido and then on tho othcr,hc'
full flowing gown Of ~liyht thin muslir
.wept Inv the ,candle-it only lust incrcl,
touched inLand in the twinkiing OF NJ
eye, Miss c. was envclopcd in halnes.--
She did not, however, lose her Pre.cn.c'
of mind. Any strong passion filling th'
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~ The sugar crop IN Texas will be
bctterthan was anticipated, in consequence
Of the late rains. ''''''' 'e -'' ,"''''
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ET The highest speed ever made ON
the ocean was by the clipper Flying Scud
400 miles in "a hours.
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ETTwo and half million feet of
pine lumber were used in making clocks
IN Connecticut last year. 80 '''''
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The Tragical Finale Of q Lady.

anne Grisi, and her husband, Signor Ma.
rio, some two years since, in New York,
frequent allusion was made to the attend.
ancc Of Miss Cults, an English lady OF
wealth and distinction, who was nightly
seen occupying prominent seat in the
dress circle, apparently absorbed in the
performance. The Havrc Journal Of the
18th June, gives the following history
and death Of this strange lady, who 1t
seems followed the Signor in his musical
tours, like guardian angel. Another
such instance of platonic devotion is not
probably upon record. The writer says: !:
From the day that Miss Cults saw Ma
rio for the first time in her life, when
she recognized in him the being she had
seen In her dreams, she had always lived
by herself and alone. 90. She had never
spoken single word to Mario but when
ever at any time he set out for any other
country, she would set ont for the sare
place too. On ono occasion, Mario went
to st. Petersburg; when he arrived there
the first person he saw in the dress circle
was Miss Cults. When he went to Ma
drid, he found Miss Cuts at Madrid
When he went to America, Miss Cuts
chartered q ship and followed him to
America, and she always arrived there
in time to be present at the first perform
ancc in which Mario appeared. Wheth
er he was at London or at Paris or
wherever Il might be that Mario sang,
there the young English girl was always
to be seen, in a front Lox or in the cir
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Markets. Peported bv TslsgrGpk.

Nrw.ORLKANs Aug 25-No sales Of COTTON t1dsy FLouk
IL declining Mixed Corn CSC. OATS dali at &c BaTeet
LARD I6Ic. Eastern HAY, $40. GUNNY CLOTH dc
OswEGo Aug a. p. FLOUR l. IN modersse demand,
chiefly for the States with less hrmness the
market sales day 500 bb at $50 SO % shipped 70 Mont
prices down 59loe with an setiye demand sales to-day
ia steady sales to-day bush 7s Gf9c principally the
inside figure LAKE IMPORTS to-day: 5000 bush Wheat
71OO bush Corn bush Barley CANAL ESpoRTs
dsy +; 4 600 bush. Wheat and II, 600 bush Corn.
AIBANy August 27-6 m-FLouR aud WHEAT are In
active and the latter In fair supply Corr 10 s.Ady s
today of 600 bush S5c for Western Mixed. Sales odsy
sOOo bush BARLEY mostly to arrive, at 81 % SHIPPED
last night 80 900 bush. Corn.
BrFrALo. Aug q p -FLouR is l2lc lowers Gales
TODAY 900 bbls at IS for choice Wisconsin, VS. 81 for choice
Indiana s6d 81 for extra do and Ohio. WBEsr lower
sales to day lcO buh Chicsgo Spring 20 arrive early next
week at 81 u CoRS is lower; sales to-day 1900 bush ct
7sld76c closing inside OATS lower aud nominal q. jsc.
WHIsKYs firm sales to-day 800 bb.s. at 2c gREGHTs
lower; Corn &C. Albany ard Sc 20 NewYork LAKE I'M
PORTS Yesterday: LOO bbs Flour, 1900 bush Wheat,
80 600 buh Corn CANAL EXPORTS yesterday; 400 bush
Wheat and 90 GOO bush. Corn.