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REGULATIONS.

l. Upon the payment of the annual tax of one
dollar, all members of the Granville County Agri-
cultural Society will be presented with badge Of
membership, and be required to wear the same
during the Fair.
This badge will admit his wife and children under
IL years of age
2. By resolution passed, persons from any
county in the State, or from any other State, can
become members Of this Society. upon the same
terms, and be entitled to all the privileges of citi
zen of the county.
8. The Fair Grounds will be opened for the recep-
ton of visitors at IL o'clock M. on Wednesday,
Price of admission, 25 CENTS children and servants
half price. Clergymen, Editors, Teachers and pu-
pills of all charitable institutions admitted free.
4. Agricultural Societies and Institutions from
other counties or States, invited to send dele.
gates. Such delegates will be presented with q
complimentary badge of membership.
5. All Exhibitors who intend to compete for the
premiums. must become members of the Society,
and they earnestly requested to have their art
clcs or animals entered at the Secretarys Office, in
Reception Hall, at or before 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning. and no article or animal. admitted after
Wednesday, to contend for the premiums.
6. All articles or animals entered for exhibition
must have cards attached. with the number as en-
tered 1T the Secretary's Office and exhibitors must
in all cases. procure their cards. before placing their
articles or animals on the Fair Ground.
T. Exhibitors are required to give attention to
their animals on exnlolt'on, ana must bear the eX-
pense of feeding; provisions may be had on the
grounds, at the market prices.
8. No premium will be paid on any article or ami.
NAL placed exhibition if removed before the close
OF the Fair without the consent Of the Chairman of
the Executive Committee.
Q. The judges will withhold premiums on articles
or animals. in their opinion not worthy though
there be no competition.
10. The regulations of the Society must be strict.
ly observed, otherwise the society will not be res
ponsbe for the omission Of any article or animal not
entered on its books. .g
II. The awarding committees are requested to re-
port themselves to the Chairman of the Executive
Committee by Wednesday II o'clock A. NJ; and any
member finding it inconvenent to attend, will please
inform the Chairman a few days before the Fair. E
IL. The Chief Marshall with efficient aids will be
on the grounds during the hours of exhibition to keep
order. and dligent Police will attend at night to
| prevent accidents; though the Committee will not
oe responsible for any that may occur.
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KALLocH AND BRIGHAM YouNG.-Rev. Mr. hSn Tbe
preached in Rockland, Me-, on Sunday last .;asnce
crowded condition Of the church is cited as lizard
of the confidence with which the citizens ,es
Mr.. X. me- 1' '":. IN the
II Brigham Young had occupied the pulpit m i"
place of Mr. Kalloch, the crowd, we suspect ,;au.
have been still larger.
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MIS-STATINa THE CASE.

The enemies of man and his party are prone to
deprecIate their characters, either by false nsinua
ions or actual misrepresentation, whenever oPpor
tunity offers. just at this time the Governor Of
Kansas and the affairs of that territory are receiv
ing great deal of attention from the press of the
country. Many are disposed TO censure Gov. Walker
for bis course since his advent the territory and
we admit that his conduct deserves condemnation,
but then think it unfair to accuse him of enter
tanning unendly feelings for the South or to abuse
the President in view Of the prospect that Kansas
will be free State. Kansas will not be free or
slave State in consequence of any course adopted by
Mr.. Buchanan, or Walker either, for the question
must be decided by the actual residents of the terri
tory in the manner prescribed by Congress- fla
majority of the people are for slavery, nothing
will prevent it from becoming permanent insti.
tuition Of the territory, and SO Uace rers0.
Now, to say that Kansas is lost to the South, by
the bad management of the Administration, is seek
ing to make an impression not in the least justified
by the facts Of the case, and those who so charge
know better; but by so doing they hope to make a
little capital for their party. They cannot point to
single act of the Administration that is suscepti-
BILE of censure in this affair." Mr. Buchanan desires
that the matter should be settled by the inhabitants
OF the territory themselves. And certainly we of
the South ought to be satisfied with that course.
We must be, or abandon our position States
Rights men and follow the example of abotionists
by interfering with the privileges and rights of Others
But we do not believe that Kansas is lost to the
South, unless the pro slavery strength in the terri
tory has been exaggerated. If our friends posses.
sed the power and numbers at one time represen.
ted, what has become of them? The President has
done nothing to drive them off, All the slave strength
that Walker found in the territory is there STILL and
if it powerful then it is powerful now. If there
a majority of free-soilers in the territory when
Walker went there, and they make it a free State
how can he be justly blamed? He could not make
it otherwise, unless he to set about importing
voters which he has no right to do.
The hue and cry of the opposition against the de-
mocracy, because, as they seem to think, Kansas is
likely to apply for admission into the Union with
an anti-slavery Constitution, is hypocrtical, and
raised for the purpose of'making political capital
Mr.. Buchanan is too well known to the people of
the South of her consistent friends to be in
jured by the mis- statements OF the opposition And
his record ustifes the confidence southern men have
always placed in him.
If Walker has exceeded his instructions and
truckled to free soism he should be recalled which
we think the President will do if such proves to be
the case Char. Democrat.
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y Malice, the dirty road on which revenge travels.
F." Why should the male sex avoid the letter AZ
Because it makes men mean.
If woman would have the world respect her hus-
band, she must set the example.
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To make brilliant stucco whtewash for al . ou"
ii%e saIed add one.forth pound of whiting o.
burnt alum, pulverizcd, one pound Of loaf sn sss
three quarts Of rye -four, made into thin anu anu dis
boiled paste and one pound of the cleanest g.u on
solved as cabinet.makers do. This may DC PI 10 As
cold within doors, but not outside. 1t VII, ,.;oht.
brilliant as plaster of Paris and retain the '''e
ness for many years.
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Christopher Noble chung to the rear P %osd.v
a car on the Great Western Railroad last Iuesuaa'
in such manner as to be concealed from s,gh' his
while the train was going at full speed, let e. onse
hold and got of, intending to proceed to ms
close by. The consequences may be snu .,a r.n
He fell on his head the momentum OF Tue "a S IN
then threw him up feet in the ar a naaoUd
reaching the ground he was thrown up 's of no
time the body was then hurled distance ol h.
less than forty-onc feet from the spot wnefe ~
first fell, and be was picked up dead. ..,s.
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oa WHAT MAKES MAN'-This questio, :.
effectually and POLITICALLY answered in ,h0 s very

"aAAES MAN Y-ThiS Ouest;o,
[ectuaily and POLITICALLY answered in the sau IS VERY
Not numerous years, nor heightened lie.
Not pretty children and a WIFE e'
NO pins and canes and fancy RINGS
Nor any such like trumpery things.
Not pipe, cigar nor bottled wine
Nor liberty with kings to dine:
NOT coat nor boots nor vet hat
dandy vest or trim cravat:
Not houses, land or golden ore.
Mor Ell the worlds wealth laid in store.
Not Mr., Rev, Sir nor SQUIRE.
With titles that the memory tire.
Not ancestry, traced back to will
Who went from Normandy to kin.
Not Latin, Greek nor Hebrew lori,
Nor thousand volumes rumbled or,
Not judges robe, nor mayors mace
These all united never can
Avail to make q sirgle man.
truthful soul, loving mind
Full of affection of its kind:
spirit firm, erect and free,
That never basely bends knee:
inat VIII not bear feathers WEIGHT
vi slaverys chain, for small Or great
That truly speaks from God within
And never makes league with sin.
That snaps the letters despots maks,
And loves the truth for its own s,ke'.
That worships God, and him alone
ana BOWS nowhere but at his throne.
mat trem6ies at no tyrant's nod:
soul mat Tears no one but God
ana thus can smile at curse or ban
That Is the soul that makes The man
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Wont you take my word, sir, when tell yon I
morning next ," said delinquent debtor to a dun
ming creditor with whom he bad sharp words mo,
sir" replied the other, II had rather you would
Eeep your word"
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Sentiment-The ladies-may their virtues ex-
coed even the magnitude of their skirts, and their
faults be still smaller than their bonnetA
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Why is barrister like man who passes Sleep
less nights? Because he lies first on one side then
on the other, and Is wide awake the whole time.
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RAILROAD CONVENTIONAL Convention was held
at Winston on the 10Th ins take into considera-
ton the Charter granted by the last Legislature of
North Carolina, for the construction Of Railroad
from High Point, via Salem, Winston, Germanton,
and near Danbury, to the Virginia line; to take
steps, practicable, to secure the charter and build
the Road: also to take into consideration the propo-
sition to connect the proposed road with road to
commence at the Virginia line and run to Lynch
burg, thereby making direct and continuous route
to the North.
Speeches, earnestly advocating the construction
of the road, were made by Messrs. Patterson, Mas.
ten, Wilson and Starbuck, of Forsyth Golding, and
Joyce, of Stokes, and Ward of Virginia. Messrs F.
Fries, R. L. Patterson, j. Masten, Thos j. Wilson,
R. W. Wharton and D. H. Starbuck of Forsyth, and
R. D. Golding, j. M. Covington, Major Joseph Hol-
derby, VIM A. Lash and Wilson Fulton, of Stokes,
were appointed committee 'to recommend the ne
cessary steps to our present charter and to
correspond and consult with the friends of the pro-
posed connection in Virginia. to collect all facts and
and information relative to the proposed road, and
report the same meeting of this Convention. to
be held in Winston on Tuesday the 22d of Scptem-
Der next"
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II bali dozen guinea lows,
13 and largest variety exhibited by
one person,
William A. Harris, Arch. Davis, John s. Burwell
Awarding Committee.
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How TO SToP TABLE TuRN1NG.-In the course of
its travels, table turning reached Munich, the capital
of Bavaria. Leibig had recently been established
there as professor of chemistry, the enlightened
government of that kingdom having drawn him thith
or from Glessen. The experiment of table turning
succeeded marvellously at first good and intelli-
gent people were amazed at the phenomenon, and
fairly believed either that spiritual forces at
work in the mahogany, or that some new physical
power was unfolding ITSELF They naturally went to
the great philosopher to obtain his opinion He simply
said: "Pace your hands under the table, and not on
it," They did so, and table, however light though
running castors the polished floor under the
smallest impulsion, would bulge a hairs breadth.
The good people of Munich, again astonshed at the
facility with which they had deceived themselves,
thanked Liebig for opening their eyes; for it is not
the custom there to consult of science on
obscure subjects and then abuse them if their opin
ions do not happen to coincide with the popular
madness of the hour. The table turning has never
troubled Munich since. The explanation, of course,
was, that, when their hands were under the table.
they could not push it without concious effort in
asmuch as the force of gravtaton against them.
And, the table was honest table it would not 60.
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IL I" the greatest variety Of the above products
exhibited by one person, 8
20 g. the largest average product per acre of
wheat corn tobacco, and cotton, and mode
of cultivation of each, 8
Certificates to accompany the above products, sta
ting their yield per acre.
Second Cnss-F00d EDn1;ments f.. g..
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-03
Elder Blunt and Sister Scrub.


In one Of The Eastern States there i a set
llemen, which has long beon celebrated a.
, stronghold " Mr,hodism. A few rods up
tho roa,l from the school, house lived Squire
Scrub. You can tell, n, 6rss sight, ,ha, the
Squire +" was "well to co. in The WORLD
III. house was The ilinersns's home; and a
night sweet, pleasant home !, would have
been bul for . certain unfhrtunais weakness
81 every olher.way erosiisni Slater Scrub
The weakness I alluded to VAS. or ., leas,
Il vas suspected to be, tie lore Of praise.
Now the COOL sister was really worthy OF
high praise and che often received il; bot
she had way Of disparaainy herself and
her performances, which some people
thought was intended 10 invite praise. No
housewife hep, her floors looking 20 clean
and her walls 90 well white washed rs she
Every board was scrubbed and secured Gill
further scrubbing and securing would have
been labor wasted No one could look ON
her white ash floor, and not admire the polish
her industry gave i. The Squire" was a
good provider. and Sister Scrub was an ex-
csllsni cook; and so their table groaned un.
her burden Of good things on all occasions
when good cheer was demanded. And !, ct
YOU could never enter the house anil si half
A. =. A A =. n
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-03
Greeting to Spring.
NY EEy. HENRY WARD BrkcnER.

March is come Ii is not much, to be
sure. The ground Is not unlocked. Frost
is within and without. The sky is cold :
the clouds are scowlins and full Of gray, Us
if snow was hidden within mist. Yet.
March is come. aud VIC are glad. IL is the
first month OF Spring. Winter Is over. IL
may come back to CLEAN, but the harvest of
Winter is past and end ended. The power
OF warmth will wax every day, and cold
will wane. Already blue-birds are singing
sonih ofns When ihev come. be sure that
the maple trees are ready to yield their liq-
uid treasure. Buds know what birds mean.
Singing in the branches will soon draw out
leaves. Grass is already alert. wistful
cattle smell tho new heritage, and browse
along the warm and sheltered fences for o
taste Of fresh growth.
We bid the Winter hearty and glad
farewell. IL has domineered with wanton
wrys this year. We have had enough.
We long for clearer skies, for warm air, for
the life Of nature, and the growth Of all
things. Even those venerable old flies,
that stretch their rheumatic legs and crawl
drowally up the window-panc in the warm
room, are welcome; for they remind us OF
Summer.
In few weeks the plow will awakc-the
fields will be alive with labor. the pastures
green with heritage, andall nature will re-
jOic, again! Will all things rejoice How
is it, oh my soul, with thee Is it Spring
to thee? Arc the roots sproutins = new
hope, new labor, new life? Il IL about to !
be a period Of rc,iving life and joy3 Or
shall the heavens change, and tho earth,
but not thou? Shall the seasons grow
warn, and distill with fruitful influence. |
but thou remain joyless and barren ?
Oh, Thou that doth bring forth the
warm days, and cause the earth to spring
up with new irultiulness, filling her veins
with life, visit also with reviying Spring
thine own garden, and cause thy Church
and thy people to burst forth Us the forest
into leaves, and as the fields INTO blossom
May new joys sing in our hearts, as birds
ere long shall sing, flying Gar from the south.
and Gil the heavens with JOY over thy
Church rcyived, greater than the JOY Of the
earth, when the Spring gives back to her all
that the Winter desiroyed. Independent.
The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-04-03
-Four HUNDRED HOUSE lots
And oth0r Valuable KoeI EStato.

And other Y aluable Real Estate.
THE following described Real Estate, compris
i ing House Lots, and other property, eLgibiy
situated In the villages Of Saco and Biddsford,
viii be sold by. the Ppprieters, at prices and on
terms favorable TO purcha,en.
The House Lots, about 400 In numhes, are
principally situated 10 Saco, between the Railroad
Depo,s OF Biddeford and Saco-a portion Of them
above the Railroad, and portion below, 10 .
essant and healthy location, and commanding
inc view Of both villages. They arc advantage
ously situated TOT the residence Of persons having
business 10 either Ssco o. Bldieiod, being within
six minutes walk Of Main street and Pepperell
SQUARE, Saco, and i've minutes walk Of the Ma
chine Shop and Cotton Mil Of the Laconia, Pep
nerrll and Water Power Corporations of Bidde.
ford. A substantial Bridge, SIS feet long and q
feet wide, resilng on grani,e piers and with de.
walks has been built across the Ssco River. tnus
coaneciins the lots with Biddeford, aud placing
them within three minuirs' walk Of Smiths OR
uey. From this bridge street 10 gnded 10 the
railroad Crossing on Water street, which will be
extended TO Buxton Road. Other streets have
been laid out, extending along the margin Of the
Saco River, and TO Wafer street.
The new road recently laid out by the County
Commissioners, extending into the country froln
saco, will in,ersect with Market street. winch
passes across the above described bridge TO Biddr
ord
Besides the lets before mentioned, the propne-
l,ors have dozen or more house lots for sale, on
Springs leland, contiguous TO the bridge, and
within two minutes walk VI the workshops and
mills on ssid island.
They will sell also in lots Of from one TO 1--WE
acres, as may be wanted, tract VI land adioinins
that which 10 reserved for house lots Said trsc,
consists Of "A acres and Is situated on the West.
ern side Of the Rsilroad, and runs Tn the Buxton
road, the line striking that road within lew rod.
lof The Saco Depot.
Warranee Deeds will be given Of all lots sold
by the proprieiors, A. II. Boyd, Saco, d. Z
Somcs, Biddeiord; Josephus Baldwin aud Law
renee Barnes, Nashua, N, H.; William p. New
ell, Manchester, N, II. VI tFI
For further particulars, as TO prices and condi,
agent for the proplistors. 3lf
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A PoINr or ORDER.-One Of the member
of the Lower House Of the New York Legs
lature rsjoicod IN the name Of Bloss. III
had the honor Of representing the Count.
of Monroe, and If bis sigacity US legisla
tor did not win for him the respect Of hi
associates, his eccentricities often ministerct
to their entertainment.
One day in the midst Of windy harangu'
that had become intolerable for its length
and emptiness, the" member from the mo
trOPOlis " stopped to take drink Of water.
Bloss, springiug to his feet, cried:
"Mr. Speaker. I call the gentleman from
New York to order -
The whole Assembly was startled and
stiled the member from New York stood
aghast with the glass in his band, while the
Speaker said
:" The gentleman from Monroe viii please
state his pcint Of order"
To which Mr.. Bloss with very great grav-
ity replied:
81 submit, sir. that it Is not in order for
Windmill to 10 by water"
Ii was n shot between wind and water.
the verbose orator was coufounded. and i'm
mediately put himself and his glass down
together.
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would no more preach q fine sefmoa Than
wear fine coal. He was celebrated for
HE oomuoossrss way Of exhibiting the
principles Of religion. lie you'd speak jus,
What be th9i, and as hs fslt. Hssomshow
got the name Of bsing an scceniric preacher,
ss every man, I believe, does, who nese.
lprevarioatss and always acts and speaks ~
be thinks. 'H' f-l.il zoe
Somehow or o,hsr, Elder Blunt bad heard
Of Sstsr Scrub, and Of that in6rmity Of hers
and he resolved to cure her. On his f,s
round he stopped q, esquire Scrub's," q,
all other itincrsn,s had done before him -
John. The young man, took the elders ho'se
and put him in the stable, and The preacher
entered the house. He vas shown into she
best room, and soon fsl, very much q, homo.
He expected TO hear something in dus time
dsparaging the domestic arrangements, bu,
no heard it sooner Than he expected. This
time, II Sis'er Scrub could be credited, her
house was ali upside down 1t wasn't nl 10
stay in, and she was sadly mortified to DO
caught in such plight.
The elder looked around the room, as II
to observe the terrible disorder, but said no,
a word. BY and by the dinner Was ready,
ard the elder sat down with the family 70 q
Widespread table. Here again, Sister Scrub
found everything faulty; the coffee wasn''
&, 10 drink, and she hadn't anything fit "a
eat. : ...'
Tho elder lifted his dark eye 10 her face
tor Q momen, he seemed 10 penetrate hs'
very soul with his aus,ers gaze; then slow
, ly rising from the table he said:
"Brothsr Scrub, want my horse imms'
dialely: must leave"
, "why, Brother Blunt, vha,is the ma'serP
"Mat,erl Why, cir, your house isn't q
to stay in, and you havn't anything f, II
eat or drink, and Won't stay"
Blu, the esquire" and hi. lady were con-
|, founded. This was piece OF eceen,ricit!
entirely unlocked Tor. Thew were stupefed
I Blu, The elder was gone. He wouldn't sta,
in house not fit TO stay in, and where Their
wasn't anything q. 10 cal or drink.
Poor Sister Scrub! She wept Ike
8 child at her folly. She "knew IL would b
8 all over town." she sad. ''and that every
body would be- laughing at her. Ant
: then. how should she NEE, the blunt. hon
I est elder again' 'She hadn't neon, any
thing by whs, she had said" All! Oh,
Q never thought, how wicked 1t was to say o
mseh ,ha, didn't mean anything.
The upshOl Of tho whole matter was, ,hs
Sister Scrub "saw herself as Others saw
her." She ceased making apologies, an
became = wiser and better Christian Eide
Blunt always puts uP there, always find
everything az il should be, and with all hi
J eccenirici,ies. is though, by The family mos
r agreeable, and he Is acknowledged b.
I everybody to he the most consistent OF men
Q "Taiss and Talting,," BY Rev. J. T. Wa