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A Truthful and Cheap Barometer.

Take clean glass bottle and put in it q
small quantity of finely pulverized alum. Then
Gil the bottle with spirits Of wine. The alum
will be perfectly dissolved by the alcohol. and
in clear weather the liquid will be as transpsr-
ent as the pursst water. On the approach Of
rainy or cloudy weather, the alum win be visi-
bic in aaky spiral cloud in the centre of the
huid, reaching from the bottom to the surface.
This is cheap, simple and beautiful barometer,
and is placed within the reach Of all who wish
to possess one. For simplicity Of construction.
this is altogether superior to the frog barometer
in general use in Germany. ca .saA
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A Cincinnati member of the School Board
in relating the particulars Of . recent accident,
said that one child vas - fatally injured iAst he
died IN fes days.
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Howard Association, Philadelphia.

Howard Association, Philadelphia
A Benevolent Instifmion. esfa5hshed By spseial
Endowment, for the Relief Of the Sick and Dis.
tressed, afflicted 10Th Vnulent and Endemic
Diseases, nd especially for the Cure Of Dissas.
IS of the Sexual Organs.
MEDICAL ADVICE given gratis, by the
Ixl Acting Surgeon, to all who apply by let
ter, with a description of their condition, Gage
occupation, habits of life, &c., and in cases Of
extreme poverty, Medicines furnished free o.
charge.
VALUABLE REPORTS on spermatorrhna
and other Diseases of the Sexual Organs, and
on the NEW REMEDIES employed in the
Dispensary, sent to the afflicted in sealed letter
envelopes, free of charge. Two or three Stamp:
for postage will be acceptable.
Address. DR.. J. SKILLIN HOUGHTON
Acting Surgeon, Howard Association, No. 2
South Ninth Street. Philadelphia, Pa. By or
der Of the Directors.
EZRA D. HEARTWELL, President.
GEO. FAIRCHILD, Secretary.
oct. 4, 60-ly
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seeding for Hog Pasture.

EDS. PsAruf FARMrn:-I have field Of
newly broken prairie, GROSS ploxsd last fall, on
which intend to sow wheat In early sp6ng.
want to seed Il for Z hog pasture. the following
spring. Al i an a beginner in farming, will
you give me your judgement As 10 seeding in
reference % time ofsouing, Whether With the
wheat in spring. or BY blowing and seeding after
harvest, also What kind Of seed to SOW and how
much per acre. The lot 10 mostly rolling.
though portion borders upon slough. There
10 passing through the lot running stream
With low margin, covering say two acres. Can
I do better than to leave it in state Of nature
,sIlaBi Z 7gaa gifg hTsA RsADsa.
REnAREs.-Ws should seed in the spring
with wheat (if you sowit.) Sow wheat Is early
a. possible; afsr the wheat is narrowed in BOW
red clover, at least eight pounds I've would SOW
10 lbs) to the acre. If the ground ID dry. roll
it in Butif you can manage 70 SOW it just be-
fore a rain rolling will be unnecessary. If the
ground will permit we should drain the margin
bordering the stream and seed il ike the rest
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june 81, Soft.

". D. MARKHAM, N
ATTORNEY AT LAW & REAL ESTATE AGENT
WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS,
WILL Practice In al TIE Courts Of Doni.
w phan. Brown, and the adjoining Counties
pay taxes for non-essidests, and buy and sell
lands. Particular attention paid TO collections
IN Kansas, Nebraska, and North W est Missouri
OFFICE ON MAIN STREET.
ian. 20, 59-sf. va 4sl- .-a-
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Concentrated Lye,
THE READY FAMILY r-5{
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ILL u,.E. bsrdx.fe, soft and lii .Ioan tvn.
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Put up IN alr.t'sht iroa boxes Of lib.
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Ids common crease IRON 10 10
~ IS gallons elegant SOFT soap,
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TO Clean Tomato sea. ;

Put the seed with the surrounding pulp on a
piece ofold muslin, s or 8 inches square, and
sprinkle over il small quantity Of securing
sand. Gather the edges Of the cloth in one
hand, so IS 70 hold the seed securely, and then
rub them gently in the palm Of the other for .
few minutes, dipping them occasionally in va
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This rubbing will cut the pulp from the seed.
fsus tie sssd AID sand into Z basin Of waEsr,
90 that the pulp may be turned Oh. II the pulp
10 mot all separated, add more water, and pour
of again till it Is clean enough. Nov BY put
ting in q little more water, and gently shaking
and turning the basin, ths sssd nay be poured
separate into sieve or cloth ready for drying
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r.c, L; CLEPHANE 4 CO..,gca
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TIE NEW YORK WEEKLY TIMES

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MlisteIlaneous.
DAUGHTERS MAY HELP.

The expensive habits of American women
press down many husbands and fathers like
milestone. They find it hard to deny the
requests Of their loved ones, but harder TO
acquire the means Tor supplying their ar.
ti6cial wants. Business men come to bank.
ruptcy in tho vain effort to appease the
fashionable cravings Of ambitious families.
The following story from the Independent
has its moral:
"Now. like dear, good mamma. will you
please beg papa to buy me that beautiful set
Of pearls at TiGany's! All the girls in our
circle have sorne, and surely you would not
wish me to seem odd"
My dear child, it is utterly impossible ;
your father cannot siljrd it, and even II he
could, it would be piece of useless extray.
agance entirely unsuited to your age. Icon.
slider it perfectly ridiculous to SEQ children
like you bcdecked with trinkets like some
South Sea Islander.
why mamma. how you astonish me -
Why, every person knows papa's very rich,
and there is Clara Clinton's mother. who Is
Acknowledged to be lady Of superior taste,
and allows her Clara to wear whatever she
pleass."
"Mrs. Clinton has perfect right to dress
her daughter according to her idea; but !
prefer to see you in the simple garb 50 be-
coming to modest girlhood. Your father,
darling, is very much embarrassed at pre-, :
ept, having entered INTO some speculations
which fear will prove DISASTROUS: we will
then be obliged to leave this splendid hous'
and seek one more suited to our means
"And l have bcen forever teasing him
about new dresses and jewels. I would not
have been so unkind, dear mother, had ]
known what you say" aid Meta Bancroft,
with fearful eyes.
"0nly thoukhtless, darling. "said her mo-
ther. "Now attend to your le-sous; per
haps you may be able to turn your education
to advantage. and assist your father, should
trouble come"
Meta Bancroft was noble girl. From
her infancy she had been the light Of home
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You Mus. Havo Strawberries.

No, q, occ,.;onaI half mint doled ont by
,h. ,s,.roons,, M, nlo,,v of ,bsu ,roa,
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RIcHr SORT or A GENERAL. A Washing.
ton letter describes Gen. Mcclellan among
his soldiers in this wise:
seen. Mcclellan is one Of the least prcten.
tious Of men-he generally wears the simple
blouse of the riaemen, with not even the
starred shoulder straps to denote his rank-a
man who never wastes time, who is indcfati.
gable in his pursuit and attack Of the enemy,
and equally untiring in his efforts to secure
the utmost comfort Of his men. compatible
with the circumstances of soldiers litc.-
When his line Is on tho march, ho is ever
among the men, with kind and cheering
word for every company; a pleasant look, or
kind salute, or hearty grasp Of the hand for
every officer or private with whom he is
brought on speaking terms by business and
in light he is always ut the front Of the
column. in the thickest Of tho danger. en-.
courasing his soldiers by cheering wordsand
fearless deeds. He takes soldiers fare with
the rest, asking no better food. and no more
luxurious bed than the newest-rccruited pri.
uate under his command. If he seca man
without proper shoes or tlothins, heha' that
man, with his captain, sent to his own quar-
ters, where the man is served with the gar.
rnents he needs, and the captain receives
reprimand that leads him to look more close
ly after his men in future"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-08-23

The DIRECT TAx.-Tho Taxpayer. natu.
rally begin to inquire what proportion each
one is to bear Of the twenty millions direct
tax about to be imposed under the recent act
Of Congress Taking it for granted that but
little IL any Of it will be gathered from the
disloyal States, wo may simplify the matter
by surprising that it will operate upon only
about twenty millions of people. The result,
therefore, will be one dollar, for each man,
woman and child in tho United States which
stand by the Union. This is nero triille
when compared with the ends to bc obtained
by tho burden. 1t will fall principally on
those best able to bear it. and upon articles
OF luxury. 1t is true that the indirect tax
upon tea. sugar and coffee, touches tho hum
bio as we'll Us the wealthy, but the eject will
he to induce curtailment Of other expsn-
ses in matters not essential to either health
or comfort. The tax on incomes Is three
per cent. ON all the excess Of incomes over
$500 per annum, and Eve per cent. on the
incomes Of non.residents. The President OF
the United States will pay s726. and each
member Of the cabinet S2l6. Clerks Of the
6rs. class tsl2OO) will ray sl2 Ter annum,
and tho 5000 clerks Si2.-Ndtionoi Intel.
igeneer.
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9grltultural.
Cranberrios.

l. What soil is best adapted to the cul-
ture of the cranberry and how should it be
prepared'
Q. Is cranberry meadow likely to prove
durable after the vines are regularly rooted?
3. Can crOnberries be successfully trans
plantedH
4. Does the soil need enriehins, as in the
case Of other vegetahles'
The answers to these questions will, per-
haYs, meet the points Of inquiry 80 often re-
peaied in the course Of few weeks. To the
Gr,t reply: That low, wet land is the best.
IL must not, however, be too wet-the sur
face water. If any there be, should be remov-
ed by drains; aud where the water has not
been so deep rs to prevent the formation ota
tough sod, 1t will he necessary to pare OF the
sod to sufficient depth to remove all grass
roots. A sufficient nun Der Of drains should
be cut to dispose ofall redundant matter, and
not morc-iOr the ground should be moist
I think IL well to close up the drains in the
fall, and let the water be spread over the
meadow during the winter. II will do the
plants no injury, but will be likely to prevent,
weeds and grass from taking root. and grow.
ing, which would soon prove too much for
the plants in question. The sod il snugly
piled, will soon furnish an excellent compost
for fruit trees.
The ground thus diyested Of its sod and
surface water, is prepared for the plant
The first thing in the labor Of transplanting
Is to open shallow, parallel trenches, i-2
or 2 feet apart; into these trenches | plant,
my vines-mrying from I to s feet in length.
These I cover slightly every six or eight in
ches, when the labor Of transplanting is
done. The plant, now left to the secret op
Grafton Of natural laws, will leave its liga-
ments into the yielding soil. and send its
slender tendrils outward, until. in the course
Of two or three years, il covers the eutirr
suriace-and from the first year Of its setting
il will reward the labor and time given to j,
in greatly increasing ratio. April and
May consider the best time for setting plarts
--as those set in the TALL are rore liable to BE-
raised out by the freezing Of winter.-COr.
Rural Nas Yorker.
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Practical Joke Of o Chicago Fire
Zouave.

A member Of the New York Fire Zouayei
who went from this city to join Col. Ellis
worth in April. and who, until then, had
been an industrious typo in the Chicago
Tribune Office, was on picket duty one day
last month, when the following incident oc-
Cured
AT. F. V. with rather more than usual
superciliousness Of his race, rode up in a
carriage from the direction Of Alexandria,
driven, Of course, by his servant Zoozoo
stepped into the road, holding his bayonet
in such way as to threaten horse, negro,
and white man at one charge, and roarcd out,
"TICKErS." Mr.. V. turned up his lip.
set down his brows, and by other gestures
indicated his contempt for such mud sills US
the soldier before him, ending by handing
his pass over to the darkey, and motioning
him to get out and show 1t to Zoozoo.
"All right" said the latter, glancing at
It. "movo on" accompanying the remark
with jerk at the coat collar of the colored
person, which sent him spinning down the
road several PAGES. "Now, sir, what do you
want?" addressing tho astonished white
man.
White man had by this timo recovered his
tongue. "Want? want to 60 on Of course.
That was my pass"
"Can't help it." replied Zoo; "itsays pass
the bearer, and the bearer is already passed.
You can't get two men through this picket
on one mans pass"
Mr.. V. reflected moment, glanced at tho
bayonet in front Of him, ind then called out
to his black man to conc back. Simbo APP
preached cautiously, but fell back in confu.
sion, when the "shootins.stck" was bran.
dished towards his own breast.
where's your pass, sirrah'" asked Zoo.
zoo.
"IIerc, massa," said the chattel. present.
ing the same one he had received from the
gent in the carriage.
"Won't do" reblied tho holder Of the
bayonet. "That passes you to Fairfax
Can't let any one come from Fairfax on that
ticket. "MovE on" A smart stamp Of the
foot sent Sambo down the road at o hand
gallop.
"Now sir, If you stay hero any longer. ]
shall take you under arrest to headquarters"
he continued.
Mr.. V. grabbed uphisline'. wheeled around,
and went of ut the best trot his horse could
manage over the "sacrcd SOIL" Whether
Sambo ever hunted up his master, is not
known.-Chieago Tribune.
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NODE or ASSESSMENT.

Sections 6, 7, 8 and 0 enact tho mode OF
assessment. The direct tax laid by tho act
Is to be assessed and laid on the value Of all
lands and dwelling houses, which several ar.
ticles, subject to taxation, shall bo enumer-
ated and valued by the respective assessors
At the rate each Of them Is worth 10 money
on the frat day Of April, eighteen hundred
and siIty-two; provided, however. that oil
property, of whatever kind, coming within
any Of the foregoing descriptions. and be-
longing to the United States. or any State.
or permanently or specially exempted from
taxation by the laws Of the State wherein
the same may be situated at the time Of the
passage OF this act, together with such prop
erty belonging to any individual who actu-
ally resides thereon. as shall be worth the
sum Of Eve hundred dollars, shall be exempt.
ed from the aforesaid enumeration and valu.
ton, and from the direct tar aforesaid. And
provided further that In making such as-css.
nent, due regard shall be had to any valua-
ton that may have been made under the au.
thority Of any State or Territory at any
period nearest aid fnt day Of April.
Persons will bs required 10 give writtsn
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as Gil the rank. Of armies in other countries,

as fll the ranks OF armies in other countries,
but aro men who have place In society and
have left ut home those domestic ties which
knit man to his country, It may be men,
toned that single mail on Friday brough.
to the Cd Wisconsin regiment near four hun
dred letters and papers, and another day
near Eve hundred; and one Rhode Island
regiment Of thirteen hundred men received
by one mail above one thousand letters and
papers. We learn. moreover, that the book.
sellers in this city have frequent occasion to
remark the literary culture and scholarly
lasts erinced by many privates Of the differ
ent regiments in the applications made for
books. II is no uncommon thing to End
them inquiring for portable copy Of some
latin classic or other work belonging to the
higher walks Of polite literature.
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From the New York Evening Post.
NEW REVENUE ACTS.
The Direct Tax-TaIation ofIncomes-.
The Amended Tariff.

We annex careful abstract Of the new
revenue act, which provides for the assess.
ment and collection Of nm annual tax Of S20,.
0O0, 900, and which was passed by Congress
on Friday. A large proportion Of the bill
is devoted to details respecting the duties Of
assessors, the mode Of collection, and the
penalties Of a noncompliance with the pro.
visions Of the act. The sections relative to
the income tax are Of general interest. and
the entire text is given below:
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A Destructive Business.

The following statement, full Of very strik-
ing facts, was lately submitted to u commit
tee OF the Canadian Parliament, by Rowland
BUR-. Esq, Of Toronto:
my experience us a Justice Of the Peace
and Jail Commissioner for nearly twenty
years, shows that nine out Of ten Of the male
prisoners. and nineteen out Of twenty Of the
female prisoners. have been brought there by
intoxicating liquor. have visited the jails
from Quebec to Sandwich, through the length
and breadth Of Canada, and have person.
ally, examined nearly 1000 prisoners in the
nils, OF whom two-thirds were males, and
one-,hird females. They nearly all signed
a peti,ion that had presented to them for a
Maine liquor law, many Of them stating that
/, was their only hope of being saved from ut
ter ruin, unless they would 80 wherO intoxi-
eating liquors were not sold.
I examined the jailor's book. wherein they
all KEEP, record Of tho number ofpersors,-
their ago. country, occupations. and crime !;
also whether they were brought there by the
use of intoxicating liquors. In four years
II crc were $4,000 prisoners in the jails. and
It appeared from the records that $1,000 OF
that number had been brought there by In.
to1icating liquors; and hclieve from the2.
a
Is 900 would never have been there had II
not been for the liquor trade. have the
record now before me. kept by myself, Of the
liquor dealers Of Youngc ST., Toronto, for 81
years past, 100 in number, and will mention
the abstract Of the record, viz: Number Of
ruined drunksrds in the 100 families, 2l4 {;
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AMOUNT OF ABSENCE PROPER FOR HusDASDs.
The Home Journal gives credit to Miss Mu.
loch for the following invaluable hints. which
husbands will please take under especial con.
sideration
a. lady of my acquaintance gives II her
sine qua non Of domestic felicity, that the
men Of the family should always be absent
at least six hours in the day. And truly o
mistress OF the family, however strong her
affection for tho male members of it, cannot
hut acknowledge that this is great boon.
A house where papa or the boys are al.
ways 'potterIng about, popping in and ont
atall hours, cvcrlastinsly wanting something.
or finding fault with something else, is a con-
siderable trial even to feminine patience. -
And beg leave to ask my sex generilly-in
confidence, Of course-if 1t Is not the great
est comfort possible when the masculine half
Of the family being cleared out for tho day,
the house settles down into regular work and
orderly quietncss until EVENING" Also, 1t Is
good for them. us well as for us, to have oil
the inevitable petty domestic 'bothers' got
over in their absence, to effect which ought
to be one Of the principal aims of tho mis-.
tress of the family. Let them, II possible,
return to quiet, smiling home. with all its
small annoyances brushed away like the dust
and cinders from the grates-which. en- pos-
SAM, is one Of the first requisites to mako
ireside look comfortable. 1t might be well,
too. II tho master himself could contrive to
leave the worldly mud cf the day at the scra.
per outside his door,"
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Tue Cn.RacIra or Our yoLusrrrRs.-The
Washington National Intelligcneer gives the
following interesting information touching
the character Of our volunteers:
Asa proof that the men Of the North who
compose the great army which hasfo prompt
II rushed to the defence Of the Union are
not the Migrants Of society. seeking bread
and the adventurous life Of the soldier, suoh
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Oppression ouer the Mind or Body Of Man"-Je6erson.
MORNING, AUGUST 90, 1861.

loss Of property once owned by them in real
estate, $500; number ofwidows left, As |;
number Of orphan. left, 235 sudden deaths,
A; suicides publicly, l3; number Of prem
ature deaths by drunkenness, 2O3; murders,
4. executions, 3; number Of years Of human
life by drunkenness. 1915.
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ASSESSORS AND COLLECTORS.

Sections 9, 3, 4 and S Of the bill declare
tho mode Of appointing assessors and collcc-
tors, and their duties. The Secretary Of the
Treasury will divide the States, Territories
and District Of Columbia into convenient
districts, and appoint an assessor and collcc.
tor, who must bc frecholders and residents
in each district. They must give suitable
bonds. and taks oath to execute their Offices
faithfully.