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several small woven parts is done by fe-
males, who acquire such skill in the art
that seam cannot easily be detected, the
stitches being the same in form as those
produced in the loom. The sshawl dar-
uers" of France and Scotland are equally
skillful with the needle. They darn the
small cuts that are frequently made in
new "harness shawls," and none but con
noisseurs can detect the work of the nee
die in. them. "'.s '.' '.,+" 81. f''
In designing patterns and weaving
'shawls, the French undoubtedly surpass
the native of Cashmere, but unless M
Voisin employs the fine underwood of the
Tartar goat as his shawl material, we dc
not think he has made commendable
imitation of the Cashmere shawl. '
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The Earthen Jar.

Rabbi Joshua, the son of Cananiah, was
very learned and very wise man, but he
was ugly. His complexion was so dark
that he was nicknamed "the Blacksmith"
and little children ran away from him. VIII
Yet his wisdom and learning caused him
to be esteemed by every one, and even
the Emperor Trajan treated him with
much consideration '1 .l"' .' .'..
One day when Rabbi went to court, the
Emperors only daughter laughed at his
'ugiiness, and said, with smile p"
"Rabbi, wonder how it is that such
great wisdom as yours should be contained
iu such an ugly head" -'.'@ ..5 g.
Rabbi Joshua kept his temper, and in
stead ofreplying, ssked- 7a''' .".'-
princess, in what vessels does your ia
ther keep his wine ?" ,s III '..''
''In earthen jars, to be sure," replied
she. 2'' ~" 81 ''"t
"Indeed," exclaimed the Rabbi, feign-
ing surprise why all the common people
keep their wine in earthen jars! An En-
peror's wine should be kept in handsomer
vessels" ""'
The Princess thought that Rabbi JOSH
ua, who always said such clever things,
was really in earnest SO off she went to
the chief butler and ordered him to pour
all the Emperor's wine out of the earthen
jars into gold and silver vessels; earthen
jars being unworthy of such precious
drink. ,v ral r. n. ..'. u Iha"...
The butler followed these orders, and
when the wine came to the royal table it
had turned sour and tasted quite fat.
The next time the Princess met Rabbi
Joshua, She expressed her astouishment at
his having given her such strange piece
of advice, and said a, g. .....-,.......
"Do you know, Rabbi, that all that fine
wine that | had poured into gold and
silver vessels turned souri, ...
"Then you have learned simple les
son, Princess" was the Rabbi's reply
"Wine is kept best in common vessels,
and SO. is wisdom
The next time the Princess met the
clever Rabbi she did not laugh at his
ugly face. ...a..4s.
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Nam Is Of the Mo,n,,thsI.. !.

They are derived from certain objects
of worship, as Sunday from the Sun ;
Monday from the Moon !; Tnisco, the
same with the Roman Mars, gave name
to Tuesday; Wednesday from Wooden,
their god Of battle !; Thursday from Fu-
names, the same with the Danish Thor,
the god of winds and weather; Friday
from Friga, otherwise called Venus, who
was sometimes worshipped as the goddess
of pete and plenty; Saturday from Sea-
tor, the god of freedom, Or from the plan
ct Saturn. . qadi. t.. gdlng}.b
The Romans named nearly all the
months from some of their diyiuities, Or
emperors, namely January from Janus,
who was represented with two faces one
looked towards the new. year, the other
towards the old; February named by Ro-
mulus, from Februa, the mother of Mars;
March from Mars the god of war; April
from Aperio, a Latin word siguifying to
open the young blossom; May from Maia,
the mother Of Mercury June from Juno,
the wife Of Jupiter /; July was named by
Mark Antony in honor of Julius Caesar,
a celebrated Roman ; August was named
from Augustus Caesar, a Roman emperor;
September from Septem, the seventh
month of the Roman year; October from
Octo, the eighth mouth; November from
Novem, the ninth month /; December from
Decem, the tenth month of the Roman
year. log.t ~ qa, .r,...r ,1,,.
The Romans commenced their year in
March and consequently December would
be the tenth month but we commence
the year in January, and thus December
is the twelth or last month in the year.
September, October and November, in,
stead Of being the seventh, eighth, and
ninth, became the ninth, tenth, and elev-
enth. ...
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Freaks of Wealth.

Men have ever been proverbially fond
ofcryingagainst woman's folly and extrav-
agauce, but we have discovered one or two
instances that have still more deeply con-
vinced US of their own failing in this res
pect. There is no accounting for their
whims and eccentrcities, as may be seen
from the following: 30 .~.-. |
"The wealth which now exists in Am
sterdam falls much short of what it was
previous to the French revolution, or du-
ring the period of Dutch commercial pre-
eminence. 1t is not long since strangers,
in visiting Amsterdam, we're shown the
spacious house of merchant who after
having lavished much on furniture
and painting, actually caused the floor
Of one of his apartments to be laid with
Spanish dollars, set on edge. Another
gentleman of Holland determined to make
pavement before his residence of large,
massive plates of silver, and to surround
it with an ornamental chain of tho same
costly material. Before carrying his plan
into effect, it behooved him to obtain tho
sanction of the authorities. The wor-
tbies, however, void of sympathy, set their
faces againsta proposition which might
have d compelled them to increase the
strength of the town guard. Enraged at
their Noncompliance, Moses determined
to punish them. He ordered his dwell
ling, situated in the principal street, i'm
mediately to be pulled down, and on its
site erected the one how standing. Il is
literally covered with diabolical figures,
amounting, il is said, to three hundred
and fifty.'' l1a im iis,3 go z gta,
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-10-16

The ORIGIN OF FAMILIAR PHRASES.
The term "'masterly inactivity" origina-
ted with Sir James Macintosh. '.God
tempers the wind to, the shorn lamb
which everybody, WIG did moi, suppose, it
was in the Bible, credited to Sterne, was
stolen by him from George Herbert, who
translated it from the French of Henry
Estienne, aThe cup that cheers but not
incbriates," !" was conveyed by Cowpert from
Bishop Berkley, in his '.Siris." Words
worth 8 t"sThe child is father to the mpn, =
is traced from him to Milton, and from
Milton to Sir Thomas, More. "Like an
gels visitsr-few and far between, is
che offspring Of Hook it is npt Thomas
Campbell's original thopght. eOld John
Norris { 1850 originated il, andafter him,
Robert Blair, as late as r1745. faThere's
guide time coming" is Scott's phrase in
.Rob Boy, - and the ssalmighty dollar is
Washington Irving's happy thoughtsqqya
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-10-16

"A short distance from the line which
divides Massachusetts and NeS Hamp-
shire, lives pious old deacon, who fears
the Lord and detests levity. The deacon,
owns ram, a savage RIlow, always ready
for fight, and this 4belligerent spirit the
old gentleman's two sons took advantage
of. sra.., br.. t,.r,,,a ,i, .,.......f ,,f.,..
The deacon's farm has q stream of wa
ter running through it, on the bank of
which there is q rock extending close to
wafer for some distance, and about ten
feet above, which cannot be seen from the
house. ,...1 o.. ,,., ,.., ...,o..r.,l g;,-g,,
The boys were ip the habit of driving
their fathers sheep. to this spot, and then
yeKipg the old ram, until, he would pitch
at them with, all his might, when they
would drop fiat down and let the old ram
60 headlong over them, from the top of
the rock in the deep water below. ,,dlaa.
This was rare sport, for the boys, but
one day the deacon caught them in the
very act of giving old "Thumper" bath,
and dealt with them as be felt in duty
bound to do for such wicked-mindedness.
Some time afterwards the deacon chanced
to go to the aforesaid rock, and seeing the
sheep feeding near il, he felt a strongsin-
clination to see his ram make another
plunge into the water. a.. =. .,,.:,.'.;f,,i
After looking about to make sure that
no one was in sight to witness his folly,
he crouched down on the edge Of the rock,
and made a show of light against old
"rhumper," who accepted the challenge,
and charged with all his force so rapidly,
that the deacon being rather slow, and fail
ing to drop in, time, went over the rock
headlong into the water with him.
Here was a fix for the deacon to be
caught in, sure enough and, to add to
his modification, by the time he and his
ram got out Of the water, The boys were
standing on the rock above him, laughing
most boisterously. The deacon went Of
homc-the boys told Of his mishap-and
the old man is called "Deacon Slow"t to
this day. ''.sR a' y
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-10-16
An Item for the Home Circle.

; Somebody says, and truly too, that there
arc few families, anywhere, in which love
is not abused as furnishing the license for
impoliteness. A, husband, father, or bro
ther, will speak harsh words to those he
loves best, simply because the security of
love and family pride keeps him from get
ting his head broken. It is shame that
man will speak more impolitely,. at
times, to his wife or sister than he would
to any other female, except low and Vi
cious one. 1t is thus that the honest
affections of a mans nature prove to be a
weaker protection to a woman in the fam-
ly circle than the restraints of society, and
that woman usually is indebted for the
kindest politeness of life to those not be-
longing to her own household. Things
ought not to be so. The man who, be-
cause it will not be resented, indicts his
spleen and bad temper upon those of his
hearthstone, is snall coward and very
mean man. Kind words are circulating
mediums between true gentlemen and la
dies at home, and no polish, exhibited in
society can atone for the harsh language
and disrespectful treatment too often in
dulged in between those bound together
by Gods own ties of blood, and the more
sacred bonds of copjugal love, 9al alu
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-10-16
Jf'lise&Ilaneous.
Cashmere .Shawls-Their Imitation.


a statement has been very widely dis
seminated that M. Voisn, of France, has
lately invented an improved loom in which
shawls are woven In such manner as to
rival the famous products Of Cashmere. -
1t is stated that this result is obtained by
a peculiar iuterlacing of the threads
With respect to the invention, the Paris
correspondent of the London Photograph.
&c Ne,es says:-u .Hapa 1e1 ~ al.@t
-. The discovery must not be looked upon
in the light Of an experiment, for no less
than 1850 shawls have been made on the
new plan, and worth $50, 900 francs, equal
in quality and appearance to Cashmere,
valued at l, ,250, 900 francs. dEo
Though the cost and fame of the Cash
mere shawl are doubtless principally due
TO tie mode of weaving it, they result
also, to some extent, from the rare mate
rial of which -iti is made This the pro-
duct Of the Cashmere goat, and is much H.
rer and softer than the finest Saxony wool.
The goats are raised on the high table
lands of Tartary where the cold is very In
tense, and to protect them against its chill
ly influence nature has. provided them
with an outer coat of long silky hair and
an under coat of warm soft woolly hair,
called Pashat; the latter is the material
of which the Cashmere shawls are made.
It is brought down regularly from the
-Yartar shepherds to Cashmere by -mer-
chants. who sell IL ia the shawl makers. -
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-10-16

s@- Some one who processes himself
experienced in all che phases Of the heart
feminine, gives to his less self-assured
fellows the following recipe: a% t"a
q 5"To plunge young lady six fathoms
deep in happiness, give her two canary
birds, half a dozen moonbcams, twelve
yards Of silk, an ice cream, several rose
buds, d squeeze Of the hand, and the prom,
ise of new bonnet. If she don't melt,
it will be because she can't" What re-
markable specimens Of the fair sex must
exist;in that young gentleman's vicinity !!
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-10-16

sg" A good locking fellow was charged
with having stolen q watch. Itiwas. his
first offence, and he was rendy to plead
guilty. The magistrate asked him what
had induced him 20 commit the theft. y
ii The young man replied, that "haying
been i'll for some time, the doctor advised
him to take something, which he accord
ingly did" .ytHa.a tDgroH ei -sE
I'D The magistrate was rather pleased with
the humor of the thing, and asked him
what led him to select watch. .aag Sos
"Why,' said the prisoner, II thought
il, L only took time, that Nature would
work a cure u 'yi5l % IS soitfso d5.s H IN
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-10-16

Weep not for him that dieth,
In the grave he is more blest; w. wv
There the wicked cease from troubling,
And the weary are at rest;
And though we see him not again,
u. We know he hath not toll nor pain.
But weep for him that pineth
In the far off stranger land,
Lest he should pe'er return, and midst
His household darlings stand; =
All weep, lest he alone should die,
Far from his home, with strangers nigh.
Nor weep ye, when the one we love %.
Hath reached his heavenly rest, ,,....
For, when peacefully he layeth down,
In the green earths quiet breast; -
When from our sight is slowly borne
His cofiined form-we may not mourn.
But when the ever murmuring sea
Is bearing far away -
Tho one we loved and clung to most,
In foreign land to stay
Then we may weep with mourning sore,
Lest we should see his face no more.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-10-16

.sa A gentleman riding through Sy,
denham saw a board With "This Cottage
for Sail" painted on it. AS he was al
ways ready for a pleasant joke, and see
ing the woman 10 front Of the house, he
stopped and asked her, very politely,
"when the cottage was to sail r. aJust
as soon as the man CONES who can raise
the wind." was the quiet reply
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-10-16

sssyfflA laughable ipcident,is related! by
the Lewiston (Me, journal, Of fa jealous
woman, who went into an auction room
the other day, and saw Gas she supposedly
her husband, very ,familiarly sitting be-
side = young lady. Stepping up ,softy,
she seized q head in each hand and poun-
ded them together a number Of times. in
great rage. Her surprise, may be ina
gined when she found that the innocent
stranger was not her ,"worser half" She
apologized and passed On amid the laugh
ter Of the crowd, a + ~. ''',
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q PLAYING WITH BABIEs.--Three Chi.
cago ladies were visiting together, and
each had her tbaby,aa six months old
girl, with light hair and blue eyes. The
little ones we're; laid down to sleep On
bed while the mothersntook tea; aud some
niischieEouso young fellow, who boarded in
the house, changed all the infants cloth
ing. The mistaken identity was not dis
covered until nextqmorning, and the anx-
ious nations suffered much aconsternation
and several journeys in sorting out their
children. - ta L.amm.. laaaa -.L.Mhs- 80
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-10-16

o9Dr6When the plough was FIRST ,iptro-
duced into South Africa, pneof the Caffre
lords exclaimed; "Sees how she thing
tears lupithe ground with its, mouth! Itis
worth more than Eve wigesY ni tas eeg,
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-10-16

o,gae "a Clergyman copsOling q young
widow on the death of her husband, re-.
marked that she could not find his equal,
"I'll bet ! viii? r remarked the sobbing
fair one ,s,,, .5Iis,, t5ab,, .,ss.,. AJAX.
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-10-16

bar Life is constant struggle for
riches, Ehich we must soon leave behind
They Seem given To US as ID Nurse gives ii
plss,s.hing 70 aclild, y + \ smase y until i
fails asleep. ,',s.'.jg III
iaoa9sislsybs odi 81 S1sh1s1
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-10-16

~ A lady speaking of the gathering
oflawyers to dedicate . new court-house
said she supposed they had gone ITO view
the ground where they must shortly lie"
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4oetital>
/" WEEP NOT FOR HIM THAT D1ErH. !"

"Weep not for him that dieth, neither bemoan
him, but weep sore for him that goeth away !;
for he shall return no more nor see his native
country."-JeT. xii: 10 - .N. .rn N.iaa's
The southern aegis, and Harford County intelligencer., 1863-10-16

D-The best riches is contentment, the
worst Of poverty is low spirits. .,i.5i N,
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ladi lEeaoJ aatgaia oass diEw stas.auqi
The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1863-09-26
Publication Notice.

TOHN T. ROBB, will take notice that VIM
e W. Stickney has filed in the Clerks office of
the Fifth judicial District, sitting in Lyon coun-
ty. Kansas, the 18th day of July, 1863, his pc
tition against him, the object and prayer whereof
are that the northeast quarter of section number
of range no. thirteen s1 situate in said coHnty y
may be decreed to be sold under mortg age there
on, given to secure the payment ofthe said Robb's
promissory note for $251. 60. of date "Lecompton,
X. T., August 10, 1882 and due one year there
after, bearing interestat the rate of per cent per
north from maturity. till paid; said note and
mortgage made payable to Amos Tuck, or order,
and assigned by him to the said Stickney. g A
judgment for the sum of SlOI. 60. with per cent.
per month interest from August 10th, 1860, and an
attorneys fee of fifty dollars for foreclosure, are
prayed for IN said petition The said RObb is
required to demur or answer said petition on or
before the 10th day of October A. D. 1863 or the
same will be taken confirmed. and judgment
rendered accordingly. W. W. STICKNEY.
By his Attorney, j. S. EMERY.
Attest: P. II. Hunt, Clerk.
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Rnhlicat,an Notiee

H. W Flick. as Administrator de bonis non Of the
Estate of Samuel Hamill, deceased plaintiff
VS. J. D. Walker and Catharine n. Walker, his
wife, defendants
In District Court Fifth Judicial District, sitting
within and for Lyon county, Kansas.
T D. WALKER and Catherine NJ. Walker,
e defendants, in parts unknown, will take
notice that said plaintiff, on the 18th day of Au
gust. A. D. 1863, fled his petition in said Court,
against the said defendants, setting forth that
the said defendants gave their note for $500 on
the 18th day of November. 1858, due or be-
fore the 18th OF November, 1862, with interest
from date at the rate Of ten per cent per aunum !;
and also, defendants gave their mortgage on the
northeast quarter Of section thirty-fve (35), in
township eighteen (l6). of range eleven (ll), in
sail county, 10 secure the payment of said note
to the said Samuel Hamill, and claiming judg
ment on said note. aud the foreclosure of said
mortgage, asking that said lands be sold to pay
said Indebtedness and attorneys fees for fire
closure The said defendants, j. D. Walker and
Catharine NJ Walker are notified that they are
required to demur to answer said Petition on
or before the Doth day of October, 4. d. 1859, or
the same will be taken as true and judgment
rendered accordingly. II. W flick,
Admir- de bonis non of Samuel Hamill, deed.
By WATSON & GILcHRIsT, his Attorneys.
August 18th, 1853. 2964 $13 30
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Publication Notice.

TOHN N. RHoADES, IN parts unknown, will
= take notice that Thaddeus II. Walker, of the
county of Washington, in the State of New York,
did, on or about the 10th day of August, A. D.
1862 file his petition in the District Court of the
Fifth Judicial District o! the State of Kansas,
within and for the county of Lyon, in said State,
against John N. khoades setting forth that the
said John N. Rhoades, gave mortgage to the said
Thaddeus II. Walker, on the west half of the south
west quarl.r and southwest quarter of north west
quarter of section number thirty two 1922, and
southeast quarter of northeast quarter of section
humber thirty-one (31l, in town ship number
nineteen 90, south of range number twelve (12),
situate in said county of Lyon, to the pay
ment of two hundred and forty dollars (S240),
according to a certain note referred to in said
Mortgage, dated September Sd, 1859, payable one
ye. from date. with interest after maturity until
paio at four per cent. per month. The said John
N RhSsdes is further notified that he is required
to appear demur to or answer said petition on
or before the @@4 day of October, A. D. 1863 or
the same will be ltken as confessed, and iudg-
ment rendered accer 1ingly. -se=
THADDEUS H. WALKER "a
By SHANNON & SHANNON, his Attorneys
August 22d, 1863. 99-5 $1,000
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Notics of Publication .

TOHN W. BLEY, non resident of the State of
- Kansas, will take notice that Thaddeus a.
Walker, of the State of New York, did, on the
10th day of August, A. D. 1868, file his petition
in the D strict Court of the fifth judicial district
of the State Of Kansas, within and for the county
of Lyon, in said State, against the said John W.
Bley, defendant, setting forth that the said John
W. Bley gave mortgage 10 the said Thaddeus
II. Walker, on the northwest quarter of section
No. twenty.eight (26). in township No. nineteen
I9), of range number twelve (I2), east Of the 9th
principal meridian, situate in the said county of
Lyon, to secure the payment of the sum of two,
hundred and forty dollars, according to a certain
note referred TO in said mortgage, dated Septem-
her 7th, 1859, payable one year after date, with
interest after due at per cent. per month until
paid. The said Thaddeus II. Walker claims the
further of fifty dollars as liquidated damages
for foreclosure Of said mortgage. The said John
". Bley is further notified that he is required 10
appear and demur TO or answer said petition on
or before the 23d day of October, a. D. 1853, or
the same will be taken as confessed. and iudg-
ment rendered accordingly.
THADDEUS H WALKER,
By SHANNON & SHANNON, his AttoE neys.
August 22d, 1868. 299-5 1890
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LARGE YIELD.-Lale in the season last
spring our fellowtownsman, F. G. Hunt,
bought bushel of potatoes in Lawrence,
for table use, which were said to be new
kind. When he returned he handed one
dozen of them to James Pheanis, near this
place, who planted them, and few days
ago he dug them aud took up just three
bushels of potatoes, not one small one in
the lot. That's what we call ''big thing
There will be one dozen of the best of these
potatoes on exhibition at the next meeting
Of the Farmers Club here.