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BRFsNIHAN.-on THURSDAY, oct. 18th, Of con.
sumption, John Ble-nita an, afei - YEAR .nai,. a
the Parish Of tas' lolyons. Go. Cork, Ireland
The friends and relatives Of N. family are rcst.e,
fully invited b. attend the funeral On st'ufdsv sfer
noon Oct. 10Th. 81 o'clock. from his Int RESIDENCE
Nadison o.. gTs
gan. AGED 30 years.
Notice VI time and place OF funeral hereafter
The niemters " Neptune Loire, 81, g. 4 A. "
are hereby summoned 10 attend he regular comm.
nica'ion 70 he held ~ the Lndee Room this Friday
evening n ~ ocloct 20 make ur-angsnc nt, for The
tlneral Of our la'e BIO. John Morran 81 oder a
MARIlN ENGLAND NJ. y,t
Ar A MEETING OF THE DELEGATES TO
Il the Iith Assembly Mstict Con vsntioa, held
a. the finh Ward Hotel. Oct 18Th. pursuant 10 the
call OF the General Committee IL the New York lie.
mocratic Association tNckeon!, JAMES n. SKELI,I
wa unanimously ncnir qted the candidate Tor "A
sembly. EDWARD BYRNE, Chairman W. p
CUMBERLAND COAL.-BEST GEORGES
- Greek for bactsm'hs. Ius; arrived and Tor snls.
from one ton upwards, By D. LOuTREI. 14l secoDj
Nv, bet. 2ist and 22d ~. ~
pAINTERS-A MASS MEETING OF THE
Trade " III be held this evening, at = o'clock in
siuyyesant Institute. $50 Is. oadH ~. opposite Pond
g. BY order OF =. J. pDoNNELL. President Of y
A. A. HLWLLI' President OF y. Y. u. D P
$500 BOUNTY.-vOLUNTEE AND
" substitutes wanted At 81 Nassau street.
room :. 81
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Habits of the Mole.

"Notes on the Mole" by the Rev. j. G.
Wood, show how well worthy OF accurate
study by the naturalist our native animals
are. Some young friends captured u MOLE
and brought it to that naturlist, secured, in
"A large box. 1t ran about with great agility,
thrusting it's long and flexible snout into
every crevice. A little earth was placed in
the box, when the mole pushed its way
through the loose soil, entering and re.en-
tering the heap, and in few moments scat
tered the earth toeraby evenly over the
box, every now and then twitchng with a
quick, convulsive shaking Of the loose earth
from its fur At one moment the mole was
gruLbing away, hardly to be distinguished
from the surrounding soil, completely coy
cred with dust; the next instant the moving
dust heap had vanished. and in its place was
a soft, velvetv coat. The creature was unre-
hitting IN its attempts to get through the
box, but the wood was too tough for it to
make any impression and after satisfying
itself it could not get through a deal board,
bit took to attempts to scramble over the
sides, ever slipping sideways and coming on
its foreteet. The rapid mobility of its snout
was astonishing, but its senses of sight and
smell seemed to be practically obsolete, for
worm placed in its track within the tenth
IL IL
though no sooner did its nose or foot touch
one, than in moment it flung itself upon
its prey and shook the worm backwards and
scratched it about until it got one end or
other into its mouth, when it devoured it
srcediIy, the crunchng sound of its teeth
being audible two yards away. Worms it
ate as fast AS upplied-devouring fourteen
in thirteen minutes after which it was sup
piled with a second batch Of ten. 1t was
then tried with millipedes, but invariably
rejected them.
Having heard from popular report that a
twelve hours fast would kill a mole, Mr..
| Wood determined to give his captive good
supper at eight and an early break fast next
morning at five or six. SO he dug perse-
vering a large handful of worms and put
them IN the box. AS the mole went back
wards and forwards it happened to touch
one of the worms and Immediately flew at
it, and while trying to get it into its mouth
the mole came upon the mass of worms and
flung itself upon them in a paroxysm Of
excitement, pulling them about, too over
joyed with the treasure to settle on any
individual in particular. AT last, it caught
ole of them and began crunching, the rest
making their escape in all directions and
burrowing into the loose mould. Thinking
the animal had now good supply, two
dozen worms having been put into the box,
Mr.. Wood shut tup with an easy conscienc;
but it happened the following morning that
the rain fell in perfect torrent, and. hoping
for remission, he waited until nine O'Clock
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AlnUsin Proverbs about Women

AS the pood man saith, so say we; but as
the good women saith, SO it must be.
\ woman and greyhound must be small
in the waist.
A little house well filled, a little land well
titled, and Titled wife well willed.
All women are good good for something
or good for nothing.
4 virtuous woman though ugly, is the
ornament of the house.
An obcdient vile commands her husband
A man of straw is worth a woman Of gold.
A woman work is never at an end,
A good wife is the work manShip Of Il good
husband.
When the good man 5 from home, the
good wife 5 table is soon spread.
A man 5 best fortunt-or his worst-is a
wife.
An enemy to beauty is Z foe to nature.
All are good laSseS: but where come the
i'll wives trae?
A woman conceals what she knows not.
a lass that has many woerS oft fares the
worst.
a man must ask his wife leave to thrive.
Fools are wise men in the affairs ofwomen.
Every man can tame a shrew but he that
hath her.
Ladies will sooner pardon want Of sense
than want of manners.
Bare walls make gadding housewives.
You may know Il foolish woman by her
lincry.
Women are wise on sudden, fools on
generalization.
Beauty will buy no beef.
Choose wife rather by your ear, than
your eye.
Many blame the wife for their own thrift
less life
Prettiness makes no pottage.
While the tall maid is STOPPING, the little
one hath swept the house.
Women laugh when they can, weep when
they will.
Beauty in women is like the flower in
spring, but virtue is like the stars of heaven.
Women grown bad are worse than men
because the corruption of the best turns to
the worst.
Beauties without fortunes have sweet
hearts plenty, but husbands none at all.
Beauty is no Inheritance.
Fire dresses the meat, and not smart
lass.
Far fetched, and dear bought, is good for
the ladies'.
Three women and a goose make market.
There is many a wife that can't sing and
dance we'll.
The society Of ladies is school of polite,
ness.
The rich widow cries with one eye and
rejoices with the other.
lie that tells his wife news is but newly
married.
He who wishes to chastise fool gets him
wife.
Next to no wife, good wife is best.
No woman is ugly when she is dressed.
She that is born beauty is half married.
She that has an i'll husband shows it in
her dress.
Saith solomon, the Wise, "a good wife
is good prize"
She who is born handsome is born mar
ried.
Who hath a bad wife, has purgatory for a
neighbor.
The cunning wife makes her husband her
apron.
The more women look in their glasses,
| the less they look to their houses.
There is one good wife in the country, and
every man thinks he hath her.
There is no mischief in the world done,
! but woman is always one.
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before he opened the box. Twelve hours
had just elapsed since the mole had received
its supply, and as it had taken probably
another hour in hunting about the box
before it had devoured them all, not more
than eleven hours had probably elapsed
since the last worm was consumed. But
the mole was dead 81 forgot" Mr.. Wood
says, "to weigh the worms which he de-
voured, but as they would have filed my
two hands held cupwse, ! may infer that
they weighed very little less than the ami,
nal who ate them" The extreme voracity
and restless movements of the little creature
here recorded, show its value to the agricul-
turist % as subsoi draner who works with
out wages" and its great usefulness in
keeping the prolific race Of worms-thcm'
selves useful in their way as forming in the
main, the fertile soil itself
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ORIGIN OF Mules IN THE UNITED STATE

Origin OF MuLEs IL THE UNITED STATES.
Up to the year 1913 there were scarcely
any mules to be found in the United States
those few had been imported from the
West Indies, and were Of very inferior
order
When Washington returned to private life
at Mount Vernon he became convinced that
mules would be better adapted for use in the
agriculture of the Southern States, as they
lived longer, were less liable to disease, re-
quire less food, and were more economical
than horses.
On his views becoming known to the King
of Spain he sent him a jack and two iennes.
The jack was sixteen hands high, of grey
color, heavily made, and of sluggish dis
position. About the same time he also re-
ceiyed jack and some jennies from Lafay-
cite, which were procured on the island OF
Malta. These proved more ferocious and
active BY crossing the breed, Washington
ayaied himself Of the best qualities of the
two, and thus introduced excellent mules tol
farming labor in this country.
Such was their superiority, that at the sale
of the General s effects, one wagon team OF
four mules sold for $500. At this day these
animals are extensively used in the Southern
and Middle States
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A Wonderful SOknaa EnbuQisS.

A writer in the Home journal relates the
! following remarkable case, taken from the
French Encyclopedia:
Perhaps the most Interesting case on
record is that Of Il young clergyman. the
narrative Of which is. from the immediate
communication of the Archbishop of Bor-
deauX. The young ecclesiastiC, when the
prelate was at the same college, used to rise
every night and write either sermons or
pieces of music. To study his condition,
the bishop betook himself several nights
consecutively, to the chamber of the young
man, where he made the following observa
tons:
This young clergyman used to rise, take
paper, and begin to write. Before writing
music he would take stick and rule the
lines. He wrote the notes with the cores
ponding wo!ds, both with the utmost accu
racy; or when, by chance, he had written
the words too wide, he altered them. After
completing sermon, he would read it aloud
from beginning to end. If any passage dis
pleased him, he erased it, and wrote the
amended passage correctly over the other.
On one occasion. i'll order to ascertain
whether he used his eyes, the bishop inter
posed a sheet Of pasteboard between his
face and the writing. The sleeper took not
the least notice, but went on writing as
before. The limitations of his perceptions
to what he was thinking about, were very
curious. A piece Of anniseed cake, that he
had sought for, he ate approvingly but
when on another occasion, u piece of the
same cake was put in his mouth, he spit it
out. 1t IS to be observed that he always
knew when his pen had ink in it; and if
they adrotIy changed his paper when he
was writing, he knew it if the sheet sub
stituted for that written on was of differ
ent size from the former, and in that case
he appeared embarrassed. But if the fresh
sheet Of paper which was substituted for
that written on. was exactly of the same
size with it, he appeared not to be aware of
the change and he would continue to read
of his composition from the blank sheet OF
paper as tluenty as when the manuscript
lay before him nay, more, he would con
tinue his corrections, and introduce an
amended passage written upon the precise
place in the blank sheet corresponding with
that which it would have occupied on the
already written page.
Such are the facts Of somnambulsm The
eccleSastic, indeed, seems at first to have
seen through sheet Of pastcboard but the
concluding fact in his case shows that he
really used his perception only to identify
the size and place of the sheet of paper. -
His writing upon it was the mechanical
transcript of an act of mental peusmanShip.
The corrections fell into the right places
upon the paper owing to the fidelity with
which he retained the mental picture, his
attention being exclusively concentrated on
that one operation.
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Farmers
REYNOLDS
PATENT SAFETY BRAKE

For Endless Chain Horse PowcrS,
SOMETHING that every owner of an
~ ENDLESS CHAIN HORSE POWER
should have, being u certain preventive Of
accidents to horses, relieving the mind of
the ttrcsher from anxiety, or apprehension
on account of the Slipping on FalLing ofthe
Bet, which frequently occurs, in tire shing
g!ean!ngs, or damp grain, whereby the motion
of the machine is suddenly checked. 1t is
very simple in its construction, WEIGHS
BUT ONE POUND, can he placed on either
side Of the IlOwef, changed in three INMATES.
and when threshng is done, can be removed
from the P0lrcr in a SerORd.
Unlike other Patent Brakes, it does not
detract from the power of the thrcSh
Simplicity, Compactness, Durability, Eli
cheney and Perfection, and needs but to be
seen to be appreciated.
PRINCIPAL DErOrs:
DAVID NJ. REYNOLDS Il CO..
Rising Sun Cecil county, Md.
MiCHENER 4 YOUNG,
206 Market street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Sold by all the principal dealer and manu-
factnrers Of Agricultural Implements in the
country.
Guaranteed to give satisfaction, OF the
money refunded.
PRICE EVE BOELARS.
JOHN D. MICHENER, Agent
West nottingham, Cecil county, Md.
Aug &, lSG4-3m.
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WHOLE No. l.2el
GOLDEN
ITCH OINTMENT.

A SAFE, convenient and efIicacious rem
IA edy for that most disagreeablc and tor
mentng disorder-the ITCH-has been
always greatly needed but no one, it is
presumed, has before been discovered which
will certainly effect a cure without having
| ingredients in it both disagreeaDlc and dam
gerous. Those that have attempted its euro
with birthstone, have generally applied it
with mixture Of hogs fat, or lard, worn for
several days, OF dried in by the fire, either of
which exposes the patient to the most immi-
| nent danger of taking cold, by opening tho
pores OF the body, and at the same time
impregnating the blood with o poisonous
quality, and weakening and facilitating tho
whole constitution others have used oin.-
| ments which have either proved dangerous
| to health, or insufficient to effect cure.
But this will as certainly cure the ITCH
as it is applied; it is easy and safe for any
age, habit or constitution, and attended with
no disagpeable consequences Of any kind,
either at the time Of using it, or at any time
after, as can be proved by thousands Of peo-
pie OF different ages, constitutions and states
of health, who have used this ointment, and
| have been cured by it.
No family ought to be without this valua-
BILE medicine for, on the first appearance of
| this disorder, on the wrists and betwixt the
fingers. NC, slight application of this Ont-
| ment will cure it, and prevent its progress,
and likewise its being taken by others. 1t
| may also be used as a preventive, by touch
| ing the hands or the Inside Of the gloves once
| in while with little of it, when there is a
| suspicion that the disorder is prevalent, and
| there is danger Of taking it, For which rea-
| son no people abroad on business, no student,
| Traveller, soldier or sailor, should be without
| this Ointment, which is neatly put up in tin
boxes, convenient to carry, agreeable in its
| smell, and will last good for long time. BY
| this precaution, neighborhools, societies AMI
schools, might be freed from this tormenting
disorder. Should the patient have any
other eruption or breaking out. which no
mistakes for the ITCH an application of this
Ointment will do no harm, but often cures
| the common breaking out, which arises IRON
a sharp, hot humor in the blood, and leaves
| smooth polish on the skin.
There have been many Ointmcnts offered
to the public, for the cue Of the IrCH, but
this valuable medicine bears no analogy 70
them in its materials, use, or effects they
being generally made up of grease, brim-
| stone, tar, mercury, spirits Of turpentine,
| salt peter, and such like disagrceable mater
ials, which are loathsome to use, and unsafe
| and uncertain in all their effects.
Beg Druggists can be supplied with this
| Ointment by the Gross or Dozen, at reason
able prices.
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Gclrlt I)ostrn.
The River Path.
RY JOHN q. WHITTIER.

RY JOHN G. WHITTIER.
No bird song Goatod. down the hi,
The tanglrd bank below was still;
10 rustic from the hirchrn stem,
40 rppIe from the waters hem.
Tho Insl of twilight round Us grew
We frl, ,hc falling Of the dew;
For. from MS. ere tive day was done,
The wooded hills shut out the sun.
But ON the river farthcst side,
Nc saw the hill-top> gloriticd--
4 tender glow, exceeding fair,
4 drcam OF day without its glare.
With us the damp. the chill. the gloom;
With them the sunset rosy bloom;
While dark. through wilIowy vistas seen,
The river rolled in shade between.
From out the darkness where we trod,
We razrd upon the hills OF God,
Whose light seemed not of moon or sun ;
We spoke not but our thoughts were one.
We naugcd. as if from that bright shore
Brckoncd our dear ones gone before:
And still our heating hearts to hear
The voices lost to mortal ear.
Sudden our pathway turned from night;
The hills swung open to the hight -,
r'nyo' their green gntc the sunshine show II
4 long, slant splcndor downward tlowcd.
Down glade and glen and bank il rolled,
II bridecd the shaded stream with gold,
And bore on odors of mint aIti"d
Tho .1ahnyyv with Ilc SunIIt side
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To KEEP TIRES on WHEELS. Hear what
a practical man says on this SUBJECT"
ironed n wagon some years ago, for my own
use, and before putting on the tires filled
the fellies with linSeed oil. and the tires have
worn out and were never loose. | ironed a
buggy for my own use seven years ago, and
the tires are now as tight as when put on.
My method Of filling the fcllies with oil is as
follows:-I use a long cast iron oil heater,
made for the purpose the oil is brought to
u boiling heat, the wheel is placed on a
stick, so as to hang in the oil, each felly an
hour, for a common sized ielly. The timber
should be dry, as green timber will not take
oil. Care should be taken that the oil be
not made hotter than a boiling heat, in order
that the timber be not burnt. Timber filled
with oil is not susceptible to water, and the
timber is much more durable. was amused
some years ago, when | told a blacksmith
how to keep tires tight on wheels, by his
telling me it was profitable business to
tighten tires, and the wagon maker will say
it is profitable to him to make and repair
wheels but what will The farmer, who sup
ports the wheelwright end smith, say?"'
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VALUABLE SEED TABLE FOR FARMERS. -
The following information gives the number
of seeds i'll given quantity, and the space
they will SOW:
One ounce of parsley seed has in it Is,
POO seeds, and quarter OF it will SOW drill
sixteen yards long.
One pint of dun colorel dwaft kidney
beans contains 100 seeds, which are enough
to SOW four rows, each seven yards long.
One pint of scarlet runners contains Pa
seeds, and is enough for four rows, each
nine yards long.
One pint Of broad Windsor beans has 17C
seeds, and is sufficient for seven rows, each
four yards long.
One pint of knights dwarf marrow peas
contains 1,72O seeds one pint of early War,
wick peas, 500 one pint of Scimcter peas,
1893; and any one Of these pnts will sow
eight rows, each four yards long, as the
larger peas require to be sown wider apart
in the rows than the smaller seeded peas.
One ounce of carrot seed or parsnip seed,
sown broadcast will be sufficient for II bed
containing sixteen square yards. One ounce
of any kind Of cabbage or broccoli seed will
be enough for bed containing nine square
yards, if sown broadcast, or for sixteen
square yards in drills.
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"CoMscryative'' war Policy.


We bear murh OF litc from po'Ho'S VINO
rn'tr.t that they will never give up the y
MON. H' IN the same breath profess h4atillly
10 tn" W. now Whgra IN It's "cI'nSe-rAr'-
led, they would probably say. Ivy the h"r
of war thu wagcd. They want conscrva-
tive, conciIiating raSy-gomg war, wherein
all the private property Of Rebels. but ee-
pecially their property in slaves, shall
satisfactorily respected wherein we Shall
hit thrm rs if We loved th"m' and bring them
by solid knocks to ;srcaIlzing sense OF the
folly and wicNedMesS Of their revolt, ana so
tOHg glad return INTO the bosom OF tnc | mon.
To the sincere apostles OF thiS laith, we neg
leave to commend the following consldera-
lions:
zen are proposing nothing new. We mat
just such a War rs you prcpoSe.Sh lar as
huEan mtrni'y would perIhlt,i"r the
twenty months succeeding the bombardment
of Sumter. Gen. Scott, Gcn. Mcclellan,
Cen. Patterson, and Gen. sherman We're,
zach in his sphere. a disciple OF your school.
and so proclaimed themselves and were re-
coguiAcd. Everything that could be was
done in their day to coax and coddlc the
shareholders and their white satellites INTO
acquirSencc in a restored mon. 10 this
end, slaves, escaping from Rebel masters to
our lines. sometimes bringing important IN
tellgcncc, were surrendered to those mas
tiers vengeance. Proclamation after proc
lamaflon was ISSUED, SErcharEGd to slavery
and the Union. Gen. Mcclellan declared
that he would crush with am IRON hand
any insurrcctlon OF slaves. hen General
fremont declared free the slaves OF Rebels
in his department. tie President suppressed
the order. SO with 2 like order OF Gen.
ia, l,a IlY,,. TIM Mt t
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GeIctt a2llsrGllal,D.

r-ss" We clip the following article from
the y. Y. Tribuac. and commend a careful
pcrusal of it to onr readers. The policy
which it reviews, and which is 50 insisted ON
by the ropperhcad party, and to which we
fear toe many of the short memored and
,ytoop and go-caSy UnioHists lend a credu-
Ious ear. was tried eiectualy two years ago
and proved nortitying failure. 1t is pass
ing strange that men show signs Of falling
iato tine sam" drusion. with so short space
of time Intervening. Men who can thus be
deceived are more simple than the fowls of
the air, of which the adagc sayeth, IN va,
is Il ret laid in sight of any bird -