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stone, took the strainer from the upper
end OF the pipe and thrust the animal
in head first, putting on the strainer
again Mr. Lizard could not back out,
neither could he turn. around-the
pipe being only five eighths Of an inch
in diameter. He mist propel; and no
did at the rateof three or four feet per
minute, emerging from the lower end
Of the pipe heralded by the muddy
sediment, and followed by a stream of
spring water, which has continued to
flow uninterruptedly since. Perhaps
tho suggestion may DO useful to
somebody. RmW Nep- l'oker.
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when the war is definitely over and
this will tend to keep prices up oil
through the summer.
There is but one course for the mass
Of food consumers to pursue. They
must use loss meat for a year to como.
This is the only way to bring down
the price Meat is not necessary for
more than one meal day; indeed, our
people would enjoy better health if
they consumed less animal food.
Flour promises TO be reasonably low
fish is always cheap in our eastern
markets; and as there is always
enough Of vegetables, it viii be nc
grea. hardship if people cannot afford
meat at every meal in the day I|orid
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THE SroMAcH AND ITS DIFFICULTIES
II is now well ascertainod that most
of us eat twice as much as we need,
and that ninety out OF hundred
diseases are Of our own making. The
gentlemen who whirl about all day in
their carriages as if they were rushing
to put ont fire, going about to minis
fer to people afflicted with colds, bill
GUS attacks, nervous complaints, govt,
rheumatism, and the majority of the
physical ills that atliict humanity, owe
their occupations and it's profits to the
wrongs Of the stomach. People treat
that vital member, which prepares in
it's wonderful laboratory the streams
of life that noulish the whole system,
rs if it were merely convenient ar
rangement for the qualification OF the
palate and the appetite. As rule,
they don't even take the pains to light
en- its labor by making their teeth do
the rough part Of the work, but bolt
their food, gobbhng away as long as n
cubic barley corn of the stomach is
left uncramned. They convert it into
an organ of sensual enjoyment, forget
ting that its hourly Office is to prepare
supplies to repair the hourly waste of
the body, and that as these supplies
are healthy or unhealthy, SO will the
body be. London Rerielc
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For ne Vermont 1fua@r1pf.
STRAY THOUGHTS.

,...a,y the SKY looks cold and gray
al .l,nt b. thc robins song;
r,osrn h hidden from our view;
rbeclouds pursue their course along
t-,-,ipdfii that the tune ~ hero
yba, vegetation should revive.
W,iiine f9r sunshine Co appear
rl,. dormant earth to make alive.
Tho wind il yelling sadly by,
i1'. driven raiadrops mrsIy fan,
Tir0I elm boughs now swaying high
l,..... l.l- .li,--.ii,,- q kiss tine vail.
n.ii ,csform1rn the rising sun,
w.f, shining forth 80 wonderous clear,
seemed saving now tho seasons come
mats STYLED thc spring time of the year,
ob glorious sun shed forth ,hyraya
aims and render nature glnd,
p-rhfcn the long dark Areary days,
,richcrr the hearts that now are sad.
Nv bopefil heart VIII trust and wait,
While looking for faircr cline,
Vo- aft I hear still small voice
That whispers ofthe coming time.
Yah Hero, w.
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A New Recipe for Making Soap.

Pour four gallons of boiling water
over six pounds ofunslacked lime; stir
the mixture we'll and let it settle until
perfectly clear. 1t is better to let it
set all night, as it takes some time for
the sediment to settle. When clear,
drain the water of, put six pounds Of
fat with it, and boil for two hours,
stirring it most Of the time.
fit does not seem then enough, put
another bucket Of water on the
grounds, stir and drain of, and add
as much as is wanted to tho boiling
mixture. It's thickness can DO tried
by putting little on a plate to cool
occasionally, Stir in handful Of salt
lust before taking OF tho FIRE. Have a
tub ready soaked toepreyent tho soap
from sticking, pour it in and lot it set
til solid, when you will have from
the above quantity ofingredients about
fony pounds of nice white soap, at q
cost Of about two cents per pound
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BRrvrrrrs. A subscriber to the
American AgyicuHu4a writes that
the ashes of hard coal, unmixed with
any from wood, are better article
than bath brick for securing knives
forks etc.
A bit of glue dissolved in skim milk
and water will restore old Grape.
Half cranberry bound on q corn
will soon kill it.
Picture frames and glasses are pre-
served from flies by painting them
with brush dipped in Il mixture
made by boiling three or four onions.
in pint of water.
Bedbugs are kept away by washing
the crevices with strong salt water, put
Oh with a brush.
Soft soap should be hcpt in dry
place in the cellar, and not be used
until three months old.
Confederate currency is now worth
at Richmond about 2 IL cents on the
gold dollar, and the BILLS of the lower
denominations hardly pass for the
worth OF the paper they are printed
on.
Gen. Earlys name is Jubal, and tho
day of Jubal i. has come.
Conscience is monitor! In too
many cases it is iron clad.
Your oldest story becomes new when
YOU have a new auditor.
If man is given to liquor, let not
liquor be given to him.
Tobacco should not be chewed, but
eschewed
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Care Of Stoves and Pipes.

When owes nre no longer needed,
they arc quite frequently set aside in
m out building, or other out-of-the-
way-place, with no further thought,
until again wanted for use. If neglect
ed, the rest Of the summer may miurg
them more than the whole winters
wear, particularly the parts made Of
sheet iron. They should be kept Stree
from dampness as possible, and occa-
sionally cleaned, if rust is observed.
Our plan has been to apply coating
Of linseed oil to the pipes before put
ting them away. 1t should be done
while the pipes are warm, but should
be done thoroughly. 1t is not particu-
lar that it should be linsoed oil--this
being mentioned as the cheapest
almost any grease will answer. - 1elc-
graph.
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A mild and inonensiyo man in appear
ancc. with n high. bald forehead, thin,
yellow hair small blue eyes, red nous
tache, and full beard, and sort Of
fadcd-out, forid complexion, with a
general air Of retirement and timidity
his countcnance would so far toward
acquitting him Of d very deep partici-
patton in the conspiracy.
Sam. Arnold, who thought he hal
retired from the scheme in time TO
save his neck, has the advantage Of q
seat next the widow He is an OK
ceedingly ordinary-looking young man
with a frank, OPEN and not unprepos-
sessing countenancc.
We have reached the end Of the line
-but there is still one more of thc
conspirators arraigncd in the charge.
The sex which was no bar to her cara.
est participation IN tho darkest crime
which stains the page Of history enti-
ties her to a place more comfortable
than that accorded her fellow crim-
inals Ia an arni-ealir just outside
the dock, with no sentry to inconycn-
ieuoc hcr, sits Mrs Mary S'urratt, the
bereayed widow the mother youth
ful family, the Roman Catholic deyoiee,
the prosaic clearinghouse keeper
whom the evidence already brands as
ono Of the most devoted aud one Of
the most guilty Of the wretched band
of murderers She is dressed in deep
black, even to wearing black mittens.
She is in street costume, and a thick
veil covers her face, which she still
more strives to hide by holding per-
sistently before it her hand and hand
kcrchief In spite of these obstacles
we can see that she is a vell-presery-
cd woman OF fifty with rather ell
cgant features and flush sin liuger-
ing on her cheek. She is not. as has
been represented, an unusually large
woman, but is rather graceful in figure
and movement Her hands are at lib
erty, bat her feet, like those Of the
other prisoners, are fastened together
by short chain about the ankles
The court has taken a respite for
lunch, and the prisoners and their
guards file of to their cells. The
whole room rings with the harsh clank
Of their irons, aud the spectators rush
to see the operation Of removing the
criminals. a soldier carries ia each
hand the heavy cannon balls attached
to the limbs OF Payne and Atzerodt,
for otherwise they could hardly move
step. Mrs Surratt's fetters jangle
under her skirts-anA SO the sad,
motley, impressive procession moves
of to the dungeons, Of which Gen.
Hartrauft, at the head, carries the huge
keys
The interest felt by all, from tho
president of the commission TO the
lowest prisoner in the dock, is most
intense. Sometimes as a witness
pauses to identify one Of the accused
tho silence is thrilling from its very
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CLEASlNG LEAD PmE.-Iike a good
sensible man, that he evidently is.
Stephen Toby, Of Canton, New York
had found somthing that had proved
Of service to him, and came into oul
Office, the other day, TO give tia rura
circulation His lead PIPE, through
which his house, barns, or cattle
troughs-we don't remember as l.,
told us which were supplied witt
water. had got stopped Up with sedi
ment from The spring, aud he was o.
the point Of taking it up and replacing
it with new pipe, when it occurred t'
him 70 employ a natural aid III
caught small slate-colofed lizar'
common about springs and among
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Never hau o quarrel.
Such is the remark of England's
greatest general, and the following sto-
~ may instruct and profit other per-
sons.--
Alta very late period Of the life Of
the Duke Of Wellington he wrote thus:
Il am not in The habit OF deciding
upon such matters hastily or in anger;
and the proof Of this is, that l never
had q quarrel with any man in my
life" Let any one consider the long
and varied civil and military career Of
he Iron Duke; the innumerable class
cs Of persons with whom he was
brought into contact; his constant
yexation in the Peninsula with red
tapeism ct home and Spanish pride
aud suspicion abroad; his difficulties
in political life; the habits and charac-
ter of the army, especially at that peri
od, and then let him repress. if he can,
his wonder at this great Captain being
able when quite over sixty years of
ace, to make such a broad declaration
as to his past life.
It is very evident that he who SO
well commanded others began by
commanding himself; that the cool
ness, self-possession and sharpness of
view which were, perhaps, his most
salient traits in campaign, were, in
part, at least, the fruits Of constant
and careful discipline of his own feel
ings under ordinary circumstances -
"Neyer had quarrel in my life p
How many civilians, how many Chris
tians-aye how many clergymen, can
say the same thing? Yet it is certain
~ possible to pass through life with
out quarrels, seeing the proverb holds
good, that it requires two to consum-
mate any such unpleasant business.
A may quarrel with d That is a
misfortune which possibly A may not
avoid. A may want to pick quarrel
fer Interior purposes, or he may be
insolent or offensive without knowing
it, or he may take a peryersc delight
in wounding other peoples feelings.
But in any case it depends upon B
alone, whether there is to be mutual
quarrel.
If, like Wellington, he avoided act
ing il anger or haste always the
two great fomenters of trouble-he
viii almost invariably come to despise
the atfront, if intended, or to overlook
it, II not. At all events he viii not
quarrel lie may give the offender
a wide berth in future; he may shmu
associations with him, but he will have
no alteration and he viii nurse nc
grudge. If required to make a person
al statement, oral or written, he vii
do it with judicial calinness and cool
ness, avoiding a reflection upon others
and combining himself simply to The
facts If these are questioned, he
makes no reply, but leaves the ISSUE
to Time, to Truth, and to God.
The man who settles it in his minC
that, with Gods help, he will nevet
quarrel with any man, will almost Ger
tainly succeed. The very resolution
would cut off nine-tenths of the provo
cation of strife; and any decent effor
to fulfil it would dispose Of the othe
tenth. - Christian Lateliigencer.
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XIII rnE APPLE WORMS. The
Springfield Rpubiicaa says, "Tho
promise of an abundant apple crop
next fall is rendered dubious by the
prospect of an immense crop of worms.
Anybody who takes the trouble to look
can SEQ their embryo nest near the
ends Of apple twigs, and by clipping.
them of, can save deal of wormy and
rotten fruit next fall. 1t will pay TO
do it,"
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WHEN TO FATrEN BEEF A farmer
of large experience tells us he fats his
beef in summer, and only calculates to
have them hold their own, and be ready
for sale when the market suits him;
and he calculates that four quarts of
meal, with good pasturage in summer
and early autumn, will make MS much
beef MS eight quarts of new corn-meal,
with the best of hay, in cold weather.
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IsNN'liL .si n this type for first insertion -
lines ai s,rc ach subsequent insertion, 70 cents
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'N a'5. ,.cl anti Transient Advertisements TO
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'2',s !" Sorrcrs will be inserted at l2a cents per
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DNcEnors HosrIrMIrY. The late
Professor Goodrich of Yale college,
says, II had widows son committed
to my care. lie was heir to great
estate He went through the differ
ont stages, finally left with a good
moral character and bright prospects.
But during the course of his educa-
ton, he had heard tho sentiments
advanced, Which l then supposed cor
roct that the use of wine was not
only admissible, but real auXiliary to
the temperance cause.
after he had left college for few
years be continued to be respectful to
me. st length he became reserved
conc night he rushodaunceremoni-
ously into my room, and his appear
ance told the dreadful secret He
said he came to talk with me lie had
been told during his Senior years
that it was safe to drink wine, and by
the idca ho had been ruined, I asked
if his mother knew this. He said no,
he had carefully concealed it from her
] asked him if he was such a slave
that he could not abandon the hab-
it, 81 am ruined, and before l 80 to
bed l shall quarrel with tho bar-keop-
er of tho Tontine for brandy or gin to
safe my burning thirst
In one month this young man was
in his grave. Wine is the cause of
ruin to a great proportion Of the
young men Of our country. An 9TH
er consideration is, that the habit Of
conyiyiahty aud hospitality is now di-
rectcd to the use Of wine.
you give up your wine, and l will
give up my rum, says the dram-drink-
er. Once l would not yield to this.
Now I think l ought, for the purpose
Of checking incompetence. ] will not
speak for others, but for mo to do
otherwise would be a sin"
HrNs.-Josh Billings answers a cor
respondent making inquiries about
hens in the following characteristic
style:
Henaery best time tow sett n
hen, is when the hen is READILY. /
kant tell you what the best breed IL,
but the shanghigh IL the meanest 1t
kosts as much tew bord one as it does
stage boss, and yu mite az well UNI
dertake tn fat fanning-mil by run
ming oats thru it. There amt no profit
in keeping hen for his eggs, if he
laze less than one n day. Hens are
very long lived if tina don't contrakt
the thrut disseaze; there IL a CRATE
menny goes tew pot eyry year hi THU
melancholy disseaze. / kant tell ex
actly how tew pick ont goud hen
but ASIA general thing the long cared
ones ere kounted the best The one
legged ones, l kno, arc the least NJ
tew skrach up the garden. Eggs pac
ked in equal parts of salt and lime
water, with the other end down, vii
keep from 80 to 40 years, if they ar'
not disturbed Fresh beef stakes i
good for hens; | serpose or 5 pound
day, would need, at fust along.
shall be happee tew adyizs with you n
emmy time, on the hen question, and
take it in eggs
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GRFrING WAx.-One part by weight.
ofliquid balsam OF fir, and two or three
parts becswax, melted together and
poured, while hot, on thin blotting or
tissue paper, laid on table or marble
slab, and spread thin. This out in
narrow strips, and wound around
the grated stock, adheres firmly by
the mere pressure and heat of the
hand.
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fT0W ~ I0S'UH iITuTlT,
The Trial OF the COnsplra tors.

WAsmxsroS, My Is, 1865.
The scene Of which l write will FIJI
large place in history. 1t is the old
penitentiary on Greenleafs Point
and here within few feet Of me as l
sit are arraigned and being tried for
tha.r lives. eight miserable wretches
chsrged with conspiracy to destroy
the government Of the United States,
which had stood triumphantly the
open assaults Of rebellion, 10y the con
corted and simultaneous assassination
Of its four mos; prominent chiefs. Al
ready such testimony has been taken
as to assure the conrt aud the world
Of the guilt Of the accused; and Moth
ing short Of q miracle can save their
lives from the doom the justice OF
which every word from the witness
stand makes more certain. Still the
nation listens with breathless attention
treyery word Of the testimony, aud
every thing connected with the tial
is q tie greatest interest Lot me
Mdearor then. while the swift stenog-
mphers on either side are catching
every sentence uttered for the benefit
ofthe public at large, to describe the
general aspect Of the scene and the
appearance Of some Of tho principal
actors in it
Prcfatonly the building in which
tue trial is held is fall mile and n
half from Pennsylvania avenue.
About mile Of the distance can be
travelled by horse-cars. Along the
remainder Of the road, sentries are
posted quite thiekly, and one is fire.
qnontly interrupted by demands to
explain his business When the porch
OF the building is reached, a formal
application, sustained by credentials,
has to be made for admission. In the
case Of your correspondent at any
fa'e tins request met with easy and
prompt success, and the returning or
uelly brought card simply inscribed
MnIrMY COMMISSION, }
Hashingion, May Is, 1865. !
Admit
ID. HUNTER,
President Of he Commission
D. J., HARrRAUFr,
NpeolQl Provost Nal'sj,ai- General
HE way through the building t.
Tue 'nal-room is very long and devi
GUS through narrow passages and W
"lnulhg stairs, and swarms at ever,
'0iler with armed soldiers of the Vet
e''n Reserve Corps The room itsel
"rge and airy, being about forty
"'o Oy thirty feet square, and abou
e'0Fen feet high, with windows so sit
ua'ed as to allow cool breeze to cir
-u'a'e through the apartment,
''iS evidently been newly fitted up 70
.lD'l beng fresh with paint and white
''sn' carpeted with unworn brow
mating and much Of the furnitur
s''n g Just from the shop. The room
'aversed longitudinally by tw
green s' boiae-coverea tables, one q
~u''n as occupied by the Official re
p !, and newspaper correspondents
'ie other by the members Of the com
mission. Wv
1en' Hunter presides. Although
10 ,", mas not been highly successful as
INV ''y commander during the wal
s It mas occupied many prominent pc
!; i.Uons at different times, and his fac
s, 'oierably familiar to the public
ma, " Scared and bronzed b
;r 10y campaigns, He looks a yeters
his an he leans forward eagerly O
0"S' and gives the closest after
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An inkstand was turned over white
table cloth; a servant threw over it a
mixture Of salt and pepper plentifully
and All traces Of ink Disappeared.
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TIE VITALITY or SEEDS The Vitality
Of seeds may be tested by putting into
a tin pan a thin, green sod, grass
uppermost On this, place a quantity
Of sod, with the grass side down.
Moisten tho whole with hot water.
Keep near y stoyo. aud III q, short time
the seeds viii show Nhether they fpay
be depended on or not,
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WEEPNe ROSES. - Weeping roses are
produced by budding the longer and
freer growing sorts standard height,
and afterwards bending them down
wards, and giving them uniformly
dropping form by means of a hoop-r-
1t is especially important tokeepweep-
ing roses well and uniformly pruned.
The prairie roses may be made into
handsome weeping bushes, .iar
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-11-08
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At Cassville, Oct. 18th, of Diptherea, 10.
SIAH SAMU lSL, aged Is months. Also
Oct 9th, SARAH ELIZA, aged 8 years
The only son and daughter of Robert ID
and Mary l.. McClung.
Near Cassville, of Dysentary, Oct. 9Th
JOHN ELLSWORTH, in the 4th wear of
nus age. Also, Sept. 23rd, WILLY, aged II
months, the only children of Thomas and
Mary Jane Gordon.
The parents of the two above named fam
1lles, have boon sorely bereft; all their chill
dren taken in so short time. causing a
sadness and grief which none but parents
can feel TTR Rc
On the 18th ult., of Chronic Diarrho;n
IA MES MCCOY, of Carroll county, Ohio
father OF Auditor Mccoy, of this county.
MIR. Mccoy was brought up under the in
struction of the Seceder Church, in Can
nonsburg, Washington county, Pa. He
lived consistent Christian, and died n
worthy member of the United Presbyterian
Church, loved and respected by all who
knew him.
During the past four years much of his
time was spent in encouraging and attend |
ing to the wants eff our soldiers, and in Julv |
and August last, while in camp near Chat |
ahooga, Tennessee, waiting upon his young |
est son and other soldiers, who were lying
sick at that place, he contracted the disease
If which he died.
The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1865-11-08
Receipts and ExBendtfnSSs


we lay before our readers this week tb.
Auditors Report Of the Receipts and Ex.
penditures Of Harrison County for the YEA,
ending September lst. Every tax payer
has an equal interest in seeing how the pub.
lie funds are disbursed, and we are clad 70
see disposition on the part of public off.
clals to letaH have the benefit of seeing forr
themselves = how they have managed their
affairs. sI4---a'~ ~ ~''si' Va.
u Inc Report speaks well for our officials.
Inc fnances Of Harrison county are as we'll
managed as any county in the State. % IA
1or some years this has been the only
county in the State that we knew Of where
this report was withheld from the minority
Democrats as well al Republicans have, nm
equal right toall reports concerning The b,i-
slness Of ths county which they are j tapea
to sustain. IT ~
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A painful accident occurred near Chester
held, Morgan County, on the 9th inst. A
young man by the name Of Clements, form
erIy OF the 25th Ohio, who was engaged to
De married to Miss Baily, was aging q
friendly visit at the home of his intended
bride, having his gun loaded and was about
leaving the house when the young lady
caught hold OF him, remarking that she
must kiss him she might get killed before
returning, when in the act of turning to-
wards her the lock of the gun caught on
something near, snapped and discharged q
oail through the back of her head, KILN 2, e
her instantly.