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NHaNirils for Farmers.
II old Illinois farmer gives the following

! An old Illinois farmer gives the following
/ maXims for farmers to practice:
| When you wa Ike up do not roll over, bu
roll out. 1t will give you time to ditch al
your s!oughs, break them up, harrow them,
and SOW them with timothy and red clover.
One bushcl of clover to two bushels timothy
is enough
Make your fence high, tight and strong.
so that ii will keep cattle and pigs out. II
keep yonr hogs from the cattle. for if the
corn is clean they will eat it better than if it
is not
BE sure 10 get your hands to bed : O clock
they viii rise early by the force of circum-
stances.
Pay hand, if he is poor hand, all you
promise him; il he is a good hand, pay him
Il lille more: it will encourage him TO do
still better.
Always feed your hands as well rs you do
yourself. for the laboring men are the bone
and >incw of the world, and ought to he well
treated.
am satisfied that getting up early, in,
duStry, aud regular habits are the best medi
cnes ever prescribed for health.
When il comes rainy, bad weather, so
that you cannot work out Of doors, cut aud
split your wood.
Make your tracks when it rains hard.
cleaning your stables, or fix something
which you would have to stop the pillow for
and fix in good weather.
Study your interests closely, and don't
spend money and time in electing presidents,
senators aud other small officers, and don't
talk OF hard times when spending your time
III town whiting on store. boxes.
Take your time and make your calcula,
tons; don't do things in hurry, but do
them at the right time, and keep your mind
as well as your body employed.
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THE ROYAL PLATE.-lt appears that the
gold and silver plate at Windsor Castle, for
the Queen and the court, weighs nearly
thirty tons, and that its value may be roughly
estimated at E3,000,000. 1t is secured in
stone chambers with vaulted ceilings, which
form part of the original buildings, and are
thoroughly proof against burglars. Among
the plate is a single dish, not Of silver gilt,
but OF solid gold, made by order Of George
". and representing all the orders, both
domestic and foreign, which that sovereign
wore or was entitled to wear; it is estimated
at GS,00o. Grand and magnificent as the
assortment of plnte is, our readers will be
astonished to lear that very little OF it Is old
Or curious, most of the plate used by former
sovcreignS having been melted down and
remodled by George ~,
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C0uceEniEas the TsGsisc we Live
I'm.


Wonders at home by familiarity CPa<n Ia
excite aStonjs hucut bun hpp,r if hottnrr,
that many know but little about the "house
We live IN the human body. We iuQh
upon The house from the outside lust as II
whole OF unit, never thinking Of the many
rooms the curious passages, and the irgeu
ious internal arrangements OF the house, on
Of the wonderful structure OF the man, the
harmony and adoption OF all his parts.
In the human skeleton, about the time Of
maturity, are !. go bones.
The muscles ARC about 800 in number.
,hH l"nr:h Of the alimenthry canal i,
about ~ feet
The amount of blood !, on adult o,.o.o,,o.
thirty nourds0 mr. fnll ono l;ctb nrtLa 80,
weiubt
The heart is siv ipcI;cs !, Ieno,b AND ro,r
inches in diameter. and baa,e ye,oni,. ,;noI.,
per minute, 4 POO times per hour, iVy' Zoo
limos nor dav Az ~ unr ,;n,ns ,,ar ,,non
2. 5Gj o;jj times in three scord and tc n,
and at each. hnot two and q baIf ou,nas ~
blood are thrown ont NJ r. and q h,,nJraG
and seyen,v.Gve ouures ner nir,,tn civ
hundred and fitiys six hounds nor Lour. seynn
and. three. tonrths tuns per Iay. An thf
blood in the body nnsses lhronoh tho baor,
in three minutes. This little organ Inv is
ceaselcss industry,
In the allotted span
i'ie Psalms, gags to man.
lifts the enormous weight of $40, 200, 200
tuns.
The lungs will contain about one gallon
of air. at their usual degree of inaation.--
We breathe on an average l,2o0 times PEI
hour, inhae GOO gallons oil air, or ~ 400
gallons per day. The aggregate surface oil
the air cells of the lungs exceeds 20, O0'
square inches, an area very nearly equal to
the floor of a room twelve feet square.
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DECEMBER.

Only the sea informing,
Only the wainscot mouse,
Only the wild wind moaning,
Over the lonely house.
Darkest of all Defenders
Ever my life has known,
Sitting here by the embers,
Stunned and helpless, alone.
Dreaming Of two graves lying
Ont in the damp and chill
One where the buzzard, flying,
Panses at Malvern Hill;
The other-alas. the pillows
OF that uneasy bed,
Rise and fall with the pillows
Over our sailors head.
Theirs the heroic story
Died, by frigate AMI town!
Theirs the Calm and Glory.
Theirs the Cross and Grown.
Mine to lingor and languish
Here by the wintry sea;
All. faint heart in thy anguish,
What is there left to thee?
Only the sea intoning,
Only the wainscot mouse,
Only the wild wind moaning
over the lonely house.
ALDRIcH.
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EXAMINERS NOTICE.

The undersigned Examiners hY virtue of n com
mission issued by ne County commissioners o.
Cecil county, authorizing and empowering them t,
view and determine the propricty Of laying out uc,
Mahoney's to Archibald Fitzpatrick near lands o.
Joseph l.ort, and running through lands of William
", Hsrdjnss Thama4 9lcYAy, itssa II. !napers and
some point south OF the Union Meeting House
hereby give notice that they will m.e. 1T the .,"..
of Joseph I.ort, on FRIDAY, ;ahc 18th day December
next, ~ 9ociock AM TO Proceed to the execution
Of sad commission, ISRAEL REYNOLDS,
John +. SLilER.
EpW n j. BROWN,
Nov2, ls67-lm Examiners.
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A GENTLE WHISPER. Husbands, think
OF the good qualities Of your beloved, not
OF her bad ones; think of her good common
sense, her industry. neatness, orders her
kindness, ailability, and above all, her
ardent piety, her devotedness to things
heavenly and divine. Suppose you had a
s!aitern for wife, a slip. shod hussy, COS
sip, a real tclmagant, whose tongue was
not merely II trip hammer, but as the fork ed
lightning, so that even the house top would
be thankful retreat from her unmitgated
fury Suppose all this, and still more, and
then say has not God dealt very kindly,
@racInusIy, in giving you such n wife? God
mas dealt infinitely better than your deserts.
" But she is not all could wish Mar,
Vicious Wonderful And are yon all she
could wish? Turn the wallet Suppose
YOU cast an eye within and without, view
your own uginess and blackncsS! How
many Thugs does your beloved wife see in
You that she has reason to despse as mean
ciiish, miScrly, groycing? Are you all
jiat she could wish? Far from it. Lcvc
yuycrclh Il multitude of blcmishcs let the
heart be filled with love, and the little faults
W!a"h now appear mountains will be swa.
lowed up or bcctme as moehils. A hus.
band who Is always complaining and growl.
ing and swapping and snarling, is enough to
crush a heart OF steel, to sour the mind OF
an angel. Tie female heart is tender.
soothing, sympathetic, lovely. Husbands,
speak kindly TO your beloved
speak kindly t." her. Little l,.>t thou know
What utt"r Wrrtchr,lnr>s what hnl,clrss wut
li''nS on tao'e bitter words, that storm reply;
I'll" cold d"mrHnur aud rGF"ving
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Notice to Creditors.

Tins Is I" give notice, that the subscriber ot Ccci
county hath obtained from the Orphans Court o
said county, letters of Administration ON tho pcr
Sonal estate of
CLIFFORD CHRISTY,
late ot said county, deceased. All persons hnviu.
claims against the said deceased are hereby warncG
t" exhibit the same with the vouchers thereof dul,
authenticated,
On az heior" the 18th day of September 1855
they may otherwise, by law, he excluded from nj
hcl'"t OF said estate. All persons indebted tU sal,
estate are requested to make immediate payment t,
til" Subscriber. Given under my hand this 2Gth ,,t,
uf October 1867. JOHN A. j. CEESWEII
Administrator Of Clifford ChriSty, decd
Tcst-tnALKLLi Is. CUTLER, Register.
or. 20, iSb1--i,W
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FATHER, what does the printer live on?
Why, my child?'
%, because you said you hadn't paid
or your paper 70; three years!''
Exit father with flea in his ear,
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THE TIMBER
NOTICE.


T. T..
In the Circuit Court for Cecil county. m:Chanccry
ORDERED, This 9th day of October, lSG7. that the
sac OF the Real Estate of Eli Cosgrove and wife.
made i'y George Earle, Trustee, under the decree
in the above entitled cause, he ratified and confirm.
ed Unless ralse to the contrary thereof be show,
on or before the thirticth day nf December neXt
provided copy Of this order he inserted in some
new paper printed ut Ekton in Cecil county ;iurc
,l once week for one month before the thrtictll
day of November, next.
The Report states the amount of sales 10 be 8, go
HENRY H. TuRBERT. Clerk
true cory; test HENRY i. ToRBEET
oct 20, lSG,-ln clerk
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NORGE.

NOTICE.
All persons indebted to the undersigned are
hereby notified TO call and settle their accounts ON
or before the 18th Of December. J, contemplated
change in their business makes this course nprra-
tive. D. SCOTT Il BRO
Elkton, Nov To, lsG7-3w
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S24,7OO


This bill he he'd determined to put in, be-
COZ nv this property he he'd bin robbed
Last mite he heerd nv the result NV the Moo
York and Moo Jersey elecshens, and he felt
that more VT wuz du him from the uncon-
stooshnel government under wich we are
torst to live. He wanted pay, not only for
twenty. four thousand dollars worth of mig
gers, bnt legle interest on the amonnt, from
Emancipashen to date, incloodip wat be
paid to have the calculation made, and the
interest fcgered onto it, and he wanted It ia
gold, ez he considerd greenbax iist ez un.
constooshnel ez emancipation.
Isaac Gavitt remarkt that on behalf ny
his father estate he he'd claim on the OPP.
pressors. He he'd made out no bill, cz VT,
ez the niger wich alluz did the fggerin for
his father. he'd got to be impudeut, and
woodn't do it no more. But he should get
somebody who Good write TO copy the Deck.
in's bill, wich wood anser, ez the two farms
workt about the same number Nv hands, tho
nv fancy stock his father he'd alluz kept the
most, witch accounted for his bein more bald
beaded than the Deekin.
Kernel McPelter wantid no pay, He
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PREVENTION DEfTERrHAN cuHE--Dr s. Rogers Liyer
Pills viii prevent the Age and all Bilious Con, pNint,
depot. AM Dock street, Philadelphia. Sold by Mr.,
f. Is. Foreman, Elktqn, and G, v, Jamar, r. Deposit
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speak kindly I" her. Little l,,>t thou know
What utt"r wrrtchrinr,s. what hnlclrss wot
liIug on those Bitter words, thai storm reply;
Ihr cold deuicHuur aud ropf"ving ryr.
in- t"uh 'T""l pi .rcrs not With i>r"ucI dart
Than ulbini words i'll "nutalI'- uu,tir. heart
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WANTED.
w In every locality. An Agent for the Delaware
Mutual Life Insurance Company Of Wilmington.
References required. Address
SEQ w. STONE, Gcn'l S,,pt,
oc' ", 1so'-H Wilmington, Del.
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To I lot mlsse11aneous niggers, y in
number, mostly crippled and not NV
.s..seh akkonnt, havin bin Aogd and
chawd by dorgs, and injoored by
ben knoct about the head and back,
a dissiplinin Nv EN-, AT say $500
each. ......"... II 200
TO niger gal, Jane, IS years old,
nearly white, with blue eyes and
curly hair, for which he'd bin Of.
tered 81, 800 to go TO Moo Orleans. $500
70 wenches nv all shades and ages,
y in number, averagin say $500. ..6, 900
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-21

Tax BUILDING of the Wilmington and
Reading Railroad, now an assured fact, Will
at once greatly add to the importance OF
Wilmington as a shipping port. Either the
proposed pier on the Delaware at Eleventh
street must be built, or the mouth OF the
Christiana must be improved, in order to ac-
commodate our new trade, or better yet,
| both must be done. Why then has not the
city of Wilmington asked the attention OF
the Z. S. Government to the Importance OF
improving our Harbor? Is it because there
is no Board of Trade to take the matter in
hand? We should at least have survey
and examination by government officers,
and then secure an appropriation from the
public funds to develop and improve our
magnificent natural advantages. The APP
preparation bill for the improvement OF
rivers and harbors has just passed the House
at Washington. 1t provides for the expen-
diture of over two hundred thousand dollars
on the river Delaware, but none Of this at
Wilmington. Marcus Hook gets $4,000,
our neighboring city of Chester ~ 900, and
the Delaware Break water, Sl04, 493 Further
surveys for improvement are directed to be
made by the Secretary of War, al Reedy
Island and Liston Tree Point, on the Della
| arp river
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-21
TIfE CONGRESSIONAL TEMPER.
ANCE SOCIETY.

One of the most remarkable movements,
in behalf Of Temperance, ever set on foot, is
that in Congress, which has resulted in the
formation Of a society, Of which Senator
Wilson is President. The first public meet
ing was held last evening. The pledge sign
ed by the members was read, the names
appended being as follows, among which Sen
ator Sausbury's does not appear
Wilson Of Massachusetts, Yates, WILEY,
PomcrOy, Ross of Kansas, Morrill, Of Maine.
Cragin, COliaX, Price, Plants, Perham, Grin
nell, Washburn of Massachusetts, Ferry,
Window, Cook, Dclano, Patterson, Holmes,
Wentworth, Wilson of Pen isylvania, Newell,
Mckee, lIulburd, Lynch Rice of Maine,
Lawrence Of Ohio, Henderson Of Oregon.
Dawes, Julian, Barker, Van Acrnam, Hub
bard Of Connecticut, Alley, Cobb. Sawyer
Woodbridge, Cpson Highly. McIiuer, Ames
and Dodge
Senator Yates, of Illinois, was one Of th,
speakers. lie said he had signed the pledge
for good, and had made his covenant will
God. Some two months ago Senator vii
son had come to him in the goodness of hi
big heart and said "Governor. want yol
to sign call for temperance meeting. .
with II my heart, said Yates, hut tn,
temperance meeting did not take place. Mr.
Yates then went to Mr. Wilson and said Ii
was tired of waiting, when his friend fur
nished him with the pledge. lie read it care
fully, and when he signed it he raised himsel
to his full height, for he was free TAr
plausc He took no pride for having bee
addicted TO ardent spirits. Laughter Al
though he had considered himself modei
ATE drlnker, it was published throughout tn
land that he was "A drunkard. There wa
some truth and some error in this. lie ha
falling when drunk Of letting eyerybod
know it. Ills sprees were not frequent, b,
long and loud. Laughter. The prairie
could NOT furnish him room enough when Ii
made forward movement. The great Con
5 monwealth of Illinois had for iwenty-fiy
years honored him in all public positions. An
! he had now promised that State. and all VII
, loved him, Katy and the children, that /,
: would never more touch, taste, or hand
the unclcan thing. lie intended to fight
out on that line TO the last hour of his exis
: encc. He would to night as soon think
{ drinking fire as whisky, for the latter W
d "hell and damnation." He was as proud
a having taken the pledge as he was Of his wi
+ and children, and that was the strongest G
preston he could make as to his sincerity.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-21
POLITICAL.

In New Hampshire, General Hartman,
the Republican, and Mr.. Sinclair, the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor have been
conducting joint canvass, but Mrs begins
TO conclude that discretion prompts with
drawal and ii is reported that brevet- Brga-
der General Bedcl will he put on in his
place. The latter is not an officer of any
particular distinction except what arises
from the fact that he is the only soldier OF
any prominence in New Hampshire who
trains in the Democratic ranks.
In Connecticut the contest bids fair to
be warm one. The candidates for Gov.
ernor are the same as last year-Govemol
Hawley, Rep, and Mr.. English, Democrat
For Congress the Republicans will probably
re-nominate Messrs. Deming and Warner in
the LIST and I'd Districts. In the Sd there il
competition between Messrs. Brandagee
the present member, and Starkweather
Chairman of the State Central Committee
In the Fourth Mr. p. T. Barnum has beer
nominated.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-21

THE LACK OF TRAINING

There are but two classes of persons who
can reasonably expect to live without labor
those who are by nature unable to perform
any, and those who purpose to live on the
exertions of others. The reasonableness of
the expectations Of the latter depends some
what on the extent oftheir natural talent for
over-reaching and cheating their fellows, but
as the weak side of mankind is always turn
cd toward humbug, the sharper has large
chances in favor of success.
But beside these two classes, there is no
one who ought to propose to himselfthe pos
sibility Of living without labor-mental or
physical. He must expect TO add something
useful to the common stock of mankind,
and earn thereby right TO his existence.
He need not depend on hereditary wealth,
for even the greatest fortune may be disspa-
ted by adverse circumstances and its pos
SCISSOR is unwisc to rcpose all his expectations
| of happiness on its continuance
| There is, therefore, but one course open
for the guardians of the youthful man. They
must train him to labor. They must bring
him up in such knowledge of some art, pro
fession, or trade, that he may be, when year:
of maturity place him dependent on his owl
exertions, a skitied id6oror, able to com
mand in his own department, the highest re
Enumeration, and 10 compete successfully fo
it with his fellows.
This lack of training is one of the most Sc
rio,ls features in the operations of thp worl,
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TIE BACK DOWN
Will there be u Reconstruction NJ tho
White House?

Will there he n Reconstruction NJ the
White House?
WAsnINGToN. Feb. l5--Thcre are various
and conflicting rumors in the newspapers Of
to-day of caucus meeting Of Republican
members, and of conferences between them
and the President, looking to II mutual un-
derstandng and the harmonious co-opera-
ton of the Legislative and Executive
branches of the Government.
No caucus proper has been held, but il is
true, nevertheless that there have been in
formal conversational meetings of Rapubli-
can members for the purpose above indi-
Gated. Many OF these members have in the
meantime called upon Mr.. johnson, whom
they found to be- like themselves, ready and
anxious to compare views and come to..some
agreement whereby confidence can he re-
stored, and whereby they can sincerely work
together in restoring the Southern States to
their relations in the Union, and establish
ing law and order, and providing for the
protection of all the people alike in the
| South.
have not, heretofore, felt authorized to
refer to these facts, and am not at liberty at
this moment TO give the details Of the com
common ground upon which the Congress
men and the President have discovered they
can cooperate fully but ii is declared that
the Legislative and Executive branches can
move tremendously together hereafter If the
extreme Radicals shall not prevail in their
| efforts now prosecuted to deter members
of both Houses from any reconciliation with
Mr.. Johnson. --Phiiddeiphio Lcdgcr.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-21

TIE DEMOCRATS begin to fear that the
President is about to swing around another
circle and rejoin his former Republican
friends. The expressions in the recent
speech of Mr. Raymond to the effect that
Mr. Johnson would agree to some plan of
Congress for Reconstruction, and other in
dications from the direction of the White
House all point toward a backing down
and anew policy" The New York World
of yesterday argues with the President that
he cannot possibly succeed in securing the
support of the Radical party. The Wash
ington correspondence OF the Press, says =
There is no doubt that President johnson
has been comforting with some Of the Re
publican members on the proprety of Weld
ing to the now inevitable triumph Of the
Congressional policy. A meeting was held
last night, at the johnson Headquarters. at.
tended by number of Representatives. who
gathered for the purpose Of listening to Ger.
tain suggestions of compromise or surren,
der. That there is some truth in these sur
misses is proven by the CONSERVATION of thu
Democrats in The two Houses. They So,
that there is danger of losing their hole
upon the patronage they have been wieldin.
with such bitterness during the last wear
Not of few Of them openly dcnounce tn,
President for vacillation and bad fnith
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-21

MIR. STEVENS MILITARY PoLIcE Bill uass-
ed the House on Wednesday, by vote of
1909 to 80. Several republicans voted in the
negative. The whole argument in its behalf
is contained in the brief speech made by Mr..
Stevens, in closing the debate =
He said that for the past two months this
Congress had been considering measures
connected with the Southern States. while
those States had been bleeding at every pore.
The whole country was alive to the necessity
of action, although Congress itself seemed
to he insensible TO it. The whole country
had been alive to the supineness with which
Congress had conducted. and vet Congress,
had sat here and raised no voice to ctiect
what the people desired to he its duty. In
regard to the bill now before the Uousc
il was reported with perfect understandin.
that il it pass so as TO become law. il mus
pass without amendment. II was not in
tended as a reconstruction bill. Ii was in
tended simply as police bill. to protect TN
loyal men of the South from anarchy an,
murder and rapne until Congress took
little more time to establish civil govern
ment there.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1867-02-21
NO COMpROMLSEy

We should rejoice TO see the President
acting in unison with Congress. 1t would
secure peace, permanent Reconstruction,
and the faithful execution of the valuable
legislation. which Congress has enacted.
But there must be no compromise. The
President, to such an alliance, brings no
strength, and but a bad reputation. While
it is his only resource, in order to dignity
his wretched administration, he adds no
dignity to the party whom he desires to re-
Join. He therefore cannot make terms. He
must unite wholly and unreservedly with
the party whom he SO basely deserted or his
union is not to be desired.