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AN OLD FARMEn's SLATE

. Writing about improvements re-
minds me that a farmer docs not al
ways think ,of what is needfil and
may be don when leisure times occur
and it recalls to my mind the prac-
tiee of large and successful farmer,
who at his death left his affairs in a
prosperous condition, and his premis-
es in complete order. His neighbors
often wondered at the ease with which
he conducted operations; he never
hurried but the right thing was always
done at the right time, and his work
never Jagged. Much of the improve
mentho made wasin oddspclls when the
routine of regular farm work was
broken by rainy weather, Or after fin
ishing the work on crop, and while
waiting for an other to get to the
proper stage. He kept a large slate
hanging in the kitchen where all his
workmen could see it, and whenever a
Job occurred to him it was noted on
the slate. For instance, some entries
ran TINS: "NIake a gate for the brook
lot;' '"Clean out the open ditch in the
wheat field !" clay a new floor on the
scaf1old over the barn floor" "Get
some whitewood trees to mill for max
ing garden fence pickets !" "Plant
shade trees along the roadside;' "Dig
the alders out of the fence corners and
look after the wild mustard that came
up where the thrashing machine stood
in the field last year." In this way
his slate was filed, and if leisure
half day occurred, his men all had
plenty Of work /; and if the master
happened to be absent, the slate told
the worlmen what to do. After a
time it was his custom to lay out the
days work on the slate each evening
previous, and when a job was finished
the record was erased. To get the
slate clean was the ambition of the
workmen.-Erchange. .i aoeiro
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WITNESSES III COURT.

OF all unfortunate people in, this
world, none are more entitled to SYM
pathy and commiseration than those
whom circumstances oblige to appear
upon the witness stand in Court. You
are called to the stand and place your
hand upon copy of the Scriptures in
sheepskin binding, with cross on one
side and none on the other, to accom-
modate either variety of the Christian
faith. You are then arraigned before
two legal gentlemen, one Of whom
smiles at you blandly because you are
on his side, the other eyeing you
savagely for the opposite reason.
The gentleman who smiles proceeds. to
pump you Fall YOU know, and hav-
ing squeezed all he wants out of you,
hands you over to the other, who pro-
cceds to show you that You are entire
ly mistaken in all your suppositions;
that you never saw anything you have
sworn to; that you never saw the de-
fendant in your life; In short, that you
have committed direct perjury. He
wants to know if you have been in tho
State prison, and takes your denial
with the air Of a man who thinks you
ought to'lave been there, asks you all
the questions over again in different
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TIE porils Of fashionable shams
were recently illustrated at ball in
Paris, when an elegantly dressed lady
found herself wearing only. the string
of her necklace, the wax pearls having
melted entirely away in, the heat.
The India-rubber beautifers, "palpi-
tators," etc., are yet more dangerous.
At a dinner party given by q high
parsonage of the official world, one
of the ladies was equally remark
ed for the exquisite proportions of her
bust and the animation of her conver-
.sation. Those who sat near the lady
heard, in the middle of the
dinner, and of some witty sally on her
part, small, sharp detonation, such as
might be produced by the cracking
open of bean-pod. No one took
any notice of the inexplicable sound;
but it was observed that the lady be-
came less animated, that she kept one
arm raised across her bosom, and fam
ned herself incessantly during the rest
of the dinner, though the temperature
ofthe dining-room was by no means
too high. As soon as the company
rose from the table. the. lady, still
tanning herself suddenly disappeared;
but as certain sharp eyes among her
rivals had caught sight. Of a diminish
ed outline as she retreated from the
sphere of vision, good deal Of merri-
ment followed her disappearance. The
lady's absence was, However, very
short; for she returned to the dining
room, in the course ofa few minutes,
triumphant in the, Same plastic perfec-
ton that had excited SO much admira-
ton during the. earlier part of the
evening, and displayed all the dpo,on,b
and vivac;ty which had made Fer SO
charming. The serewing Of the stop
per through which the air is blown
into the class Of "fxtures" in question,
having been made this time sufficient
" secure, the, charms of Madame
D. underwent no further viicissi-
tudes through the course Of the eesv even
ing. sa'''@ fl' l2leH ,3'''sl''iIo,3
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MORE THAN TifIRTEEN.-

"More than thirteen negro soldiers
deserted to one killed in battle.-h-
dianapolis Herald.
"More than thirteen" Democrats
sneaked to Canada, "to one" killed in
the Union army. rter At-57
.al aAIore than thirteen" Democrats re-
joicea at j rebel victory ''to one" who
regretted a Union defeat.
"More than thirteen" Democrats
secreted and aided deserters from the
Union army "to one" who delivered
them, over to the lawful,authorities,
.'"More than thirteen" Democrats ap-
proved of the starvation of Union
prisoners "to one" who denounced it.
than thirteen" Democrats re-
joiced at the assassination Of President
Lincoln, go onep who mourned it.
Z "Alore than thirteen" Democrats up
piaud President johnson as patriot
II one" who denoancG him as an un-
principled renegade. t9'gsIl,. is,.qi !,
"More than thirteen Democrats
would to-day vote forfeit Davis fol
President Of the United States "to one"
who would voto for Gen. Grant,
Peru Republican. u
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BLEssED ARE THEY.


Blessed is he that walketh to the
Office Of the printer, yea even ascend
eth to the sahctum and payeth u years
subscription in advance. Selah!
He shall learn wisdom day by
day, md be exalted above his fel-
L lows. e'is ~ ? 'lss:E <.
He siall talk Knowing = as,nnn- al Il
subjects, aud his nclghbors shall be
astonished at the muchuess Of his
learning.
He shall not contract bad debts or
lose good bargains. 20
He shall not pay additional per
cent. on his taxes, for his eyes shall
behold the notice of the collector, and
evil take warning thereby.
Verify, he shall bring his produce
to the market when the prices
are exceedingly good, and withhold
them when the prices descend.
He shall not lay hold of rel hot
pokers, for his knowledge ofmetallur-
gy will teach him that red hot iron
burns.
His children shall not vex him, nor
his wife wear the breeches.
He shall live to good oldage, and
when his dying hour is at hand his
soul shall not be troubled as to its flu
ture state. ....F l2.
And il were better for him that
doth refuse to subscribe for his county
paper that he were bound hand and
foot and cast upona feather bed.
If perchance he has a moments
peace, it is only that he may have a
little rest ere the memory of an evil
life laceratcs his mind as the goad
pricks the hide of the strong OK, SO
that his punishment may be long
drawn ont.
His children shall grow up in wick
edness, they shall put their hands to
their noses, and vex him to wrath and
his wife shall kick him out of bed
Selah - ., -
How beautifully and truthfully ex-
pressed Oh, that all our delinquent
subscribers could be induced to believe
such pleasant truths Solomon with
all his wisdom, never uttered better
things, or more pointed and soul con-
vincing axioms. The blessings prom
ised are verify true and if their be
any doubling Thomas's, let them walk
into our office, or send by mail theil
indebtedness, and we vouchsaie the
blessings an hundred fold. And when
departed this life, we will give then
obituary notices free of charge, anc
wish them eternal happiness in theil
new quarters. i.A
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Terms OF Publication.

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never was republican in traits, tastes
or habits. The revolution now going
bon its industries and system of labor
tend to make II 50, buksas long as this
generations liyesithe change cannot be
complete. The Souther.t man and
Fwonial srihc deem. themseIyPs q better
order Of beings than sfhS fahaes..
They will die in that faith The van
ity is ingram. 'H in4aril ~ a.
ls l have been astonished to find how
generally the Southerners believe the
North to be on the verge civil con-
vulsion. Reading only their own
newspapers and the most violent Cop
perhead journals of the North, they
are firmly convinced that nothing
more likely is to happen than the em-
broilment of the Western with the
Middle and New-England States.
This delusion is shared with thousands
of the most intelligent men of the
South. That they would delight in
such a calamity is certain as the fact
that the next gale that sweeps from
the North will not take to them "the
clash of resounding arms" They
cannot understand the elastic temper
and wholesome tolerance of the North
where elections come aud go, crisis
ripen and decline; with no thought of
bloodshed, nor black lists, nor social
disdain, contempt and persecution.
The Southerner is generous in some
things, and honorable in many blit
he is not yet n good citizen for n re-
public. That is the whole trouble.
| He must be made so, or stand back
for his children. He needs firm,
resolute guidance-not unkinlly un-
less he will have it so-but firm, al
ways firm. The moment we waver
he wavers. When he fully and final
ly understands that his old undue po-
litical Importance is irrevocably a
thing of the past, he will take tho first
step on the road 10 valuable citizenship.
! But between Andrew johnson and the
"Democratic Reaction" he has come
to believe in the speedy overthrow of
the Republican party, and in the res
toration of the slave dynasty to reign
over dominant party, composed OF
Southern extremists and Northern
doughfaces. ,n.n .
The South to-day is not divided in
to parties, unless it be white VS.. black.
The whites do not call themselves
Democrats, though they pray for the
success ofthat party in the reasonable
hope that its triumph will again COM
nit it and the country to their malig-
nant control. ,.s. .4
Such a political resolution would bc
a horror beside which oppressive tax
alton and Congressional excess Gil
either exist, or have been committed,
count as nothing. Weighed against
that contingency, impeachment is but
a feather in a scale. The South has
deceived and well nigh ruined Us
once, That was their fault. If they
do it again, it will be ours. t
Before starting South | thought ]
should vote the Republican ticket
Now / know it. Whatever the moral
Of this F"Southern Journey" has been
to such of your readers as have follow
ed it, the moral to me is an exalted
faith in the Republican partyy,,and a
profound, uncompromising distrust OF
Southern character and Southern sen
timent A prominent Alabamian as
sured me that the rebels were crushed
because they fought against God
Yes, and they are fighting against God
to-day. uru a7. mH fsH8 lps
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IIIGH-MANDED OUTEAGEs

arCINcINNATr, Murch 2S.--The Ga
sate has u despatch saying that the
lmurderou5 Ku Kluk Klan left docu-
ments in Mr.. Patrick Haney's house,
near Wavcrley, Tenn, a few days
ago, warning him to quit the country.
He paid no attention to it, but kept on
with his work. Subsequently, a large
company of Rebols, disguised and
armed, dragged him out of his house
at about midnight, carried him to a
creek three miles distant, tied a rope
round his neck, and dragged him up
and down the creek, pulled out his
hair and beard, kicked and whipped
him, and left him lying unconscious
in the woods. He was found the fol-
lowing evening by his wife. Mr.. Ha-
ney is well known in Nashville as a
lover of the Union. The Kuo lux
visited the house of George Bryant,
colord, last night, eight miles from
Nashville, and demanded admission.
Not having any faith in their ghostly
professions, the colored man denied
them admission, but leveled his gun
on them, and then they made aprecip-
itate retreat. Af{erecognized in one of
the scoundrcls ncighbor named War
rem, and has taken out a warrant for
his arrest. The Kidette (Ku X lux or
gan has published an extra, warning
Union men and negroes not to leave
their homes until after the election.
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MOT PRcFANE,


I Gust what tihikcr's dam IS S + have
no means Of knowing but | believe
tito be something very worthless in
deed" says Mr.. Thon. White, in his
"Little Sermon in Putpam's for
March: Mr.. Thorn. Whites igilp-
rance can, perhaps, Be enlightened,
and his belief shown to be sound.
The tinkers used to Tramp about
Esgland 5mending pots and kettles.
They masticated and moistened. a NOR
sci, of bread, and used it. as dam
around the hole to be repaired to pre-
vent the solder from running OF.
After being TINS employed what
value remained .ihhre "elsm.W Gan
anything be imagined more, worthless?
Hence the proverb. # this eSplana-
ton, definitions, or conjecture be hot
satisfactory, let somebody favor an III
quiring worldwith abetter.-Boaon
Irdnscri,k. i,k..-.---..--.-s-.-,.-..--.---
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WANTED.


Ten promising young men OF Beth
lehem are anxious to procure, situa-
tions as sojls-il-lap in some respec-
table families within the corporation
limits or nearit. - Iii rctmnf they are
willing to be used for parlorr orm-
ments, keep pound. .enkr-from mould
ing. scatter ,papTinf laws greenbacks
and make ten fair damsels supremely
happy: Here is chance for some
body to- increase their families, 'and
ought tolbe, ,improved iby sad6dng tcf :,
CONSOLIDATION Times. 3oiIAd adf'lo
~ We 4baye number sf young msn
IN our town WHO would be glad 'ts.do
the same ,s,.ig thing, especially the scatter
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p,rrsnuRG AID SEwEEaNr.

pIIEI gEug eApEru-sgsFw
Tn reviewing the trade interests of
Pittsburgh we see its enterprise, and
capital uniting to stretch its lion arms
east, north and west, connecting With
prominent points of trade and travel
thus securing to the Iron Cityiits le-
citinate share of tile business Of the
country. In this there is much Of
commercial Wisdom. But in theetlort
10 secure d large purtior of tile pas
M tsade4 Que very important avenue
is left entirely eSAeaShieh there is
erlean boz no conlpo<iticn. IA Ind Ann
is a line Of direct communieationiwith
the South. 1t is true the Mononga-
hela river opens up a few miles-sixty
or seyenty--at some seasons OF tho
year, but 1t IS not OF its Improvement
| would speak, nor to which l would
can the attention of capitalists. saButit
IS the Importance OF 2 rallroad along
the western SIDE OF tne i-auralh.ii
Mountains, connecting Pitts6urg with
the Virginia and tennessee, kaiiroad,
near Newberne' lqoiisliow qisl'w ~ us ieasioil-
lty, take any ordinary map, ioi'ow inc
Monongaheia river TO- It's source IN
Randolph county west y lrgnAia, a
distance OF one hundred and hity miles
fair line); then across table iand OF
five miles to the head waters i'thee
Elk river, which, in ten ten miles mile. wi will
bring you to agap or narrow cut IN
the Greenbrier Mountain; a distance
of five miles more will strike the Green
brier river following 1t to Its juno
tion with the New river, fifty miles
fnrther, we then turn Southeast up
the New river, the same distance, 70
Newberne, on the Virginia and len
nessee Railroad. -,
| Thus we have distance or two
hundred and seyenty-flve or three
hundred miles, not across mountains,
but following the channels of'nature;
not through "a sterile region, but one as
rich in minerals, as productive in
agriculture, and as thickly oterspread
with lumber as any now open TO
Pittsburgh commerce. aud enterprise.
That such q road Will pay you haye
butte name the main towns. already
Of considerable size, such ds Mononga-
| hcla City, Brownsville, eMorgaiitowh,
falrmonnt, Grafton, Phllllppl; beverly,
huntersyllle, Lcwlsburgi and N ew-
berne. Many OF these places are directly
dependent on Pit'sburgh While the
Others, II supplied from pittsburgh
mustbe througn,very circuitous routes.
But theopenlng up OF countryalrendy
funder good state OF cultivation, ,twtll
be but meagre item ~ comparison
with the advantages OF thgl states pe-
yond,. When railroad OF three hun
dred miles VIII connect with roads al
ready built, running into seven South
ern States, we think the prospect suff-
ciently ilatteri.ng to enlist not only TIC
money OF capitalists nut lne entefprlse
OF manufacturers. Whols there 1e .,s tnat
mas not stood upon the MOI Mon9ngatheals 10 3
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nominating y successor 10 the SEN
ate. None Of The early Presidents had
ever attempted to exercise tir.s crnli.r,it r
ed power of removal now assumed by
the present occupant OF that CHAIR.
Congress has always asserted a legis-
htive power in reference to removals
from Office, sometimes in one way and
sometimes in another. Upon the
whole never until now has the exclus-
i've control over appointnentsto office
been exercised by the President. In
1926 the powers of the President were
canvassed in Congress, and Commit
tee was appointed on the subject, who
reported / hat it was necessary TO trim
down his power by statutory enact
ment, and reported no less than eight
different bills on the subject. One of
them vacated within certain time all
offices pertaining to collection Of
revenue. Here was a tenure OF Office
act, reported by one of the greatest
minds Of the country. Itdid not seem
to occur to Congress, then, that it had
notthe power TO regulate appointments
to and removals from office. r.,
Mr.. B. cited further acts Of, Con
grcss in support Of his position, and
after stating the events of February,
the removal Of Stanton, appointment
Of Thomas, and the interview with
General Emory, concluded his argu-
ment as follows:
Who does not know that from the
hour the President began his usurpa-
ton Of power he everywhere denoun-
ced Congress, the legality and consti-
tutionality Of its action, and delied its
legitimate powers, and for that pur-
pose announced his intention and cur
ried out his purpose, as far as he wa;
able, of removing every true man
IRON Office who sustained the Congress
of the United States. And it is tc
carry ont this plan of action that he
claims the unlimited power Of re-
moyaL Tor the Illegal exercise oI
when VINE, ne stands before YOU TINS day
Mho does not Know ,hat IN pursuance
OIL the sane pan ne used his veto
power lna!scrimii'ateiy TO prevent the
passage OF wholesome laws, enacted
ior 'hG plciI'clIioh OF the country
ana "hen tn9 iaws were passed D'
'he CONSTITUTIONAL majority over MS
Ve'oe3' nc hlaue 'he most de'efin.he''
opposition, pom open anu covert, TO
tnc,n' ana .,. I?r Ii% r purpose Oh making
'I't oPPo''''ooh e,.Gcl'''l, llc ehueaVoF- ,
c, TO array ana dlu ~. array all the peo-
p', lateIy IN reoeiiloh 10 Set thcm-
serves against Coh9re'5, ana against
the true ana loyal men, then neigh
oor'' SO tilat murders, a'Sas'lhatlon'
ana mas5aores were rue all over Inc
1o1tnerh 0t9'es' wnich ne encourages
ny MS reI'lsal TO consent tnaV a single
- 49,. I.'.-'Io -1l.,
"I9 VI S"o" liiCIi h'Nc pcch oIdll
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THE American ,Arisan, discoursing

The American ,Artisan, diseonrsing
on improvements of building, says it
is now proposed to furnish builders
with ready-made wallsand ceilings, in
the form ofslabs, to be used as sub
stitute for lath and plaster. These
slabs are made of cane fibre, cheap
material obtained from the cane of the
Southern cane-brakes, by disintegra-
ton effected by the, explosive force Of
steam, and costing about ten dollars a
ton, (which is mixed with clay, rosin,
size and other cheap, materials. The
cane fibre is also made into paper Of
various kinds. .,ql;e, "a .so =
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LATEST STYLE.

In Chicago when they ask you to
drink, they say; s' irl mon
"Nominate your family disturbance
In St. Louis: .....a.ft...,.
/ "Choose your cold pizen."
Cincinnati: - '' i'' 2Hi'
"Do YOU feel like driving nail in
your coffin" r.,..ai s1,7alr.
In Louisville: r of II 4
wet's put an enemy in our mouths. F"
In New York:
"Let's reduce ourselves below the
level of brute" 04" y'.. 'amr-
In Boston: . l'.Gi ,i aa
"Let's violate" (the liquor law.)
In Frankfort: d y.I.. ;f-.,
"Let's absorb" ri,.... . .
In New Orleans.
"Shall we iortify." ".p't9 'nl 10
In Albany ;. rl.ln ''c hnf u.
"Suppose we drug ourselves" liI
In indianapolis .f ID n5.,
"Let us start for the watcll-house."
In Terre Haute: ,.I,
"Let US perjure ourselves" '''
In Buffalo: ' ''
"Let's disqnalig." 1 "'. H .1''aj
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THERE are one thousand one Ruu-.
dred John Smiths in the City efNsa
York.
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2plitisal,
INPEACHMENE TgIsL.

Opening argument OF tho Managers
synopsis of Mr. Builcr's HenariGs.
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