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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-08-12
wM. II. wYANT.
Attest; Jos. TROUT, Clerk.
4 \ ORDINANCE-To Regulate

4 n the Keeping md Transportation of
Gun, Blasting, and other Explosive
Powder within the cityof Canton. .-
re II ordained by the city council ol the
Sity OF Canton, .e--
Sec /. That II shall be unlawful for any
persoc or persons To have amt keep AT any
one place, at the same time, within said
city OF Canton, Ohio, more Than twentv-
eight pounds in the aggregate, OF any and
all kinds of gun, blasting and other ex-
plosive powder, or to keep the same in
uarcels or lots of more than seven pounds
IN such parcel or lot; or 10 keep such par
cells or lots otherwise thar in separate
stone or earLhenwaTe jars or jugs, or in
tin cannisters securely closed ~ tight
fitting covers or shoppers TO said Jars,
Jugs and cannisters; and any person upon
conviction before the Mayor, OF any viola
ton OF any of the provisions of this sec~
tiOn of this ordinance, shall suffer and pa Y
fine OF not less than ten dollars nor more
than fifty dollars for each violation.
-sSec. 2. That II shall he uula Wiul for any
person or parsons within the city of Cans
ton, TO keep any gun, blasting, or other
explosive powder within five feet OF amy
st,ave, sIove-pipe, furnace, register, hot
air pipe, CRATE, fire place, chimney or ire.
and upon conviction thereof such person
or persons shall sutler ana pay fine of
not less than ten dollars nor more than
fifty dollars.
Sec. 3. That the first section OF this or~
dinance SHAH not be held to be violated
bv the keeping OF such powder in any
magazine which hereafter may be licensed
by the city authorities for the purpose OF
keeping such powder.
Sec.s4 That in any case where IA fine is
imposed tor a violation OF this ordinance,
the Mayor imposing the same shall have
power TO commit 20 the county Jail the
person 50 fined until said fine and costs
be paid, or until such person be discharged q
by due course of law. r-
Sec. 5. That this ordinance shall take
effect from and after its passage and pub
location.
Passed 4 august Sd, 1868. E..... ...A,
WIN. ID. WYANT,
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The Election of Electors by the South
ern State Legislatures.

Doubling their shiEfY49 carry the votes
of the Southern States for Grant and COlfaX
the RaEhEsaD Asblbevs-O Congress are
said TO be suggesting o-Ihc RECONSTRUCTED
IRSBd6rrs Ot t1Ae sSnF6, wbiSR AfS hsade
up most altogether Of negroes and Carpet
baggers, to provide for the election Of Pres
idsHllL EieetorSby theu,sclvei, instead Of
allowing the people 20 vote for them
If they have the right to do this, then has
the Legislature OF, Ohio thu same eight
Would the Republicans of Ohio consent that
the Democratic Legislature should recon
vene, pass law that the Legislature shall
elect the Electors, and thus dispense with
the election in this State BY the people
Would they submit toiti II they would
not, why should the people Of the Southern
States submit 70 any such outrage 2-SrArEs-
14.n.Nmt
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Attest: Jos. TROUT. Clerk.
I EGAL NOTICE

EGAL NOI4Ct- .r..
Peter COuItst, and his wife Pauline
COuttet, Ofthe Slate of Tennessee. Rosina
Savios, the unknown heirs OF John p.
GCant, and the unknown heirs OF Francis
Savios, and OF Rosina SBvioS. whose
names and places of residence ore nm
known, will hereby lake notice:
That on April slltb, 1868. A. D., -ChrisN
tiRn Hoover, of Stark county, Ohio. in
the court OF common pleas, IN and for
said county OF SIh *, State of Ohio, fled
his petition against John Pautot and his
wife Margaret PaUtOt, and the above
rRmed parties, as defendants, setting
forth that in the year 1882, A. D.. John
p. Geant, being signed in fee OF two Ger
tam tructs Of land, containing over thiV-
teen sseresa and i've ncres respectively,
SIT uats in -secIiOn thiri ySfour,- township
twenty Of rsnge seven,in said stark
county, which girs more fully described
in said petition, contracted to sell and
convey the same in fee simple 10 John
PHutUt and did convey said premises to
said Pautot, by deed, duly executed ia
all respects, but that, by mistake of the
person who drafted said deed, said land
WAS described as lying in section thirty
three in said township and range, and
that, in like manner, said lands were
sold and conveyed by said wrong descrip-
! tion, from laid John Paut0t and wife TO
Peter Couttet ara Francis SaVies ioiatlV,
and that afterwards SAID SAViOs, and his
, VIE, IO>lna SaNlt'S, ny thc same mis-
description, caused i'll nSe manner by The
( mistake Cf the scrlveueF, conveyed the
I same by deed To said Peter CouUteI, who
/ afterwards, together with mis- wife. 5y Tie
/ correct description, conveyed the same
\ To the plaintiff.
! That said petition prays that said par~
( ties defendant may be desired To execute
( and deliver 10 said plaintiff good and suI-
1 ticient deeds for said too tracts Of land,
4 ana that in default of their SO doing the
| decree or this court be made and held 10
1 correct said conveyanres according TO said
| pet,tion, and shall have the force and eE-
! feet or such conveyanceH from said de-
! iendaEts, and that the plaintiff may be
! quieted III his title to said real estate, and
/ Tor other proper relief
! o.. SCHAEFER & LYNCH,
| Atiy's for Christian Hoover, Pin.
| .Tr1N -. lSs;S ---.,..5 G.v
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SKERlFF,S SALES.
SHERIFF SALE.

David C. Benson vs.. william w. Harper
ct nX.
BY virtue OF an "rder to sell issued from
The court OF common pleas of Stark county
Ohio, and to me directed. ] will offer for
sale by public out cry at the door OF the
court house (Harter's block in the CITY IF
Canton, on
Saturday, the 22d day of August, '6s,
the following described real estate situate
HiStark county, Ohio, to wit, bounded as
follows; The undivided one half of part
of the northeast quarter OF section 4 town
ship 20, range 7, commencing at "a post on
he north side Of the road leading from
New Baltimore east, and mt the sOntheasr
corner ofa lot Of land decided by William
Hatcher to Jacob Harper; thence west
along said road six rods and eighty feet TO
pest, save two rods east of the Disciple
meeting house; thence north six rods and
eighty feet 10 - post; ihenc, sOuth six rods
te the place of beginning, containing Il
fraction less than three fGurihs of an acre.
it being land formerly known as Il part Of
the meeting house lot.
Sale to commence at o'clock P. M
Terms cash.
R. a: DUNBAR, Sheriff.
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/ 4 n ANCE-.To provide for
"A the acceptance and confirmation 81
Keith & Scholi's Second Adduion IL
the ciiy oi Canton. .rr. -e- .
BE IL ordained by the city cOuncil of the
cityruf CaRtOn, obs b. .--..-..- >Ee-a
See l. That tho addition laid out by
Joseph @. Keith and Joseph Schot +,
entitled keith aud SchOtL's -coud
addition To- the city OF Canton" ackN
nowledged May I0th. 1865, and a. record
ed on July l0tli. 1855, in map record mum
ber ?, page y m the Recorders Office of
stark county, including lots from num-
Der twenty sevauto 5.umber fifty eighI,
both ihcludel, be and the same hereby iS
accepted Ss AN addition 10 the city OF Can
ton. and the dedication OF all streets. al
ieys and other public grounds hereby acN
cepted.
See. .. That this ordinance lake effect
frNm aHdS fer its passage ami qualifications.
P'Jssed August 3, lS.S. -. ....
WM. II. wYANT.
President.
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CHERRIES SALE (In Partition. J

July22td -
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Jacob Smith ct al. va. Rebecca Arnold
etal. &
BY virtue of an order to sell issued from
the court of common pleas OF Stark cOun
ty. Ohio. and to me directed will offer for
sale hy puUlie out cry at the door of the
court house tHarter's block in the city Of
Canton, on
Saturday, the 22d day of August, '6S,
the following described real estate situate
in said county, 10 wit Being the north
half of the west half or the south west
quarter OF section %, township Is, Wash
idg;on, range 6, containing forty acres.
being the same premises conveyed by deed
ON the first day OF March, 1864. from Geo.
Frederick to Daniel Arnold, and recorded
in volume S4, pages aud 4-cf the records
OF Stark county.
Sale at l o'clock p. III. Terms-One-
third cash and the balance in two equal
payments with interest from day Of s:ue,
secured by mortgage on The premises.
Appraised at S240O 90.
R.A- DUNBAR, Sheriff.
T,,r--D9tI
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July22td
SHERIFF SALE.

-
Nicholas SibalS Vs. Maria Kruger ct al.
Bv virture of an order to sell issued
from the court Of common pleas of Stark
county, Ohio, and to Re directed / will
offer for sale by public out cry al thu door
OF the court house (Harter's block in the
city of Canton, on q
Saturday, the I'D day of August, 'G8,
the foii owing described real estate situate
in said county, To- wit, BEING part of lot
number one in the town of Massillon,
1 bounded SB follows: Beginning at the
southeast corner OF said lot number one,
and running thence westerly along the
line of fremont stIert fifty feet; thence
northerly parallel with West street to the
north line OF said lot, and south line Of
Charles street; thepce easteUly along the
{ line OF said Charles street fifty faat to the
portheast cnrner of said lot on West strsEt;
thence southerlv' slnna ths west limo of
said West > rect to the southeast corner of
said LOT. il heing tine plscA of Beginning.
sale TO commence at l o'clock Z. NJ
Terms cash.
r. \. DUNBAR, Sheriff.
ulN --1iu .-HTH = o %
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THR6li44A6,T,cost Of the capitol at
Washington was 81 100000. The
improvements" now going on viii
cost SIs. .OQO, ,Clp.. That's sthes-vAys the
r,Anf,rN rrnpal
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Time enough, friend, TO ''keep up with
the world when you have 'tCaught up
fwith il. r. -.. .-.--..- .saE B.
Why Src tllc letters coz ike an adver-
iisement . Because 4hey arc for an ounce
meant.
An aucticncer, however handsome, al
ways looks foF-bidding in conducting sale.
Good newspapers are the only paper. cur
rency worth more. thsn goldo or silver.
\ fast lpek-Wedleek- -r--.1k s-.-.+7e
Wise men are always the best lexicons.
y What government is bestl That which
teaches us to govern ourselves.
Om.canduotisla looking glass in which
eveey man shows his own image.
Nohian q can a be b.ts' greater a5a Slave than he
who tainlsS heisfses, 3 eb.has M. freedom. .
- Nothing Is more disgusting than arrogant
ignorance. - -
Men are never cheated, they cheat them
selves, d, s4vgTg ,,r-asa. sdi -gsl
Late poets put much water In their ink.
A scabby came, silIl carries The bprndens
: -. =. - l,.lE 81 Il n. cs---NL u y r.
et many M mus uS9iissf1 .siqtuEs no -i-st'' t-sf
/, tf.u r<s1hsA .iu-l- E.iquis LLF4Is
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-08-12

TuElRev. JHrnhT. Gilman. editor
Of the intensely loyal Press, OF Port
land, Maine, has eloped with another
rnseSSS7te, Z .NidSe. oman stranGei
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s,sBue away. With ,uisgFvtnss; for who can

ss'5ut away. With iuisgivmgs;; for who car
- Inc loyal from getting their pay
II - only three hundred and fifty per cent.
.on-evsry dollar of paper they lent
- -if'owsrd keeping. the war under way.
sH1rrAh for ihe flag OF cur. country, then
pstS0r, writtcn on every fold, --- ,--
/ see, inscribed by ]. Cooks pen,
Down. with rebels, which means all nlen
Svlio won't pay our bonds in goldy''
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So. up, be took his little crook,
Dercrinincf for t5 ind him


which he did, at woElz ,oveFsome job
of his trade in cabinet making. After
an e&penditure Of much 'afTectionate
entEeaty and ski llftal-ersss
ing, the minister elected the follow
g-ss-.'Weli. L know there wasn't
much chance of your wife's getting
well, so / went tO work two or three
weeks before she died, so as to have it
all ready, and made the prettiest cof-
fin for, her thatiwaseyer turned out In
this town. I'd took her measure a
hundred times, sitting right back Of
the parsons pew, you know. didn't
say nothing to you beforehand, 'eause
my N0nsn had q notionft would sort
o,:ept sou hp. T. don'taSnOW why,
but when I'd hesri thst7 you'd tele-
graphed to Boston for one of them
new-fangled couceFnS. : must say ]
felt as. if couldn't set under your
preaching no longer" And ''set" he
didn't.
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s2@,OOo
THE FLOREN CE, Sc WIN G.
L 80 NJ \ Incl stT ia.
The Latest and Greatest Improve
D. .ment in Sewing Mnchinesi -

s... s-Er-.rs 49,. sn-Es----. rEl-.
This is the favorite Family Sewing
Machine" taking four different stitches,
and sewing the heaviest as well as the
finest fabrics, beaver cloth ard grenadines!
The Misses Mccormick, of Car ton,
have used it for TWO years, daily, with
trump 2ant succRss..S i3 'i'--.' i
This machine is for sale and on exhibit
tion at the Misses McCormick's room in
{ DR.. Mathews's Block. Call and examine
and Judge. To see its work and the ma
chine in operation, will convince all of
its merit. .- ~ q
s- We challenge competition.
MARY & JULIA MCCORMICK,
July IL, sssf s.. .. - i
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ToUCHsDSf1 IN on A TENDER CORD.
The iNiioR relates the following an
ecdote: a young clergyman had just
bWrieoPgtis wife, and in the early fresh
usas. N bis grief, be WAS waited. UPen
tVsOnssOe his desscUns, with the ans
nouncement that brother Smith had
!ViR RhisRhHrelERpd gone to'the Meth
odis;s, land brother Smith does say
that you,1 his own minister, have hurt
his8ssesiugs so that he can never get
over it.''a- The tender hearted shep-
hesdISas taacned ,bystlIis imputatinr,
and eager to atone 10 the. sggrieved
sheep tor any unintentional wrong he
might have done him.
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NaILDREN'SJ CARRIAGES. and
OLittls Boys Wagons q Wheeltarrops.
"a large Ftoek-and for sale cheap at the
Pittsburgh Grocery store of --a 7ul 1u--s"
r-.-- .. s.ls.. d DAM LIPPERT. "a
apr2 F6Stf s. sszs ..i .--l- Huz 7l. s "a
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- have lnisgiyings, must confess,
- 'Fhat We can't put the ticket through;
That thepeople at last are beginning to guess
4 national debt is blessing 10 bless-
A ring Of a chosen few.
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= AUDITOR OF STATES oFFICE,
bEfA III ENE or NSLkANCE,
ntnfu hllg IaufV n lCfiS

I IOlumbus, Jau'y 81, lS6S
3 II is hereby certified that the 'GernlAn
Insurance Company" located at OleVe-
land. ia the State of Ohio. has conlied,
IN all RESPECTS with the laws of Il il SIst.4
retailing TO sach Insurance Companies for
The current year, aud has hleo in this or
flee n sworn statement, by the proper Off
GERS, sho - inE It's connitiOn and business,
at the date OF such stRI epleAt, as follows {;
Amt of aetlRl pad Up pCapital--.,--,S 1890 .O9
AEsre gate nrnount or available Sssets 81, ,4is II
Aggregate amount Of Liabilities ........ 20, $50 o
Amt Of Inc,in,s for the preceding year, Is, ,9Is 81
AMT OF expenditures for the Preceding y G''-ii 2
gchf-------- tusl 10
amt Of stock Notes unpaid secured by 100 ~
mortgage -. 100 00e 90
IN Witness whereof, i have hereHnIo sIlD-
8 seEIbsd my name, and caused the seRl OF
myaOllics TO he affixed, the day and year
% above written. -'ia ..f.- ~.
JAMES H. GOODMAN,
IL. 81 = ---..4 Auditor of State,
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SEWING MACHINES
FAMILY MACHINE

y ~ IL 1 II W - y II ~
In the world, and lntr!n-icRlly the cheap
est; for If IS Two machines com bined In
ono by a ample and beautiful mechanic
al arrangement, making both the Shuttle
and Lock stitch, and The Over>seaming
and BuItun-hole stitch, with equal facility
and perfection. Itexecute i'll the very best
manner every variety = Sewing, such aa
HemmiDg, Telling Or iing, Tueking,
Stitching Braiding Nd Q lilsing, Gather
ing and sewing ui., 20 uGe at the same
/ tiITe), and in addition, OyerseRsgls, Ern
broiders on The edge, and ma ikes beautiful
BuitOn ard Eyelet holes ia all fabrics.
Every Machine IL warranted by the
Company, or It's agents, TO give entire sat-
isfactiOn. --...f. ....
i Circulars with full particulars and sara-
piles of work done on this machine. can
be had on application at the SalesrOonR
of The American Baton hole, Oversee m
ing and Sewing Machine Company,
s. W. COT. Eleventh and Chestnut sts.,
? a, .r PHILADELPHIA, PA. t'
Instructions given on the Machine at
the rooms OF The Company grAtuitausly
10 all purchasers. ,...
E59- Agents Wanted.
l- ~ FRED'K PAXSON, Pres't
w. B. MBSDENHALL, Treas. r'E.
istIi-l Tie ....-rT
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1868-08-12

TRRORSl OF 'YOUTS.-L ,IenTlsIIIsn v no sLce
II ed Tor years from Nervous Debility, PrCiast
ure Decay and ali the effects OF youthful indis.T--
ion Will, for the sake of suffering humanity. gls
free 70 all who need il, the recipe and dire
rions fog making the SIMPLE remedy ny which ne ,
was cured. Sufferers wishing to profit by the ~,
vetiser's experience, can do so by SdtressIna
-. JOHN b. OGDEN. -r-
0i la-.-. -..- H 10. - Cedar street n. I.
nsTss'STyIHsS . ett 3. ..E..s7H q
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DGriftp.
TEE N0npHuLpFRs SONG.

lszalraEvu GAHs--s Ms KiyfiGnekgg. " ct
49, ~ f.-aal cs ----z-r aIra f-fa. e.
49, III bdnS Slider sat in his easy4shalr;
ss49 Cunning LIS bonds wss he.'-s- 80 -
- +ngi he turned op By noSs. ~ Sy> raour and
rll1 ~ s3lair, a-tsks I. -al. Be- at--. ...as1
IND called.theln a ,rrriolr : i,rrlIts rAir,
80 While. Ne Sang. - bimsaif siR Slee.. =.zg
vss.Fhe people ars sAdti,-d f,,g us TO ride,
- v1slAnd h0ased and spRrretl ar,s W. a.. .sy 2
-ss Ns-rOwcl SeAevefy rsntlng side,
4. And as safe on their brawuy backs abide
As Sinbad's oil Man of the SEA- --
Nuu. th - ... Hf's .r-E
we essvp ti,cn pSper Tor Hhai we l,old,
Al not quite halls OF ttc face;
.Te'l4t Es,li f9s st4b p"yq'ntiH sO0'b hard
Imygk lAb,gips men rc'hooght aud Sold,
Il we only vim This ysee', 4. .----v-E
- Ihe Var y 0yer--uc HOlne folkseay;
tsll I3ut esrlainlv-that yvOn'udO;
we must keep Il up III electiop-day,
vsk1iIl then AT least vi can make il paw, ~
= sHurrBt tor The rel, white snd blue
s1''HurTah Ter that }ElOTiOus hero, Grsnt.
- 1hesbOptlh0lder schoicc il he; ,--s,
-Hetfspeak II. he could. but be luckily can't,
r4Aas the masses won't know Whist regular
plant -.
90 4 glorious beFo' can BE- 80
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WRIGHT & PENNoCK.
SLATE ROOFING.
OLATE ROOFING!
I have made arran gements and p NJ fully
prepared 10 put on
81 ATE ROOFS.

In complete and satisfactory manner
1t is undoubtedly known to all that
good Slate Roofing Is the most durable OF
all roofs for buildings. II * a.so fi-a
proof, and being IA non conductor, is ssAr
against lightning. ..--.r. ...
/ shall keep on hand
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,.-vr.v uaTTol sasI sdksEa
- as6grt.s 49, ~
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AS CHEAP AS TIE CHEAPEsTi

Thanking our customers for former pat
ronage, we solicit = continuance and in
crease OF trade
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rrga AELEla O. -T r-F--
g. -.ss. - l5a-lE ,all .is-
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RAYNoLDs 4 RAXTON.
Ture 2S 1887 n
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The Vermont Slate, -.-, .-.
The Peach Bottom,
The Northampton,
.'rg- 81 40.
and Slate from several oSherreliable quar-
ries-the cost being not much more than
a pine roof, and less than sin roof
. ltis hoped those intending TO build viii
consider tho matter. ...,.
All orders addressed TO the Undersigned
will receive prompt RGttatiOu. a
J. Z LANTZ. t..
g. Canton, Ohio. March 1868.
COUNTRY MERCHANTS AND
G FARMERS-Taken notice tsat the I.arg
est, Best q Cheapest stock OF Hand Rakes
IN this county fer sale, Wholesale andre
- - -r.. lasE- -s CoRRELfSS'..a
a7tf-.--- .-n-.- ------ .----- 1-l-- y
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-06-10

FOR SALE.-One Span Of Mares, one
Spring Wagon, one Buggy, one Set Of
Double Harness and one Set Of Single
Harness. Terms Cash. Apply at Mis-
sissippi House. GOT
WAsHINaToN.-.Further reports from
this city than we had last week state that
Bowen, the negro candidate for Mayor
beats Given by II. Several negroes are
in the Council. At night the negroes were
let loose "by speeches from Forney, Bow
en- and others and 'h-----l was to pay
during the night. Houses were sacked Of
whiskey, tobacco, fruits, and what
ever else they wanted. Several were kill
ed in the streets. The city was powerless
to protect the troops Of Forney.
This is only small bud from the
tree Of political and social equality; tbs
chrysalis, We may say. When this bud
under the fostering care Of the radical
leaders, develops itself, you will see curl.
.us times in this country. "Ye have
sowed the wind ye shall reap the whirl-
wind" ar
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-06-10

The PAsT.--In most interesting little
quarto styled ''Prang's Chrome" or jour
nal devoted to the printing of Photographs
whether Of human, animal, vegetable or
natural scenery, We find lengthy but val
liable article from that accomplished wri
ter Mrs. L. Maria Childs. Not having
space for it, we commend our artist read
ers to send for the Chrome, and post them.
SELVES. The price for specimen is only
return postage. We must give little ex-
tract from Mr.. C.'s article, because it ex-
plains some matters which many Of our
younger readers are unposted on:
"Think Of the world as it was five hun.
dred years ago, and compare i with its
present condition. Then, not one man in
ten thousand could read or write. The
mobiles, being unable to sign their names,
sealed important papers with signet-rin2
bearing their armorial crests !; and that
custom Of afixing seals to legal documents,
which had use and significance in its day,
il still retained among the thousand use
less forms of law. So rare was the knowl.
edge Of reading in those times that priests,
the only ones who possessed it, were ex-
empted from the penalty Of death for their
first crime, even If it was in cold-blooded
murder. They bad but to plead "beneiiJ
Of clergy,'-that is, to prove that they
could read,--in order to escape capital
punishment. For their great crime they
were merely branded on the hand hence
the custom Of holding up the hand, to
show an unscarred palm, when an oath
was taken. The significance has passed
away, but the form remains in our courts"