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Let us follow the great washington's last ad-
monition,
And frown on the man that would name dis
union. uE5s Ie.ttsi .TaHg - =
Let union and freedom in harmony run,
Till the last trump of Gabriel shall blow out the
sun. E4} }.t- -t5
Now, brother freemen, I bid you adieu, EG
To God and your country prove faithful and true
May peace and prosperity bind you together,
And the blessings Of Heaven attend you for
With tears of affection believing my face,
tender my baud for q farewell embrace;
But don't shake it roughly. it's feeble you know
But kindly impress it and then let 1t co. -sJ1
Vow my pledge is redeemed, andlmy song at az
end,
But still you may hail me your faithful Old
-fo friend. 1 85 "45I43 ~
Should the sands of my life still continue to run
Till another important election shall come,
And to the ballot my ticket should bring,
viii cordially greet you, but never more sing;
My harp is decayed, its cords all unstrIn'd
No more viii they sound from the sweep Of my
-- hand 9fd35 s4t littt e}atf e tofia
Four score and two winters have raSased oul
cline, s.5.srss.5e.;sF t4ss4 .rs44, al 80,
time; 49, " a.
What bard could suppose that longer could
On a harp thatI tuned in . juvenile day;
Ny utmost endeavor no capital brings.
My harp to repair or furnish new strings. O
BRIMFIELD, Oct 10th, 1853. s,i3 aj .lF.r.s
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WATCHING ONES SELF.

"When 1 was boy" said an old
man, eve had schoolmsster who
had an odd way of catching idle boys,
One day he called out to us:
Boys, Imust have closer attention
to your books. The first one of you
that sees another boy idle, 1 want
you to inform me, and I will attend to
the case.'
"Ah, thought to myself, there is
Joe Simmons that I don't like. I'll
watch him, and if I see him look of
his book I'll tell. 1t was not long be.
fore I saw Joe look off his book, and
Immediately informed the master.
"Indeed,' said he, how did you
know he was idle?'
"I saw him said 1.
"You did; and were your eyes on
yoar book when you saw him?'
"I was caught, and never watched
for idle boys again.
If we are sufficiently watchful over
our own conduct we will have no
time to find fault with the condurt OF
others.
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as can. That's a comfort. But Pm
afraid Harry will find it pretty dull
work in the closet. What would uncle
say if he should find out he is there ?"
Half an honr passed.
The miller, who was slow reader,
was intent upon story which inter
ested him. Kitty saw, with dispair-
ing glance, that he was not quite half
through it.
She was beginning to be sleepy her
SELF or would have been if she had not
SO much to keep her awake.
Kitty" said her uncle, looking up
suddenly, you had better go to bed.
It's most eleven O'Clock"
Are you going to bed, uncle?"
Not just yet, want to finish this
story. It's a pretty cute one. But /
shan't need any company. So don't
sit up on my account.
"Ishould not go to sleep if went
to bed, uncle. Besides, / want to get
SO much done before I go to bed"
Well child, just as you like. Bless
me, what's that ?" gs
Kitty turned pale. There was sup
pressed noise in the closet. Harry had
evidently got tired of his constrained
position and was stirring round lit
tie. sscif
at must be the cat, said Kitty hur-
riedly.
The cat Do you allow her to be
in the closet? She ought to be driven
out" 4.
The miller rose, but Kitty hurriedly
anticipated him. She went to the clos
ct, opened it trife, and called 's-cat 7
"No, the cat Is not there" she said
returning to her seat.
Quarter of an hour passed.
| Again a noise of a more decided
character was heard. Harry's elbow
happened to hit against a plate, and
fell with sudden crash to the floor.
"I'll see what it is," exclaimed the
miller, rising.
He threw open the door, and out
rushed Harry, looking rather foolish.
"Well, / never!" calculated the
miller.
Before he had time to say anything
further, Kitty said hurriedly, " Uncle
didn't you promise me a collar~
Kitty pressed to the side of her lover
who passed his arm around her neck
and then said, while her eyes twinklet
with mischief, this is the collar )
want, uncle. You promised me yor
know?" ., .f.a
"And I'll keep it, Kitty" exclaimed
the miller, bursting into a hearty
laugh, "no matter what it costs"
Two months from that day Kitty
Cutting changed her name. Som'
years have elapsed, but she has no
yet got tired of the collar" which he
uncle gave her. ",s
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ii dWaAT CAUSES HAIR TO TURN GRAY.
An English writer has recently as
serted that an undue proportion of
lime. in the system. is the cause of
premature gray hair, and advises to
avoid hard water, either for drinking
pure or when converted into tea, coffee
or soup, because hard water is always
strongly impregnated with lime.
Hard water may be softened, by boil
ing it; let it become cold, and then
nse it as a beverage. 1t is also stated
that a liquid that win color the human
hair black, and not stain the skin, may
be made by taking one part of bay
rum, three parts of olive oil, and one
part of good brandy by measure.
The hair must be washed by the mix
ture every morning, and in a short
time the use of it will make the hair
d beautiful black, without injuring it
in the least. 'The articles must be of the
best quality, mixed in a bottle, and
always shaken well before being ap-
hl;adlEG .'sutYuTI H}i5 tiio2 30 -
flnH-4h f-Aiifiri ,a a,lI. shl so k-s-s+---,
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tention of husbandmen, for the dairy,
the nlnM. and for food. The ancient

,tention of husbandmen, for the dairy,
the plow, and for food, The ancient
Britons used horses to draw their war
chariots. They are described by the
historians as small and swift. They
were not used in agricultural pursuits
until 1494- When Harrison, speaking
of them, said five or six of them would
draw, with ease, 5000 lbs a long jour
ney, the reader will bear in mind that
at that date they did not have good
turnpike roads as in this country we
now have. The old Cambrian laws
provide that the purchaser of a horse
shall have three nights to aseertain
whether he was infected with the
staggers, three months to prove his
lungs, and twelve months to discover
whether he is infected with the CLAN
ders, For every blemish not discov-
cred, before purchasing, if it was not
in the ears or tail, one-third of the !,
price was to be returned. The decep-
tiens of horse dealers seem to have
been as fraudulent and as common
then in England as at present here
For Sir A. Fitzherbert said: "Thou
grayser, that mayest to be of myne
opinion or CONDITION to love horses
and young colts, and foles, to go
among thy cattle, take hede that thou
be not beguiled as 1 have been a hum
died times and more. And first tho&
shalt know that a good horse has fifty
four properties, that is to say, two ofa
man, ten of a woman, two of o badg-
er, four of lion, nine of an OK, nine
of hare, nine of a fox and nine of an
asse." Since the days of Elizabeth,
every variety of horses has been grad
ually improving in England. - ...ass
Pigs have been among the usual an
imals fostered by them. in former
times; at least as early as the Anglo
Saxons, and from thence to the pres
ent time. ..,...,
Having now briefly sketched the
progress of agriculture in England
from its early history down to the
present age. I will try next to gather
some facts relative to its progress in
our own country. s.D.N.
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THE ANATOMY OF THE HUMAN
-,Hpa5 ~ FRAME. .E0-- g.

. .. =
It might well be a matter of surprise
that we should know so little of the
mechanism of the human frame. Gu
riouly wrought and fashioned is the
house we live in and in the minute
and careful examination Of it, adorna-
ton for that Divine heart and hand
which have planned its mysteries
should fill the heart with glad and
grateful surprise and joy. alNg
The careful investigations of anato-
mists disclose some curious facts,
which may be ofinterest to the reader.
In the human skeleton: about the
time of maturity, are 232 bones.
The muscles are about 500 in num-
ber. s as rsfe.
The length of the alimentary canal is
about 80 feet. Il su.l
The amount of blood in an adult
average 30 pounds, or full one-fifth of
the entire weight. -.r l.:..,.,,
or The heart is six inches in diameter
and beats seventy times per minute,
2,209 times per hour, 100,S00 per day,
36,772, 600 times per year, 2575, ,eOO 600
in three score and ten at each beat two
nd a half ounces of blood are thrown
out of it, 175 per minute. 663 pounds
per hour, seven and three quarters tons
per day, All the blood in the body
passes through the heart in three
minutes. --
The lnngs win contain about one
gallon of air. We breathe on an
average l,200 times per hour; illhale
sos gallons of air, or 24,400 gallons per
day ~ 2 ..1-- ------ li5 ~
The aggregate surface of the air cells
of the lungs exceeds 20, 600 square
inches, an area nearly equal to the floor
of room twelve feet square. i''23'
The average weight of the brain of
an adult male is three pounds and
eight ounces. The nerves are all con-
nected with it directly, or by the spi-
nal marrow. These nerves together
7 with branches and ramificatioh proba-
bly, exceed 100000 in number
I ihThe skin is composed of three layers
and varies from one eight to one
quarter Of an inch in thickness. Its
average area in an adult is estimated
to be 1000 square inches. The atmos-
pheric pressure being about IA pounds
to tie square inch-a person of medi-
um size is subjected to pressure of
10000 p ounds! Each square inch of
skin contains $4,000 sweating tubes or
| petspiratory pores, each of which may
be iiikenedi to little drain tile one
| fourth of an inch long, making an ag-
gregate length of the entire surface of
the body of 201, ,166 feet, or tile ditch
for draining the body almost forty
miles long, e3's':H H2isia+
Here, then, are some of the wonders
belonging to the house we inhabit.
d"Know Thyself' is an injunction
but poorly obeyed. A more perfect
knowledge-a more thorough study of
the human frame-might at least lead
to- a batter care ands training and pro-
longation of life. Surely ';weare fear
b fully made.i a. r,s tex e. fp
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1t was the exception for people to
missed after their death. Such was
the case with only one in thousand.
The events of empires had passed
away, and many of the greatest of
them were forgotten. Many people
were missed because they were troub-
lesome. 1t was sad thing for people
to go through life without engraving
anything-merely scratshing. 1t was
a sad thing for people to die and be
gladly missed, to cause people to be
thankful that she the busy-body and
grumbler had gone. Many people
were missed because of their hearts.
The average of men who have strength
to do much work, who even do il, are
not so much missed as those whose
goodness of heart made everybody
glad--whose richness of fragrance and
sweetness of perfume ever pleased by
their diffused blessings. There were
some like roses, ever budding and
sending forth their gentle perfumes
Such, although they might not have
been very active, yet were always
delighting in gentle deeds of love,
were the greatly missed. Not those
whose names were printed in news
papers alone were the greatest bene-
factors of their fellow mortals. Out
of low places arose deeds of nobleness
of heart-not always from the afflu-
ent and carelessly beneficent. There
is true benefcense which, when it is
gone, is missed by whole neighbor-
hoods. The rich man in Wall street
may be admired for his wealth, but let
him die and his name is ofno more con-
sequence than his leather purse, thrown
out to be picked up by the next who
desires to use it. Who cares for the
death of the selfish, unhelpful man,
who is worth o million dollars, when
he dies? Why, his heirs would miss
him, and thank God. There were
many of the young growing more un-
generous, more suspicious of generos-
ity every year. If man was the pos
SCISSOR of the whole treasure of the
world, what would they matter to
himl He could not purchase charac-
ter with them. There were men who
might be esteemed as carrying their
fortunes in their pockets, instead of
in their character, in their good name.
Such men might die and never be
missed. There was another class of
rich men who were not missed-those
who left behind them their benefi-
cences in organized shape, in colleges,
aid Libraries and academies, and
churches, and means for the education
of the young. Such men are not
missed, There was another class of
rich men in bold contrast with the last
named, who seemed to live in compe-
tition to the devil-spreading pollu-
ton and corruption all around them.
They were not missed. Then there
were the public men, the leaders of
opinion in their towns, couties. states,
and in the nation. The great trouble
was that our public thought too little
of moral wsrrn. 1t was the duty of
the people to live SO as to be missed
not to fly like a shuttle without thread.
They should ask themselves whether,
if they died, they would be missed at
home, in society, in the church, any,
where. q If they were to be missed,
they should begin inwardly cultiyat-
ing purity, love, goodness, h..
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KITTY's NEW COLLAR.

Kitty Cutting was aTniee, plump lit
tie maiden of eighteen summers. Her
uncle was amiller, and pretty well to
do in the world. AS KittyWas likely
to be an heiress, this consideration
alone would have attracted lovers, If
Kitty had been considerably less at
tractive than she really was. s'n..-I :
1t SO CHANGED that Kitty's affections
happened to centle onoa young man
whom . hero uncle by no omeans ap-
proved. This was Harry Billings "a
young farmer in the neighborhood. =
The miller's sole ground of disappro-
val was, that the young man had not
quite so large a share9of worldly pos
sessions asShe thought his niece had 8
rightgto expect..Gd lfH Uo.qaI5yiT :
The consequence was that he for
bade young Billings the house, and re-
quested Kitty to give him up, s.ig
| Her eyes. snapped in very decided
manner, aud though she said nothing,
it was evident that she meant consid-
Ferable., n, s,.,tf a.,,.1,rtc,,,., 5...ir j.,
However, she was obliged to dis
| semble, and Harry thought it most
prudent not to. approach the house
when the miller was at home. BY way
of, compensation, Kitty was in the
habit of letting him know when hel
uncle was absent, and on these occa.
sions they would pass social evening
together in the great square Kitchen,
Kitty. sitting on one side intent upon
her. knitting, and her lover fully occu.
pied in looking at her. He succeeded
in getting away before the miller ar.
rived, otherwise there would have
been scene. 80 r..--.T-s.-,Cx..
"Kitty," said her uncle one day, 81
j haYeigot to begawayrthis evening, and
probably shall not be- back before
eleyener twelve GcleGk!npd are. ,i
llB Ktty's eyes sparkled--7I dare say
my readers may gnesslWhy. 5sl.Gaa
"I have got to go over to q town ter
miles distantte see Squire Hyden. HI
owes me some money, so you will
have to, pass the evening fby yourself
fa + don't, think i shall feel lonely
unclsS said Kitty demurelyai e ! shall
be SO busy.P .qBlnud ,aufibnI .vHRd i
| 81 shall be home as SOON as possi
ble," said the miller n gi,z a,sas
Don't hurry Oh my account" SAID
4 Kitty, iniocentayth o9rs1 4Iz0 j.
/ The miller Invent goEe,etoi his work
and Kitty hastily scratched the follow
j ing note.a9G get owl bhG ,yGetlaba !
4 "DEAR uHXRRY-Uncle has igon,
awayothls evening, and thinks he Shall
| not be back before eleven tori twelv,
| o'clock. thought you might like t,
lknoW4 5ftd q" ol 9uiduip9d KITgH." u
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THE RENO FAMILY.

Of the Reno family but four are now
living. The father, an old man of
near seventy-five years, two sons and
a daughter. One of these sons was
released from the Missouri Penitehti-
airy last Thursday, and his brother,
who is said to be an honest, good citi-
zen, is now in Missouri for the purpose
of bringing him home. If he comes
he is sure to meet the fate of Frank,
William and Simeon. The daughter
isayoung lady ofmedium size, ofvery
proposing appearance, and intelligent
and accomplished. The mother died
during the past fall, of broken heart.
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SP1RITuALIsT1C TRoUBLEs.-A dep
utation ofSpiritualists waited on Com
missioner Rollins yesterday, asking
his interference in the case of the me-
diums known as the Davenport Broth
ers, who were arrested in the oil
regions of Pennsylvania last Thursday
and carried to Meadville, and there
held to bail to appear at Pittsburgh
before the U. S. Court. They are
charged with defrauding the revenue
by practising juggling without paying
license. Mr.. Rollins refuses to inter-
fere, and there is great excitement
among the Spiritualists.
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A CLEVER Yankee farmer, being
much troubled with rats, and being
determined to get rid of them, tried
every possible plan, but without sue
cess. AT last he got lot of rats and
shut them up in single cage; they
devoured one another till only sim
single one was left. He then turred
this one loose, when excited with the
blood of his fellow rats, and having
become genuine cannibal, it killed
and ate all the rats it could find on the
premises.
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B e n n 4.

2 e s@
AcHRIsThdAs RHYMEt WITH E 4 NO NoRAL;; AZ;
had told him, Christmas morning, I;Gs,.
AS he sat upon my knee, ,f.l. .f.,-.
Holding fast his little stocking, '
O. Stuffed as full as it could be- I sf..li
And attentive Hst,ningito me, g5f7Pffra ?
With face demure and mild,
That old Santa Claus, who fiiied them,
'tIo Did not love naughty child. 800 q 81 =
But wen be good; won't We moders', ~
And on my lap he slid, 10 Hsis 50 b
Digging down among the goodies ..-so e
In his crimson stocking hid;
While turned me TO nay table, ~ = ..
~ Where tempting goblet stood, ss9s oil
Brimming high with dainty EGG-Noe, -.e.
Sent me by neighbor good.
But the kitten there before me,
With his white paw nothing 10th,
Sat, by way of entertainment. H5s4o4tif ff
slapping OF the shining froth 4s-l,Y,.
And in not the gentlest humor,
At the loss of such treat.
1 confess, rather rudely ~. iiI:ls'l -.
Thrust him out into the street, 10 .c,sia
Then, how Benny's blue eyes kindledi3Ia
Gathering up the precious store .ls;Eaef
He had busily been pouring
In his tiny pinnafore, 8" At ~
With a generous look that stiamed me, III
Sprang he from the carpet bright, s..5z,,
Showing, by his mien, indignant,
All baby's sense Of right. 'o'e .''l' - T.
"Come back, Harvey, p called he, loudly,
As he held his apron white fls9-,z - j.
g You sail have my candy 'wabbit ~ go,
IN <l,a door faskoood fsyhk
So he stood abashed and Silent,
In the centre Of the floor, {itFi'' iva
81 With defeated looks alternate 3. Z. - - Il
Bent on me and on the door. ,,a,,o.. s.t
Then, as by some sudden impulse, ron,
Quickly ran he to the fire,
And while eagerly his bright eyes
Watched the flames go high and higher,
In a brave. cleark key, he shouted, i 7ua
Like some lordly elf,
Santa Caws, come down the chimney,
Make my moder have herselft'' II ''
{ #1lf Be a sood sirl, Benny. :
8 Said 1, feeling the reproof; 81 p no
And straightway recalled poor Harney,
Mewing on the galley roof.
Soon the anger was forgotten,
Laughter chased away the frown,
And they garnboled meath the live oaks
81 Till the dusky night came down. II iieEse
In my dim fire lighted chamber, ii'
l95 Harney purred beneath my chair. ~
And my play-worn boy beside me, .r,i...
Knelt-to say his evening prayer;
s'God bless fader-God bless moder-
God bless sister then q pause, JEi-.
The sweet young lips deyoutly mprmured.
+" God bless Santa Caws r'
fl. He is sleeping brown and sllken ..f5s
Lie the lashes, long and meek,
Like caressing, elinking shadows 5-.i
On his plump and peachy cheek;
And bend above him, weeping
Thankful tears-oh, undefledI -iii' 'i''
For q woman's crown of glory. 81 i.l.
For the blessing of a child. i,ttg@.f...s
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THE LEADER OF THE MOB.

:
The leading spirit of the mob was a
large, portly man, well dressed and of
commanding personal appearance. In
the mullEy light as he moved through
the cell room, issuing orders, pointing
out positions, and adjusting ropes
around the necks of the victims, a
brilliant diamond ring gave forth its
flashes of light. This was noticed by
several persons in the Jail, as well as
by the prison guards who had been
captured and placed in the Sheriff.
room. Who knows but that diamond
ring may yet cost the wearer trouble
Who can say that it may not lead to
the detection Of many of fhe men en-
gagged in the terrible work of Saturday
morning
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On the billows Of time I've continued to roll,
Till its surge5 have brought me once more to
the Poll; A
come to entreat, to exhort and advise
All parties to vote for the good and the wise;
They're the bulwarks of freedom, the salt of our
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A SISTERS OATH FOR vENGEScE.

A SISTERS OATH FOR VENGENCI1.
The New Albany Qnd. Commercial
gives some additional details Of the
recent scenes in the Floyd county Jail ::
MRS, AND MISS RENO AND MRS. An
DERsoN.
Frank Reno and Chas. Anderson
were married. After the bodies had
been laid out upon the floor in the Jail
hall, the wives of these two men and
Miss Reno, the sister of the three
brothers, were permitted to enter the
hall to take their last look at those
who, although covered with crime,
were, in their lives, all the world to
them. All! what scene was there
what grief and anguish! what unut-
terable woe! The three women enter
ed, paler by far than the dead bodies
stretched out so stark and ghastly up
the prison floor. First came from
these despairing women such pierre
ing shrieks as love only can utter when
it feels that all it lived for is lost for
ever. Then the tears like rain, burst
ing from overfown fountains, and
moans so touching in their plaintive-
ness and utter despair that not even
the most stolid could keep from weep
ing.
A SISTERS OATH FOR VENGENCE.
The outburst of grief ended, the
quiet of despair settled upon the faces
of the women, But not long did one OF
them remain under the burden. The
sister of the three Reno brothers-an
intelligent and handsome young lady
dried her eyes with her handkerchief,
then taking the grief stained piece of
linen, she placed it over the face of her
brother William-who to the last de-
| clared his innocence-then she kneeled
beside the dead man, and laid her left
hand over his heart, and raising her
right one towards heaven, she took
this terrible oath: ooh! my poor
murdered brother, may God curse your
sister if she avenge not your death,
terribly and fully. This 1 will do, SO
help me Godn What tragic
scene was that! The dark, strong
walls on all sides, and the cold stone
floor beneath her knees. The sable
garments ofthe berett sister, the pale
face turned upward, and the white
hand pointing heavenward. What a
tableau of death, despair, love and re-
venge.
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ME- WHO WERE MISSED AFTER
DEATH.

lncle gave her.
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WRITTEN FOR THE COMING ELEc-
TION.
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Rates of Advertising.

[Thc following poetry. written by an old gen.
tleman of four score and two years, was found
in the ballot-box of Brimheld township, at the
close Of the election on the second Tuesday of
October. 1858. and soon thereafter published by
us in the PORTAGE SENTINEL. We republish it
in the columns of THE PRESS by the request OF
number of the relatives and friends of the
writer, who is now deceased:l