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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-05-20
Floor Oil Cloths.

beautiful line of NEW PATTERNS, from
to Is feet wide, which wo will cut in any shape
for Halls, Rooms, de-, &c.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-05-20
"EfI Could only See my Mother"

eff could only see my mother!"
Again and again was the yearning cry
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-05-20

"Ah, you dipplin' rogue you fines
you shust noting at all for gifts dhrunk
on punch mineself sometimes"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-05-20

Q. W. CARW1LE, c.E.E.D.
Apr %, 1853 Ct II
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26

HARD LUCK.-One of the strang-
est incidents has come to our notice
that we have ever heard of. A Ger
mau enlisted in the 9th Maine Volun.
teers, served out his time, accompa-
MED the regiment as far as New York,
was there taken sick and left behind.
A 5oon as able he started for Maine,
to be discharged with his regiment
and receive his pay. Arriving in Bos-
ton, without money, he was picked
up by a pretended friend, who told
him, if he would do an errand for
him, he would pay his fare to Maine
the next morning, to which he assent
ed. The man gave him a letter to
deliver, to wait an answer. He did
so, the gentleman receiving it saying
that it was all right, and giving him
$40, which the German gave to the
man who sent him. But short time
after the German was arrested on a
charge of forgery, and being a strang-
cr was not able to prove his innocence,
ana was sent to State Prison for
three years. He states that while
in prison he has seen the villain who
got him into trouble, he having been
sentenced to eight or ten years for
some crime to him unknown. The
German was liberated on the Sd inst,
and started on foot from Boston to
this city to find some members of his
regiment, in order to establish his
claims to arrears of pay and bounty
due him from the United States
The poor fellow walked the entire
distance on the railroad track, and
has just arrived here, wet, hungry,
and with 25 cents in his pocket. He
has made his claim for back pay and
is now trying to get work. Rather
hard experience, we cali it.-Port-
land Argus 18Th.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26

SWEET CoRN.-It is a surprising
fact that sweet corn is not abundant
lp grown among farmers. Every far
mer thinks he must raise his five or
six acres of Indian corn every year,
in order to fatten his pork, and to
furnish fodder for his stock, etc. Now
if every farmer would grow three or
five acres of sweet corn, his crop
would prove of much more value in
proportion to the number of acres of
Indian corn for feeding purposes
Last spring | planted six acres of
sweet corn for the purpose of taking
it to the market green. But after the
market became "glutted,' concluded
to save the rest of my corn and cure
it to feed. | cut and fed my hogs
corn (in the stalks every day, and
they would eat stalks and all as clean
as they would green clover. | would
recommend it to those that SOW corn
in preference to any other. Be care
fnl to trace up your seed in the fall
and then you will not fail to have
rood seed when you come too plant
90 SOW.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26
Three Ships.

Three precious ships sent
tro,, Isnd-Iocked haven to an ocean blue,
Wbereon no vague ana dim horizon bent
Down on the outward view.
One TO Eiysian Isles
Clasped in the bosom Of the passionate deep,
And round and round, through throbbng'
liquid miles
Kissed to ecstatic sleep.
One TO glorious shore,
Whose stainles mountain summit struck the
sky,
Each bearing grandly up for evermore
A name that could not die.
One to the Fortunate Land,
Whose sunset clouds were piled barbarian
gold,
And swift below whose drifts OF silver SAND
Pearl-pebbled rivers rolled.
The first went down in sight
Ofthe Elysian Isles; along its keel
The soft impulses Of their waves OF light
Had just begun to steal.
In some obscure lagoon
The next ship rots, or on some desert coast;
Ofit no tidings ever came, and soon
Its very name was lost.
With ruined rope and sail
Seams open wide, lost helm, and broken mast
Back from vain struggles with mistortune'S
gale
10Th fal COR, hh
So Jared my precious ships
That to the visioned ocean gave the sail,
With wildly beating heart yet silent lips
For aye 1 saw them fall.
But in a later year,
When the dark storm ofloss was oVer-bloWn
Without hope, and yet without fear,
l sailed the sea alone.
Not from a sheltered bay,
To Dreamlands full in sight along the sea,
Ny ship of life pursues luminous way
Into Eternity.
But from a barren strand,
Strewn with the wrecks OF many an early gale
And far below the horizon lies the land,
DarkIy to which l sail.
Though unseen currents drift,
And head winds beat me back with stubborn
force,
And soft Morganas from the ocean lift
To lure me from my course.
fl with patience stand
Fast by the helm, and count as lost no day
Through which my utmost strength of hear
and hand
Is given TO keep away.
l know my ship will ride
At last where battling winds are never ridden,
No current dritts-sate anchored ON the tide
That laves the shores of Heaven.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26
WHOLE NUMBER $50.

New DUTIES OF THE VICE PREsI-
DENT.-If Mr.. Jenckes's bill to re-
form the civil service should become
a law, it will give to the Vice Presi-
dency an Importance it has never be-
fore had, and that to the person hold
ing it duties of the most responsible
character. The Vice President will
be at the head of The new bureau,
by which all applicants for Office must
be approved, and will have, subject
to the limitations of record, the dis
pensation of large amount of pat
ronage which has hitherto been the
cause of great part of the mis-
chief which the nation has suffered.
The proper execution Of such trust
would require not only familiarity
with political questions, but familiari-
ty with the details Of administration,
knowledge of the machinery and re-
quirements of the service, a constant
regard for the public interests, and
integrity above suspicion. = Boston
AdUertiSer.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26

AN ALARMING THEORY.-From the
annual occurrences of rains, meteoric
showers, and the explosions Of steam
boilers in various parts of the coun-
try Professor Loomis suggests very
uncomfortable theory in regard to the
safety OF the earth itself He thinks
it not impossible that sufficient steam
might be generated in the burning
center of the world to blow the whole
globe to pieces. A volcanic eruption
under the sea. like that in Nesuvius
now in progress, may at any moment
convert the earth into large steam
boiler by letting the water in upon
the central fires, to be followed, for
aught we know, by an explosion which
shall rend 1t apart, and send the trag-
ments careering through space as
small planets or meteOrS, each bear
ing off some distracted member or
members OF the human family, to
make, perchance new discoveries and
new acquaintances in other parts of
the planetary system now revolving
with Us. So that the final catastrophe
may, after all, be only a boiler ex-
plosion on a magnificent scale, of
grandeur and destruction.-EcLectic
Mag.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26

Nasty, in his last letter, thus de-
scribes the odd method of treating
independent people at the Corners :"
There never will be peace or any
thing like it at the Corners till that
disturber Joe Bigler, and his faithful
adherent, alder and abetter, Pollock,
are shot or otherwise killed. In the
olden time afore the inoggerashen Nv
the Ablishen era, we he'd a short way
Nv disposin Nv sich. 1t wuz a maxim
In the South that ther Good be peece
only where ther wuz a perfeck yoon-
anmity Nv sentiment and to bring
about that oneniS Nv ideas-that de-
lightful concord wich wuz so desira-
ble-we were in the habit Nv shootin
or hanging the most stubborn Nv
those wich didn't agree with the ma
jority, and tarrin and featherin those
who were yet accessible to Kentucky
reason. By Vigorously persooing this
course the minOritieS in this vicinity
wuz kept tollobly small and control
liable.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26
What we Owe to the Mohammedans.

The Muchbir, paper which repre-
sents the most advanced thought of
Turkey, thus sums up the benefits
which the followers of the Prophet
have conferred upon Christendom:
Oh, Lord, many thanks to Thee
that Thou hast directed us to the glo-
rious religion of Mahomet; such re-
ligion as is the straight road to pros
perity, such religion that some half
naked savageS who faithfully practic-
Jed 1t were able, in eighty years, to
make as extensive conquests as the
2oman Empire in eight hundred, their
tomlnions stretching from the river
TaguS in Spain to the Ganges in In
eia. These true believers made Cor
cova, Granada, Egypt, Damascus,
Eagdad, and Bassora, Ispahan and
samaracand centres of arts and Scien,
Gs, from which they difused knowl-
elge throughout the world. The
French Pope Sylvester II. went to
Spain to acquire learning from these
true believers, and by the introduction
OF algebra, astronomy, and other sci
ence8 from them, he opened the path
OF knowledge to the Christians of Eu-
rope. He imported books and built
a library; and greatly astonished
Europe by making artificial, terrestri-
al and celestial globes. These same
MOhammedans invented paper, which
was the first cause Of the multiplicity
lof books which now difuse knowledge.
They were able, owing to their con-
quests, to write such books of geogra-
phY that they described countries
which have remained unknown to Eu-
ropeanS, Notwithstanding their steam
ers and expeditions, They instituted
the iirgLcOlleges and universities which
ever existed In the world, and they
introduced the sciences of algebra and
arithmetic,
They taught Europe the use OF the
compass and gunpowder; they extend
ed the science Of medicine, and they
arranged modern medicine; they in,
troduced their religion, learning, arts
and languages into all the countries
they entered. And these Mohammed.
ans, although they had intercourse
wrth all countries, did not change
their character thereby. These true
believers attained such a degree Of
perfection in agriculture. commerce
and manufactures that no other cOun
try equaIled them; so much so thai
the present minister of public inStruc
ton in France says in his history :
THAT to advance French agriculture
the agriculture the people of Valen
cia have inherited from the MoSlem'
ought to be initiated.
Now, is it right for the present gen
GRAFTON to forget the talents, the cul
--.- 49,. - --------.- ,---a-
/ cessors ? AND it must not be suppos
ed that their greatness was confined
to the things we have mentioned. On,
OF the members of the French Acade
my of Sciences, and professor of histo
ry, says in his history: That the Mus
Sulmen, especially the Arabs, were ST
much our masters and teachers tha
the more we read their books the NOR,
we see that various inventions w
thought belonged to other nation
were theirs
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26

GETTING WET.-When a person is
wet he ought never to stand, but to
continuein motion till he arrives at a
place where he may be suitably &C
commodated. Here he should strip
off his wet clothes, to be changed for
such as are dry, and have those parts
of his body which have been wetted,
well rubbed with a dry cloth. The
legs, shoulders and arms are general
ly the parts most exposed to the wet ;
they should, therefore, be particularly
attended to. 1t is almost incredible
how many diseases may be prevented
by adopting this course. Catarrhs
infamations, rheumatism, diarrheas
fevers and consumption are the fore
most among the train which frequent
ly follow an accident of this kind.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26

JESUS PRAYING.-If it was nesessa-
ry for 5inIess Jesus to spend whole
nights in prayer, how much greater
is the necessity in our case? What
a silent rebuke is there in the example
of Jesus for those Christians who ney.
er or seldom pray.
Jesus was free from sin, he
never knew the burden Of guilty
conscience. There was delightful
harmony between his will and that Of
the Father. No sinful thought ever
stained the pure mirror Of his soul
Yet it was necessary for him to pray.
1t was his habit to spend much time In
prayer. He went apart from the mul-
titude in order to hold communion
with his Father in heaven. The noun
tain was his closet. "And it came to
pass in those days that he went out
into a mountain to pray, and cOntinu-
ed all night in prayer to God.
SOlu IlOuAIalilo anu LALC ILiLuAllCAAI Gil
Witnessed the fervor of his prayer.
Jesus praying! All night il
prayer! Let the prayerle88 Chris
tian come here and learn a lesson from
his master. If it was necessary for
Jesus to go to his Father for strength
how can we hope to succeed if we neg
Iect to pray? We are surrounded
by powerful spiritual enemies, temp
tations arise on every hand, our own
hearts are like tinder waiting for the
spark to set them on fire; our own
conscience condemns US, and often
times we would rather get away from
God than enter his presence. Is there
uot an absolute necessity for prayer
II Jesus could not live without prayer
leltner can we. Prayer is duty and
6. privilege, out a necessity as well
Prayer is the breath Of the Christian
.lic; We cease to live when we cease
20 pray. Prayer opeu8 heaven anC
Urlngs down blessings upon our souls
Prayer moves the arm that moves the
world.
Jesus praying! Can you be his dis
ciple if you have no closet? You can
not plead the excuse of the three diSci
pies; they slept for sorrow; your
sleep arises from sinful negligence
"Watch and pray that ye enter not in
to temptation"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26
The Inch Anger.

A few years since o man from the
region of kennebec, with an interest
ing wife, two lovely daughters, and a
promising son, moved "down east"
purchased a piece of wild land, select
ed spot, erected log cabin with a
stone chimney and a wooden mantle
tree, and was soon in a fair way to
live, surrounded by everything neces-
sary to make him comfortable and
happy. He had lived there several
years, when the first movement was
made in the temperance cause. Like
many other good steady men, he re-
fused to have anything to do with
their movements. He would have
folks know that a Kennebecker could
take care Of himseli-ne would sign
no pledge. Not long after he was in
vited with others to the raising of a
barn. At regular and rather short
intervals tue pail of toddy was passed
around, and he slipped with the rest,
till at length he discerned that he had
slipped too much. He was a little
over the bay, and on returning home
he could not navigate quite so we'll as
he wanted to do, But though his po-
tati0ns had made sad work with his
physical system, his mind was not so
affected but that he perfectly under
stood his situation, nor were his NOR
al sensibilities SO perverted but that
he felt heartily ashamed of himself.
His reflections were not of the most
agreeable character as he approached
his dwelling, nor were they essentially
improved as he entered and noticed
the saddened countenances of his wife
and daughters, whose gushing tears
soon told him how bitterly painful to
the soul it was to have a husband and
father come home drunk. He sat
down anu mused awhile in silence.
At length he reused himself from his
Stup0r, and with a determined tone
demanded-"Where' my inch auger
SO strange a question III these circum-
stances only added TO the sorrow Of
the afflicted family, and they thought
it best 90 let it pass in silence. The
question was soon repeated in o still
more determined tQpe-''whereS my
inch aGger e. What in the world dc
you want with your inch auger ?' q
want it, " was the reply The inch au
ger was produced, He took it, and
commenced boring with all the energy
Of which he was capable, into bis
wooden mantle-tree. The work wa;
soon completed, and the chips were
soon dropping from the further side
into the fire. There wife" said he
Ill drink 10 more rum till that hole
grows up.
There was his pledge-and havins
1t before his eyes as he rose IN th'
! IA ~-~-J- ~i~4e IL <s.>.-,,.->.
his dwelling through the day, it doubt
less had a much stronger influence III
on him than if 1t had been locked u
IN the desk Of the Secretary of tn
temperance society; and to his beloy
ed family the inch auger hole in th
mantIe-tree was undoubtedly the mos
valuable ornament that could possibl
have been deviSed.-Christian Watch
man.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26

"As You LIVE" An honest rustic
went INTO the shop Of a Quaker to
buy hat, for which twenty-five shil-
llngs were demanded. He offered
twenty shillings. Gas l live said
the Quaker, Il cannot afford to give
1t thee for that price. GAS you live p
exclaimed the countryman: "then
live more moderately" Friend"
said the Quaker, "thou shalt have the
hat for nothing. have sold hats for
twenty years, and my trick was never
found out before"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26

INCREASE OF NEURALGIA. = Ever
since women left off wearing bonnets,
and substituted for them a bit of
pasteboard, covered with some thin
stuff, on the top of the head, and fast
ened under the chin with ribbon or a
strip of lace, that painful disease,
neuralgia, has prevailed among them
to an extent never known before
This fact, however, has no influence
upon the fashion; and we presume
that for months to come cases of
neuralgia will be as innumerable, as
obstinate, and as profitable to physi-
clans as they are at present.
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Book Of Life.

Book ofLife to thee fly,
When the world weighs heavily,
Heavily upon my heart,
And earthly thoughts no peace impart;
Earthly joys all hoIlowness-
EarthIv honae dncaitfplrass-
Earthly praise, tinsel gain
Earthly pleasures, after pain
Earthly stay, an ebbing wave
Earthly end, the dark cold grave.
Wearily, YEARLY,
From worldly wastes; so drearily
That round me lie,
From trouble. toll and vanity,
From care and strife,
To thee l turn, to thee fly,
Book of Life.
London ReUielg
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26

A little boy was holding the string
Of a kite which was up so high as to
be out Of sight. Said man to him,
after the boy told him he was flying
a kite: allow do you know that you
have kite up there?1 Il know it, /"
said the boy, "becaase 1t pulls" "Ah
if our lives are hid with Christ in God,
if our hearts are fixed on things on
high, we shall know it because there
will be a constant upward drawing
power.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26
We make this extract from the New
York Evening Post:

The Marquis Of Hastings, who
committed suicide in England, be-
cause of his losses on the Derby races;
had been very unfortunate in his
sporting career. In 1867 he lost
nearly one million dollars, for which
his notes remained unpaid. He stalk
ed his reputation on the last desper-
ate cast, and lost with the rest. He
was only 26 years Of age.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26

The Boston Traveller we'll remarks
that President johnson, "is cleared as
the man was" in whose case the jury
rendered verdict of mot guilty" to
which they added a strong injunction
that he should not do so again.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26

The VIRTUE OF THE SPANISH PEAS
ANTRY.-A beautiful trait of charac-
ter and a lovely custom of the Span
ish peasantry appear in their love Tor
parents. They yield to them obedi-
ence, respect, veneration and love af-
ter they are aged and the children are
men and women grown. The marri-
ed children delight to have their par
ents TO direct and govern as in child
hood, even quarrel among themselves
to get and keep possession of their
aged parents. This trait of charac-
ter is said to mark a slow country,
where the past, the ancient, is held in
honor, while progress has no such rev
erence for old age. Would to God
that we had little more Spain in
Young America, if it is Spanish to
honor ones father and mother.
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I ANDREW JOHNSON, DRUNK, I

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New Book, New Rules, and easy ones tool
Casting Interest at any rate per cent Drafting
and Calculating Machinery. Measuring Lum
Der, Round Timber &c. Measuring Hay and
Grain in Now and Bin. Fractions made easy;
yes, reduced to the comprehension OF boy
Making Alloys, Metals, Soldiers. Dips for Silver
Platers, Bleaching and Dyeng, and many valu
able Rules and Recipes. Book sent, postpaid,
for 80 cents. Address c. X. HARLOW, Box
6S5, West Merdeu, COun. limo
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26

The Little Western, a life boat, 20
feet long, constructed on new plan,
is about to leave Chicago, pass through
the lakes and the St. Lawrence to
St. Johns, N. F., and thence attempt
to cross the Atlantic.
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332 WAsHINGToN ST., New YORI
SURGICAL AND MECHANICAL
DENTISTRY.

Ly NJ. PERRY, the old and experienced Den
Il inst ofOreans County is still at Barton,
and in readiness TO attended to all work pertain
ing 10 his profession in a prompt and efficient
manner. Also to extract teeth without pain, by
the use of Nitrous Oxide Having one of the
best Apparatus in use. Charges reasonable as
those of any respectable Dentist. Please cali.
Advice gratis.
Barton, Oct. %, 1867.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26

Honey may be clarified by placing
the vessels containing it, in hot water
and continuing to skim as long asany
scum arises. f.-.....e -.e,
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26

Alum or vinegar is good to set col
ors of red, green or yellow.
Ribbons of any kind should be
washed in cold soap suds and not
rinsed.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26

Col AND DON'T RETURN.-Writing
of the general curtailment of the free
pass system by the East, a correspond
ent Of the Chicago Republican is re-
minded of a little anecdote of Dean
Richmond, at the time he was con
trolling the Central road. An editor
in Buffalo, who handled Richmond
without gloves, politically and finan-
cially, had occasion to visit New York.
\ friend told him to apply to the man
ager for pass, and assured him that
his personal opposition would have no
effect where professional courtesy
was asked. So the editor called up
on Dean and stated his case, ending
with a request for a pass to New York.
"CertainIy," reptile d Richmond,
very happy to oblige you;" and he
wrote the pass and handed it to the
applicant.
The latter glanced at it, and on
seeing that it was only to New York.
requested that it be made for the round
trip.
"Oh, you want to come back, do
you ?" said Dean, taking the pass and
tearing it in pieces; a thought you
were going there to stay, and | was
glad to get rid of Won. You can't
have any pas torcturn here"
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-06-26

An orchard in Massachusetts which
has been used as hog pasture for
twenty years has never failed to pro-
duce a fine crop of fruit. A worm
eaten apple is a variety in that or
chard. 4itoi 4
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One half the children engaged in
factory service die before they reach
the age of eighteen; cause, overwork
and long hours. -"" ->'
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HoMEoPATHIC.--A chap says he
cured palpitation of the heart by the
application of another palpitating
heart to the part affected.