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The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1869-04-02
The Langh On women.

The women have no natural gift
more bewitohing then a sweet laugh.
II is like the sound OF flutes on the
water. 1t leaps from her IN a clear,
sparkling rill and the heart that hears
il feels as if bathed in the cool ex-
hilirating spring. Have you ever
pursued anunseen fugitive thro' trees
led on BY a fairy laugh--uow bere,
now there, now lost, now found9 We
have, and we are pursuing that wan
dsring voice to this day. r.
Sometimes 1t comes 10 us in the
midst ofthe care, or sorrow or ifk.
some business, and then we turn
away and listen, and hear it ringing
in the room like q silver bell, with
power to scare away the evil spirit
Of mind.
How much we owe to that sweet
laugh 1t turns prose TO poetry, il
filings flowers Of sunshine over the
darkness ofthe wood in which wo arc
travelling it touches with light even
our sleep, which is no more than the
image Of dOath but 10 consumed with
dreams that are the shadows of i'm
mortality.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1869-04-02
A wife KIIIs her Brutal Husband.

George Fowler, residing a short DIS
tance from Montra, was on Friday
morning, terribly mansled and killed
by bis wife. We are informed that
Fowler had grossly mistreatsd his
wife, and, abogta year since when
she was in an advanced state of preg-
nancy, had kicked her in the stomach
from the effects of which she has
never recovered, and for nine months
past has been confined nearly all the
time TO her bed, During this time
Fowler has persisted in his ,unkind
treatment starving and abusing her
in every conceivable manner. On
the Wednesday preceding the day he
was killed they bad bitter quarrel,
and he, after that, refused to occupy.
the same bed with her. On Friday
morning Mrs. F. got up about 4
o'clock. while her husband was still
sleeping before the fireplace, with
little son about eight yearsof age.--
After getting up she noticed the ak
under the bed, and says Something
told her that she must kill George ~
Taking the ak, sho struck the sleep
ing man some eighteen or twenty
blows on the neck and face, Killing
him instantly, and mutilating him
in a shocking manner. After the
second blow the boy rushed from the
house and gave the alarm. The mis-
erable woman is now in Jail awaiting
trial Sidney (Qhiol J9urnak
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1869-04-02

Yet see how this writer describes this
honored man.
fSuch is his reward The thirty pieces
OF silver have brought no peace TO his loyal
breast. Detesled at home by the people pc
desetted, oppressed and Outragedi and De-
shised abroad by the very men iof whom be
sacrificed bis honor, his reputation, and al
that gives value TO existence, he 10 DEFINED
to crawl through the few remaining years OF
bis niis-spent life, libel upon humHulty and
q thing for scorr to point her slow, unmoy-
ine fhger at Innocent children will shrink
from his poluting touch, and lovely women
win shun him as they would rattlesnake
when he sinks into the grave, no tear will
fall upon bis cofiinrlid, and the worns that
feed upoii him will die from the poison In
their neal. His name will go down TO pos
terty surrounded with a lurid halo OF !utamy,
and VIII be spoken only in a whisper, on
long, winter nights to send thrill OF terror
TO the hearts Of siiiid listeners"
The man who. wrote this is either an
incorrigibls' North Carolina rebel
pouring out his envenomed gall,
breach upon breach, or be is one Of the
dirt.eating sneaks, we have delinea-
ted abovo. The extract is taken
from the Asheviile Nslbs, copy Of
which a,friend sent us.--KHoG. Wig
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Valuable Receipt.

To remove stains from silk, place
the part which is soiled on any warm,
hard substance-a red hot stove, for
instdnce-and, having prepared tho
stuff By slightly rubbing It briskly
with a rough brick, gradually smear
it with the following mixture: TO
two parts gum goober add one part
vulcaniaed chicory -ahy part will do
dissolve in three parts codlivroleum
till it betorhes Of the consistency Of
cold whalebone. Having worked the
ingredients till they form separate
mass, take a knife and fork-one with
three prongs IL procurable--and skill
fully cut out tho damaged part With
any shafp instrument, such as a roll
ing pin then rub the hole fur few
months with lerion-peelngs and seal
ing wax, and expose TO the sun in q
dark chamber fOr several nights.
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1869-04-02

W To clean Rid gloves have
ready a little milk 10 one saucer,
some house soap in another, aud q
clean, towel, folded three or four
times. Then take q piece Of flannel.
dip IL in tho milk, using the soap,
aud rdb the glote downward TO-
wards the fingers, holding IL firmly
with tho left hand. Continue thia
process until the glove, II White, looks
Of a dingy yellow Is colored dark
and soiled. Then dry, and thcy win
become soft and elastic.
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I~ Stop reading that paper If you
haven't paid for II. "Oh, but" you
say, "the printer knows mo; be
knows that ! am ready 10 pay him at
any time" Yes, tut the printer is a
modest man, and he does'ut want
to hang around your cOat.tail like q
pestilence after the poor little sig-
nificant sum Of two dollars. Can't
you see the thing? The printer can.
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tS- The Essex (Nass.) BarHsr as

GT The Essex (Mass.) BaaHsr as
serts that small quantities Of sun.
flower seed, mixedwilh the food Of a
horse, will impart q fine gloss 70 bis
hair, whiIo it is also certain cure
for founder, if given immediately a.
ter the ailment is discovered. In The
latter case, about pint Of seed should
DO mixed with tho oats or chop feed,
whcn a cuIo viii be effected
The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1869-04-02

erTwenty Of tho wives Of Mr.. b.
Young, Of Utah. arS on their way TO
Washington. What dark designs
they mediate is unknown At present.
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u Cast iron can 10 coated
with siyer by means ofa modsrately
strong galvanie battery, by using the
following ingredients: One ounce Of
lunar caustic is 70 DO dissolved at q
boiling heat in sixteen ounces Of dis
titled water, to which two ounces Of
cyanide Of potassium are 70 30 adj
ded after being diluted. The wlioie h
then 10 be mixed with forty eight
ounces Of water, 10 which one ounce Of
salt has been added. The cast iron b
to DO freed from any oxidO just before
silverins, by means Of weak nitric acid
applied for q few minutee.
~ Gen. Grant since Bis accession
10 the Presidency, has lssacd an order
enjoining economy IN the Qaafier.
m afnrfr I...a. - ...anN
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The Republican journal., 1869-12-02

pie stockings, slight cambrc frll dangling at their
top and thick trock which covers the legs Just
about as chickens wings 10 theirs. With such
treatment do you wonder that this portion of the
race are feeble sicky and good for nothing? hap
py if they pass away, as thousands of them do,
from those causes, in girl Or carly womanhood.
Let every mother reflect what she docs by these
foieS, not only inlicting upon the daughters these
sickiy eXistenccs, 10 be a burden and a misery to
themsc Ives, but burden and misery also. il they
survive, perchancc, t. future families and ages.
Instantly then, we entreat, let these foolish and
dangerous fashions cease let all of this class of
persons alike for deceucy and health purposes,
have at least two full suits Of good Woocn garments
for the entire lower limbs, and warm dresses cX-
tending from the throat to the boots
And tathess to duty should we be if we failed
here as everywhere to denouuce the present fash
ion Of dressing little boys as wicked, because dan
gerous, ~ it is absurd; merely their stockings
which the pants seem afraid to meet, leaving the
live to become. like the poor girls, the sad victims
OF rheumatic and heart affections.
But don't the children look pretty in this half
naked apparel?f we are often asked. That all de-
pends up0n what the WearerS are 10 be considered;
if immortal beings, think express the verdict
out beatty, sense or utility; if BIlima chickens
and dandy Jacks, which they much resemble in this
beautiful costume,' il is all well enough.
The Republican journal., 1869-12-02
FALL OR SPRING FLOWING.

CAMDEN. NON. ~, 1869.
pr. p SNloNToN: DEAR SIR: | have noticed
your inquiries and your article respecting the best
time TO break up iand-whether fall or spring. l
have followed farming for many ycn'S, and have
tried both times of year, and will give YOU the con-
cli>ons arrived at from that experience.
perfectly agree with your article in thinking
far the best time so lar as being more convenient
season. the teams in better condition for the work,
and some soils getting better pulNerized by the ac-
ton Of the frost; but the best crops ever raised
-iGy land is a clayey loanl-is when the work is
done in this way; In the spring rs soon as the
land is fit for blowing, turn it over handsomely,
aud when ready for planting 60 over it with the
cultiyator and the harrow, dispacing the sods as
little as possible; flrrow, manure and plant with
potatoes in drills.
Some of the advantages Of this method over fall
blowing are in the latter the land falls heavy and
becomes hard and baked by planting time, which
no amount of cross powing and narrowing can
make light,-this second working displacing the
sols, many of them grass side up which greatly
increases the labor Of both planting and hocng
while in the spring method rs lust described, the
land is light all through the season. the sods max
ing fine dressing as they decay; and having only
the flesh side up, the grass and weeds rottng at the
bottom for manure, both the planting and the hoe
ing can be neatly and well done by machinery
thus saving greatly in time and labor.
My experience with other farm and garden crops
corn, peas, beans, roots &C., is for these reasons,
decidedly in favor of this method. If time and
other things made it equally convenient, | should
always do my breaking up blowing in the spring.
thank you for calling public attention TO the sub
iect, and hope others will give their views,
Respectfully, Yours, As.
The Republican journal., 1869-12-02
NATURAL SCIENCE.

PHOSPHORUS. The four simple clements We
have ALREADY spoken of-carhon, oxygen, nitoge1
and hydrogen are called organic matter because
they compose organized beings-tle whole yegeta
BE and animal kingdoms. Two or three other
simple substances also take Il part in the aninla
and vegetable economy; phosphorus more thar
any others Of these, this being one of the ngrcd
cnts-abont 10 per cent.-of all bones is found il
the brain and nerves also in small quantities.
Phosphorus derives it, name from two Greek
words ssnityng 't lighi-bearcr,' because it is self
luminous, as You will notice in many things. Being
very ntlammahle it is much used i'll friction match
cs, and the streak Of light its rubbing leaves i,
phosphorus. The same thing causes the glow
worm and lightnng-bug to Shine in the dark; as
also decaying fish and some woods. Sometimes
the ocean for an extent of many miles is highly
luminous in the dark when rpped by ships and ohcl
causes; this is owing to myrada Of phosphorescent
animalcuu floating in the water. And the famous
igniS Fauus or Jack O Lanterns, is only phospho.
rus in a yaporous form in the air dancing about
and leading folks into miro and trouble. Mysterious
lights are sometimes seen over and about grave
yards, which the ignorant and supersttious think
ghosts or spirits: it is nothing but vaporizcd phos
phorus escaped from the dccaying bodies.
vi
the simple elements in certain rocks in the form OF
phosphate OF lime, OF soda, &c This crumbng
into soil gave its phosphorus to plants; wheat
peas, potatoes, tc., having OF two per cent. OF
it; these give ii to animals to form the 10 per cent
Of their honcs,-so that bones now, through the ac
cumuaton of thousands of wears, form the chief
supply both for the arts and agricultural purposes
II You get lire from your matches ii comes from
these old dry bones; if you take the valuable med
icnc called phosphate of iron ii is mainly to supply
Your bones with the phosphorus of other bones
and when You use Horstord'> bread powders You
get the y"rN best thing IN that linea chief in
gredient Of them being phosphorus derived from
bones also thus giving You good ordinary food ant
| bone food at the same time.
! And all this talk about bonc-duS. pho>phates
&c in agriculture means nothing but this stme
I pho> phorus that's in the matches, gl0wS in tht
! ocean and shines i'll the Jack O Lantern.
And note this: The husky part Of plants usually
contun more phosphorus than The inner part Of tho
Seed-about twice as much SO that in boiling
meal to get the superine a large part Of this bone
making phosphorus is lost diseased teeth and frai
] bones the result.
The Republican journal., 1869-12-02
A HORROR OF THE SEA.

HAVANA, Nov. IL.
A ''drama Of the sea- that, in scenes Of hor-
ror and incidents Of death, stands forth
with unfortunate prominence, has Just been
brought under public notice here.
Since Sunday, twovesSels carving coolies
have arrived-the Salvadorian ship Macao
with 400 Colonies Asiaticos, and the French
bark Tamaris, with only sixty-cight 1t was
upon the latter vessel that the 'tlrama" oc-
Cured.
Having left Macao for Havana on Febrpl-
ary with three hundred indcntured Chinese,
Il Chinese doctor, Portuguese interpreter, Il
captain and a crew of eighteen men. The
vessel sailed to within 270 miles of Java
without anything notable happening on board
but, then and there, the indentured Chinese
lavoltel, and killed the captain Otannc) and
the interpreter.
The crew, powerless to resist the intuliated
Cclestials, took to the boats, which they
launched, and then abandoned the vessel
They were fortunate enough to reach Java
in few days, and reported the affair to the
Dutch authorities.
A Dutch war vessel was sent in pursuit of
the Tamaris, and had to cruise for her thirty
days before meeting her. After a slight re-
sistance the mutinicd Chinese in possession
of her surrendered. and the Chinese captain
and other Chinese officials installed on board
after the crew abandoned her, as well as the
other Chinese on board, were loaded with
chains and kept in the hold.
The Tamars was then conveyed to Padaug
where new captain (Casolis) and the old
crew OF eighteen men were put on board,
and then she started once more for Havana.
OF the three hundred coolies taken on board
at Macao, ffty-five perished in the mutiny
and in resisting the Dutch war vessel, so that
the second start was made with only 2lj
coolies on board.
When they asccrtaincd that they were af-
ter all to be taken to Cuba, they became dcs-
peratc and at every opportunity jumped over
board. Many, deprived of the opportunity to
drown themselves, committed suicide by act
ual starvation.
This telo dc se-ing continued nearly the
whole voyage, so that when the Tamaris
reached Havana she had Us stated only six
ty-eight Chinese on board-no less than 23Z
having perished during the evcnttul voyage
of nine months duration
1t is useless to add that the trip has been :
osing one to those who chartered the vesse
| nd indenturcd the coolies TWorll
The Republican journal., 1869-12-02
A pIUCkY MISS.

we take the following from Milwaukee
paper: "While our steamer Norman lay wood
ing up at Port Oneida. on the Michigan shore
there came aboard a pleasant, barcfooted
German girl, with a pail of berries She
wore cheap calico dress, minus the hoops,
with a little gingham shaker, nearly hiding
her face. She was rather undersize, with a
supple figure and an air of modest assurance
that denoted girl of genuine stamp, but
that told the boys to keep out of her way
All the men about the dock and boat seemed
to know her. The Steward bought her berries
from her at her own price. The Clerk at
the office touched his hat to her as if in the
presence of a Duchess. That's the smartcst
girl in Michigan, said the engineer, rs she
passed out ofthe gangway The girl gave no
heed 10 adnirin% glances and compliments
that followed her, but straightway sought her
little tish-cabin, where she was mendng nets
by the shore,
On inquiry of the old dockman, we learned
that our little barefooted maiden, though only
seventeen, was the oldest of family of an
even dozen, living in 4 little double log cabin
on the high bank above the shore Her father
came here from Buffalo some dozen years
ago, went to clearing lumber, selling wood
to steamboats, and raising stuff on his land.
Lennie, the eldest girl, was the little captain"
from the start, and showed pluck beyond her
years. In the winter size would get on her
boots and be out amorg the wood-chopperS
before she could hardly waddle through the
snow. In summer she would wander off Il
berlying, OF be down among the nets or fish
ing boats. Ii was her greatest delight to be-
upon the water, TO rock and toss upon the
waves AT ten, she was a trim little sailor
herself, and would coast off for miles alone
AT twelve, she would allow no boy to- pass
her with sail oar.
For The past three years ''Lcnnc" has been
master of a handsome fishing cratt and Il set
of gill nets She puts them out early in
April, and continues them until late in the
fall. She is out every morning at daylight
and again in the evening, except in the rough
est weather. She takes q younger sister
along to help set anddraw the nets She often
| brings III Il couple of hundred fine lake trout
and whi-e fish at haul. She dresses them
tries out the oil. packs and sends them
away to market. Her August and September
catch amounted to over $500. Besides her
fishing receipts, she has taken in over $40
this season for berries picked at odd hours
by herself and sister All her money goes tu
her father. Month after month he packs ii
away in old sacks and stockings under his
bed; night after night he guards it with sabre
and pistol. In all She is said to have earned
him over $1,000.
Ofcourse the Oldham is proud orhiS cir, and
tells of her exploits with the livelest twinkle
Of satisfaction. DANCER and hardship seem
unknown to her. She will 90 out in any
blow, and come in with full sails. Her white
mast and blue pennOn are known by people
| tar along the coast Boats salute her in pass
ing; boys swing their hat, in proud rccogni-
ton. Without knowing it, Lenic Dorfcnc i
a heroine"
The Republican journal., 1869-12-02
HOW TO FATTEN A POOR HORSE

Many good horses devour large quantities OF
grain and hay, and still continue thin and poor.
The food eaten is not properly assimilatcd. If the
usual feed has been unground grain and hay, moth
ing bnt change will effect any desirable alteration
in the appearance of the animal. In case oil meal
cannot be obtained readily, minglc bushel of flax
seed with bushel of Indian corn, and let it be
ground into fine meal. This will be Il fair proper
ton for all his feed. Or, the meal of barley, oats
and corn, in equal quantities, may first be procur-
ed, and onefourh part of oil cake mingled with it,
when the meal is sprnked on cut feed. Feed two
or three quarts of the mixture three times daily,
horse will eat that amount greediIy, let the quantity
be gradually increased until he will eat four six
quarts at every feeding three times day So long
as the animal will eat this allowance. the quantity
may be increased Il little every day. But avoid the
practice of allowing horse to stand at rack well
filled with hay. In order to fatten horse that has
run down in hesh the groom should be very par
ticular to feed the animal no more than he will eat
up clean and lick his manager for more. EX.
CABBAGES. SAUERKRAUT To make sauerkraut
the cabbage is sliced by means of knife fixed in Il
Frame and is something like an inverted plane. A
clean barrel is lined with cabbage leaves on the bot
tom and short distance up the sides. A layer of Z
inches of cut cabbage is put in and pressed down
by the hand, and sprinkled with tablespoonfus OF
the whole is packed down hard with wooden
FOUNDER -Four more layers follow, with another
pounding, and so on until the barrel is full. Cover
with cabbage leaves, and put on board follower
with heavy weight, and set away to ferment. Re
move the scum at the end of three weeks, and il
necessary, add water enough to keep the kraut coy
cred
The Republican journal., 1869-12-02
HOW SOFTLY ON THE BRUISED HEART.

How softly on the bruised heart
A word of kindness falls.
And to the dry and parched soul
The moiStening tear-drop calls:
Oh, if they knew who walk the earth
Mid sorrow, grief and pain,
The power Il word of kindness hath,
'Twere paradise again.
The weakest and the poorest may
The simple pittance give,
And bid delight to withered hearts
Return again and live;
Oh, what is life if love be lost?
If mans unkind to man
Or what the heaven that waits beyond
This brief and mortal spans
As stars upon the tranquil sea
In mimic glory shine,
SO words of kindness in the heart
Reflect the source divine;
Oh. then be kind, whoe'er thou art,
That breathest mortal breath,
And il shall brighten all thy life,
And sweeten even death.