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Rules to Keep n Farmer Poor.

I. Not taking good paper.
II. Keeping no account OF home op-
erations. Paying no attention to the
maxim, "a stitch in time saves nine, in
regard to the sowing of grain and plant
ing of seed at the proper season.
III. Leaving the reapers, plows, cul-
tivators, &c., uncovered from the rain
and heat of the sun. More money Is
lost in this way than most people are
willing to believe.
". Permitting broken implements to
be scattered over the farm until they are
irreparable. One of the seven wise men
of Greece said only this to prove his
sense: 1.-The time to mend the piow Is
when the plow breaks
V. Attending auction sales, and pur-
chasing all kinds of trumpery because,
in the words of the vender, the articles
are very cheap
VI. Allowing fences to remain unre-
paired until strange cattle are found
grazing in the meadow, and bruising
the fruit trees.
VII. Planting fruit trees with the ex-
pectation of having fruit, without CIV
ing the trees half the attention required
to make them produce,
VIII Practicing false economy by
depriving stock of proper shelter during
the winter and giving them unsound
food, such as half-rotten hay and mouldy
fodder.
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The Mechanics OF spirit-Izapping.l

The Pail Mall Gazette says;
"Those who have been in the habit OF
listening with awe and alteration to the
solemn utterances of domestic furniture
will read with some surprise a letter in
the standard, from Mr.. w. G.. Faulkner.
philosophical instrument maker, in
which he states that for many years he
has had a large sale for spirit-rapping
magnets and batteries expressly made
for concealment under the floor, in cup
boards, under tables, and even for the
interior of the centre support of large
round tables and boxes. He has sup
piled also quantities of wires to be placed
under the carpets and oilcloth, or under
the wainscot and guilt beading around,
c.ilIuss aud rooms. All these, he saws
were obviously used for spirit rapping
and the connection to each rapper and
battery was to be made by means of a
small button, like those used for tele-
graphic bell ringing purposes, or by
means of a brass-headed or other nail
under the carpet at particular patterns
known to the spiritualist. The rappers,
he adds, when carefully placed, are cal
culated to mislead the most wary. Then
there are spirit rapping magnets and
batteries constructed expressly for the
pocket; and these, he tells us, will of
course rap at any part of the room. He
has also made drums and bells which
will beat and ring at command; but
these two latter are not so frequently
used as the magnets are, because they
are too easily detected. We quite be-
lieve Mr.. Faulkner, but we should like
to know who gave him the order for all
these wires, magnets and batteries.n
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NextYe.r's Corn Crop.

If there is any dependence to be put
in prophecy, it will be well for our farm
ers to look sharply after their corn crops
the ensuing two years. At meeting OF
the Farmers Club in Rochester, last
week, one of the speakers called atten-
tion to a prophecy made by Professor
Morse, in the autumn of lS2S. he stated
that the Professor delivered lecture IN
Fairport, n. ", in which he attempted
TO forecast the future in relation to corn,
and stated that in 1872 the crop would
be cut off rs in 1916. AS the time for the
prophesied event was near at hand, he
thought it would be well for those who
had faith in the prescience of the pro-
fessor. to look well to their corn fields
the coming season. The people in Eng
land have scarcely recovered from the
fulfilled prophecy of a certain eminent
savapt who predicted the great temp
est of 1859. aud down in South America
there ia an ominous shaking of the
earth, bringing to mind predictions of
coming disasters. At Panama, the in
habitants are trembling with similar
apprehensions. If, in addition to all
this, we are threatened with deprivation
of food. and on such high authority as
Professor s. F. B. Morse, we may well
ask, "Are the prophets risen agains"
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our Rec.ipt for Curing Meat.

To one gallon of water, take Il los OF
salt, 10 of sugar, ! OF. satpetre, oz.
of potash. In this ratio the pickle 10 be
increased to any quantity desired: Let
these be boiled together until all the
dirt from the sugar rises to the top and is
skinned off. Then throw it into tub
to cool, and when cold, pour it over your
beef or pork, to remain the usual time,
say four or five weeks. The meat must
be we'll covered with pickle, and should
not be put down for at least two days
after killing, during which time 1t
should be slightly sprinkled with pow
dered saltpetre, which removes all the
surface blood, leaving the meat fresh
and clean. Some omit boiling the pickle,
and find it to answer well; though the
operation of boiling purifies the pickle
by throwing off the dirt always to De
found in salt and sugar.
If this receipt is properly tried it will
never be abandoned. There is none that
surpasses it, if so good.-[Germantown
Telegraph.
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Ages Of American Authors.

The following list of the ages of living
American authors will, no doubt, prove
of interest to our readers. 1t has been
compiled with care, and will be found,
We think entire correct: Cullan G. Yer
planek, 81; Richard H. Dana, SO; George
Ticknor and Charles Sprague, IS; John
Neal, IS; John P. Kennedy, IS; Sarah j.
Hale, "a; William c. Bryant, 70; Stephen
A. Tying, Francis Leiber and George
Bancroft, 20; William H. Seward and
Catherine E. Beecher, SO; Lydia NJ.
Child and Leonard w. Bacon, SO; Will
liam H. Furniss and Ralph Waldo EN-
erson, 81; Horace Bushnell and George
d. Prentice, 66; William Gilmore Simms
and NJ. F. Maury, ga; Theodore 8. Fay,
Iohn G. Whittier, Louis Agassiz and II.
w. Longfellow, 81; James Freeman
Clarke, Isaac Mcclellan and Oliver
Wendell Holmes, 60; Charles Sumner,
Horace Greely and Alfred B. Street, SO;
Harriet Beecher Stowe and Samuel Os-
good, 5S; G. r. Cranch and John S.
Dwight, 81; J. T. Headley, w. HI. C.
Hosmer H. T. Tuckerman, Henry w.
Bellows, Henry Ward Beecher and Z;
II. Chaplin, So; Richard H. Dana. Jr., and
and Epes Sargent, 54; E. A. Duyckink
anu L al n oOo W, oothSo
John Bigelow and Arthur Cleveland
Coke, 81; William E. Charming, H.
Giles, Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth,
Mrs. E. F. Ellet, F. s. Cozzens, E. P.
Whipple and James Russell Lowell, 81;
Julia Ward Howe, Thomas w. Parsons,
G. A. Bristed and Herman Melville, 50;
T. B. Reed, Samuel Ellet, J. G. Holland
and Edward Everett Hale, 5S; Alice
Cary, William r. Alger, James Parton
and Donald G.. Mitchell, Al; Francis
Parkman and George w. Curtis, 46;
Richard Fl. Stoddard, George H. Boxer,
Bayard Taylor aud Charles g. Leland,
As; Mary A. Denison and Charles L..
Brace, 43; Paul II. Hayne, Mary l.. Booth
and Mary Crosswell Doane, 9S; VIM.
Swinton, 35; Ellen Louise Chandler and
James Grant Wilson, IS; Thomas B.
Aldrich, and E. S. Rand, Jr., 33.-[Ap-
pleton's Journal.
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by the cold, he fell off the log and was

lost.
Charles Williams and John Church
man, deck hands, were saved. Williams,
after fighting the fire as long as there
was any chance of subduing it, rolled
a bale of hay overheard, got on it and
f1oated past the stern of the boat,
where he was picked up by six men in
the steamers yawl. They had cut the
yawI loose without oars, and were en-
tirely at the mercy of the current
They finally reached the shore, and
put Williams and a Woman, who was
also in the boat, on the bank, and then
with seats and the fore and aft-board of
the yawl, endeavored to reach the
steamer and some of those in the water.
But they could make no headway
against the current, and were carried
down stream and seen no more.
Three hours after the fire commenced
the Belle Memphis came up, and rem
dered all the assistance possible. Her
officers took on board the parties named
above, furnished them with clothing,
and brought them to this city.
"The alarm was given at 63 O'CLOCK,
and in ten minutes the boat was in a
sheet of flame, and every person had
deserted her. All that were lost We're
drowned. None were burned. OF the
eleven women on board, three were
saved. But one yawl was seen, aud that
was taken possession of by some deck
passengers. No other life-boat, of life
preservers, were seen. The boat ground
ed two hundred from the shore, in about
six feet of water. There were 40 cabin
and $50 deck passengers, and go of the
crew-in all, about $50 souls. About so
only were saved.n
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our Evenings. RoYs.

; Great boys and little boys, here is q
: ous ssion which concerns you all. How
10 vo,; spend your evenings? IF your
or.,,ts r guardians allow you to go
fron, bon,a "a the evenings, where do
vou go and h, w is this time spent by
you5 Read this little account, and
think of the lesson Ieaenes
Joseph Clark was -. tbo an5n,r,- ,t-.r
healthy lad as ever /, u 'nI nbaoIt u".iy ,.,as.
to go into city store. Hi. nS and bis
red with health, his arm stro "a Ioots
step quick. His master liked h. .o,,,o'
and said, That boy will make six
thing" He had been clerk about -
months, when Mr.. Abbott observed a
change in Joseph. His cheek grew pale.
MS eye hollow, and he always seemed
sleepy. Mr.. Abbot said nothing for q
while. Atlength finding Joseph alone in
the counting room one day, he asked
him if he was well.
Pretty well, sir" answered Jo-
''You look sick of late," said Mr..
Albeit.
81 have the headache sometimes. F."
the young man said.
"What gives you the headache?"
asked the merchant.
"I do not know as I know, SIR
"Do you go TO bed in good sea-
son?n
Joseph blushed.
"As early as most of the boarders,"
he said.
"And how do you spend your Ieven-
ings, Joseph ?"
tOh, sir, not as my pious mother
would approve" answered the young
man, tears standing in his eyes.
Joseph" said the merchant, "your
character and all your future usefulness
and prosperity depend upon the way
you pass your evenings. Take my
word for it, it is young mans evenings
that make or break him.
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SAUER KROUT.-The editor ofthe Ger
mantown Telegraph, as apropo the sea-
son, gives his method of making sauer
krout as follows: In the first place let
your stand" holding from half barrel
to barrel be thoroughly scalded out;
the cutter, the tub and the stumper also
well scalded. Take off all the outer
leaves of the cabbage, halve them, re-
move the heart, and proceed with the
cutting. Lay some leaves on the bot
tom of the stand, sprinkle with hand
full of salt, fill in half a bushel of cut cab
bage stamp gently until the juice makes
its appearance, then add another hand
full of salt, and so on until the stand is
full. Cover over with cabbage leaves,
place on top of that a stone weighing
twelve or fifteen pounds. Stand away
in q cool place, and when hard freezing
comes on remove to the cellar. 1t VIII
be ready for use in from four to six
weeks. The cabbage should be cut toll
erably coarse. The Savoy variety makes
the best article, but it is only half as
productive as the Drumhead and Flat
dutch.
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In a recent speech Lucy Stone related
the following: Perhaps fifteen or sixteen
years ago, in a very good State, 1 saw a
woman with pleasant Quaker face, un-
der a simple Quaker bonnet-I rather
liked it-and her Quaker husband sit
ting by her with his broad -brimmed hat
on. They had spent many years togeth-
er, you could see by their faces. Hewas
just bidding her goodbye as the train
was starting, and heard her ask him for
little money. did not at all wish to
hear what they had to say, but heard
that he had bought her ticket, and saw
that he had taken her satchel politely
on his arm. Sne mated to ask him for
the money; great many other women
have hated to ask for it, too, She began
to say, ~ wish had a little''-she did
not want to finish, thinking that he
would think of it, and give it to her, but
he did not. So out it came all at once.
MAY be I'll want little money while
1 am gone" The good, honest Quaker
turned his face toward her with surprise,
and said: What hast thou done with
the quarter L gave thee last week ?"
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To the Public.

THE SCHOOLS OF ST. GAINESVILLE will
L be organized for work, on Monday, Sept.
9th, 1863.
to the several departments upon the following
terms: High School department, Eight Dollars
per term of Twelve Weeks. Grammar School
Department, Six Dollars per term of Twelve
Weeks. In all schools of lower grade, Four
Dollars per term OF Twelve Weeks. Tuition
payable in advance in all cases. No deduction
from the term price, except in cases OF actual
sickness. Same terms for all pupils over School
age within the District
The following course OF study, in the High
School, has been adopted:
FIRST YEAR
Algebra-Ray's Part lst.
LaIin-Harkness's Introduction.
Greek, Optional IL Harkness's Introduction.
French a. Fishers French Reading,
Nat. Philosophy-Cambridge Ply sizes.
English Lauguage-McGuffy's II. 5. Reader.
Vocal Music, Map drawing and Composition.
SECOND YEAR.
Geometry-Rays Series.
Latin-HarlSnesss Reader and Cesar.
History of the U. S.-QGacilenbos.
Astronomy-CambridgeP Physics.
Greek, (optionaI-Reader.
Chemistry-Cambridge Physics.
Vocal Music and Composition.
THIRD YEAR.
Higher Algebra-Ray's Series.
! Latin-Virgil
French, pttiionaD-TIelnmaque.
hysioIogy-H1xley and Youman's.
Botany-Wood's Object lessons,
Vocal Music and Composition
FOURTH YEAR.
Trigonometry and Surveying-Ray IS Series
Geometry Danas.
French, % Optional Napoleon.
Greek, " -Cyropedia.
= Mental Science.
Written Review of Physics.
Glasses will be formed in Greek and French, II
desired, and though pupils may omit these
branches. they are most earnestly advised TO
enter the Schools with II determined purpose to
pursue all the other brancheS-all are necessary
TO a liberal education, practical, in the least
sense of that word.
Pupils on entering the Schools ara expected
to enter the classes Tor which they are fitted
The Board of Education in the interest of the
Schools, and teachers, most earnestly call the
attention of patrons 10 the Importance indeed
the necessity of sending pupils at he beginning
OF the term. and requiring punctuality during
, its continuance.
By order of the Board.
II. Z. CHAMBERS, Clerk.
Sept. 23-tf
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The ImperiaIist and It's Supporters.


The Galaxy for November contains an
interesting account of the rise, decline
and fall OF The ImeriaiIst newspaper,
about which so much noise was made
some months ago. The write asserts
that it Was established Hy men OF sim
cere convictions, who believed Republic
can government failure and hoped to
see al Imperial government founded
upon its ruins. 1t was no bohemian ad-
venture. The policy it was to pursue
was carefully discussed and decided upon
before the first number was issued. The
Imerlalist attained at one time circu-
Iation OF ten thousand copies Scores of
letters were received at the office of pub
lication expressing the warmest sympa-
thy with its cause. MEN employed in
Government offices, from post-masters
to persons hign in Federal bureaus at
Washington, wrote, giving Ill their ad-
hesiun TO the Empire of the future, evil
IDENTIFY inspired by a desire to retain Of
| flee under the new regime" The Inn
perialist was in the high tide of prosper
| ity. 1t became the recognized orgaL and
| finally passed into the control OF the u.
e. L. Ga secret organization-the Irt-
unlviri CUesque Imperii Occidentatis-
which the writer asserts is n widespread
and numerous organization, with civil
and military colonies actively working
to undermine tue Republican organi-
Zation that survives The lmperialist,
and pursues its way in silence.
The causes of the decline and fall Of
The Imperialist, which collapsed after
the issue of its twentieth number, are
numerous. a change i'll The editorial
staff, differences of opinion among its
conductors, and between the chief edi-
tor and the Triumviri, are among the
assigned reasons for its failure. The
writer who appears to he so familiar
with all the facts, that he may be justly
charged with having been one of the
managers of the paper, makes some in
teresting disclosures. Take this as a
sample.
AT various times offers of money were made
to the conductors of the paper; but these offers
were rarely accepted. The existence of The
lmperalist was thought to be II thorn In the
side of the Republicans, and the Democratic
politicians were, therefore, anxious to keep it
alive. As they knew nothing of the real condi
tion of the paper, except that 1t was new ven-
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4 Choice Farm for Sale.

IETE OFFER FOR SALE the we'll known
w simpson Farm, in Mead Township, three
miles from Glencoe, and adjoining the town Ul
Jacobsburgh, containing 27A a creS. This
Farm is well improved, having 225 acres under
cultivation, and has on II good Frame House
Fran Barn, Stabling, Corn Crib. Carriage
House, and all necessary out buildings. There
is about eight acres OF bearing fruit of all
kinds. and nine acres of young fruit planted
two years ago. The place is well watered, hav-
ing good well at the door and water in every
field.
This farm will be sold together or will be di.
vided to suit purchasers.
Also a House and Lot in Bellaire.
For further information call on the premises
or address the undersigned at Jacobsburgh
Belmont County, Ohio.
d. B. & w. B. SIMPSON.
agl9-tf
Washington (Pa.) Reporter copy 2mos. and
send bill TO this Office for collection.
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Farm for Sale.

OFFER AT PRIVATE. SALE, the farm on
J. which now reside in Union Township,
Belmont Bounty, Ohio, containing One Quarter
Section, lying on saltwater creek, two miles
Southwest from Morristown, and about two
miles from the Central Ohio Railroad. About
one hundred acres cleared. good two-story
Frame House, containing eight rooms Good
Spring and Milk House adjoining the residence.
A good Barn and other out buildings and Or
chard with summer and winter fruit. Well
watered and excellent timber. About 40 acres
bottom land, the best of limestone soil. The
whole farm is of the same character of SOIL
Two veins of coal underly the whole premises
10 and feet veins-both easy of access.
If not sold at private sale, this farm will be
offered at public sale on the premises, on
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4th, 1869.
For further information inquire of Jesse
Thomas one mile South of Morristown, or to
w. Drennon, adjoining the premises.
ie24-tf ANN DRENNON.
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for the alunng fnlks,
TWO LITTLE KITTENS.

Two little kittens, one stormy night,
Began to quarrel, and then to fight.
One had a mouse, the other had none,
And that was the way the quarrel begun.
"TH have that mouse" said the biggest cat.
"Y0u'H have that mouse? Well see about that" :"
81 t0iu have that mouse" said the eldest son,
"You Shdnt have that mouse!" said the little
one.
1 told you before it was stormy night,
When these two little kittens began to fight.
The old woman seized her sweeping broom,
And swept the two kittens right out of the room.
The ground was covered with frost and snow,
And the two little kittens had nowhere to go:
So they laid them down on the mat at the door,
While the old woman finished sweeping the
floor.
Then they crept in, as quiet as mice,
All wet with the snow, and as cold as ice:
To lie down and sleep, than to quarrel and fight
Parish Magazine
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the way of his old Indl ;an trail. L'ul
sable brother reports he has had offers
OF young Indian girls in exchange for
his pony or his rifle. So fs II he has stood
proof against all the bla ndishrnents OF
the forest maidens, and has Shown no
ambition to perpetuate hi nanse or his
race among the tribes of he red man.
He will hereafter be know as the first
colored soldier in Wisconsin who had
the manhood and independence to push
off alone in the forest an d hew out a
farm and fortune for himself.
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A PERIODICAL says that tall Eastern
girl named Short, long loved big Mr..
Little. while Mr.. Little, thinking little
of Short, loved a little lass named Long.
To make long story short, Little pro-
posed to Long, and Short longed to be
even with Little's shortcomings. So
Short, meeting Long, threatened to
marry Little before Long, which caused
Little in a very short time to marry
Long, Query. Did tall Short love big
Little less because Little loved Long i?
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The Milwaukee Wisconsin says tha

The Milwaukee Wisconsin says that
near the close of the wara colored soldier
found his way up the Mississippi and
landed ut La Crosse, with So 80 in his
pocket. He bought an az, ammunition,
coarse blanket and few provisions,
and dstarted for the woods, where he built
a rude cabin. That was five years ago.
Since then our colored soldier has -four
ished. He has now a homestead of
l60 acers, with ten-acre clearing, q
doubl2 log cabin, wild fruit trees,
swarms of bees, a sugar bush, q pasture
lot for his Indian pony, and bank
account at Eau Claire. He has been
offered thousand dollars for his home
stead, but he is satisfied as he Is. He
hunts and farms betimes. Last winters
hunting receipts stood him over three
hundred dollars. He killed six bears
and thirty deer. Lumbermen pay as
good price for his corn and hay at his
door. During the spring and fall he
makes trips to Eau Claire; stays a week
or two with his barber friend Bowler;
gets trimmed and posted up; sends pro-
visions round by lumber teams going to
the woods, and then puts back home by
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RYF-ITs VALUE.-The Importance of
this crop seems to be but little under
stood by farmers. 1t makes excellent
feed in the fall, long after grass becomes
entirely worthless: again, in the spring,
so soon as the snow is off the GROUND it
makes good pasturage, and may be used
as such until the grass is large enough
to make good feed; nor does this fall and
spring feeding injure the crop for grain.
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A FINE OPPORTUNITY

nor INVESTMENT IN COAL PROPERTY
Il is now offered, in I6 a cres OF Coal,
l Mile from Bellaire; imm ediately on the Wegee
Turnpike; an outlet TO the Ohio River; easily
drained; accessible by drifting, and every
bushel available. 1t is in a rapidly advancing
neighborhood. Will be sold on reasonable
Terms. For particulars enquire of
LYCURGUS AUSTIN,
augl9-1m&tfl South Bellaire, Ohio
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A FINE FARM for SALE,

I OFFER FOR SALE the farm on which re-
l. side, adjoining the Town OF ST. Clhlr%Sille,
Ohio, containing l1O Acres OF very choice
land, about ~ acres OF which is heavy timber,
aud the balance under 4 good stale OF Cultlva-
ton. The Farm is well fenced, has on IL about
30 panels of new paiIng fence Has on 1t a
good Brick Dwelling House, large Barn, Wagon
House, Granary, Carriage House, &c.
The Farm House Is situated about Il OF q mile
5ts.m the Union School Building, the finest in
this part OF Ohio The Schools, Churches and
Society OF st. Ciairsvllle are unsurpassed.
The st. CiairsvilIe and ISadIZ Pike runs
through it.
There are two Orchards of good fruit on the
premises.
Parties wishing to purchase are invited to call
correspond with me.
Il. NJ. WILKINS.