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Idle Girls.

1t is painful spectacle in large fami
lies where the mother is the drudge. to
see the daughters elegantly dressed, re-
clining at their ease at their drawing,
their music, their fancy work, their
reading. beguiling themselves of the
lapse of hours, days, and weeks, and
never dreaming Of their responsibilities;
but, as a necessary consequence Of their
neglect of duty, growing weary of their
useless lives, lay hold of every newly
invented stimuli ant to rouse their droop
ing energies, and blame their God for
having placed them where they are.
These will often tell you with an air of
affected composure for who can belle v e
it real that poor, dear nam ma is work
ing herself to death; yet no sooner do
you propose that they should assist her
tnan they declare she is quite ia her ell
ement: i'll short, that she would never be
happy if she had only half so much to
do
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+afl -ssrs 81
A WooDCocK WoorNG The tove-ma.
king demonstrations Of the bird are We
~ peculiar. A male bird, desirous of
attr- citing mate, will repair in early
spring to some apparently well-known
resort. Emerging from some thick
copse>woods or bramble covert, where
during the day he has occupied himself
in boring the moist earth or turning O.
yer decayed leaves in search Of earth
worms, slugs, and insects, he now turns
his attention to more sentimental OBJ
jects. Arrived at his parade ground he
looks around, and if no suspicious ap-
pearance alarms him, he commences his
low grunting Introductory note; but his
impatience is manifest. and he soon
gives vent to louder cultural bleatings.
each one introduced by an Introductory
cluck. These aspirations are accompa-
MED by whimsical strutting, as if the
performer greatly admired his own per-
formances. Having thus proudly intro>
duced himself he rises suddenly in the
air, flying round in narrow circles, and
ascending all the while in spiral man.
ner, until he attains considerable ele-
vation, uttering constantly what by this
time may be termed rather low and
sweet note. Having attained his desir-
ed height he now performs various &c
centric and long continued gyrations, ac-
companied with an increased utterance
of sweet, musical notes. Suddenly in
creasing his ecstacy of expression he
descepds headlong to the earth, and ma.
king one grand swoop, alights near the
spot Of his ascent. Hours are thus
spent, in which some of the actions of
the bird are often strangely impulsive
and animated But these love- calls are
suddenly arrested by the arrival of lar
ger and more stately individual, that
g racefully alights near our frenzied bird.
It is the responding female, who has at
length thrown aside her coquetry and
| answered the repeated call. She ap
| proaches ruffled plumage and agit.ted
demeanor. The action of the male bsss.
snow eloquent with grotesque contor-
tions, but at length the two meet, caress
each other with every demonstration Of
affection, then lock their bills in . firm
grasp, and then. as if too happy for this
world, rise perpendieularly into the air
till lost in the obscurity OF night.
b. THRoPE, in Harper's Magazine for
October. 7ibe# 45aI
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A Short Sermon for Editors.

It is only of late years that journalism
has risen to the dignity Of a profession
which requires as much education, SO
cial standing, and moral worth, combln
ed with energy, to succeed in, as medi-
cine, law or commerce. The majority
Of men now in it did not take it up be
cause they preferred it. Some who
have failed as lawyers, ministers and
physicians have been driven to journal
ism and achieved success. The fasci
nation of the life, with all its wear and
tare, cannot be denied. There is an ex-
liberation to the mind in the constant
changes Of the kaleidoscope made of the
news Of the world, which keeps the
time constantly occupied with some
thing novel To have the events Of the
day passing, as it were, in a pan ora
ma before the minds eye is of itself
absorbing. We hear a great deal about
| the exhaustive effects of the life of the
| journalist on the mind and body" but
| it may be doubted whether the life of q
phiscian or sailor is equally as hard;
| yet en- retain their health and cheer
fullness in both of these professions.
| The truth is that the reason so many
| brilliant men Of letters have been borne
to untimely graves is not that they were
worn out by their work, but by theil
habits. The hours many of them keep
tempt them to dissipate. Once on that
road, their descent and ultimate ruin is
certai2. But it cannot be gainsayec
that, if journalists will lead regular lives
and cultivate hahits of cleanliness anc
soberness, they will live and last as long
as other men 'sWhiskey" is the epi-
taph Of half the literary men who hav'
sunk into early graves within the pas
twenty years.
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Read Your Own Paper.

We should just as soon think Of MAX
ing a practice of borrowing mans
tooth brush as borrowing his paper. Ev
cry man ought to have newspaper Of
his own, if he would be considered ia
man among men," The too prevalent
practice of borrowing newspapers has
become proper subject for condemns
ton. A single copy is often made to
do duty in half dozen families, and
that, too, from one years end to anoth
err This is all wrong. There are ma
ny people in the world who make it
business to get the reading Of their city
paper without any expense to them
selves. We know it is hard for person
to refuse neighbor or an acquaintance
the privilege of reading his newspaper,
but some borrowers have little delicacy
and sensitiveness, and prompt, fiat re-
fusal to encourage them in sponging on
others for news and interesting reading
would not hurt them much, and might
induce them TO pay for a good paper. 1t
is unjust to the subscriber, and deprives
the publisher of the reward he is enti-
tied to from all who derive pleasure and
instruction from the paper it has cost
him so much money to issue.
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OCT. ), 1869.

force, far less than is required to frac-
ture q fully formed bone, will separate
the cartilaginous portions, or perma-
nently bend them. There is also an
other form Of injury which may occur
at the instant. Of this have seen sew
eral examples. 1t consists of slight
displace Of the cartilages in one of the
Joints, either the wrist or elbow, atte nd
ed by pain, swelling, and tenderness.
The joint is fixed in a semi-fexed posi-
ton, and the little Sufferer will not al
low it to be moved or even handled. It
can be easily rectified by surgeon, by
forcible flexion and extention. Final.
ly, by lifting child in this manner, the
ligaments about the joints may be exten
ded, and this will weaken the joints, and
this weakness may remain as perma
nent disability.
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Conun orum Answered /.

What is true Democrat2 This inter-
esting ccnundrum is answered by the
Mobile Tribune, in q recent issue. That
Journal says: e.-..r,
IF true Southern man has any po-
litical status in O national sense, he is a
Democrat The only men at the North
with whose views he honestly comedies
are those who, during the war, were
called .Copperheads,' and who, since the
conclusion of the war, have protested
and voted against all the enactments Of
corrupt Congress. The true Demo-
crat> believes that the reconstruction
laws ought to be overthrown at the
point of the bayonet, If necessary, and
that the negro should be deprived of
the right of suffrage illegally conferred
upon him. When we abandon those
principles we abandon the Democratic
party, and with it the forlorn hope of re-
storing the government as it wss.'
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We are not sure that the idea of ply
sical development may no: be carried q
great deal too far OF what possible VAL
ue to the world can it be to know wheth-
er a man can or can not carry an anvil
weighing 700 lbs seven miles, without
resting9 Yet an energetic citizen of
Cincinnati has wagered S1o0 that he can
do it. OF course he can't do it without
spraining the small of his back, or get
ting lumbaeo, OF heating himself into q
fever, or damaging himself in some
way A man once wagered s5 that he
could lift barrel OF -four with his teeth.
He did it, but be was forced to make
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NJ. Theirs, In one of his conferences
with his constituents, made the follows
ing important prophecy: Europe" he
said, 'sis marching toward the republic;
but you young men muss not deceive
yourselves. BY the faults of Govern
ments which sometimes yield when they
ought to be firm, and sometimes resist
when they ought only to curb and di-
rect, this century will see only the peri
od of transition, transition which will
be bloody, terrible, and which, thank
God, ] am not to see. The blending Of
social and political, of interior and ex-
terror problems, is such at this period
that nations are fatally forced to decide
all questions by suppressing all. But
violent suppression and solution are two
things, and. shift them as you please,
questions will still exist as threatning
as ever. 1t is only when the New World,
which is already tearing the fanks of
the Old, shall have required enough of
virillity and of wisdom to yanquish and
decide, that an economical Republic will
bring back order and peace to our soci-
ETY.. The youngest of you will see the
prologue to the civilization of the fu
ture."
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A pompous Mayor of Western city
once said to Agassiz that he had him
self been deeply interested in natural
science, but the pressure of business
had prevented it's pursuit. 81 became a
banker, sir, and I am what am said
he, with a grandiloquent air. Agassiz
Immediately recited his own early histo.
ry, how his father had provided place
in bank for him on his leaving Col
lege, how he had begged first for one
year more Of study, then for another,
and when he got q third, his fate was
fixed "And" said Agassiz. elf it had
not been for that little irmness, I should
to-day have been nothing but banker"
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Masonic Rules from an Old Monitor.

Never Recommend an applicant. un-
less you know him to be good man,
and who will conform with the precepts
of the Institution. s
Never cast ballot in favor of can
didate unless you know him to be wor-
thy. and free from reprosch.
Never indulge in practices which will
bring reproach upon the institution.
Never forget that you are Freema-
son, link in the chain of the universal
brotherhood. 80 Ea 5ae
Never be absent from your Lodge if
you can help it.
Never make display of Masonic en-
blems to attract attention for the pur-
poses Of business. # es95 ~
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There is no moro ludicrous sight than
the impressive dignity OF drunkard.
Such one fell down flight of stairs ia
Bellows Falls. VT. the other night, and
passer by, fearing him seriously injur.
cd, ran to Pick him up. But the man
majestically staggered to his feet, and
in response to the proffered aid, roared
out: "Now you just femme lone. Wan
no slobberin' aroun' me. / nllus come
down stairs that way
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TESTING oNIALs.
OoDENsBUaeH, N. Y, May z,

Mr. MchELvEY: Dear Sir-Your Life Com
pound is working wonders In this section, and
have every reason to be thankful for what it
has accomplished 10 my own case and that Of
my wife. Ny complaint, as you may remem>
ber was Liver Disease in its worst form. | had
not taken your medicine more than three weeks
when felt so much encouraged as to order a
box for my wife also, who suffering from
what the physicians termed disease Of the kid>
neys. This was in November last. We have
now taken two packages EACH and am happy
60 inform you that we have good reason to con-
clude we are both permantly restored to health
nd that, by your Life Compound. Encouraged
by its good effects in cases, several of our
afflicted ighbors sent to you for the medicine
aud am informed by three of them, with whom
j am intimately acquainted, that they, too, be.
levc themselves entirely cdred by it.
You may make such use ST this statement as
you may deem proper.
-e With gratitude,
REV. B. r. GORMLY.
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The British coionists of Natal have
been in great perturbation Of mind over
the loose behavior of the native African
subjects of the territory. who. to remiss-
ness in contributing toward the support
of the Government. add the sin Of an
unregenerate fondness for too many
wives, and a disgusting habit of buying
and selling wives at auction. whereby
all the domestic !uxuries are engrossed
by the wealthy classes A marriage law
has consequently been passed which
fixes the upset price of a sound, healthy
wife at ten head of cattle, and imposes
a sliding scale Of duties on matrimony,
ten dollais being added to the tax for
each additional wife. The tax may do
some good to the colonial treasury, but
it is open to the objection that it legal
ICES polygamy. How the limitation in
the price of wife, however, is to be en-
forced we do not see.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-10-05

From the note book of an eminen
Physicisan we have the following eau
ton about raising children by their
hands.
1t is common practice of nurses
and parents to grasp children by a sin
gle hand or wrist, and lift them bodily,
as in stepping over cutters, streams,
etc. Occasionally child is seized by tho
hand and swung around with great force
the body being held nearly at right an
giles. This feat is not always followed
by imm ediate ill effects, but it is liable
to result in most serious injury. At this
period of life. the ends of the bones are
united to the shafts by cartilages, which
render them weak and very liable to be
distorted by force. There are three Of
these bones in the arm: ore between
shoulder and elbow, and two between
the elbow and wrist. The arm of the
child is, therefore, very weak. When
extension is made at the hand, the force
is not expened on long, firm bones, but
rather upon bones broken at several
points, and very loosely united. A small
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-10-05

Eccentrics, who seem TO glory in the
idea OF liberalism, and invariably i'm
prove the privilege granted them to
speak ten minutes on any subject they
may select. The subjects generally
chosen are moral and religious, and the
ability with which they are discussed is
exciting general interest with the COM
munity
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1869-10-05
THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE

Has lust received advices from the Sur
veyor General at Denver, Colorado,
showing that that Office has let con-
tract for the survey Of ten additional
townships in the eastern part Of Colora.
do, in the valley of the South Fork OF
the Platte, covering an aggregate area
of 229. 400 acres These lands are chief
ly valuable for agricultural purposes,
being rolling and level prairie with rich
soil.
These surveys are rendered necessary
by the increasing demands of emigra-
tion to that part of the Territory.
LIFE.
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Clippings from Hearth and Home.

Mrs. Stowe writes from New England,
where she has been s'iourning:
No custom has found favor more si-
lently and universally than this quiet
one now prevailing in New England of
associating the worship Of God. the
solemn rites of the church, with flow
ers.
1t is within our recollection when fu-
nerals were utterly dreary and forlorn
not flower for ornament, not sign
of cheerful hope IN any arrangement.
The only herban accompaniment permit
ted to the coffin in our childhood was
the leaves of the tansy; and we regarded
them with horror because the gossips in
formed us that they were merely meant
by their strong oder to cover any Possi-
ble smell of decomposition.
The tunes sung at funerals were al
ways wailing, despairing minor keys,
often two words speaking of the shorts
ness of life and the utter vanity of hu
man hopes.
How different now! For a funeral,
the church and the home are decked
with pure white flowers as for bridal;
and the softest hymns, breathing of
hope and comfort, are sung. Such
words as ''Jesus, lover Of my soul,' or
"Softly now the light of day." she'd a
peace into the souls Of mourners, and
are like comforting voices from the un-
seen.
| No rites and forms can make the
heart breaking separation of death other
than heart breaking, and therefore it is
that every care should be taken that
each outward form should expires the
| language Of the Christians faith rather
than OF the hearts despair. If death is
but the falling of vail-if beloved ones
still live, still love, and, passed beyond
our sorrows, still minister unto us, sure
lythe scene where we took our last leave
of the dear mortal form should express
something of this belief.
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Mr.. James Parton defended Mrs.
Stoves Byron publication on the
ground that a great many of the works
of Lord Byron were yet unsold, and she
astruck to destroy the appetite of his
poetry" How we'll she has succeeded
may be inferred from the fact that. at
the recent book sale in New York City,
more than ten thousand copies of all
editions oil his works were disposed of
at advanced prices over former seasons
Miles Grant, the Advent preacher, for
sixteen years has used no meats, butter,
tea or coffee, nor any sugar, salt, pepper.
ginger, mustard, horse radisll, pies,
cakes, or sweet meats. His diet con-
sists Of Graham bread, oat meal, beans,
peas, pop corn, apples and other fruits
in the season. For many years he has
not taken particle Of medicine, and
purposes never to 1o so.
The following epitaph was written up
on man who was possessed Of large
understandings: S z
'Here lies a man Of good repute,
Who wore No. Is boot;
'Tis not recorded how he died,
But sure it Is that opened wide
The gates of heaven must have been
TO let such monstrous feet within.'
A man who to went California eight
months ago, without q cent is now
worth four thousand acres of land, but
they are going to hang him for stealing
the deed. afsa-s s sf.zs-e
The State Tobacco Manufacturer's
Association on Tuesday, adopted reso
lutions In favor of raising the price Of
manufactured tobacco.
A marrying bachelor anxiously asks
II It would be Of any use to attempt to
make love to q young lady after one has
stood on her dress till he could hear
the gathers rip ct the waist.
One hundred and twenty nine dog
permits have been Issued by the oity Of.
ficials Of Connersviiie.
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Alexander W. Randall, then Postmas-
ter General, reported at the last session
of the Fortieth Congress, it will be rec
objected, an estimated deficiency in the
Postoflice appropriations for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1859, of s3,70O,
900. The appropriation was made, and
now the accounts for the year being
closed, Postmaster General Crcs-
vel shows an unexpended balance of 81,
5G0,000. In other words, four months OF
Republican administration of the De-
partment show there would have been
no deficiency at all for the year, but
rather q surplus of earnings over expen-
ses. had it been during tbs fiscal year in
the control OF a Republican instead Of a
malcontent and Democrat.
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Tie last report of the Department of
Agriculture shows that serious drouth
has prevailed in the South, Eastern,
Northern and Eastern States, while the
West and Mississippi Valley have had
more than their usual quotas of rain.
Nebraska, Kansas, Florida, Louisiana,
Texas and Arkansas show an average
yield of corn; other States less heavily,
and the whole crop may be 100000, 900
bushels under the returns of good sea-
son. Cotton is invariable; the amount
being put at about 2,750,000 bales.
Wheat is large crop, and Of good quail
ity. Fruit, as every body, knows, has
been surprisingly abundant.
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CINCiNNATr, Aug, 25, 1867,
Mr.. McKELvEY: Sir-A thing of fbeauty..is a
10Y forever, and good medicine is more than
this. Itake pleasure in commencing your Life
Compound, notso much on account of what it
has done for me, as wa, it may be the means of
doing for thousands OF Others. -is5
To the sick and suffering. therefore, wsh
through your advertisement to say a few words
of encouragement. One year ago was an in
valid I am now hearty and we'll. My disease
was dyspepsia Of TEN years standing; !! had
tried all means knew Of for a cure, without
avail, until about the first of September last I
became acquainted with young man who told
me OF Mr.. McKelvey's remedy, and the good
work it had done in the neighborhood Of his
former home {Erie, Pa.) Immediately applied
= to Mr. NJ. for a box OF his Life Compound and
commenced taking it. commenced improving
in a few days and continued 10 improve, and in
less than three months from that time was en>
trely restored, and have remained well ever
since. Mine was rather an inve,erate case, and
pronounced so by all the physicians fthis city.
The medicine was so successfuiin my case, that
cannot refrainfrom adding my testimony in
its favor. 1-te-rl e.fk
-. ss4. D. r. CLIFFORD. /,
Hundreds OF Testimonials like the foregoing
arc in my possession, and cannot be given for
want of space.
The Life Compound" is the cheapest med>
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Address allletters to syee IA ~9-.-4
2 MT. McXELvEY,
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How TO MAKE Tomato FIGs.-Pour
boiling water over the tomatoes in order
to remove the skins; Then weigh them
and place them in a stone jar, with as
much sugar as you have tomatoes, and
let them stand two days; then pour off
the syrup, and boil and skim it until no
scum arises. Then pour it over the to-
matoes, and let them stand two days as
before; then boil and skim them again.
After the third time they are fit to dry,
if the weather is good; if not, let them
stand in syrup until drying weather.
Then place on large earthen plates or
dishes, and put them in the sun to dry,
which will take about a week, after
which pack them down in small wooden
boxes, with fine sugar between each lay
er. Tomatoes prepared in this manner
will keep for years. -
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The total receipts of the Fayette Co,
Fair were about94, 900. "a
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Singular aud very Sudden Death of an Old
Lady. s9s