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| Am the Door ~

In town in the north of Scotland, some
boys were in the habit of meeting together
for prayer. A little girl was passing, and
heard them sing. She stopped to listen,
and thinking it was just an ordinary pray
er meeting, she felt anxious to get in. Put
ting up her hand, she pulled the latch, but
the door would not open-it was fastened
inside. She became very uneasy, and the
thought arose in her mind, what if this
were the door of heaven, and me outside ?''
She went home, but could not sleep. Day
after day she became more and more trou-
bled at the thought of being shut out of
heaven. She went from one prayer meet
ing to another, still finding no rest. At
length, one day, reading the tenth chapter
of John, she came to the words, 81 am the
| door" She paused and read the verse
again. Here was the very door she was
seeking, and wide open, too, and she enter
ed in and found peace.
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Make Befter Manure.

The great object with all careful and IN
telligent cultivators of the soil is to keep
the land in a state of continual productive
ness, and it is becoming each year more
and more important matter, not only to
save all the manure that can be made on
the farm, but also to have what is saved
of as rich quality as possible. There is
far less labor and expense involved in cart
ing, spreading and covering in manure
| when it is in concentrated form than
when it contains large amount of unde-
composed material, such as long straw
One of the greatest losses our farmers suf-
fer is from allowing all the rich salts con-
tanned in the urine of animals kept through
the long winter season to run to waste.
Much of it might be saved and made to
add greatly to the value of the manure
heap by the use of uome substance that
will readily absorb it. For this purpose,
perhaps, one of the most readily attainable
substances is swamp muck, which can gen
orally be dug out and drawn to the barn
! ) al VI NuItIlS tHC W lnUCI SOdSOu. IL Will VI
course be all the better if it has been dug
out and laid by in piles to dry for some
time before using; but even where that is
not done, it will still answer well to en-
ploy it as an absorbent of the salts by
spreading it over the yard in thick layer,
afterwards laying straw over it for the stock
| In lie on The sauna r1au NAV bo oIoptad
in the stables and byres, layer of muck
being first spread to absorb the urine, and
straw spread over it for the animals to lie
on. In this way the straw will last longe
as bedding, and much more manure of a
better quality will be secured than without
the use of an absorbent
The matter of making manure is, how
ever, seldom thought of by the generality
of farmers. They seem to think that the
manure makes itself; at least so one would
judge who witnessed the total neglect and
indifference shown by them on this most
important subject There is little doubt
that by using proper means of manipula-
t ton, the quantity of manure made on each
fam would be doubled without the expen-
diture Of one dollar beyond the ordinary
: labor to be had on farm in the winter
> season.
The great point in making barn yarC
manure is to have it so managed as to de
f compose slowly yet thoroughly, and to SAVE
D as much as possible of the salts contained
! in it. While we are conscious that tn,
e quality is generally improved by keeping
: the manure under cover, we do not thinl
t it is matter of SO great Importance as t
: necessitate the turning Of the stock int
: the cold in order to use the sheds as store
d houses for the manure; but wherever Their
d is room and to spare, it will be well to com
:. post the manure as much as possible unde
/. cover. and when it is composed, draw
IS out and pile it in large heap in the cen
Il ire of the field where it is to be used tn
0 coming season. If it is to be spread Oh
:. permanent meadows, the best time to do !
a is in early spring, after SHOWS have gone
e but before The ground gets thawed out
J. Cdnndd Farmer.
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The Use of Salt.

One of our substantial subscribers be-
lieves the earth needs salt as much as man
and other animals. He has been in the
practice of watering his garden once or
twice week with a weak brine-about
half the ordinary strengthened has seen
most beneficial results therefrom. Cab
bages, beets. turnips, in fact all his garden
vegetables grew wonderfully after the APP
plication. In one instance he applied it
twice during the growing season, to sever
al rows of corn, leaving some along side up
on which no application of the brine was
made-and the rows that have received
the salt produced a third more corn than
those not so watered.
Another subscriber, a most careful and
exemplary farmer-purchased last spring a
large quantity of damaged salt for dressing.
1t was applied to grain and root crops at
the rate of ten bushels to the acre, being
spread broadcast after the grain was sowed
and narrowed in. It's beneficial effects
were quite marked, especially upon a crop
Of peas, although the gentleman himself
informs US that he used larger quantity
than was necessary Farmer.
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The " Standing Committee.

This Standing Order is large one. Ii
has branches all over this country, one or
more in every place, each committee num-
bering from a dozen to fifty or one hundred
persons. 1t hOurishes in country towns
particularly. We believe it to be NUS
ance and desire its speedy abolition. We
have several reasons to see a crowd of
boys or others lettering about the doors o
a church when the bell is calling "Come,
Come, Come" is very interesting sight
Around corner grocery we expect week
days to see the males distributed at certain
hours, but it looks better to see a Sunday
audience on the inside than on the outside
of a meeting house, better in the pews than
on the doorsteps of the house of God. The
Standing Committee don'tlook well. Again,
they are injuring themselves. The time
spent there during the ringing or tolling Of
the bell is wasted. One minister had a
parishioner who always came fifteen min
utes early. "When | came in" said the
minister, 81 always knew that he had been
there praying quarter of an hour for me. y
Surprising he had been one of those lOiter-
ers on the steps and spent ten minutes ev-
cry morning and afternoon, watching the
horses as they drove up, the women and
children as they got out, or had been chat
ting about the weather, the crops, the last
excursion or something of similar nature
he would have scattered every good tho
and been in a poor state to join in worship
1t not only does not look well, it not onl,
is Improbable to the parties concerned
but the general influence on the congrega
ton is bad. 1t is promotive of hardness
| If these boys and others wait till the bel
ceases and the devotional exercises begin
they are late, of course, and so disturb Il I
people by their coming in 1t not only di
turbs the audience but it distracts tn
preacher. How many times is he annoyed
during the invocation by the squeakin,
boots of these outsiders coming in late
tardy people almost always wear squeakin
shoes-or by the slamming of pew doors
those useless appendages of the pews of
bye gone generation. Remember, Their
boys, and others, that Standing Commit
tees don't look well; that is it is disad
vantage to the members of the order, a
annoyance to the minister and to the res
of the congregation, and moreover is di,
respectful to God. Therefore out of regar
to Him, yourselves and others, don't stan
on the doorsteps.-Cdristidn Mirror.
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House, Farm and Garden.
1. ID. r. COLLINS. Editor.
Suaaestions.

Suggestions.
The time is now close at hand when the
farmer will resume active operations upon
the farm. The past six months has been
time of comparative rest. and in fact time
of entire cessation from productive indus
try. The farmer and his family together
with his animals have been consuming the
products of the previous half year. What
is left over from the years production after
the years consumption is completed con-
stitutes his profits, and it is each ones aim
to have the balance as large as possible.
Some strive to attain their end in one way
and some by another; some by stinting
their families and stock in the amount or
quality of their consumption others by in
creasing their production in quantity and
quality. 1t is hardly necessary for Us to
say that in our Judgment the latter is the
true way. For the last half dozen years
the farmer has received what would former
ly have been considered extravaganza prices
for most kinds of his farm produce, and
though he5may have paid as high prices
| for his necessary purchases, and CORES
pondingly high taxes, still on the whole,
the farmers of the country have been max
ing money faster than ever before in any
half dozen years in our country's history.
But as the value Of the paper dollar in
creases and approximates the true standard
of value-the gold dollar-the price of
% a"ess ~tb nsay a and, farm 6so
is now prospect that the paper dollar
will soon Re of equal market value with
the gold dollar, the farmer cannot reason
ably expect to receive the same price per
pound for his butter, or beet, or other pro-
auctions, as when the dollar he received
for his produce represented only so to rs
cents of gold value. Take the article OF
butter for instance, as that is the leading
product of this section. The present APP
pearances indicate that the price for this
article will be from ten to twenty per cent
lower than last year. Now if the farmer
wishes to receive the same amount of mon.
ey in the aggregate for his butter as las
year, he must increase the quantity or en-
nance the quality, one or both; and mos
certainly it seems as though the latter ob
ject might be attained, when we are tolC
on such authority As Ex-Gov. Brown 0
Massachusetts,, editor Of the New England
Farmer, that upon inquiry of the butte
dealers of Boston, in regard to the qualt,
Of butter received in that market, he wa
informed by'a large number of them tina
not more than one pound in ten of the but
ter received in that market was of prim
quality. A first-rate article of butter ha
| been scarce, and has and trW command
relatively high price. Farmers of Orleans
is all the poor butter made outside of tn
limits of your county? Let Us each, as W
commence this seasons operations, stud
to increase the quantity and improve tn
quality of not only our butter, but all 9th
er farm products, and we shall have littl
cause to complain of hard times and 10,
prices.
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In the SunIiQht.

Across my pathway falls light.
From yonder dazzling throne above
o beauteous sunlight of Gods love,
That wooes me with its beams so bright
No c'ouds of doubt, nor dark despair,
Can overshadOw where stand;
But all around an angel band,
That breathe of hope in this pure air.
And through Won rosy light, see
His smile. to cheer me on the way;
What need have of other stay,
To strengthen and to comfort mes
And dulcet music from that shore,
Fills all the beauieous sunlit plain;
My soul takes up the joyful strain,
To chant the theme forevermore.
And on this golden page, read
His promises, so passing sweet;
They seem as angels at my feet,
All laden with the souls great need.
o! glorious light of Gods sweet love!
o glorious light of Gods sweet grace
Shine in my heart, shine on my face,
And guide me to the throne above
-Anna CledUeS
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We would guard the young against the
use of every word that is not perfectly
proper. You know not the tendency OF
habitually using profane language 1t may
never be obliterated from your heart
When you grow up you will find at your
tongues end some expression which you
would not use for money. 1t was one you
learned when you were quite young. Good
men have been taken sick and become de.
lrious. In these moments they used the
most vile and indecent language imagina-
BILE. When informed of it, after restora-
ton to health, they had no idea of the pain
they had given their friends, and stated
that they had learned and repeated the ex-
pressions in childhood, and though years
had passed since they had spoken a bad
word, they had been indelibly stamped
upon the heart.
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The number of additions to the ministry
of the Methodist church for the last year
was 6j5, but the supply is still inadequate.
Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-04-26

WIN. JoSLYN s SONS, Barton, Vt are Sole
Proprietors, to whom all orders should be adj
dressed.
Wholesale Agents-Geo. C. Goodwin & Co.
3s Hanover Street, Boston, Mass. Burr& Perry
rs fremont Street, Boston, Mass.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGrsTs AND MEDICINE
DEALERS
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GENUINE IMPORTED
N O R W A Y @ A T S

SAMPLES SENT FREE TO FARMERS.
From 100 to 1870 bushels grown TO the acre
Weighs from 40 to As pounds to the bushel. This
oat has been grown on every variety of soil, and
in every State in the Union, with the most per-
feet success.
The grain is very large, plump and handsome,
has a remarkable thin husk, and ripens earlier
than the common varieties.
The straw is BRIGHT clear, and not liable to
lodge, is perfectly clear of rust and grows from
to feet high.
We have both the White and Black Norway,
both the same price, and equally productive.
We will send one quart of the above Oats to
any address post paid for 81 90
Two quarts, post paid 2 90
One peck sent by express or freight, 90
Half bushel, 20 pounds, 6 90
One bushel, 40 pounds, 10 90
CAUTION-1PW We wish it distinctly under
stood that this is not light oats, weighing % to
81 lbs. raised in New England, and sold under
the name of Norway, but imported Seed every
bushel guaranteed to weigh 40 lbs, or the money
refunded
Samples of both kind sent free for a three cent
stamp. Also circulars and testimonials.
Address all orders to n. P. BOYER g. CO.,
7m3 Parkesburg, Chester Co., Pa.
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Ayers
Hair Vigor,
For restoring Gray Hair to
its natural Vitality and Color.

A dressing which
is at once agreeable,
healthy, and efectual
for preserving the
hair. Faded or gray
hair is soon restored
to IFS originaI color
NTH the oloss and
freshness Of youth.
Thin hair is thick
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NU MBER II.

ened, falling hair checked, and bald
ness often, though not always, cured
by its use. Nothing can restore the
hair where the follicles are destroyed,
or the glands atrophied and decayed.
But such as remain can be saved for
usefulness by this application. Instead
of fouling the hair with a pasty sedi-
ment, it will keep it clean and vigorous.
Its occasional use will prevent the hair
from turning gray or falling off, and
consequently prevent badness. Free
from those deleterious substances which
make some preparations dangerous and
injurious to the hair, the Vigor can
only benefit but not harm it. Ii wanted
merely for a
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Eggs of Pure Bred Fancy Poultry

We have on band the largest and best selection
of Fancy Poultry TO be found in the country
Eggs carefully boxed and shipped TO any part
of the country. For circulars and prices address
n. P. BOYER & CO.,
7m3 Parkesburg, Chester Co, Pa.
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Ithas for years been highly esteemed by all
who have known its merit, and only requires one
trialto commend it to the favor of every one.
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Books for Farmers e. Stock Breeders

Bound volumes of the American Stock Jour
nal, for 1868, containing 384 double column pa
ges, sent post paid for 81 80
Bound volumes of the American Stock Journal
for 1869, containing 3S4 pages, sent post paid
for 81 50
The Dairyman's Manuel, sent post paid for .25
The Horsemans " " %
The Hog Breeders -" " {" .2j
The Sheep g 4" " " .25
The Poultry q " ." .25
The whole five manuels sent post paid to one
address for 81 90
Agents wanted, to whom liberal inducements
will be offered. Address
y. ?. BOYER CO., Publishers,
-m2 ParknShnrr Chester Co Pa
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PREMIUM CHESTER WHITE PIGS.

| Pure Blood Short Horn. Durham Devon,
| Attorney and Ayrshire Calves, Merino, South
| down and CotSwold Sheep, Cashmere Goats,
/ Imported Suffolk, Essex, Berkshire and Seton
| Pigs and all choice Breeds Of Poultry for sale.
/ Send for circulars and prices Address
n. P. BOYER & CO.,
/ inns Parkesburg, Chester Co., Pa.
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The Hog Breeders St" " .
The Sheep &c 6 25
The Poultry " 90 80 %
The whole five manuels sent post paid to one
address for 81 90
Agents wanted, to whom liberal inducements
will be offered. Address
n. ?. BOYER & CO., Publishers,
7m3 Parkesburg, Chester Co., Pa.
PREMIUM CHESTER WHITE PIGS.
Pure Blood Short Horn. (Durham,) Devon,
Attorney and Ayrshire Calves, Merino, South
down and Cotswold Sheep, Cashmere Goats,
Imported Suffolk, Essex, Berkshire and Seton
Pigs and all choice Breeds Of Poultry for sale.
Send for circulars and prices. Address
n. P. BOYER & CO.,
FMS Parkesburg, Chester Co., Pa.
FOR COLDS.
FOR COLDS,
USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND.
USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND.
FOR HOARS ENESS,
FOR HOARsENEsS,
USE WEEKS, MAGIC CONpo1rND
Use wERKs,NAc1c coNpo1->n
FOR COUGHS,
USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND.
FOR SORE THROAT,
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FOR COUGHS,
FOR COUGHS,

USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND
USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND
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ANUNRIyALLED LITERARY PAPER
SIITZcL G. UPTON,

REAL ESTATE BROKERS,
Corner Front and Washington Streets,
PORTLAND OREGON
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FOR HOPPING COUGH.
FOR HOPPING COUGH

USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND
USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND
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General Land Agency for Oregon
and Washington Territory.
ESTABLISHED July, 1868.

Will attend to the purchase and sale of Real
Estate IN all parts of this State and Washington
Territory.
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100000 Acres of Choice Farming Lands OF
every description for sale. situated in different
parts of this State.
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FOR HOARSENESS,
FOR HOARSENESS.
USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND.
USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND.

USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND
USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND
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( FOR GROUP,
/ FOR GROUP,

USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND
USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND
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FOR ALL AFFECTIONS OF THE THROAT
AND LUNGS

FOR ALL AFFECTIONS OF THE THROAT
AND LUNGS.
USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND.
USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND
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A Large AmoRnt Of Portland city Prep
erty .Tor ,Salc.
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FOR SORE THROAT,
FOR SORE THROAT,

USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUNDS
USE WEEKS MAGIC COMPOUND
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-08-09
Domestic Affairs.

Gold closed yesterday at 1889.
The nailmakers at Weymouth, Mass, are
on a strike.
President Grant left Long Branch yester-
day and proceeded to st. Louis.
1t is expected that the Panama and West
India cable will reach Santiago next Sunday.
"A great meeting was held at Pottsville
last evening to express sympathy with
Prussia.
All the wounded by the railroad accident
near White Sulphur Springs will recover.
Out of respect for the dead and sympathy
with the injured, the ladies at the Springs
declined to have their usual hop last night.
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THE WAR.
THIS MORNINGS DISPATCHES.

FRANCE TRYING TO RECovER-rHE PRUssIAN ADJ
vANoE-cRITIoAL STATE OF AFFAIRS IN PARIS
THE POSSIBLE RISE AGAINST NAPOLEON.
PARIS, Aug. S.-The Journal OdicieI con-
tains the following Dispatches
METZ, Aug. $3.50 A. Mn the battle on
Saturday, near Reischoffer, McMahon's chief
of staff, General Colson, was shot by the
Marshal's side.
General Raoult is among the missing.
Our artillery suffered heavily.
Marshal Mcmahon is now in communication
with General Failly.
Metz is being prepared for a vigorous de-
tense. The General commanding the fortress
has ordered the Germans and strangers to
provide themselves with a permission of resi-
dence.
The General says that the relations of the
government of the Emperor with the Euro
pean powers continued to be everywhere sat
isfactory, and he believes that the late events,
SO far from being prejudiced by this state of
affairs, render more significant the fact that
what the governments desire in common with
France is the maintenance Of European equi-
librium.
An imperial decree has appeared, convok-
ing the Senate and Corps Legislatif to-mor-
row.
The report of the Minister of War, approved
by the Emperor, is published in the official
journal. The minister says:-"Existing cir.
cumstances oblige us to provide for the de-
tense of the capital, and to garrison it with
fresh troops, allowing all those whom the EN-
peror keeps under him to contend in open
country against the enemy, emboldened by
his first success to the point of marching on
Paris. But Paris will not be taken unawares
The exterior of the forts received their arma
ments some time ago, and already we have
commenced to arm the walls around the city
"a state Of siege has been declared t.
facilitate the execution of certain works which
will be commenced tomorrow. Thus the OK
terror of the forts are in a condition to sus
tain a regular siege, and in a few days tn
entire circuit of the walls will be found in
similar condition. Neither strong arms no
the devotion OF the inhabitants will be want
ing for the task, The National Guard il +
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THE PENNSYLVANIA FIRE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
Incorporated 1S25-Charter Perpetual.
No. $40 WALNUT Street, opposite Independence
Square.
This company, f~ayorably known to the commu-
nity for over forty years, continues to insure against
loss or damage by fire on PublS or Private Build
ings. either permanently or for a limited time. Also
on Furniture, Stocks OF Goods, and Merchandise
Generally. on liberal terms.
Their Capital. together with a large Surplus Fund,
"a invested in the most careful manner, which ena-
Mes them to offer to the insured an undoubted secu-
ritv no the case OF loss.
Daniel Smith, Jr., Thomas Smith,
Isaac Hazlehurst, Henry Lewis,
Thomas Robins, ] dillingham; Fell.
John DeyeTeux, Daniel Haddock, Jr.,
Franklin A. Comfy.
DANIEL SMITH, JR, President
w. C., cR.WE-h ~cIe-Ay. $50
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CLEARED

Steamship Fanita, Freeman, New York, John r. OH.
Steamer S. G. Walker, Sherin, New York, w. NJ.
Baird q Co.
Str Novelty, Shaw, New York, do.
Brig Mariana. Jarvis, Caibaren, Warren & Gregg.
Schr M. L. Hines, Hines, Boston, j. c. Scott d Sons.
Schr A. II. Edwards, Bartlett. Boston, do.
Schr Maud Malloch, Parsons, Newburyport, do.
Schr Kate Rich, LETTERS, Charlestown, do.