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sB "Gentlemen of the jury said
lawyer, 81 don't mean to insinuate that
this man is a covetous person, but | will
bet you five to one that if you should bait
a steel trap with a new three cent piece,
and place it within six inches Of his mouth,
you would catch his soul. l wouldn't for
a moment insinuate that he would steal,
but may it please the court and the gentle
men of the jury, l wouldn't trust him in
room with red hot mill-stones, and the
angel Gabriel to watch EN-
sB A glutton Of fellew was dining at
a hotel, who, in the course of the "battle
with the knives and forks accidentally
cut his mouth, which was observed by a
Yankee sitting near by, who bawled out,
" say, friend, don't make that air hole in
your countenance, any larger, or we shall
all be starved to DEATH
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on r COM A N Y,

gotten up afford opportunity for all to insure without
sending money out of the State.
1t must he clear to every intelligent mind that il we
would the largest prosperity to State and the
people individually, must build up institutions,
by keeping capital at home.
The laws of trade, selfinterest and sefre-
spec combine to make this the Company for Maryland
Had the Five Million Dollars sent out of our State an
nually for insurance been invested at home it would
have told favorably upon own wealth and commerce
We hope by prudence. economy and strict integ-
rity To merit and for the future have done
in the past the cooperation and patronage of the people
in all parts of oul State.
1t is gratifying to all friends Of Marylands in
terest that great want of State is supplied in the
entire of this Company
ReterGnces:-Gov Oden Bowie J. Thompson Mason,
Judges Hayden, Grason, Miller and Magrudcr, Mr. s.
arwood. r. D. lamar, VIM. J. Jones' Job lianes Hon.
James 7. Earle, and the Editor of this paper.
Medical EJaminerS-Drs. J. ii. lamar and K. ii.
Tuft.
Now gentlemen, you have chance to insure in good
and perfectly reliable company under CONTROL
Applications may be had from DAVID " AT and WESLEY
JASNEr. Agents, one of the Medical Examiners.
Feb ~, lSI0-1y
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PRUDENCE AND GENIUS" Let a man
have what sublime abilities he will, if he is
above applying his understanding to find
out, and his attention to pursue any scheme
of life, it is as little to he expected that he
should acquire the fortune Of the thriving
citizen, as that the plain shep-keeper, who
never applied mind to learning, should
equal him in science. There is no natural
inccmpatibility between art and learning
prudence. Nor is the man of learning or
genius, who is void of common prudence
to be considered in any other character
than that of wrong headed pedant, or of
a man of narrow and defective abilities"
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IUE see tlt CuSS ftmOVeu,
with the usual poxology. '-EDIToR's
DRAWER, in Harper's Magazine.

-" Y gu think your cellar or basement is
in good sanitery condition; do you knon
that it is? Have you fairly and carefully
examined the premises Have you looked
over the potatoes, turnips, squashes, and
other vegetables to ascertain their cendi-
tion9' These questions are asked by the
Boston Journal Of Chemistry, and they are
important ones. We know. says the wri-
ter, that:
9 Diptheria, typhoid and scarlet fevers,
and many other most serious illnesses, have
their origin in cellars both in city and
country: and we can do eur readers no
greater service than to urge them to see
that all times, they are in dry, sweet,
wholesome condition. Why should farm
ers and farmers families, living in the
country, away from the pestilential vapors
Of cities. be SO subjected to attacks of NAL
ignant diseases? There is reason for it,
and we can point it out They arise
from the Indifference manifested to the
observance of hysienic rules and the viola
ton of sanitary law. Cleanliness is
essential to the health, and it is just as nee
essary in the country us i'll the city. A
family living over 4 foul cellar is more liza
BILE to he poisoned and afflicted with illness
than city family living in its polluted at
mosrhere, but without cellar or basement
filled with fermenting roots and fruits
There is far more sickness in the country
among husbandmen than there ought to
be. With plenty of pure air, water, and
exercise the evil imp, disease, ought to be
kept at bay; and we would be better if an
observance of certain hygienic conditions
were maintained. aforementioned cellars,
small, close, sleeping rooms, stoves-these
are all agents of evil, and are fast making
the homes of farmers almost as unhealthy
as those of the jewellers of the cities. Are
not these suggestions worthy of considera-
ton?
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A Story with a Moral.

An English writer says: That night I
was cut late; | returned by the Lee cabin
about II O'Clock. As I approached saw
strange looking object covering under
the low caves A cold rain was falling; it
was Autumn. drew near, and there was
Mile wet to the skin Her father had
driven her out some hours before: she had
lam down to listen for the heavy snoring of
his drunken slumbers so that she might
creep back to bed. Before she heard it
nature seemed exhausted, and she fell into
troubled sleep, with rain drops pattering
upon her. tried to take her home with
me, but no; true as martyr to her faith.
she struggled from me, and returned to the
now dark and silent cabin. Things went
on for weeks and months, but at length
Lee grew less violent. even in his drunken
fits, to his self-denying child; and one day,
when he awoke from a slumber after de-
bauch, and found her preparing breakfast
for him and singing childish song, he
turned to her, and, with tone almost
tender, SAID: Mile: what makes you stay
with me?'
Because yeu are my father, and love
YOU
You love me, repeated the wretched
man: you love me- He looked at his
bloated limbs, his soiled and ragged clothes.
Love me-. he still murmured: sMillie,
what makes you love me? | am poor
drunkard; everybody else despises me; why
don't you9' Dear father said the girl.
with swimming eyes, my mother taught
me to love you, and stands by my little bed,
and says, Millie, don't leave your father:
he will get away from that rum fiend some
of these days, and then how happy you
will be. > The quiet, persistent love of
this child was the redemption of this man.
Robert Laird Collier.
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BONE DUST!

The subscriber has just erected at his farm tho
city, the most improved machinery for making BONE
DUST and is ready to fill orders for quantity,
which will he delivered at the shortest notice.
The BONE DUST will be finer than any heretofore
made by him mo chemical process resored to- enabling
the Farmer or Planter to sow it with the Drill
MIR. SAMUEL SANDS well known to the Farmers
and Planters of the United States the former Editor
of the American Farmer and Rural Register will have
Pratt and will be happy to receive the visits orders
of his old friends.
S45 per ton, put in new bags No charge for bags.
Farmers and others invited to visit my works,
have nothing conceal.
My men have nothing nice TO perform therefore
have no ''non admttancs' - signs my premises
Persons are free examine my factory and the mods
operdndi of Dust making.
cannot afford to pay 10 20 per cent. TO commits
sion merchants my profits do not exceed 10 per
Bone Dust, manufact ured by me- is A simple. and
its quality cannot be made to conform to the price.
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4 SENSIBLE DAUGHTER.-When Philip
Henry, the father Of the celebrated COM
mentator, sought the hand Of the only
daughter and heiress Of Mathews in mar
riage, an objection was made by her father,
who admitted that he was gentleman, a
scholar, and an excellent preacher, but he
was stranger, and "they did not know
where he came frem.'' "True," said the
daughter who had we'll weighed the excel
lent qualities and graces of the stranger,
"but knew where he is going, and l
would like to go with him, and they walked
life's pilgrimage together.
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A Funeral Discourse.

! The readers of the Drawer have, within
the past year or two, been edited with the
peruSal Of sermon on 1.-THE Harp of a
Thousand Strings" and the "Farewell
Discourse of Brother Watkins The tone
of those discourses might in general way,
be called pleasing. Not So. however, the
following brief alusion from the pulpit to
young man of indifferent position in the
social circles of b, New Hampshire.
who came to an early decease by vigorous
but absurdly unequal contest with party
of the Otard family. The preacher who
etficiated at the final solemnities improved
the occasion by making the following
remarks:
:" hev been requested, not to say imper-
timed, toe deliver funeral discourse on
this occasion, and hev reluctantly consen-
ted toe do SO. / never heerd any good of
the deceased yh; and if the friends hev
made up their minds that l am about to
begin sech course now they are very
much mistaken. I estimate, in fact, that
this young man, now a-layin' before you,
was about the aoust man ever permitted, in
the onscrutable ways Of the divine peppusses,
toe locate in this vicinity. He was one
who | might say alters fell when he was
tempted: and he certainly appeared to me
toe seek rather than to avoid occasions for
such temptation.
''Why, my Teller Christians, he KEEP
bosses and run em: he KEEP cooks and fit
'em: and as toe wimmin let his wilder
who see a. Sittin' in a front pew testify
Here the widow arose, as was the custom
when the family of the deceased was alluded
to, and. deeming it a complimentary remark,
courtesied to the preacher In short,
after diligent inquiry intoe the perticker-
lers of his kerrikter and conduct while he
has resided in this village, hev come toe
the conclusion that about the only good
thing that kin he said Of him at all is that
he was an active member of the ingine
company, and occasionly good at fires.
''The pall-bearers will now proceed to
bear out the corpse, while the choir will
sing. as an appropriate hymn, the 33d hymn,
I'd book, short metre, four verses, emitting,
if you please. the Sd and 9TH stanzas:
Believing, we rejoice
Toe see the cuss removed,
with the usual poxology. '-EDIToR's
DRAWER, in Harper's Magazine.
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NEW SPRING GOODS!
MR. q SCOTT

MRS. 500
Has just filled her Store with full stock Of all the
Goods in her line viz: HATS, BoNNETS, FRAMES,
RIBBONS, FLOW ERS. &c.
DRESS TRIMMINGS of every variety. Owing 10
the decline in imported goods, sell real Laces
very reduced prices.
Hair Foils and Switches New Styles Of Collars and
Cuffs. Good French Corsets only 81 cents Gloves and
Hosiery.
Strictly Cash business-no books kept.
RS-Dress Making, Gofering, Plating, Pinkng and
Stamping mar H. 1870
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Life in Utah-Or, the Mysteries and
Grimes Of MOrmOniSm.

BEING AN EXPOSE OF THE SECRET RITES
AND CEREMONIES OF THE LATTER DAY
SAINTS, WITH A FULL AND AUTHENTIC
HISTORY OF THE MORMON SECT FROM
IT'S ORIGIN TO THE PRESENT TIME. BY
j. H. BEADLE, EDITOR eF THE SALT
LAKE REPORTER, AND UTAH CORES
GAL.
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THE ONLY MARYLAND COMPANY.

Its has equalled the expectations of its most
sangunc friends Its and dividends compare with
the oldest and best companies in the country. 1t is
emnhatcallY
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For GranlmarianS.

A conversation took place down East,
between young lady who writes for the
magazines, and an old gentleman who could
speak English:
Old Gentleman-"A Are there any houses
building in your villageo"
Young Lady" No sir. There is a new
house being built for Mr.. Smith, but it is
the carpenters who are building
Gentlemen-"T True, I sit corrected. To
be building is certainly different thing
from to being built; and how long has Mr..
Smiths house being built ~
Lady-Useks puzzled a moment and
then answers rather abruptly Nearly
year.
Gentleman" How much longer do you
think it will be being built?'
ady-(Explosively) "Dsn't know"
Gcntleman-'' should think Mr.. Smith
would be annoyed by its being So long being
built, for the house he now occupies being
cid, he must leave it, and the new one being
only being built instead of being built as
lie expected, he cannot -
The young lady leaves the room very sud
denly.
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LIFE THoUGHTs-A beautiful sentiment.
DR.. Chalmers says : The little have seen
of the world and known Of the history of
mankind, teaches me to look upon their
errsrs in sorrow, not in anger. When
take the history of one poor heart that has
sinned and suffered and represent to myself
the struggles and temptations it has passed
through, the brief pulsatiOns Of joy, the
tears of regret, the feebleness of purpose,
the scerR of the world that the little char
ity, the desolation of the souls sanctuary,
and threatening voices within, health gone,
happiness gone; l would fain leave the
erring soul of my fellow man with Him
from whose hands it came.
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THE MARYLAND
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Office in COMpaAy's Building,
No. 10 South ST.. BALTIMORE.
Policy-Holders Participate in the Profits.
ALL POLICIES NON FORFEIT
GEORGE II. THOMAS, President.
A. X. FOARD, Secretary.
DIRECTORS

Hamilton Easter Allen A. Chapman George P. Thomas,
Hugh Sisson Hiram Wood, George II. Miller, William
Derives, Charles Webb, Thomas Cassard.
These gentlemen all well and f,vorably known
among the best commercial in the State. This is
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SHEEP AWARDS.

The following Sheep Awards will be paid on applica-
ton at the Commissioners Office, in person. by writ
ten order of the parties:
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DIR. JOHNSTON

L." II. falls deli.acy prevent, but apply Immediately
Persons Ruined in health by Cnlcaned Preteuders snt
that Deddiy Poison. Ncrcuip speedily relieved
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TO FARMERS, DAIRYMEN
AND COUNTRY MERCHANTS.

Can have them well sold at the Highest Price in Bait
with full returns always within Ten Days of their
reaching the city, by forwarding to the Commission
House for Country Produce of
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Who have injured themselves by certain practice in
Obliged in when alone, habit frequently learned from
evil companions at school, the effects of which
nightly felt when asleep, and if not cured renders
marriage impossible and destroys both mind and body,
should apply Immediately.
What pity that young man, the hope of his country,
the pride of his parents should be snatched from all pros
poets and enjoyment of life by the consequences of devat
ing from the path of nature, and nduging q certain
secret habit Such persons must before contemplating
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-06-10

open 10; witness pulled back the holt and the onens
then showed in the door some of them went UP s.s
and Marley down while witness was ht'huins q.
the head Of the first flight Of stairs, ana attenp'cu W
pass witness would not let him, and Nrief thtn e
aThis is bad affair; the officer has shot tna' you,s
man down sfars ard has also shot himself ), witness
then took Narley 20 the Satuntfouse buIhO VA" ''
club when witness came up 10 nm. . -, .,o ,-oood
Officer RYAN corrOboraed the statercht vi '"o P'''"
ing Witness This concluded the testimony. 1850. q.
Counsel for the relatives and h1ends OF Hera. zen. ~.
the Coroner note requesting that he charge the Ju
that their only duty decide the cause OF Herman
death and that with the culpabllity OF Burke IN
INC N they had nothing TO do. III IL Tor te Dsilcht
torney and Grand Jury to ascertain Whether VI hoV
Burke fired the two shots needlessly
Coroner Rollins stated to the Jury that ther proNnse
was 10 ascertain the actual cause OF DEATH leaving me
durability of the officer to another tribunal iheJury
then after short Absence returned the following YER
diet: eve ind that Patrick Herman came 10 MS death
nv pistOl-ShOt WOugd at the hands OF Ohcer William
Rrke of the Fourth Precinct Police, in front OF prem
Uses No 36 Pearlst the night OF June 1870 ana we
believe from the evidence before us that the shooting
was done In sefdeense 10 resist AZ attack made upon
him 10y Patrick Herman, deceased, Michael Nariey ana
John McCarty." .
VIM f. Howe counsel for Officer Burke, moved for his
discharge. The Coroner said he would so order, and
Alaire and his comrades As he was leaving the room
one Bucky McCabe, who Is now under indictment Tor
shooting at and wounding two men in row In FRANK
fortst saloon referring to Burke said sneeIlng 1ou
had better make him a Sergeant" The crowd of ronghs
who filled the then slowly left, venting their
rage AT the manner in which the case had termi-
mated In oaths and various choice expressions Burke is
lame and still unfit for active duty Mr.. Mark lanlga
expressed himself very freely at the close OF the invest
CATION, chaTacterizng the shooting OF Herman as cod
blOoded murder and asserting that he was young man
of good moral character whose sole onese cohssleu III
combating the Democracy of the Fourth Ward.
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NEW YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, FRIDAY JUNE TO- 1870

consideration the establishment Of District Grand
Lodges, reported that majority OF the ConntIee war
opposed the project and asked for further nstrctou
The report was received and the Committee discharged
NJ W. John w. Simons, from the Committee OF NJ
rngcmenis for laying the cornerston leporeu va. az,
duty had been fully performed, and announced that
detailed account ~ the ceremony prepared ny hih WI"
appear in the proceedings for 1870
The trowel with which the work was comInenceu VIZ
then 10 the Grand Lodge by BIO John COOK OF
Pyramid Lodge and a vote Of thanks offered W inc
brother -, .,
Committee on Work and Lectures. ,,.,,
resolution to cOnsider the propriey oi estabnsn,ng
National Grand Lodge from which should eflna'c ,nc
standard work was referred TO the Committee on Con-
dition OF Masonry. The Granu Lodse WIS 'no" ~
on reassembnc the repre- Mt proceeded
to the election Of officers for the ensuing year, LIZ
Of John H. Anthem and James Gpson W. pes
posed for Grand Master, and after ballot tne voes
stood For Anthon 767; Gibson 500; giving Anthon
q clear majority OF l,2O4. NJ. W. Anthem, IN aocep.,ng
the honorable position to when nd "h he that tbey
would all unite with him III carrying 9ut o so
beautiful ideal OF Masonic charity The other ON
Deputy Grand Master, Christopher g.. Fox OF
Buffalo; Senior Grand Warden, Edmund l. hudson hudson
OF Albany; Junior Grand Warden, James W. Husted
OF Peeksk; Grand Treasurer, John W. simons OF New
York; Grand Pursuiyant, Johnston Fountain OF New
Lecturer George II. Raymond OF w-iorki Grand
Chapains the Rev. r. L. Shoemaker OF SCHENECTADY te
Rev Ferdinand Ever OF New-iOrk ana the Kew JUN
r. w Bro Jenkinson made n few remarks, thanking
the retiring Grand Master for the ability with when nc
had filed his high office during the past twenty years
The newly elected officers we're then installed accord
ing TO the impressive ritual OF the Masonic Order aer
which the meeting adjourned until this morning
DEPARTURE OF VISITING MAsoNs.
The larger part of the company of Free Masons VINO
have been guests In this city for several days past de-
parted for their homes last evening. Their visit was
made enjoyable by the hospitality OF their 1el0wcra1s
men here and the demonstrations TO which the welcome
visitors lent their presence while s0onrnng IN the cE
will make the renmscenCc OF TIE week lOnu ono W c
visiting and resident Masons of New-lork
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THE SUICIDE OF GERARD B. DE PEYsTER.

1t now appears that the inquest over the
body Gerard b. De Peyster who committed suicide by
shooting was held by Coroner Flynn Or. Smelling of
NO 70 Madisonye. testified that he had attended Mr..
De Peyser since July last he of unsOund mind was
called 10 attend hmOn the morning OF the 3d. and found
him suffering from pistOlsho wound in the head; he
fingered for Il hours. -
DR. VIM. A. Hammond cOrrObOrated the evidence of
DR. Smelling Mrs. Mary De Peyster the mother OF Mr..
DE testified that for the past year her son had
been Of mind; the morning OF the Sd inst
witness was awakened by hearing noise as OF body
falling in his she went up to his room, but he was
not there she mp stairs to the front rOOm the door
was fastened on the inside il was forced open, and on
entering found her son lying on the hearth and bleeding
from wound in his head; lie died at II on the Following
night . -.
The jury gave a verdict that Mr. DE Peyster committed
suicide while insane. lie was "a years OF age and ma
tive of this city.
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MASONIC MATTERS.
ANNUAL SESSION OF THE GRAND LODGE OF THE
STATE.

STATE.
Che Grand Lodge was called from refresh
ment to labor by NJ w. James Gibson Grand Master, at
A. m. yesterday Prayer offered by r. W. Rev.
John g. Webster, Grand Chaplain. number of reports
on credentials presented by the Grand Secretary
received. The Committee on Constitution and Laws
were directed to consider and report amendment
TO the Constitution making it necessary, when cand
date for Masonic Light shall have been rejected by any
lodge and proposed IN another, TO have the unanimous
consent writing of the rejecting lodge before he be
initiated in the one in which he il proposed
remarks in the Grand Masters address the Fra
ternal Dead referred to special committee OF
three the subject OF Warrants referred TO the Com
mittee Warrants; and the rest 10 the Committee on
Jurisprudence
NJ W. John W. Smons presented the report OF the
Committee Foreign Correspondence, and said that the
action of the Grand Lodge of the State Of NewYOrk in
suspending Ma sonic relations with the Grand Orient Of
France which had invaded the Jurisdiction OF sister
Grand Lodge had been approved Of by all Grand Lodges
throughout the Union which had been heard from on
the subject.
AT this stage Of the proceedings the Grand Master pre-
scented the Grand Lodge excellent portrait OF W.
James Herring, Past Grand Secretary 10 the Grand
Lodge, painted by his son. r. W. James Herring. The
portrait received and the following directed 10 be
Inscribed thereon:
r. W Jane. Herring Secretary the Lodge
Eew-York and founder Of the Hall aud Asylum FuBd.
NJ W. John L. Lewis from the Special Committee OF
nine appointed at the last communication ~ take into