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The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-13
SarifmItnral.
Wash for Barns.

There is no cheap substitute for oil
paint. All the different kinds Of white
washing are incapable of shutting out
moisture. The sides Of buildings espcc-
ially exposed to rains will lose n portion
of any kind of wash by the combined ac-
ton OF frost and moisture. Oil paint oh
yiates this difficulty. There are many
different kinds Of wash recommended; ;
but with single exception, we never
found any thing better than mixture OF
good lime and water. This exception
we have made through trial with. a
rough barn. which received coating four
years ago. now retains most OF Il, al
though considerable portion Is scaled of
or the most exposed side. This wash Is
made substantially rs follows. One peck
Of iinc beach sand. three pecks OF water
lime and four quarts Of salt. These pro-
portions might vary without detriment-
there should he as much sand rs can be
conveniently applied with a brush. A
farm laborcr applied this mixture early
last summer to two rough barns, one
about thirty by ffty-fvc feet. the other
twenty by thirty. In three and n half days.
consuming two bushels Of water-limc,
which was nearly the whole cost OF the
material. This coating. now nearly one
years standing. appears tn bc rs good rs
the day Il was put on. lt will be per-
ccived that the expense Is only about one
tenth the cost Of coat OF paint.
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0vsr-F Feeding Laying Hens.

LAYING hens cannot manufacture eggs
out of air alone. They must have lib
eral supply Of albuminous food that will
furnish egg producing material. Seavcr
writes: ..rherc is nothing gained by feed
ing your laying hens rs though YOU were
f,tteuing them for market. Especially
will this remark apply while they are
running out. This thing Of over-eating Is
hurtfll to anything that eats. Ii Is nat
ur,l for n fowl to be on tha lookout the
most of her time. and swallow grain
at time rs Il Is found, and thrive best
living in this manner. Not so with man
or beast. II Is best for the latter to eat
meals at certain periods, and not eat n
particle between meals Feed fowls n
little mt time. and often. Grown fowls
should not be fell less than three times
day. / find that il l over-feed fowls.
they 90 or in some corner and sit down
and chill. If the weather Is cold; where
as. had given them half rs much. they
would have continued moving round.
feeling well, and seemingly getting that
exercise that their nature requircs. by
keeping their blood IN healthy action.
by this means my hens arc better of in
every respect one-half of my grain Is
saved, anil rs great y pcrsentaSe Of eggs
is secured"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-13

T1IE SrARs or TIE SEA. Very few
children In this part of the world have not
found the stiffcned frames Of star.fsh
lying upon the beach. but thousands upon
thousands have mover seen the beautiful,
living stars of tho sea, that. aro brighter
than flowers. and nearly rs varied and
beautiful, In form. There Is the birds
foot-star. of scarlet and orange; the sun
star, which clings to the surface Of rocks
IA twelve rayed sun of brilliant scarlet;
and the. .dusky-rcd five-fngcr star, that has
great beauty, though It's flaming relatives
sometimes throw II In the shade. Its five
broad rays, at first sight, seem like legs; |;
but It's real legs, II VIC may call them so,
are thousands Of tiny suckers projecting
through holes in Its under surface. Not
ono of these wonders, however, Is as
strange rs tho brittle star-a little flower
like creature with five long prickly arms
that move about In q graceful snake-likc
manner. and make him seem quito Mt his
ease; though really he Is extremely SEN
sitive- 30 much SO that II you wero to
handle him roughly, he would most likely
commit deliberate suicide by breaking
himself into little bits.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-13

ExrEMrORANEoUs PREACHING. = In
ono of tho lower counties Of Maryland
there nOurished, In the palmy days Oi
the "peculiar institution" IN old darkey
preacher, who used no notes, and prided
himself on his oxtemporaneOus efforts.
His white brethren called him"Doctor",
u title which he accepted, OF course,
with ludicrous gravity. At n camp-mcet-
ing which the Doctor WAS holding. ona
OF these friends gave him, rs text. this
passage In tho Pslams Of David "Wake,
psaltery and harp; l myself will arise
right early" The doctor" adjusted his
speciaclcs, and read:
"Wakc, peaslc- tree and harp; I my.
self will arouse right airly."
The doctor" went ON TO explain that
Moses was very early riser; that he had
a pe,.sle-tree which grew near his win
dow; and that he was wont To rise
mighty airly and hang out his harp ON
dc peisle-trce, ,oid psalms. ..t.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-13

It's curious fact that a feature ofvol-
canic discharge In. South America often
consists In the election Of immense num-
bers Of fish, usually Of ono specie, thrown
out sometimes In such quantities as 70
poison the air and spread disease by their
exhalations. Tho fish In question belongs
to tho same natural order rs the fresh
water catfish, with which every one In
tho United States Is we'll acquainted. II
has been taken alive In some Of the lakes
In the sides Of tho Andes, mt an elevation
of eight or ten thousand feet above the
sea; and.it Is supposed that these lakes
communicate with reservoirs In the inter-
ior. from which the fish arc elected by the
volcano. Specimens have been obtained
by Professor OrtOn. on his late expedition
to Ecuador. and have been identified rs
the Cyclopiunl. .hum6oltitii Of. naturalists.
It Is very remarkable, however. that these
fish. although thrown out In q half.boiled
state. arc generally uncooked, and somo
of them indeed are alive when they reach
the surface Of the earth.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-13

II Is night now. and here Is home.
Gathered under the quiet roof. elders and
children lie alike Mt rest. In tho midst Of
q great peace and calIu, the stars look ont
from tho heavens. Tho silence Is peopled
with tho past; sorrowGnl remorses for
sins and shortcomings, memories VI pas
sionate joys and q iefs rise out Of their
graves, both now alike calm and ssd.
Eyes, rs I shut mine, look at mo, that have
long ceased 10 shine. The town and tho
fair landscape sleep under tho starlight,
wresthcd In the autumn mists. Twink
ling among tho houses, q light keeps
wstch, hcrs and there, In what may be .
sick chamber or two. Tho clock tolls
swectly In tho silent air. Hero Is night
and rest. An awful sense OF thanks
makes the heart swell, and the head bow,
a. pass to my room through the sleep
ing house. and feel rs though n hushcd
blessing was upon it.-7haekeray.
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MORNING, MAY 13, 1870.

GRASDcHrLpREN.-Gather together, you
great and goodlv company, who are in
tercsted In the grandchild In your own
house, and Let us help each TO better un-
Outstanding of the meaning and the rich
ness Of this relation. We vii! not begin
with the creation or the delugc, nor un-
dcrtake to give history OF grnndfnthers
and grandchildren since tho day Of Enoch; !;
nor will we go into the philosophy Of the
parental love, that Is the key 70 he whole
matter. We know that We l0vo our
children. first of all, from certain instinct.
because they arc ours; and we know that
while with the lower animals this love
ceases with the dependence of the young
animal upon the parent for aliment, with
the human being ths love deepcns rs tho
relation of parent and child Is ripencd and
strengthened by. growing sympathy and
mutual service. Now this very affection
that we have for our own children does
not rest In them alone, rs they grow in
years and knowledge and rise into youth
and maturity. We still ycarn for little
child to love, and there Is void In the
house where there is none. Good Provi-
dcncc has bcnignly met this need OF our
nature by or,laining that when our chill
drcn grow up their place shall be supplied.
or rather trucly filled. by children Of
theirs, and so the child Is not set aside, but
rather restored In the grandchild.
do not exactly know how TO nnalyzc
the kind of affection that Is 80 ready To
cling 10 grandchild. We love that lit
tie fellow ut .oncc. without waiting for
moralist or theologian to define tho fcal-
ing or urge the duty. He is blood of our
blood and bone of our bone, and In the
form that most expresses dependence and
wins protection. Hc is the child Of our
child, and wc love him for our sake. for
his mothers or fathers sake, rs well rs
for his own sake. We SEQ In him not only
himself, but tle whole world Of affection
with which he Is related. In that boy or
girl in our daughters arms we SEQ rs In q
mirror the face Of our daughter when she
wasin her mothers arms; and that moth
cr's face smiles again upon us with new
grace, whether from the earthly home or
from the heavenly mansion.
Then this child is nearer our heart from
being an interpreter Of the plan Of God
for our human life. He shows to us how
It Is that God is ever educating us for HIM
self. and calling us tO live In fresh and un-
dying affection by ever setting, like Jesus,
n little child in the midst of us. If wo
have only our own children to love, tho
time will come when they will grow up
and bo full of new interests and cares that
may come between them and our hearts.
When these children Of ours have children
their affections are softeped, and their
hearts are quickencd towards us and ours
toward them by this new attraction. that
sends child into the family not to battle
rival of any, but tho friend Of all.-REy.
SAMUEL OsGooD, ID. d., in Harpcr's Nag
azinc for Nay.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-13

In the South Of France m immense
business Is devoted TO the cultivation Of
flowers, for the purpose Of extracting
their perfumes. The products Of ono
year has been 1.475.000 lbs. Of orange
blossoms, $4,000 lbs Of roses, 100000
lbs. of jcssaminc, $4,000 lbs. of violcts.
100 lbs. Of acaoia, $4,000 IBIS. Of GO
raninm leaves. 2i.OO0 lbs. Of tuberoses.
5000 lbs. of dxfodils, besides large
quantity of lavender and many other
dowers. The odors are extracted by
means Of Eats, which absorb the essen.
tial oils.
Boys marbles arc made from the rc-
fuse Of agate mills and q,iarries, chiefly
at Obcrstcin, Germany. The broken
pieces of stone arc thrown, In NIL their
roughncss, by the hundreds, upon the
top Of large slab Of stone whose upper
surface is furrowed. Over theso bits
that ars To bocome marbles, Is laid
n block of hard and heavy wood,
which Is kept revolving under n steady
stream of water, and by this process the
fragment arc speedily made spherical.
and fit for the pockets and knucklcs OF
the playground
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-13

MORE PROBLE,is.-Supposing the river
Gnngcs to bc three cubits In breadth (Which
It isn'), what Is the average height OF the
Alps. stocks being ut 9l l-2?
II In autumn apples cost 4d. per pound
In London, and potatoes shilling n score
In spring, when will green grapes be sold
In Paris Mt 1-2d. each, Spanish oranges
being ut discount of 8 per cent?
1.-two men can kin two brace OF par
tridgcs in going up tho right side Of ro-
triangular turnip-feld, how many would
be killed by five men and terrier pup,
In going down the other side'
II milkmaid, four feet ten inches In
height, while sitting on three-lcgged
stool, took four pints Of milk out Of flfteen
cows. what was the size Of the field In
which the animals grazed, and what the
girls name and ngc'
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-13

Mrs. Catherine Marsh Of Baltimore. last week
in freak Of insanity, murdered her four chill.
drcn by cutting thsir threats. She attempted to
kin her mother and inflicted upon her fearful
gsshes with her butcher knife, but II Is thought
the old lady will recover. Il Is supposed that
her insanity was caused by the mysterious sb-
sencc Of her husbaud.-Rev. DR.. Boynton Of
Washington, d. C., denies having had any COM
plicity in the charges brought against Gen. How
ard by Mr.. wood.-Gcn. jordan, lately COM
mander Of the Cuban forces. with six companies,
arrived at Nassau on the 18th inst. Gen. Jor-
dan intends to proceed 70 New York.-There has
been great Fcnisn scare on the Canadian IRON
tier. and great var preparations haye bern made.
but no fenians have appeared, and the suthori-
ties are disbsnding their volunteers and sending
the boys honc.-Spain expects to derive from
the Cuban revenue the present year $50 ,000, 900.
IA lad by the name Of Land, living st Maiden.
was struck by the o'lock down train from Bos-
ton last Saturday. while attempting 10 cross, -
the train was passing throseh thai place, and
instantly killci.-The water In the Mississippi
river Is sad b be thrss inches higher than ever
before acknowledgements lake b clear Of
Zoe and the lake navigation b soon TO commence.
The Steamer Chooorus, having undergone thor
ough repairs, wss launched st Meredith tast Bat
urdsy, and b soou'to commence her regular
trips.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-13

Tho Now York Independent publishes
the following nnccdotc Of the laio Prcsi.
dent Lincoln: .#.|
Ono evening. during the Last winter Of
his lifa. when extremely busy, and weary
a. wcii. nfter the many duties of tho day,
be wns called to the rcception-room to sse
Mr.. Speed, then attorney general. Tho
latter had called to Introduce friend; !;
and. seeing the weary look on tho Prssi.
dents face, he at once began 10 apologize
for interupting him. II am very sorry
said Mr.. Speed livery sorry. Mr.. Prssi-
dent. to disturb you" "Spccd." no ro-
piled. 'you remind mo Of story Of Hen
ny Ward Beeoher. One Sunday, - he
was going b preach. 10 saw some b-ys
playing marbles In the street. He stop.
ped and looked ut them hard. Boys"
ho said. presently-.boys, I'm scared; yes,
aoarcd~ "Then why In hi don't you
run?H answered the boys. II you afo 30
sorry. Speed, why did you oono'"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-13
How to secure good Oats for Seed.

AS we sow. 81 shall We reap" Is an
accepted truth. lf you sow small. poor
oats. you will reap The. same Kind. Swc-
dish and Norway oats are the rage now ;
permit me therefore ~ propose for imita-
ton the Swedish proceeding to obtain
plump and good seed oats. Place your
oats in a. heap ON tho middle OF the
threshing fioor. on the end thai the wind
blows in. Get h milking stool and n
small sosop--a -four scoop will do-an,l
throw tho oats with light turn Of the
wrist, to the other end Of the floor.
against gentle wind. A little practice
win soon enable you to throw IL in half
circle Mt tho same distance. Sweep or now
AMI then. II you have much, the utmost
circle Cor sssl the light oats for feed.
and the weed seed TO burn You viii
have seed oats worth To sow, without
buying at IS Per bushel. i have seen
oais Rrow in Sweden until Twas forty
years old. but nevor.sAw . heavy crop
where the seed was not selected rs
above.-Cor. Couatry Ge,tlenaa.
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-13

Ths words which Walter Scott puts In
the mouth OF Jennie Deans, In her men,
orablo address to the Queen, arc truo as
they arc beautiful: .When the hour Of
trouble oomes-ard seldom nsay 1t visit
your loddyship-snd when the hour OF
death comes. that comes to high and low
lang and late may Il be yours. y my
lcsidy!-it Is ma what We have done for
ourscls, but what we have done for others
that we think on most pleasantly"
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3netrp.
THE xrsrEKr OF nEMrSIscEScE.
,.,,.r,rsp r.ou rur errx,s or scun.rr.

-
,r.xst,yxp yrou Yux eEuuls or scuiLLKn.
n..IE
sill, lip TO Up, " cling ior aye unto theet
What made me hurn thy very breath TO drink-
My lilo In thino =" snk'
Asfrom the eorqaerors unressted giaNc,
Piles without strife sabdae.i. the ready slave
Thy gaze draw near and near riumphsntiy-
Yields not my soul 10 thee'
Why from its lord doth thus my soul dePsV'
!. it sec.a.e It's native home thou a.'
Twia-bsxsd. both sc~is, and In the links they borc
Sign 10 DO bound once mofc'
Were once our beings hent and lntertwlning,
And therefore stlll my heart fcr thine plnnc
The Joys remote ef some bright realm undone,
'aas-. whcss oacc oar souls were ono
..,.. A,..s,o. 80
Yes un% M nyn sc.s m y '" '
mo lcnS s's'a ..n,.,s n "hi.S .,,a,i
Inc rAss my muse oens.n s.a s .so - vi, .,
Vno VIZ" "y ''" my ''
nh yes, ieafssa n ~, snsn gsns NJ n..e.
How cooe' one es'sse, '"-eps o
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-13

al came near selling NY boots the other day.
said Scuttle to his friend. "IIow so,'' 'well ,
I had them half-solcd."
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1870-05-13

Why Is . carpenter always uglicr than other
meu' Because he d. . deal Planer.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-25

New AxLE.-Mr. Matt Freeman called
our attention yesterday to a new axle OF his
own invention, which he terms "cotnbl-
nation axle" and which he thinks Will SUI
percede all others when Its virtues become
generally known and appreciated. The in
vention Is simply new way for attaching
wheels to wagons, buggies, ETC., and has
been applied to the new city hack Messrs:
Freeman & Valentine have recently turned
out of Freeman's stable. 1t differs from
the old plan III that the iron axle is fastened
firmly to the wheel hub, and both wheel
and axle turn. This rotary axle is about
ten inches LONG from the hub, and works in
a cast-iron box attached to the end and
under the stationary axle. 1t is threaded
at the end running through the iron box.
and secured in its position by a nut. In
putting on or taking off wheel it is only
necessary to hold the nut still and turn the
wheel.
By this invention wagon, buggy, car
riage, or any wheel continuance, can be
creased in half the time consumed by the
old way, and the vehicle to which it is at
tached runs much lighter and steadier. But
It's greatest virtue consists in preserving the
hub from wear. When the end of the axle
to which the hub is attached, and the iron
boxing in which it revolyes wear away, as
they must do in time, a new rotary axle
and boxing can be supplied at small eX-
pense, and the wheel hub is uninjured and
as good as new.-Macon Telegraph.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-25

A CoLosEp r. F. v. IN CUSTODY. About
two wears ago young colored couple were
married in Petersburg, Va. Robert Far
ham, the groom, is said to have belonged to
o family Of considerable wealth, and during
the war he served in colored regiment as
lieutenant. Their matrimonial affairs, some
how or other, did not move along smoothly,
and Parham deserted his wife and babe and
fed to Newark. His wife subsequently dis
covered his whereabouts and followed him
here, and the two again joined fortunes; J.
Within week or two Parham Is said TO
have forgotten his duty for the second time !;
and his wife, through the overseer of the
poor, secured the services of Constable
King, who, after search lasting two days,
discovered the derelict husband at No. 10
Spruce street, and lie was accordingly ar
rested and held to bail to answer the charge
of desertiOn on the 29th instant before JUS
tice Nugent. Both parties are about: thirty
years Of age. Since Ills second desertion the
woman has been living as q servant with a
family on High street. The Husband claims
that his wife desires him to provide more
money for her support than he can earn at
his trade, which is that of fancy painter.
Nerark IN. J.) Journal. .,.-f
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-25

GENERAL THOMAS l.. PRICE.-This vete-
ran politician, who died in Missouri last
week, was born in Virginia in 1909. He be-
came resident of Missouri in 1882, and was
elected Governor of that State on the De-
mocratic ticket in 1S4S. President Lincoln
appointed him brigadier-general in 1861,
and he remained in the military service of
the United States until 1862, when he was
elected to Congress. In 1864 he was the
Conservative candidate for Governor Of the
State against Thomas G. Fletcher, but owing
to the Invasion of Missouri by the Confede-
rates under General Sterling Price tie la
ideals had everything their own way, the
State being placed under martial law, and
Fletcher was elected at the point of the
bayonet. He was a delegate to the g john
son Convention" at Philadelphia in 1866,
and presided over the National Democratic
Convention at New York in July, 1868,
after Governor Seymour, the regular presi-
dent, was brought forward in the Conyen-
ton rs candidate for the presidential no
mination. In the death Of General Price
the State of Missouri loses distinguished
and useful citizen, and the Democratic party
of the Union an honored and faithful mem.
har
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-25

FATAL Accountability on Saturday
morning last an accident occurred at the
warehouse" near Port Tobacco, Charles
county, Md, which resulted in the almost
immediate death of William j. Scott, son Of
Mr.. Joseph Scott, of Charles county. Young
Scott, it appears, was rolling u hogshead Of
tobacco from the warehouse to the waters
edge. In doing this it was necessary to pass
down slight declivity. After starting the
hogshead the young man ran in front to ar
rest its Roadway, and in doing this STUN
bled and fell, and the huge mass, weighing
some eight or nine hundred pounds, passed
from foot to head over him. He, however,
got up, washed his face, walked to the
house, and laid down upon lounge, re-
marking at the time that he had killed him
self. Death ensued in less than two hours
after the occurrence of the accident. The
deceased was about tWenty-one years Of
age, and highly esteemed by all who knew
him.-P0rt Tobacco Times.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-25

THANKS OF THE PRUssIAN PARLIAMENT
AND PEOPLE TO THE GERMANS OF ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, July 21.-The following dispatch
was received tonight from the President OF
the North German Parliament in reply TO
the address adopted. Dy the meeting held
here last Monday night
"Berlin, July 81, 1s7O.-Your telegram
of the 10Th instant has been brought to the
knowledge of King William, of the Reich
stag, and of the German people. l am in
structed by unanimous resolution OF the
Reichstag to tender to you and our brethren
beyond the sea, in the name of the whole
German nation, our deep gratitude and
thanks for this expression of your devotion.
You are separated by wide distances from
your old homes, but your hearts beat warm
~ for the fatherland.
"You shall find your people true, and
your faith in the future OF Germany shall
be fulfilled. So will it, God. ;,
[Signed] "SIMsoN."