The Van Buren press., 1870-05-10

HUSBANDS COMMITMENTS. Thou shalt
love no ether man but me.
Thou shalt not have . daguerrotype OF
any other likeness Of any man, but thy
husband.
Thou shalt not keep it in secret mol
worship it. for thy husband am jealous
hasbsnd
Thou shalt not speak thy husband
name with levity.
Remember thy husband commandments
to keep them sacred.
Honor thy husband and obey him that
thou mayst bc long in the home be has
given thee. rxrJ
Thou shalt not find fault when thy bus-
band chews and smokes.
Thou shalt not scold.
Thou shalt not permit thy husband to
wear buttonl@s shirt--but shall keep his
clothing in go,d repair.
Thou shalt not continually CAD about
neglecting thy husband and family.
Thou shalt not strive to live in the sty ie
Of thy neighbois unless thy husband is
able to support it.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's fine
hduse nor his fine furniture. nor his wife's
thousand dollar shawl, nor her fifty dollar
handkerchief nor anything that is thy
neighbors.
Thou shalt not 60 to woman's rights
meetings, neither to speak thyself or hear
others speak.
Thou shalt not scold il thy husband stay
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Thou shalt not sum up large bills at the
stores " hieh thy husband lis unable to foot,
for verify lie knoweth his means.
THE CnsnoKEE RosE.-The legend Of
the Cherokee rose is as pretty as the flower
itself An Indian chief of the Seminole
tribe was taken prisoner by his enemies.
the Cherokees, and doomed to torture. but
fell SO seriously i'll that it became necessa-
ry to wait for his restoration to health be-
fore committing him to the fire. And as
he lay prostrated by disease in the cabin
Of the Cherokee warrior, the daughter OF
the latter, young dark-faced maid, was
his nurse. She fell in love with the young
chieftain, and wishing to save his life,
urged him to escape; but no would not dc
SO unless she would flee with him. She
consented. Yet before they had gone far
impelled by soft regret at leaving home
she asked permission Of her lover to return
for the purpose Of bearing away some me
mento OF it. So. retracing her footstep
she broke sprig from tho white ros'
whiehclimbed up the poles of her fathers
tent, aud. preserving It during her tligh
through the wilderness planted it by tht
door Of her new nome IN the land of tht
Seminolss. And from that day this beau
tiful flower has always been known between
the capes Of Florida and throughout the
Southern States by the name Of the Chero
kee rose.
THE VIrALIrY or SEEps,--It is of i'm
portance to know how long seeds retair
their terminating powers, to prevent th'
sowing of those Of impaired vitality, al
well as TO avoid throwing away thos'
which, though several years old. are sti!
good. The test with water is not reliable
as good seed will frequently float, and tina
which is bad will often sink. The only
sure test is to plant a counted number o
seeds in pot OF box Of earth, and keep j
in warm room. II throo-fourths germinat
the seed may be considered Of averag
good quality.
Good for one year--Lecks. onions. pars
nips.
Good for two years-Bsan. carrot. egt
plant, okra. pea. pepper, rhCbarb, sage
satisfy, thyme
Good for three years-Asparagus, en-
dive, lettuce, parsley. radish, spinach.
Good for four years Broccoli. cabbage
ceuh-aower, celery, turnip.
Good for Eve to ten years-Bees, cucum
ber. melon, pumpkin, squash, tomato.