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South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-25
How a Diamond was Lost and Found.

A few years since, a gentleman engaged
in the lumber business in Maine, having
an appreciative eye for a fine diamond,
and being convinced that a real gem
would, if properly bought, be a safe in
vestment, accordingly commissioned Mr.
Charles W. Kenlard, the well-known
jeweler On fremont street, to purchase for
him 9 stone, about a thousand dollars in
value, which was mounted as a spiral
backed stud.
As months rolled on the owner was Of
fered by connoisseurs constant advances
on his purchase, which temptation only
made him value his gem the more, and he
said to himself, eff it is worth that to
them it is to me, and l will keep it till
forced by necessity to SELL"
In April of last year, while working on
his boom of logs on one of the streams of
the Kennebec, having on a shirt, the stud
hole worn large by service, he saw his
sparkling brilliant fall from his bosom,
strike the log, and glide quietly into the
swift current below.
Determination to regain it overpower-
ed the regret of his mind. He kept his
loss where his stud should have benin
his bosom. Sounding the depth of water,
he found it to be about seven feet; he
then decided to wait till the summer
drouth should bring the stream to its low
est ebb, and taking accurate measurement
of the place, by the bearings of the rocks
and trees on shore, allowing eighteen
inches for the change of direction by the
current, he left his treasure to compete
with the dace and sinner, IN fascinating
the river mermaid, and returned to his Mas
Sachusetts home.
The September following, six months
after the loss, the river being then at its
lowest point for the season, the undaunted
lumberman started for his diamond. The
riverful of logs, covering the place, had
been sawed and shipped, and now only a
few inches of water trickled over the spot
where the stud fell He took with him a
large tin colander, the holes of which
were of a size to hold the prize if found.
He had determined to work a fortnight, be-
fore giving up the gem as lost, and to
have all the river bottom to 90 through
his handy kitchen s~trainer. He made his
first dip of gravel and water as nesrly as
he could calculate, eighteen inches down
the current from where it struck the sur
face of the stream, seven feet above. And
a lucky dip it wasl for at the bottom of
the pan lay the lost gem, bright and spark
ling as when it came from the ieweler.
The above incident is a good illustra-
ton of Yankee patience and tact, as well
as a warning to those who wear diamond
shirt studs.-B0St0R Transcript.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-25
Dangerous Burning Fluid.

We desire to call attention to the noun
tebsnks who travel around the country to
exhibit their non-explOsive oils. They
show that it is j impossible to explode their
particular brand, and they give as a reason
that it has been treated with certain
chemicals in 4 way to remove all danger.
Nobody pretsnds that naptha, alcohol,
ether, and the like, are explosive. They
can be lighted and burned quietly and IN
the most i~noffensive manner IL is only
when mixed with the oxygen of the air
that an explosive compound is produced,
and this part of the experiment is natural
ly submitted by the exhibitor. 1t requires
considerable skill to prepare just the right
mixture of light oils and air to insure suc
cess, and it is under cover of this difficulty
that the dealers in adUlterated oils escape
detection. Unfortunate y, just the proper
mixture is sometimes formed in lamps as
the oil isexhausted, and the fatal explosion
takes place.
The number of accidents from the burst-
ing oflamps is very small, and it is not the
question of explosion that should attract
the most attention. By far the greater
number of deaths and losses by fire have
arisen from the ignition of the lamps OF
cans, either from the breaking of a lamp
or some careless handling of the petrol UNI
the ignited fluid spreading over the
clothing of the person, or on the floor, is
what does the damage. 1t ought to be
understo ID that there is no chemical that
will make an oil safe; the patents and
claims on this subject are sheer imposi
tons. The only way to make an oil safe
is by distillation, that is, removing from il
all oil or naptha that will take fire below
10 deg. Fahr.
ANY oil that can be lighted on its sur
face by a match, and will continue to burn
without a wick, is unsafe. Sperm oil, rape
seed oil, and the refined petroleum can be
poured upon the floor and a match applied
but they Will not burn; it is necessary to
heat them to a high point before any vapOr
will come off that Will take fire from a ia.
per and continue to burn.
Any oil that, when poured into a saucer,
will take fire and continue to burn as al
cohol does, is unsafe and ought to be dis,
carded at once. Such an oil contains VIOLA.
tile compounds which can give rise to ex-
ri lsive vapors, aud if the lamp breaks,
may occasion the most dangerous burns.
We must, therefore, warn all persons from
using such oil about the premises.-JoUT-
nal of ADDLtd Chemistry.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-25
nish snsdnnIr al menrt ni.ense.

How common is the announcement. Thou
sands are suddenly swept into eternity BY this
fatal malady. This disease generally has its
ORIGIN in impure blood, filed with irritating,
poisonous materials, which, circulating
through the heart, ~irritate its delicate tissues.
Though the irritation may at first be only
slight, producing q little palpitation or irreg-
ular action, yet by and by the disease beeomCS
firmly seated, and Inflammation, or hyper
trophy, or thickening of the lining men,
brane, or of the valves, is produced. How
wise to give early attention to a case of this
kind. Unnatural %throbbing or pain in the re-
gion of the heart should admonish one that
all is not right, and if you would preserve it
from further disease, you must help it to beat
rightly by the use of such a remedy as shall
remove the cause of the trouble. Use DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery before the
disease has become too seated, and 1t will, by
its great ~blood-purifying and wonderful regu-
la.ing properties, effect a perfect cure. 1t con-
tains medicinal properties which act speeif-
cally upOn the tissues of the heart, bringing
about a healthy action. Sold by all frst-elass
druggists. 5S1
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-25
A Story from One OF SOS Boys"

On one occasion the children were all
decree that every thst entered should
tell q story. Mrs 10 had Just been trap
ped, and made to pay forfeit, when little
five year old Robby came in, having got
out of bed to see what was the matter,
and dragged his bed-cover with him. He
was about to be turned ANONYMOUSLY
out, as one who could not pay the forfeit,
when he protested vigorously against this
sentence without a tIial, and declared
that he could tell lots CT ones " when he
had "inked." Having deeply cogitated
for a moment, "perched" on his mothers
knee, and wrapped in the gray coverlet,
he told the following brief but tragic
tale, with an earnestness that made it
funny:
"Once q lady had a million children
and a nice little boy. She went up stairs
and said, You mustn't go in the yard.
But he vented, and fell into the pump,
and was drowned dead"
ais that allS" asked Franz, as Bob
paused out of breath with his startling be
ginning.
"No, there is another piece of it" and
Bob knit his downy eyebrows in the eff
fort to involve another inspiration.
what did the lady do when he fell into
the pump?" asked his mother, to help him
on.
40, she pumped him up and wrapped
him in a newspaper, and put him on
the shelf to dry for seed."-FrOm LitaC
Men.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-25
Science in Plain English.

William Rushton, of Queens College,
Cork, writing in Nature, under the above
heading, says: 1.-THE learned will have to
revise the method Of teaching. There is
a well founded suspicion that the course
commonly pursued has been wrong in
principle. The teachers proceeded from
generalities, constructed very pretty sys
tens, and dealt largely in retinements.
Many people now believe, on the contrary,
that We ought TO begin with individual
instances, then lead the pupil to construct
a broad outline. and gradually to fill up
the picture as his knowledge advances.
"Or, take another illustration. If a man
works his way up the mountain side, he
meets with many difficulties, but atlength,
when he reaches the top, he enjoys a fine
prospect all around. Now, if that man
wishes to guide others up the mountain,
it is not sufficient for him to harangue
from the top, or to dilate upon the fine
prospect which he enjoys. He must come
down again to the valley; he must take
others by the hand, and lead them by the
way he took himself, or very nearly by
the same way.
Until recently, elementary treatises on
science were written from the top of the
mountain. The authors, enjoying IN e
panded prospect, were disposed to take
general views, and to discuss principles
which, however interesting to themselves,
had little or no interest for the pupil.
There was a want of sympathy with the
learner. For example, the writers on ge-
ography began with the globe, and ex-
pounded the elements of spherical trigo-
nometry and astronomy, talking of merid-
ians, parallels, the tropics, the equator,
and the ecliptic. AT present, the best
teachers of geography to young children
begin with the place where the pupil lives
and dwells; thence they proceed to the
surrounding districts, to n%eighboring coun-
tries, and end with the globe.
Bacon says that wherever it is posi-
bic, knowledge should be inSinUGted into
the mind of another in the manner in
which it was first discovered If this prin-
ciple were fairly carried out, it would
work great changes in Jul methods of
teaching"
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-25
Medical Mistakes.

It took the faculty about 8 thousand years to
discover that the best way TO cure diseases was not
TO render the paIienttOO weak to contend with it.
Within the last twenty years, however, the whole
system of medical practice has been changed for
the better. In diseases or complaints caused by
excessive heat, for instance, the doctors no longer
recommend the reduction of the invild's strength
by Frustrating medicines. The vast success which
has attended the use Of Hostetter's Stomach Bit
tiers as a remedy for debility, has given even the
most prejudiced member of the ole school an in
sight into the only true and rational theory of
cure. Cantharides. calomel, and overpowering
doses Of opium, are now among the obsolete nos
trume of another age. The lancet, once as much
the legitimate weapon of the physician as the
sword is Of the soldier, is seldom drawn from its
case. The principle Of life is no longer drained
from the veins by the quart, and water-gruel for
the strengthless invilid has ceas d to be consid-
cred an appropriate diet. Vigor is the motto of
the ational members of the profession, and they
unde stand, at last, the value Of q sterling vegeta-
bic tonic. So, also, with the people at lsrgr ;
and without consulting medical me at all, they
have adopted the bitters 5 a household remedy.
thereby ecOnomising both cash and health.
Note the fact that HOstetter's Stomach Bitfers
is sold in bottles only, never n bulk, snd that the
abOrtiOns springing up in various parts OF the
country, and sometimes offered as substitutes for
the great national specific, are all utterly worth
less.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-25
Farmers Wives.

TIE reading of essays by the ladies is
one of the exercises which give life and
interts st to the meetings of the Springfield
(Vt) Farmers Club. From n of the
essays by Mrs. Daniel Rice, published in
the Vermont Fdrmsr, we copy the follow,
ing paragraph:
"Did you ever think of the amount oil
thought req lisite 70 plan three meals a day
for three hundred and sixty five days in
succession? To prepare enough and not
too much, and for those living at a dis
lance from the village, to remember that
the stock of flour, sugar, tea, etc, is re
plenished in due time? Do you ever
think of the multitude of her cares and
duties? She must rise early to prepare
breakfast or oversee it. Perhaps there
are children to wash, dress and feed, or TO
get ready for school with their dinners.
There is baking, sweeping, busting, max
ing beds, lunch for the men, maybe-din-
ner, supper to be made ready at the proper
time-the washing, starching, folding and
ironing of clothes-take care of the milk,
including the making Of butter and cheese
and the inevitable washing of dishes
In autumn there is an additional work of
picking, preserving, canning of fruit, dry
ing dppitS, DoIlAS NluClf AAAhAH5 dBD4G
sauce, with the still more unpleasant task
which falls to her lot in butchering time.
Then there is haying, harvesting, sheep
shearing etc, when more help is needed,
bringing an increase of her labors. Twice
a year comes house cleaning. By the
way, of all the foes a bousekeeper has to
contend with, dirt is the greatest. She
may gain a complete victory, and think to
repose upon her lsurels after her semi
annual engagements-but it is only tenn
porary. The enemy sOon returns, and
even daily skirmishing does not keep it at
bsy. There is the mending, too. Sewing
machines are great blessings, but they
can't set patch or darn the stockings.
Idon't mention these things by way of
complaining of woman's lot in general or
asking for her any rights which she does
not posses Id0n't know as there is any
remedy in the present state of the world
1t seems TO he one of the evils of life
which must be borne as we bear other ills
but what I do ask is a due appreciation
of the important part that woman acta,
and a concession that her labors, mental
and physical, ere as great, al things con-
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-25

fixed, methodical plan, and they will then
learn their history, French and music all
the better. 1t is natural and right that a
mother should wish to see her daughters
well educated and even highly accomplish
ed; and it is a mistake that good and care
full education should unfit a girl for the
homely duties of cooking, busting, etc.
On the contrary, those duties would ne
better performed if mothers would, at the
same time hat they seek talented instruc-
tors for their daughters, impart to them
some of their own culinary talent; there
would be more good wives and marriages.
Little girls should be taught, as early as
possible, to perform simple household
duties neatly and as they grow older, let
them become gradually acquainted with
the theory of housekeeping in such a man.
ner that, when they are married, they
will be able to adapt themselves to their
circumstances, and be useful as well as
pleasing companions to their husbands"
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-25

SOME one calls the face the index of the
mind; but it was q wiser observer, the
wisest OF observers, who wrote -
There's 30 art
To find the minds construction in the face"
There are a great many people who
plume themselves on being what is called
"readers of character" We never knew
a professional reader of this sort who was
not constantly deceiving himself concern
ing his fellow creatures. As a general
thing, aces have an obstinate way of not
botraying the mental or moral traits of
their poSsessors. Character doesn't put
all its goods, nor even a small proportion
of them, in its shop-window. The idea of
reading at a glance anything so abstruce
and complex as the human hearti He is
a wise man who can understand himself,
to say nothing about reading other people.
There are few things in which we are
so apt to be mistaken as in the off-hand
estimates we form of men and N A
man OF dissipsted habits carries signs of
dissipation in his countenance; but, then,
intense mental labor, protracted anxiety,
and lack Of exercise will give the same
jaded, wOrn-out expression TO the face. A
friend OF ouTs-a famous student of physi-
ognomy o. once pointed vi to US, ON the
street, a most eminent and exemplary
divine, as being evidently a member of the
sporting fraternity-"a fine old sport" he
called him. Our friend was illustrating
his fatuous theory of reading character.
He committed the easiest of errors.
1t so happens that a man of the greatest
determination will have a weak mouth,
and the most vaciilsting and purpOseless
disposition will go with frm-set lip and
defiant eye. One of the bravest of our
young generals in the late war-a rough
rider, and reckless in battle to the verge
of madness-is a gentleman so unobtrusive
IN address, and so gentle of face, that a
strang T, meeting him casually, would at
c place him in Tat category of tenn
porizing souls who are supposed incapable
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-25
How to Save a Drowning Woman.

In Cheyenne, when anything happens,
the people consider that a religious duty
devOlves upon them to hold a meeting,
and to pass resolutions upon it, and so
strong has this habit become that some
citizens of that place, whenever a break
fast bell rings, call a meeting of the fam
lily. elect officers, and resolve to go down
stairs and eat the meal. The other day a
woman fell into Crow Greek and sank. A
large crowd of men were standing upon
the bank at the time, and they instantly
proceeded to organize a meeting for the
purpose of devising means for rescuing
the woman. After a spirited debate, NJ. A.
Arnold was elected Chairmen; and on
taking his seat, Mr.. Arnold not only
thanked the meeting very warmly for the
compliment offered nm, but he made a
long speech, in which he discussed the
tariff, the coal product for 1871, and the
Alabama claims. A series of resolutions
were then offered, and after a prolonged
discussion, and the acceptance of several
amendments, they were passed. They
embraced a protest against the depth of
Crow Greek; regrets that all women were
not taught to swim, and q resolve to rescue
the particular woman who had fallen
overheard. A committee of one was ap-
pointed to dive for her. He dived, and
brought the woman to the surface by the
hair. Just then it occurred to him that
he had not been ordered TO bring her to
the shore; so he let her sink again, and
swan to the bank to report progress, and
ask for further instructions. Action was
taken on the report, and after an exciting
discussion, he was directed to land the
woman Immediately.
He Owed again and dragged her out.
None of the women in Cheyenne can
hold their breath more than an hour at a
time, so when this n was Tt covered she
was dead. The meeting said it was sorry,
but it was vastly more important that
things should be done decently and in
order, and according to rule, than that the
life ola woman should be saved.-Ldrdmie
Scnti1d.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-25
Driving Bees from the Hive.

CHOOSE that part ola pleasant day,
when many bees are abroad, and if any
are clustered on the bottom board or out
side of the hive, puff among them a few
whiffs of smoke-that from spunk is best
so as to drive themup among the combs.
The bees will go up more readily if the
hive is tipped back, or elevated by small
wedges, about one-quarter of an inch
above the bottom-board. Have in read
mess a box, which l shall call the forcing
boX-whose diameter is about the same
with that of the hive from which you in
tend to drive the swarm. Lift the hive
from the bottom-bOa T without the slight
est jar, turn it over, and carefully carry it
off about a rod, as bees, if disturbed, are
much more inclined to be peaceable
when removed a short distance from their
familiar stand. II the hive is gently plac-
ed upside down on the ground, scarcely a
bee will fly out, and there will be little
danger OF being stung. The timid and in
experienced should protect themselves
with a bee-dress, sn1 may gently sprinkle
the bees with sugar-water, or blow more
smoke among them, as SIC as the hive is
inverted. After placing it on the ground,
the forcing-box must be put over it, and
every opening between it and the hive,
from which a bee might escape, should be
stopped with paper, or any convenient
material, The f~orcing-box. if smooth in
side, should have Stats fastened one third
of the distance from the top, to aid the
bees in clustering.
AS soon as the apiarian has confined the
bees, he should place a empty hive
which l shall call the decoy hive-upon
their old stand, which those returning
from the field may enter, instead of dis,
persing to other hives, to meet, perhaps,
with a most ungracious reception. As a
general rule, however, a bee with a lead
of honey or bee-bread, after the extent of
his resources is ascertained, is pretty sure
to be welcomed by any hive to which he
may carry his treasure; while a poverty
stricken unfortunate that presumes to
claim their hospitality is usually at once
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-25
Investmeut SeeurItIes,

JAY COOKE & Co. are now selling, and rec
ommend as a profitable and safe investment
for all classes, the First Mortgage 80 Gold
Bonds of the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany, bearing Seven and Three-Tenths per
cent. gold interest more than Sper cent. cur
rency', and secured by first and only mort
gage on the entire road and equipments, snd
on more than 23,OOJ Acres of Land to every
mile of track, or 500 Acres of Land to each
$1,000 Bond. The highest current prices will
be paid for U. s. Five-Twenties, and all other
marketable Securities received in exchange.
Pamphlets, maps and full information will be
furnished, on application, by JAY COOKE IL
Co, Philadelphia, New York and Washing
ton, and by most Banks and Bankers through
out the cOuntry.s
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-25
GopEY.s LApYs BooK.-The septembe

GoDEY's LADYs BooK.-The September
number contains an excellen tsteel-plate engraving
The Defense a beautiful colored fashion plate
and several other fashion illustrations, with de.
scriptions of the latest fashions The stories are
good, a. usual, and the useful information con.
taine in the household departments alone worth
the price Of the book. The terms are: One copy,
one year, 500; two copies, $500; three, 1850
four, $1,000; five, and one extra, S14.O0; eight
and one extra, S21.OO; eleven, and one extra
$3.50. L A. Cooley, Philadelphia.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-25

OLD PREJUDICEs ARE DYING OUT. New
facts are killing them. The idea that invalids
weakened by disease can be relieved by pros
trating them with destructive drugs, is no
longer entertained except by monomaniscs.
Ever since the Introduction of DIR. WALKERS
VINEGAR BTTTERs, it has been obvious that
their regulating and invigOrating properties
are all-suGicient tor the cure of chronic indi-
gestion, rheumatism, constipation, diarrhea,
nervous affections and malarious fevers, and
they are now the standard remedy for these
complaints in every section of the Union.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-25

j. V. FARwELL 81 Co, Chicago, are daily
receiving fresh importatiOns from manufac-
turers in Europe, and now have on sale the
best stock ever offered in any market. They
thoroughly understand the wants of the
Northwest, and merchants buying of this
house will see such goods only as are adapted
to this latitude. They will find their goods
selected for them, and can buy such quanti-
ties as they need, replenish their stock often,
and thus avoid the loss of carrying over an
old stock.
South-eastern Independent. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1871-1871, 1871-08-25

sidered, as those of the other sex. Wo-
man are not so childish that a little SYM
pathy now and then, or acknowledgment
of their efforts and sacrifices make them
imagine their case worse than it is. l tell
you men and husbands, it dOeth good
like a medicine and many a poor, crush
ed, broken down wife and mother is dying
for want of it,