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Peculiarities Of the Chesapeake Pen.
imAula.

George Alfred Townsend writes in Scribner'f
Monthly concerning the Chesapeake Penins uls
and its people He says:
The queer phrases and pronunciation of this
region are of habit, and no longer of ignor ance
81 do'nO butt is mild form of affirmation "a
DANCED sight good deal" is an ambiguous esti-
mate of quantity. "Won't 'mung ye come to
see me-" is somewhat querulous renewal of
an invitation. "What for sort of q man" is
hardly indigenous, but sounds suspiciously like
an imitation OF "Fildelfy" or "B sltmero bust
ness talk. Who can define an Gill Commenced
day" except upon the theory Of natural volubil-
ity unrelieved by a dictionary? "An else" Is a
transposition of unless. "Right smart is of
universal currency; il applies to q man OF sa-
gacity, to quantity, and to distance; occasion ally
the word "peart" takes the place of smart, to
signify animation. "Cleyerness' in Delaware
means hospitality and good fellowship solely,
never skill, and it Is the next diploma below the
impossible grade of "a gentleman"
COusiDship is q feature Of good family life on
the Peninsula, the remark being common of
$50 and Sc is my fourth cousin" Extraordi-
nary cases of human longevity occur here, not
withstanding the prevalency at times OF low
fevers: but the Eastern Shore is healthier tn an
the opposite and higher coast. Crime is rare:
society was tranquil during the war; northern
immigration is welcomed, and observes no pref
udice.
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The California Pioneers Partner. {,

The California miners we're significantly loyal
in their friendships. Perhaps the absence OF
female society and domestic ties turned the
currents Of their tenderness and sentiment to-
ward each other. To be mans partner signi-
ned something more than a common promissory
or hutiness interest; IL was 20 be his friend
through good or Ill report, in diversity or ia
fortune, to cleave 10 him and none othsr-to be
even jealous OF him! There were argonauts
who we're more faithful to their partners than,
L fear, they had ever been to their wives. There
were partners whom even the grave could not
diyide-who remained solitary and loyal TO a
dead mans memory. To insult maa's partner
was 10 insult him; to step between two partners
in a quarrel was attended with the same danger
aud uncertainty that involves the pescemskcr
in q coniugal dispute. The heroic possibilities
of q Damon and Pythias were always present;
there were men who had fulfilled all those con-
ditiOIs, and better still, without a knowledge or
belief that they were classical, with no myth
ology to turn their hacks against, and hardly
conscious appreciation of q later faith that is
symbolized by sacrifice. In these unions there
were the sme odd combinations often seen in
the marital relation. A tai and short man, a
delicate, sickly youth and middie-aged man of
powerful frame, grave, reticeDt nature and q
spontaneous, eNubeTant onei MY partner
eft me the other day ;" said disconsolate Mis-
sissippian TO me; my partner left me, aud has
took up with shiny Yankee At Gold Hin.
"Well," he added, with a heartfelt sigh, "f
might have reckoned on tho ss alters tickle
ana nd OF jewelry and dress. "-Brct HIrie'S
Lecture,
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Nor FTs, II Ss OF

No,,itbLlo LANps - ~, $500.
United StGtet, by executive order dated AGgust "a,
le2 has directed that the sales Of lands ia Mime
IA, tie Postponed uns,l the following dates st the
Al ST. CIoTD, commencing MONDAY. December
10, lo72
AT IAIIos's FALLS, commencing MONDAY,
At Du LUTH, oomnesone MONDAY, December
30, lS7Z.
AID the President hss also directed tha; 80 much
ofseid proclamation No. IN, ss relates 90 sales %
laI DIS IN the ALEXANDRIA land district be revoked
Given under my hand II the city OF wsshipgtOp,
this twenty eighth day q August, A. ID. lS72.
WILLIS DRUMMOND.
&c 20 lawtds Commissioner General Land once
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CouRTING AHDJILrrNG.-The poet Campbell
Gays that he once heard . lady Of distinguished
beauty and rank defend Sir Thomas Lawrence
rom the charge OF having been culpable in pay.
ing attention to ladies without intending to foi
low them mp by an offer Of his hand. A gentle
man remarked that Sir Thomas was highly
bIameable. s'No," replied the lady Git was
rumored she herself was once the temporary
object of the great painters attentions, } "no
not exsctly-AOt SO much 30 blame," said she
musingiy. "What!" exclaimed the Rentlem an
duct?' Ono, not so much, !" was still the mus
ing response. "Can you really defend such be-
havior as desertion?" "why, sir" interrupted
the lady, "to confess the truth, am firmly OF
would rather be courted and Tilted than not be
courted at ali!"
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BUTTRR-A farmers wife. writing to the
Ohio Farmer, Gays OF all the products Of the
farm, butter 10 most liable 70 be tainted by pox-
ious odors floating in the atmosphere. Our
people laid some veal in the cellar, from which
q little blood flowed out, and was ne.ylected
until IL commenced to smell. The result was
that jar Of butter which Wa then packing
smelled and tasted like spoiled beef. Another
lady reader observes that there Is Q nithv, etas-
napt water, Q few hundred feet from their house
nom which an offensive efiuvium would BE-
borne OF the breeze directly to the milk room
when the Wind was In . certain direction, the
result Of which was that the cream and butter
would taste like the disasreeable door coming
from that pond. As soon as she pond Wa
drained We had no more damaged butter
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Educating giris ior household duties ought 20
be consi dered as necessary ss instruction in
reading, writing and arithmetic, and quite as
universal. We arein our houses mere than half
OF our existence, and IL Is the no use hold sur-
roundings which affect most largely the hsppi-
ness or misery Of domestic life. IL the vile
knows chow TO keep house." n she has learned
how things ought 10 be cooked, how beds shout
be made, how carpets should be swept how fur
niture should be busted, how the clothes should
be repaired, and turned, and altered, an reno
waited; If she knsws how purchases can be maize
10 the best advantage, and understands the lay
ing IN OF PROVISIONS; how to m AXE them 60 the
tarthest and last the longest; IN she appreciates
the importance OF system, order. tidi ne -. AMI
the quiet management of children and servants
then she Knows how 10 make little heaven OF
home; how 70 win her children from the street.
how TO keep her husband from the club
house, the gaming table, and the wine-cup.
Such family will be trained 10 social re
and usefulness in whatever position may be al
iotted to them. Ii may be safe TO say, that not
one girl in ten, in our large towns aud cities.
enters into married life who has learned 20 bake
loaf OF bread, to purchase q roast. to dust A
painting, 10 sweep carpet or TO cut ana if and
make her own dress. How much the Berfe q
knowledge of these things bears upon the thrift
the comfort and health of families NAV be con-
iectured, but not calculated by figurs. " would
be an inmeasurable advantage to make by at
tachiDg kitchen to every girls school m the
nation. and have lessons given daily In the pre-
paraton OF all the ordinary articles Of food and
drink Tor the table, and how 10 purchase them
in the market to the best tvan;1ge, With the
result OF large saving of money, an increase
of comfort, and higher health in every family
in the land.-Hdlps Journal.
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IA Minnesota youth of twenty-five, Who
y arr ed maiden Of forty-two, sues for a
d yorse bt cause the partner Of his Joys and sor-
lows chastises him.
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B,ssois . E s.S-; !. Ward .r,., i.
0elyIl I'm Xsp efhsrfr X. ". .
fhEsosif1iohe hQGURAf1Li CON NJ
Al Hours, Day md Midi. ,o,,sfM
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DIDN'T WANT TO BE GIRL--A few even
ings since - one of our country friends, Mrs
usual caused them to say their prayers A little
girl, I'VE years old, having just been disposed OF
with the closing sentence of-and make me
good girl, Tor Christ's sake, amen-when john
mothers knee. After repeating, "Here Law
me-" Sc, his ma eseayed to close for him, But
Johnnie was paying more attention than che;
and when she eaid, "and make me Q good little
girl, for Christ 9 sake. amen, he said, shan't
don't want to be good little girl for Christ's
sake, amen."-FrdRkiin (Kesfseky) Yeonas.
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Every person entitled % the right Of m. rmr,,on
70 any Of the leDds within the tsunsbi ana ss,t
OF toy nshDs above unersted 10 reQuireo no eStsb
Itch the same TO be satisfaction Of the Becjters a.
Receiyers q the sroHsr laud ofboss, and make cay
ment therefor ~ soon DracficabIe affer ssSir.
TIM netsce, and before the day sppointed for ~
coumeIeeBest Of the public sale 81 the lands en-.
brecfne me est clefmedi otherwise such claim V,l
be forfeited. WILLIS DRiI n noGU WI
ocl3-lsvsm Conmissionsr GenerN Land on.
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WHO fAuoAr the parrot his s.welcome?,
Who taught the raven In Q trouth 10 throw peS-
bles into hollow tree, when she espied water,
that 1t might rise - that she might come 10 IL?
sea Of air, and 10 ind the var from dover In
the field TO her hive? Who taught the ant 70
bite every grain Of corn that she 6urieth In the
hill, lest II should take root and grow2-Bse,n
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Poole Il great character in his way. He il
supposed to be very shy of anybody below q
duke, but in reality he treats his dukes with
democratic freedom, and is ready to make q
suit for anybody who VIII pay his price. Any
number Of stories are told OF him. One day 4
young captain in the guards lie said to have
stopped him when driving on the parade a,
Brighton, and asked him, as q bit OF fun, 20
look at his coat and see how badly It was m sde
Poole flung his reins to the groom, grsvely
scanned the coat, took q piece of chalk from
his waistcOat pocket, and chalked any number
of cabalistic diagrams or problems from Euclid
on his customers back. "Ah," he said, con-
templating his work with much satisfaction;
"that will DO now, captain; Just 90 to NV place
and let the cutter see these marks, and he viii
know what to do" And returning to his pha-
ton, he left the poor fellow chaked all over like
IN April fool. Poole takes care 20 hold his own
ground among bis aristocratic clients, Who are
rather amused than offended 1t his blunt wsys
They sometimes invite him to their cOunfry
houses, and on one occasion his complaint that
the company he had met Vas very mixed, was
met by the remark thst che could not EXPECT
them to be all tailors."-Loadsa Letter.
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~Mark Twain comes back because hisvi
health e 20 poor that hsr death is sxpected from
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10L0uis Napoleon's son win enter the naval
Of Louis Beauhaxpats.
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livery person entitled C the right OF pre- rmptiou
sny Of the lands within the townships aud parts Il
townships above enumerated re- uiTed g. -tahlish
the 20 the salts sctlUn 81 tho Register aud Re
ceiy ere q the proper lard Jcs, and make payment
therefor soon practicable after ng this
notice, and before the day Appointed iJr the
cement Of the public sale OF the lallas enbrac-
tng the tract claimed othr~i~e such claim will be
forfeited. WILLIS DRlMMOND,
CJuluissionerof the General Laul once
ie1-
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hFFlCIAL-lHo. 176.D
BY The PTeSdsaf a Ike Uaifsd STATS
PROCLA

~
BY Tie PTsodsHi ar nae Unusd Sia,s.
PROCLAMATION.
In pursuance Of Law, L, Ulysses s. Grant, Pre.i-
otl. o. me Sltea states OF America DO hereby de
Pine LaDos wl be held az the lndermontiOsed - nd
6ess n the sisie Of Minnesota, stthe periods here
At the Land Once at ST. CLOUD, Mime.
S sSs fo s0 ihe sas Sn H1NpAl January -
posed Of in the tovnships and psrt,
North q base line and west Of fourth principal
Townships 81 and s. in range Is.
Towpsfirs 20 and a. in range =.
Township a. in range ..
Moth Of base line sad west Of hfth principal me
township lao, Of rargeS
townships l55 ard 30, Of range ..
townships iSs and AZ. Of rsnse0.
townships lss and l39. Of range 81.
townships lss, lSs, and lao, of range SIS
At the Land Once At OAK LAKE, Miune.ota
conipencine on MONDAY, January ~, ISIS, for the
the aforementioned townships and parts OF t0sn.
ridisn: ' A'A 'P'' "e
T TS.n:ss: r. IS Is 49, an. and , !.
townships iS7, Us, isS' and leo, % range 50.
townships lSs, l5s, aud lsO, In range a.
All lands held ct double minimum price viii b. Al.
pei scrsi 4, So end ~ land. held :, mininam
and s We n.s Ssn T. Per :srs
Indian, military, enc Other purposes, or ed
sale.
The Onerins Of the sboye lands viii be commenced
N which hey are advertised until the vh Jle shall
have Teen offered, and the ssss thus tlcsed but NO
sale shall be keDt open longer than two weeks, and
nD alter he he srS so - e admitted
Liss Of sectional Gubdivaions are IN the hands of
The local ofcers aud viii BE open Tor The ensmins.
tion Of those desiring 20 purchase.
Given under my hand at the city Of Washington,
this 9Th day Of October "A. u. ls72,
By the President:
VIII Lis DBUMMOHD,
Conmiaiostr Of the General Lad once.
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kss~xhser Year ON Meat.

We arc paying twice rs much for meats ss
n IS. 'SSn, Less :, Than lar halt Of AL .gAy s.ss 70
THIS up 20 full half and . trite more, very
lroperly gses tne butcher. 10 hoseet. he IL
tss y emit ed Ia - mich. What becomes Of
ntsrs:
TIE honest hatcher and ne f,'- .i-ove- are
seti'eS a. geuevai rlliet no more than . sost
oon eefs al n for q 9 labor and hzst IA % they
. tske sEeH themselves "a supp yang The pablo
necessities, a. all SEASONS and IN all westberS.
g-seping. and VIII not stcop tc IN "a lueut rr A.
uces IN their weight, should be paid the amount
OF their halls promptly aud cheerf ally. But
nea.Ly half OF what " Pay for our meats. is
the big spectators ia cattle Of - kinds, men
with lerge means already accumciR,ed in this
business, and ctACTs w,th slender means Of
their own hat with large hank sccommods-
tiurs. who car run or from tie Ilf-c markets
200, I0S0rr 1860 mFes. sud buy ~ all the
oTovtk tia; sre appra aching ary "a our lsrge
cites, and hold them back tiil they can sell az
'btH uwn pfic'N Tbs /, enc OF many n srp
pra 'tir~s by which til great mass u the
American " Ople are forced 20 NV twice as
mach a. hey onghtior an iTafCrtsa' article II
No law exists. AMI perhaps none couIi he
uAde. strong eUOIah 20 ,r-recr 60 even 20 keen
these speCulstoEs within bOauds; sui az see not
but q At the prg fssslDual men AZ I th. merchau.s
nltTrhsnics and Il the laborins cls-srs must
mske up their min Is to swallow the tmrosstOa
as easily a. they car, "a despair of ths great
wToJ = ever beng Tighted.
Bnt n ~ the Turner'S IN We have IN mind
those who live near 81 les the case a. dferenL
Redress, in part. II uI theI Osn hands. They
are under no necessity OF sailing AZ their fkt,eg
ed animals 20 The drOyer. and thea re- Purch 49,
u's 20 Ereh OF the meats a. VA slpply THEFT
own fanties, At great advance on their Sc iiiry
prices. They can slaughter thrir ra'rere1 am
mails AZ home. 90 the extent OF supplying their
own families With fresh meats. In many eases
when large animal is slsu Uttered, they can
sdvsuts geously turn over the surtlus shova
their own warts, in the payment OF merchants
and mechanics biiis; and n not untrelusntiy
happens that the farm laeorer~ who work for
them, would be x al 10 take home 40 his family
piece OF fresh meat nj reasonable price. tn
sieadof so much cash The farmer sni bic man
could % arrange the matter, g. a. favor the
Interests of both parties. We close with these
Few suggestions, thi0king that some Of or
readers may be % situated az ~ profit By them
-Nep York Evdnoelis..
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No mechanic can ever attain Ia, melton m.
les he is sble TO detect ordinary irfeFiect on
~ sight, 20 that ne can see ~ rftngs ave OUT OF
llnmb, out of level, out of seusre aRd -oat OF
proper shape; and unless &c can s'er detect tfis
. op0rtioned or illshspes } = te Tbs IS a
gfeSi mechanical attain met e. We say attain
M n. because it cas- be atisin i " sUv or ina
ry per on. OF eourss there aIe .!eTec-ls= yes
p ihzre are other defective org Ahs. he ech,
TO- ~ lance, is sometimes detectiv~; hut s,lveye
l. suScertible of The same traiui-, assr, o.her
crgan. The muscles, the So5ce, tie It use OF
!t Til z, all Require tIx!EiDs. Consider how the
artist must raln the organ OF sisht IN order to
Detect the slightest inperfectea in shade. color,
proportion. sbape. expression etc. Not ON
blacksmith in five ever sttsin- the art OF ham
nnrngsgrare; yet u = very essential In his
occupation. II Is simply because he allows
himself to get into careless habit, a E1le
'fsi'ins ano care Is all that IL necessary for
success. -
The tact "a that the eve u not ha3f as mueh IT
fault as he needles mind. Sem carpenters
scqu:re the careless habit 80 Us;Dg try square
every timo they pane eft q sha wing, il pis E
OF giving their minds right tn Iheir business
and properly training their eyes; all unleSs
they cultivate this towcr or the eve, they VIII
always be at iOurhev-work Look At the well
trained blacssm.tl.; he goes across the shop.
PICKS up tie b. rse ssfoot, takes sgaint, retur 5
Ia the anvil, for ycs the shoe, and iE ,cuy NOS
the foot. CoktTa-t him with the baugl-t vino
looks at the foot, then iorges shoe, ofo "a tbs
ruin az fine horse. Now the faett lies in ever
allowing himself 70 rut a shoe that is not in
proper shape Cor Ire foot; he should de,erinine
TO make lie shoe III The foot IA place Of tbs foot
fitting the shoe, and he should follow il ap uni. 4
the obi et Is accomplished.
very good way 10 discipline the mech snicAl
eve Is TO first measure an inca With tue eye,
then prove u with the rule, then mea surc half
inch, then an eighth, and so on, and van viii
soon be able to discover at glance the differ
eDce between a twelfth and a sixteenth of au
inch; then go 20 inches o, y, and 60 on. Some
call this guessing; there no guess work abo ut
IL; il is measuring with the eye and mind. =
guire the habit OF criticisiDg for iDperfections
every piece OF work that you see; do everything
a. nearly as you can without measuring, Tor
spelling IT, or as nearly as you can trust the eye
with its present training. II You cannot see
things mechanically, do not blame the eye Tor &c,
II Is no more 70 blame than the mouth is be-
cause we cannot read, or the fingers beca use we
cannot write. person may write q very good
hand with his eyes closed, the mind Of course
directing the fingers. The eye is necessary,
however, to detect fmperfections.
Every occupation in life requires a mechani-
cally trained eye, and we should realize, nor
than We do, the great Importance of properly
training that organ.-Scfentifc Anericds.
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NOTICE TO PRr-ysprIos cLAT.,srs

frer10e1t y the United Nfafee,
By the President: ~lLLis DRI sEuND,
Commissioner Of tbs General Land ono.
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said: 81 let you have s. three months ago, and
you promised to come and pay me in a week"
Applicant have called upon you several
times, but couldn't lind you in. III. G.-Yes; YOU
never find me in when you have money to pay
me, but you take good care to find me when yOu
The philosopher carried with no little pride a
fine $40 chrOnometer gold watch, presented to
him by the Tribune printers. 1t would have kept
accurate time if the owner had wound it, but
that he seldom did; and when he tried it was an
hands, and after whiTling them around doze
times think the job was done. An hour after
ward. in looking for the time, he wondered
"why the thing wouldn't 60" One night, as he
Rhosdes, the night clerk, for .. David handed
1t out, and Horace damned it into his waistcoat
pocket as far a. his fingers would Co. On the
he reached the Office he told the story of the
robbery, winding up with: ''They stole the
watch: but didn't get my -" The theft was
made known to Colonel Charles 8. Spencer, the
noted criminal lawyer. He sent word to one OF
the chief "kpucks" that If Mr.. Greeley's watch
was not in his hands within twenty four hours.
would gel the fun Seneft Of the law. inp iess
than tW eDty -four hours Colonel Spencer handed
the watch to the astonished philosopher.
On his release from the Paris prison his funds
we're low, In fact all but exhausted, and rather
than avail himself OF the unusual commercia
facility Of drawing against his bank account in
New York, he wrote home to the Tribune, ask
promising promptly to repay on his return.
The gentlemen in the once who first heard OF
the request, and who were abundanty able to
send the money, regarded Il as q joke, and as
joking was then always in order in the Tribune
circles, sent the letter to Patrick O'Reurke, the
chief engineer, who they knew had the cum In
man would instantly draw his money. but they
intended to updeceive him before he had time
10 send 1t to Europe. Pat, however, absented
when they told him their joke he said, "Too
late; the moneys gOne!" In due time Mr.
Greeley returned, and ths orst man fent fQr was
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-03-10
Among the MOrmOnS,

Redfield, of the Cincinnati Commercial,
is out among the MormOns. He writes
from Ogden as follows:
Over one quite large store, containing
dry goods, groceries and furniture, / saw
this strange sign, painted in large charac-
ters: Holiness to the Lord. ZiOn's Co
operative Mercantile institution The
first four words were in circular form, and
under them was the picture of large eye.
1 could not understand what such sign
had to do with the retail dry goods and
grocery business, and made inquiry. [
was told that it was Mormon sign, show
ing that Mormon kept the store and that
Mormons were bound to patronize him.
They were prohibited from trading with
" Gentiles," and no Mormon would pa
tronize store that did not have such a
sign. Upon looking further, l noticed
that One-half the stores had the sign out,
all of which seems strange and unreasOna-
bic. Wishing to make some purchases, L
bought what l wanted without regard to
the 'sign on the outer WALL" / found
that " Holiness to the Lord" and a big
eye under it, did not lessen the price OF
dry goods.