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A MatrOn's Advice 10 Young
Girls.

Girls talk and laugh about marriage
as though it were a jubilee, a gladsome
thing, rose without a thorn. And so
it is, if it is all right if they go about
it as rational beings, instead of merry
making children. 1t is life business,
and that of heart and happiness. There
fore never do it in haste; never run
away to get married never "steal a
MARRIAGE" never marry for wealth, or
standing, or fine person, or manners, but
only for character, for worth, for the
qualities of mind and heart which make
an honorable man. Take time, and
think long and well before you accept
pny proposal; consult your parents,
then some judicious friend, then your
own judgment. Learn all that it is pos
sible for you to learn of your proposed
husband; when all doubts have been re-
moved, and not till then, accept him.
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As importers predicted bonnets are
towering and invariably have a diadem
front or rolling corOnet. Straws, OF
course. occupy the place vacated By rich
velveis, aud many beautiful styles in
soft Mylans, rich Leghorn and in lace
patterns. The crowns are square or OBJ
long, which is the only new feature
Flowers, Spanish blonde, locus aud nests
occupy prominence in trimming. Tips
in ostrich, Hiora5Out, of course, are used
but not To such an extent as in the past
season. Straws for ordinary purposes,
such as, what ladies' term, "black hat, /"
are dyed in the beautiful browns and
olive greens. For travelling they will be
par erreiicsce, as they require only a
band Of velvet with strcamers. A nov-
city is straw flowers intermixed with
leaves of cut jet, aud aR-old-style revived
il the straw buttons for dotting the veil
ing rs well as tho straw fringes, laces and
scarfs 50 much worn three years ago.
Lyne'ic takes the Dolly Warden hat va
cancy and is said to he quite piquant.
Large Leghorn fats such as middle-aged
ladies enjoy wearing will be again worn.
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Men Wanted.

In 1856, when a great reform was ag-
itating the people, DIR. j. q. Holland
published little poem which we here
with produce as one of the topics Of this
time of stress and strain. 1t i as timely
now as in 1856:
God give US mem time like this demands
Strong minds, great hearts, true faith and
ready hands;
Men whom the lust Of Office does not Kill;
Men whom the spoils Of Office cannot buy
Men who possess opinions and will;
Men who have honor men Who will not lie I;
Men who can stand before demagogue,
And damn his troacherous batteries with
out winking.
Tall men, sun-browned, who live above the
fog
In public duty, and in private thinking
For, while the rabble in their thunb-worn
ereeds,
Their large professions and little deeds,-
Mingle in selfish strife, lol Freedom weeps,
Wrong rules the land, and waiting Justice
sle@p.
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Spring is the most trying seasonArl
,olp. They need extra care and feed.
Farmers are generally busy putting in
their crops and they neglect them. The
weather is becoming warm, and ii is
thought that the same care is not needed.
This is mistake. A change from cold
TO warm weather relaxes the system, and
Young stock rapidly decline and become
lousy. If they become poor, you may
he sure they are afflicted with lice.
These can be destroyed by greasing the
animal or a decoction of tobacco leaves
or stems may be used on them, and thus
they may be rid of lice. The teething of
colts at this season is bad, as they are
developing new teeth and their gums are
swollen and inaamed. They should
have sott and nutritious food, and a
change afforded TO whet their appetite
Itise PITY for colts TO lose the flesh they
have acquired when a little extra care
aud feed would prevent any loss. When
a good colt has been bred il should be
raised properly, and kindness, care, and
skill are required to do this. Colaan's
Rgral World.
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An Editors Speculation.

An editor in Iowa recently advertised
that he "would take good dog in pay,
ment Of one years subscription for his
paper. The next day forty-three dog.
were sent to the Office. The day after,
wards, when the news had spread out
into the country, four hundred farmers
sent two dogs apiece by express, with
eight baskets full of puppies, all marked
c. o. ID. In the meantime the offer
found its way into the neighboring State,
and before the end Of the week there
were eight thousand dogs, tied up with
rope, in the editors front and back
yards The assortment included all the
kinds from bloodhounds down to poodles.
A few hundred broke loose and swarmed
on the stairways and howled, and had
fights, and sniiled under the crack of the
door as if they were hungry for some
editor. And the editor climbed ou; of
the window, up the water-spout, and out
on the comb of the roof, and wept
There was no issue of the paper for six
days, and the only way the friends of
the eminent journalist could feed him
was by sending lunch up to him in bal
looms. At last somebody thought of a
barrel of arsenic and three tons of beef,
and poisoned the dogs, and the editor
came down only to find on his desk a
bill from the Mayor for eight thousand
dollan-being the municipal tax on
dogs at one dollar per head.
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Horse shoes.

The earliest horseshoe makers appear
to have been Vandals and Germans, in
the graves of some of whom they have
been found. They seem to have been
totally unknown TO the ancients. The
first mention of them in literature is in
the works of the Byzantine Emperor
Leo, about thousand years ago, by the
name of "selenaia" or cres-
cents. They are thus among the most
modern Of our everyday appliances.
Before Leo's time, cavalry horses were
often disabled by the wearing out of
their hoofs. The war-horses mentioned
by job and other Scriptural writers were
unshOd. Receipts were given by Memo
phon, Vegetius, and other writers, for
hardening the hoof. The Japanese have
for centuries used straw socks or shoes
for the feet Of horses travelling on stony
roads. They wear out quickly, but cost
almost nothing, and can easily be re-
paired.
Horse-shoeing was probably intro
duced into England by William the
Conqueror Henry de Ferres, who
came with him, had six horse-shoes quar-
tered in his coat of arms, and is believed
to have been superintendent Of farriers.
The superstition which attributed a
power over evil spirits to horssALHss, >.
aud which at one time prevailed 50
largely that most Of the houses in the
west of London had them nailed over
the entrance, yet fingers. In many
houses of the more ignorant classes in
several countries they may still be seen
thus displayed.
Ii was reserved for an American,
Henry Burden, Of Troy, to contrive ma
chinery whereby this most useful article
could be prepared, instead of by the te-
dious and laborious hand process that all
nations up to the middle of this century
employed.
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There can be no apology for owners Of
land who fail to plant fruit trees. Every
iruit-tree planted adds twenty times its
cost to the value of the farm if in any
event the owner or his heir has reason to
sell the same, this truth will then be
fully realized. Fruit is now becoming
in many quarters large source of profit,
and if the finer qualities are produced,
and attention is paid to the proper vari-
eties and the times and seasons for their
ripening and gathering, there can be no
more profitable crop raised.
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Chicken Colera Cure.

Feed your chickens on Venetian red,
mixed in cornmeal or dough until the
dough is red. If they cannot eat il. wet
the Venetian red and pour it down tbeir
throats.
To prevent the cholera. put the Veue-
tian red 10 water where the chickens can
drink every day.
This Is a sure cure, and, il is said, has
never failed in any instance where it has
beea tried. Il will cure when the chick,
en- is so far gone'it can make no noise.
Venetian red costs but ten cents pound.
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TIES.

Soft silk ties in two shades, halfin-
half, are Use for indoor, but muslin ties
composed Of swiss, bri'>te or India null
are used on cercmonious occasions, not
withstanding they are decidedly unbe-
coming. Some are made three or four
inches in width aud "A yard in length,
with ends either pointel. rounded or
square. Many we find elaborately fin.
ished with mcdallions of dPpliqaeor cost,
~ Joint f Venice. To make these lit
tie less ghastly, some knot in a bright
piece of ribbon but il is not considered
strictly in the fashion.
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Dyspepsia.

Ifa man of business wishes to get rid
Of dyspepsia, he must give his Train and
stomach less to do. IL will be of no par
iicular service to him TO follow any par
ticular regimen--to live on chaf bread,
or any such stuff, to weigh his food, &c.
so long as the brain is in a state of
constant excitement. Let that have the
proper rest, and the stomach will per-
form its function. But il he pass four
teen or fifteen hours a day in his Office
or counting-house. and take 10 exercise,
his stomach will inevitably become para
lyzed, and if he puts nothing into it but
a biscuit day, il will not digest ii.
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Alraly we see some Of our trottisg
horses tlhat have been laid up all winter.
being lriven on the road at the top Of
their eed. What ignorance this dis
plays The roads are hard as iron, and
serene. must snsue. Such banging and
pouhd,e on hard macadamiued
roads xcll-seas6pcd horse should not ls
suIjec3 TO, nrucT less should one that
has hsd ho work, and has been newly
shod. 4 will injure his feet certainly.
Then, uch a rate Of speed is wrong so
early i the season. The horse must be
broughl up to his highest rate by slow
degree First, he must have walking
exercis 0 few weeks, then slow trotting
exercis, gradually increasing the dis
tance, md then he can occasionally bs
given hs head and opened for a quarter.
and finally, after couple of months, he
is rcadyfor fast work. His respiration
and circulation are prepared for it, and
everything works in harmony. Horses
that are known to be fast want but little
speeding They. want hardening, sea-
soning. The driver must have judg-
ment. He should understand the laws
of animal physiology. He should know
that any violation of those laws will pro-
duec an injury to the horse. Men who
are handling horses need brains, and the
highest quality of brains. In no pursuit
are they needed more. The greatest
skill is required to develop the highest
powers of the, horse, and we do hate to
see this noble animal mistreated and
abused. We have sometimes thought
there ought to be school for trainers Of
this noble animal. How few know how
to properly shoe him, or how to properly
break or train, or even feed or drive him.
How many use force when they should
use kindness. How many abuse and
mistreat him, and perhaps through ig-
norance. No one who can not control
his passions should have anything to do
with horses. He should first be able to
govern himself before he Is entrusted
with horses.-Rual World.
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Sim pie Division.
A Southern planter named p

A Southern planter named P
pretty well to do in the world now, wa
some twenty years ago, a poor boy on
the Eastern Shore Of Maryland. One Of
the strongest and most marked traits oi
his character, was an inordinate love oi
money. This, however, in the charac
teristic of the people in them diggins
where they practice skinning the ssrsng
ers during brisk seasons, and skinnine
one another during dull times.
In the course Of time P was ol
age, and thought it about time to gel
married. He went to neighborine Q
village, and in the course of time was
introduced to the daughter of Judge
B.
Dang fine gal!' said the embryo
speculator TO his friends, who were gain
ing him an entrance among the elite.
VERY"
"How much might Judge B be
WORTH"
"Why, about ten thousand dollars,
was the reply.
"And how many children has Judge
b" continue the inquier.
"Only three"
Three into ten goes three times and
third over" mentally ciphered P.
Here was chance, a glorious chance,
and he improved it too. He made love
to the beautiful aud unsophisticated
daughter Of the Judge with all his pos
sessions. Strange to say, for he was as
uncouth looking cub as ever went un-
licked, his suit prospered, and they were
married.
The honeymoon passed off as all other
honeymoons do, and they were happy.
The bride was lively and chatty, and of
ten made illusions to her brothers and
sisters. Startled by some names he
thought should not be in the catalogue of
relations one evening at tea he said:
my dear, thought there were only
three of you?"
$50 there are, by my ma, but my pas
first wife had eight more"
"Eleven into ten, no times and nary
overt" said the astoni-hed P-----,who
jumped up and kicked over the chair
and groaned in perfect agony. .Tm
sold, I'm sold and-and--a sight cheap
er than an old bell-weathor sheep at
that"
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TRIMMINGS

RufIles and other trimmings which
have been placed around skirts are being
put on either obliquely or crescnt-shaped.
PuiIings will he revived to a great ex-
tent A new material for trimming is Il
soft silk called gros de sucs, being shown
in many fashionable shades. This will
be used for new styled iichu, called
Mdrie AntoiHet'e pdrmc, scarf, folds and
various trimmings. Ball fringe is again
becoming favored and in the handsome
shades make an effective display.
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Fling not thylbootjack at the warblin,
feline lest he laugh at thine anger, ant
there lie none to fetch thy bootjack unit
thee again.
Beware Of dogs and tickle not the pal
ate Of the war-horse with thy finger, les
thou fall upon evil ways and have thu
hydrophobia and the epizootic.
Y -Four aces shall win the pot. o.,
Listen not TO the voice of the snap
ping turtle and walk not abroad when
elephants do fly, lest thy feet should be
caught in snare and the flying elephant
should put an head on thee.
When thou drinkest the whisky OF
Porkopolis set thine house in order, for
thou shalt be gathered unto thy fathers.
Straddle not the blind when thou
holdest nought save two duces, lest thine
adversary hold trays and grab thy spon.
dulix.
If thy soul longcth for Mary Ann,
see that thou tell her of it quickly, Sc
she may reject thee and thou mayest be
happy.
Nourish thy mother-in-law and feed
her upon prussic acid, and thou shalt
reap thy reward in due season.
BE good to thyself, for if thou art not,
then who will care for theeS
If thou wouldst be wise, put much
spectacles upon thy nose and part thy
hair in the middle, for brains will come
to thee like a thief in the night and they
shall not lack for brass.
If thou be wealthy, go West, and
when thou hast joined the Young Mems
Christian Association they will send thee
to Congress and thou shalt have much
Credit Mobilier.
When thou seest blood on the face Of
the moon, furbish up thy derringers and
go slow lest thou run against snag.
Take to thyself wife--carly and
often.
The wag of dogs tail indicateth
which way the wind blows, but the wag
Of fools tongue indicateth nothing.
When thou eatest fish on Friday, take
care that the bones thereof stick not in
thy throat.
When thou hast dined upon nitro
glycerine, let no man persuade thee to
sup on sledge-hammers.
When a man boasteth to thee Of his
honesty, lead not thy left bower for his
ace, for he hath the right bower in the
sleeve of his argument.
Be virtuous and thou shalt be happy.
The odd trick counteth one.
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A YOUNG lady North of the Ohio river
somewhere, was burned TO death the
other day, while trying keep warm with
some heated bricks. from which the fire
kindled. Ii is strange that any sensible
young woman should try such villain
Gus substitute as warm bricks for keep
ing warm these awfully cold nights. A
live backlog that will move out Of the
warm place, in prompt obedience 10 a
vigorous application OF elbow; jogging, Is
worth small-sized kiln ofbrick for re-
uisting cold. GIosqou Iys,es.
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lNi ANH lNfllH dlu
The Evils of Tobacco.

o, It's such horrid sight to see our
admirable young men becoming such
"sweet" slaves 20 the use of this all
consuming. all-vitalizing inconsistency
Is il simply from a love of il, or why is
it that this terrible evil is gaining 50
largely on the stronger portion of hu-
manityr Ii may be that the more cul-
,ivated look at with mpsF adherence
than formerly, and Thus magnify il
present proportions. However this may
be, We feel safe in asserting that lis vic
tins are certainly becoming more auda-
cious each day Once, the presence Of
ladies was a preventive, and even the
most delicatcly pcrfumed cigar would be
allowed to remain unlighted; but now.
on the contrary, they are expected to
quaif the fuliginous puff in a moonlight
stroll, or during morning buggy.ride /;
and il asked il smoking is Objectionable,
to answer. "Oh, certainly not indeed,
its perfectly charming And until
ladies cease To be hypocrites, and do not
speak the smiling lie with lips that con-
ceal the disgust in their hearts, the prac.
tice will be INDUCED in. When we
spesk of woman's prejudice against to-
5acco, she suggests that it is because Of
rs untidiness. She loves comparative
plrity; more than half her efforts tend
% keep her home aud surroundings
iaillily sweet and clean. And this
i.:hy practice not only leads to the pol
l-:.ou Of the air aud the dehlement Of
fi.ors, but, more than all. It renders re-
pvisiye the approach of those she loves
best on earth. She may at once suspect
thAt inveterate smoking is gradually
robbing them Of all energy and enter
prise. destroying their every attractive
charm. and subjecting the entire system
to state Of sure deterioration. Dark,
yellowish teeth. lips parched and brown;
thick, swarthy complexion; whiskers
and clothing steeped in disagrecable
odors-these certainly are not recon-
mendations 20 the favor Of those who
place cleanliness next to godlincss. To
snoke is bad enough, but to chew is
simply beyond the bounds Of reason.
There are many that indulge who secret.
y are ashamed Of themselves for doing
so, and who would disregard and loathe
the practice. could they only command
the moral courage 70 exist for Il time
With an unsaiisiied desire, and could en-
dure the SCOTS and jeers Of their more
rude and unpolished companions. SO
they continue; and boys contract the
habit. only To regret it and despise them
selves for many long years. A sharp
writer has said 1T has utterly ruined
thousand, of boys; an1 he who smokes
Jr chews early and frequently is never
snown to make a man Of energy, and
generally lacks muscular as we'll as men
al power. Ii renders them emaciated
nd consumptiye, with nerves shattered,
81 irits low and moody, throat dry, de-
"a ,nding stimulating drinks" Then we
s,uld warn you've beseech you, if you
ould be anything in the world, to shun
-)bscco as a disgusting poison.
Mr. HoPE, KY, March 4, 1873.
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ONE of the Ohio papers tells about .
brave little boy who found broken rail
on the railroad track, and, perceiving
the peril in which the train should be
placed if they should come dashing past
without warning, sat oat on the fence
for FIVE long hours IN the bitter winter
cold, in order that he might esny the
first news of The aochlessto 70 b Ann.
who is a local editor of a p1fer pub.
lished in the neighboring village. Such
fidelity in child is deeply affecting.
The story reminds US Of the reporter in
Omaha, who trained his little son 70
make bets with his young companions
that they were afraid to go home and
build bonfire in the garget. And when
the bet was accepted, the guileless'infant
would stuff the other babes pockets with
matches, watch him 20 iato the house.
and then make bee-line for the report
er's Office. That eminent journalist wa,
always iist at fires, and he invariably
had the fullest pariiculars- .fs-
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In the course Of some very wise and
earnest remarks on the subject of the
large railroad corporations of our coun-
try, the other day, Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher said.
"You stand in the city of New York
to day and look Southwark, and you shall
see that great corporation, the Pennsyl-
vania road, with capital now, directly
and through its connecting branches, Of
hundreds and hundredsof millions of dol
lars; and you look little further to the
North and see the Erie railroad, with .
capital Of hundreds of millions of dollars;
still further to the North you see the
New York Central, with capital Of
hundreds Of millions of dollars. Now,
let there come up question Of national
politics, which touches the railway inter.
ests, so that these great roads join their
hands and their capital, what power is
there on this continent that could for
moment resist themg We have q dis
guised depot among us. We have .
tyrant that is more tyranical in possibil-
ity in the future than ever slavery was.
SLAYER is dead, but Mammon in its place
to-day, and there IS no Legislature that
exists on this continent that could not b
crushed or bought by the combination Of
such vast treasures as are held in the
hands Of only three central roads,
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The suit of Mr.. W. G.. Wade, Of
Simpson county, for damages againstthe
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Com
pauy, arising from being put off freight
train when he had a shippers contract
guaranteeing free passage to Louisville,
was tried few days since in the Simpson
Circuit Court, and the jury returned a
verdict of two thousand for the plaintiff.
In a similar suit for damages against the
railroad, Mr.. ID. w. Sanders recovered,
few days since, $4,000.
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An Englishman, having heard great
deal about the Yankee propensity OF
dragging" thought he would make an
experiment in the art himself lie
walked up to market-woman's stand.
and, pointing to some large watermel-
ons, said; "what, do nj you raise any
bigger apples than these in America =
"Applesl" I" said the woman, disdainfully;
"anybody might know you was an I'm.
glishman. Them's huekleberries !"
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JUsT as a traveller was writing his
name on the register of a Leavenworth
hotel, a certain insect took its way across
the page. Laying down the pen, the
man remarked, Il have been bled by
Kansas City spiders. and interviewed by
Fort Scott graybacks, but d-n me If
was ever in hotel where these insects
look over the register to take the mum
Der of your room"
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Says the Lexington Gazette: "An
lrshman by the name Of Graham, a
groom at Woodburn, was killed instantly
few days since in most singular man
ner. He was riding the celebrated stall
lion, Planet, for exercise, near where one
of the farm hands was cutting down a
tree, and was cautioned to get out Of the
way. but replied that he knew how to
take care of himself. The words were
hardly out of his mouth before the tree
was upon him. His skull was fractured
and his neck broken; but strange to say
the horse did not receive scratch. Gra-
ham was good hand about horses, and
ordinarily was perfectly trustworthy"
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According to the Greenville hdepend-
ent there is a man living in that county
who has been a member of a church for
forty years, who never subscribed for a
newspaper, and boasts that he never gave
but thirty cents during his whole life for
the support of the ministry.