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Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-05-13
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correspondence.
For the Gallipolis Journal.
(salIia Furnace (fleanings.

Gallia Furnace GleaningS.
Mud has disappeared.
Much need of rain. Every thing
is dry; wind high, and fires doing
considerable havoc.
The rough and hOary Jack Frost,
mas made an untimely and unwel-
come visit here, as elsewhere. and
every living green thing has felt the
touch of its withering breath. Some
how the snOw-clad trees, s'meadows
brown and scar" and white. mantled
hills and valleys rejecting the SUM-
beams from thousand points. does
not excite much of onr admiration
in April. Probably we have not
much of the poetical element within
us.
The Furnace Company are doing
much by way of repairing on their
cultivated lands. This goes to show
that they do not intend to run the
boat ashore soon.
There is tlourishing Sabbath
school at this place. superintended by
Mr.. James Hutchinson. Parents do
not send your children alone. It's
free school and there is work for all.
John Russell, Esq, is the Presi-
dent of the Board of Education this
year again. The right man in the
right place.
The township (Greenfeld) has
paid over one hundred dollars on
tuition and contingent or building
orders. But the debt will be liquida-
ted considerably this ensuing year.
And if the same effort will be put
forth and in the same direction for
two years hence, we believe the debt
will be entirely wiped out. The
Board will do well to watch those
districts that constantly bring in bills
of needless expenses.
The matrimonial car moves very
slow here now; but the first com
given to man is not en-
tirely forgotten. DESOTO.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-05-13
About the Size of n Suit of
Clothes.

1t may have been questioned by
matter of-fact people whether the
amusing tricks called sleight of
band or prestidigitatlon were of any
practical application or use. A
sharp performer in Detroit has set
tied the question in the affirmative.
He was sleepy-looking fellow, and
he went into a clothing store carry
ing Il bundle about the size of suit
of clothes, wrapped neatly in brown
paper. But this customer wanted to
buy a new suit, and selected S35
worth of store clothes, which the
dealer wrapped up in a package also
about the size of a suit of clothes.
The sleepy fellow suddenly discov
cred that he had nothing but check
to pay for his suit, and he asked that
the package might be laid aside for
him until he could go around to his
bank and draw the money. To this
the store keeper had no objection.
and he laid the package aside. The
customer departed rs he came, car
rying a bundle about the size of a
suit of clothes. He did not return,
and several days passed. At length
the clothing dealer thought it about
time to open the bundle and replace
the clothes in stock. This he pro-
ceeded to do, and found to his sur
prise and disgust that the bundle
a greasy, ragged, cast-off
suit. There was only one explana-
tion-the prestidigitator had dex
trOusly changed bundles-both being
in paper of the same color.
1t was very neat and sharply prac-
sical trick Of legerdemain of about
The value and size of a suit of clothes.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-05-13
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EDITOR JoURNAL:-"The wintrv
time is past and gone, sweet flowers
do appear" here, in all their lOveliness
and beauty. We have had a very
hard winter, but now fine weather
for business. In saying that we
have had a hard winter here, it is
comparing it with former winters
here for 70 years past. But compar-
ing it with winters east of the South
Pass, and north of 30 deg, and we
have had no winter at all.
Fall wheat here is excellent, and
large acreage will be sown and plant
ed this Spring in all Western Oregon.
Times are lively here and prospects
good. DAVID NEWSOM.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-05-13
German Law Oh Marriage.

A recent letter from Germany
says: "The Parliament. after much
labor, have settled details of the new
marriage law. Hitherto n boy in
Germany might be married at six
teen and a girl at fourteen; hereaf-
ter the manageable age is fixed at
twenty for males and eighteen for fe-
males. Until man is twenty-five,
and a woman is twenty four, they
cannot hereafter marry without the
consent of their parents; and provi-
sion will apply to illegitimate chill
dren as well as those born in we'd
lock. Marriage is forbidden between
brothers and sisters, half brothers
and half sisters, step parents and
step-children, parents-in law and
children, between an adopted child
and It's parents by adoption, and be-
tween person divorced for adultery
and his or her partner in crime. In
the last place, however, such mar
riages may take place if dispensa-
ton can be obtained from the judges.
''The new law also DEGREES that all
prescriptions limiting the right of
contracting marriages to less ex-
tent than is now authorized by this
law are abolished "
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-05-13

A HORSE! A horse! My king
dom for horser' cried a celebrated
tragedian. u.,
ouired an affected young man, rising
in his seat.
EYES," triumphantly exclaimed the
actor; 'just step up this way, sir"
The young man sat down.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-05-13
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Mrs. BObhy's Been ToOi1en With
Paiutin'.
BY MRS. SARA woLvERroN,

BY MRS. SARA woLyERToN,
Behold how great gift it is
A gem like this to paint,
Some women have the genius in
And some there are that haint.
| never knowed had it in
'Pill Betsy brought it ont,
And now there amt an airthly thing
care so much about.
| used at times to nuss bit,
TO go of arrants too,
But somehow 'twasn'tquite enough
For willin' hands to do.
At first | took to paintin' fruit,
Pears, peaches, and the like,
But now for grander spheres | soar,
For higher art strike.
70 landscape now my soul aspires,
Pm bound to put her thro'-
TO paint trees, rocks and rivulets,
Some skies, and mountains too.
I'll climb atop the hill of fame,
I'll fling my brush in air;
I'll plant my easel in the clouds,
And paint a picture there.
DETROIT, 1875.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-05-13

A CORRESPONDENT of the English
Mechanic, writing of a good mode OF
seasoning wood, says: Having a
great deal to do with the seasoning
of the harder and better kinds OF
wood, 1 find that they are liable to
crack badly at the ends. / generally
give them three or four coats of glue
on the ends only, which I find is a
sure preventive, till the wood is well
dry, and then cut on the quarter"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-05-13

A CAvEAT for 4 novel invention
has been filed at the Patent Office.
1t is for new motive pOwe.', which
is to be a sort of cold steam genera
tor from water and air. The inven-
tor claims that it will supercede coal
and wood for all purposes except for
warmth and cooking, and that it will
revolutionize the present system of
motive power. The scientific ex-
perts who have examined it state
that the invention is entirely practi-
cable and will be patented.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-05-13

JENNIE JUNE says of the gentle
man who married Miss Ida Greeley
"He is striking looking person with
border air abont him, which makes
him remarkable at the opera or an
evening party, but his friends say he
is splendid fellow and are almost
satisfied to have him carry off our
Ida
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-05-13

FoRTY-oNE years ago fair bride in
Fulton county, New York, received
as a wedding present large and de-
liciOus cheese. Since then the
bride and all who attended the we'd
ding except the groom have dled'
and last Friday on the forty-hrst an
niversary of his marriage, the lonely
old man. his banquet hall deserted,
for the first time cut and tasted the
cheese
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-05-13

The only pages of the original
manuscript of Webster's unabridged
dictionary which remain in eonnee-
ted form are in possession OF Henry
Wadsworth, of Glencoe, Wisconsin:
who once owned the entire volume Oh
manuscript, but has given 1t away 70
antiquaries and autograph seekers
mill onIv a small part remains.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-05-13

AppRoPos of the kissing discus
sion, here is Oliver Wendell Holmes
definition of kiss: "The twenty.
seventh letter of the alphabet,-the
lovelabial which it takes two to speak
plainly"
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-05-13

The Crown Princess of Germany
is devoted artist, spending a great
part of her hours of relaxation at her
easel. She gives a great many draw
ings and paintings to Berlin Bazars
for benevolent purposes.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-05-13

We sometimes meet with men who
seem to think that any indulgence in
an affectionate feeling is weak. They
will return from a journey, and greet
their families with distant dignity,
and move among their children with
the cold and lofty splendor of an ice
burg surrounded by its broken frag
ments. There is hardly more I'M
natural sight on earth than one of
these families without heart. A
father had better extinguish a boys
eyes than take away his heart. Who
that has experinced thejoys of friend
ship, would not rather lose all that is
beautiful in natures scenery than be
robbed of the hidden treasures of his
heart. Cherish, then, your hearts
best affections. Indulge in the warm
and gushing emotions of filial, fra
ternal love.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-05-13

AN analysis of the National debt
statement for May 1st, shows the
Treasury, exclusively of coin certi-
ficates, has now in the vaults $7l,-
100000 gold. This is fifteen millions
more gold than the Treasury had
this time last year. The total gold
and currency, counting gold at par,
aggregate eleven and three-quarter
millions more cash in the Treasury
than was there May l, last year.
The Secretary of the Treasury will
continue his policy of boarding gold
until it shall become necessary to
sell gold to buy currency. There is
at present gold enough on hand to
meet the requirements of the Sinking
Fund and to pay the July interest,
with a surplus of several millions if
there should be no more receipts un-
til July l. Last year at this time, at
the end of the tenth month of the
fiscal year, the debt had been reduced
in the year but little more than two
millions. The reduction at the end
of the tenth month of this year is
eleven millions. This statement is
better than some of the leading
Treasury officers had expected
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-05-13

UpoN being asked her fathers pro-
ssssion. a Cincinnati belle said he
.embaImed pork, she believed" Tie
n4ighbors call him an old hog
naeker.
Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1875-05-13
A Striking Sun-Dial.

A sun dial that strikes the hours
has been invented by Able Allegret.
1t is simply n modification of the so
lar counter for registering the times
when the sun shines or is obscured.
There are two balls, one black and
the other yellow, fixed at opposite
ends of lever sustained by central
pivot. When the sun shines the
black ball absorbs more heat than
the yellow one, and the vapor of Il
liquid contained in the former is ele-
waited to higher temperature than
in the latter. AS a result the vapor
leaves the one ball, and becoming
condensed in the other, this being the
heavier, overbalancing the equilibri-
um. A pair of these balls is fixed at
every hour mark, and so connected
with machinery that a gong is sound
ed as many times as the number of
the hours to be indicated. OF course
this works only when the sun shines.
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-04-02
CULLEOKA ITEMS,
A. w. STOCKELL,
Sec. NJ. G.. b. $.

The merchants OF CuIleoks are con-
| Quoting their business on cash basis
the present year; at least it is hard to
| find any of them who can afford to sell
goods on a credit if you should happen
to be destitute OF money and have to ap-
ply for favors in that line. At the same
| time they say their goods are offered at
exceedingly low rates for cash OF barr
ter.
Some improvements arc going on in
the village, notwithstanding the hard
times. Mr.. McGaw has so far complies
ted his new residence that he now oc-
cupies the same, and from Fort Palmer
surveys the town and surrounding
country. Speaking of Fort Palmer re-
calls an incident connected with its es-
Enlistment AS report by an old citi-
zen. 1t was during The war, when Gull
leoka was occupied by Federal troops,
that an order was issued by Col. Cum
Minis, then and there in command, say
ing, "that the exigencies of the service
required the erection of the aforesaid |
fort, and directing all male citizens over |
sixteen and under sixty years of age, |
living within three Ihiles, to report |
forthwith, and help to accomplish this |
work of necessity. Rev. Mr.. Orlnan |
was then living within fifty yards or |
less of the site on which the citizens |
were put TO work, but was absent from |
home when the order was issued. On |
his way home, while his neighbors were |
at work, he heard of the order aud said,
mo one man could put him To work on
that Fort" He had hardly reached
home before he was under arrest, charg-
ed with having made the alb I'VE rem ark.
The Colonel, with a show of authority
and feeling, inquired of him if the re-
port was true, with the intimatiOn that
be would test him. Mr.. Ormsn replied,
Eyes, Colonel, L said it and L say it
again, that no one man can put me to
work" then putting on one Of bis bland
est smiles, he added, "but, Colonel, a
whole regiment can do it," After the
war Mr.. Orman purchased the fort, and
recently sold the same to Mr.. McGaw,
who has erected neat house on the
same for a residence.
The Presbyterian church not having
any way of being warmed, has not been
occupied during the winter. Last Sun
day week it was re-opened, and Mr..
StOddert delivered an interesting SER
mon to an attentive congregation,
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THOMPSON sTATIONITEMS.

Some time last August lightning
struck green hickory on VIM. Harrison S
farm. and the tree has been burning con-
stantly ever since; it took fire at the top
and not more than half the tree has burn
ed yet. The colored people have a ira
dition that fire from lightning never goes
out, and can be put out only by the pour
ing on of large quantities of sweet milk in
the dark of the moon.
Several of our citizens, not at all in
clined TO be supersdtions. having expe-
rienced great deal of trouble on ac-
count of their fires going out, have sup
piled themselves with the new article
from Mr.. Harrison's tree. They say it
makes a brighter and warmer fire and is
free from sparks,
DR.. H. A. Laws. once practising ply
stefan of this place, but more recently in
the Culleoka Institute, ubbing up for a
full course in the Vanderbilt University,
preparatory to entering upon the duties of
a minister of the gospel in the NJ. Z.
Church, South, is here on his way to I'm
ion City, where he expects to exhibit for a
few days two very sore eyes to one of the
most distinguished oculists in the South.
Let the scales fall from Hiram eyes, and
may he receive his sight again, for he is
as worthy gentleman as ever left Mar
shall County.
Prof. P. W. Dodson, ripe scholar and
prince among teachers, has charge of
the Academy this year. Miss Ella, his
daughter, has charge of the department of
music and is pronounced one of the best
teachers of music i'll the State
The Rev. Or. R. P. Ransom, Presiding
Elder of the Franklin District, is an
hounced to hold quarterly conference
at this place April 24th-2 5th, which is the
first meeting of the kind here, the Metho-
dists having one recently organized at this
point. They have no house but are tax
ing steps to build a neat one. MIR. Sam
uel Pointer having given them a beauti-
full lot, In point of numbers and wealth
they are the strongest denomination here,
though in their infancy. We now have
three denominations here, Christian, Bag
fist and Methodist.
The rain Sunday prevented services in
either church, but there was theological
discussion at the residence of Mr.. - two
ministers having providentially met there
in the evening. The venerable divine
did not convince the young minister nor
those present that baptism is for the re-
mission ofpast sins. Not an intelligent
and influential member of the christian
The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-04-02

Farmers in selecting their seed corn
should by ali means avoid planting
Northern corn, as in this latitude it be-
gins to tassel when about three feet
high, and will produce nubbins only.
In the year 1861 a neighbOr suggested
that we should order our seed corn from
Indiana, which we did, and planted in
the Spring of the year before mentioned.
Imagine our surprise when we noticed
our corn tasseling when about two and
a half feet high. II did not make one
fourth of the ord mary yield. FOrtu-
uately we planted peas between the rows
when blowing the corn the third time,
which, together with the crop of
nubbins, enabled us to fatten our hogs.
-RUrGt SH7I.
Tothe Editors of the Herald and Mail:
The above extract is oPportune just
now. Our farmers will in a few days
be engaged in planting their corn. In
many portions OF the county the
crop last year was not only Indifferent as
to quantity but also as to quality.
Good seed corn will therefore be
scarce and many farmers may be tempt
ed to seek after seed corn from the
North. The writer of this has been
farming more or less for thirty wears.
and during that time has Witnessed
several failures in corn crops on farms
planted with Northern seed corn. Nor
has he known a single instance in
which the experiment proved satiefaQto-
ry.
No section of country North or South
usually has better corn than Middle
Tenn, and while a change of seed from
one character of our soil, to another,
has often proved beneficial, the change
from a northern latitude to this has
never-at least so far as the writer has
known or heard. Seed corn should be
carefully selected.
Both ends of the ears should be nub
bed. 1t should be shelled by hand. 1t
is bad policy to plant corn not perfectly
sound-like in the grain, will be more
apt to produce like, than in almost anv
other part of the vegetable kingdom-it
will cost considerable labor to select
good seed corn but no labor expended
on the entire crop will pay go well as
this. Without entering into any ques
ton as to the merits OF different Yarie~
ties of corn We recommend all farmers
to secure by all means and at any rea-
sonable cost good sound corn well and
carefully selected and do not plant
more than one half or two thirds OF any
one ear.
One of my neighbors is remarkable
for the quantity aud quality OF his corn
and has not made failure in his corn
crop, to my certain knowledge in the last
eight years. He is renter, and such is
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his character IS a successful grower OF
corn that his landlord always prefers q
prorata part OF his crop for his rent, to q
specific amount, his usual manner Of
renting to other tenants; and this neigh
Dor attributes his success largely to the
care with which no selects his seed corn
Good seed corn will yield, with the
same labor and seasons and on the same
soil, from ten to twenty per cent. more
than the ordinary corn of the country
selected at random and in a hurry. BetA
ter pay your careful neighbor double
price for sound corn selected with prop
er care and in due time, than to buried
ly to pick out from an interior or ordi>
nary corn the seed you may wish to
plant. Farmers of Maury, plant largely
of corn; wipe out the reproach of having
to send money abroad for this great sta
pie. Raise at home not only enough
for home use, but also some to spare.
The policy of sending abroad for our
breadstuffs is suicidal. Plant largely,
select the best seed you can get-home
raised seed at that-exchange with or
ouy from your neighbor if he has better
corn than yourself. and cultivate your
crop well. Let us in our county "have
bread enough and to spare"
SENEX
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young; 4th, Rock of Ages; 5th, Candle
Scenes; 9th, Music-E. Withers; 18th, Tooth
&C he; Sth, Tanning of the Shrew; 9Th, Otey
Record; 10th, Music-L. Pace; 18th, Maniac:
18th, Boarding School; 18th, farley and
Chorus.
There was an air of mate culture and
refinement pervading the whole affair,
that was gratifying TO witness. Each piece
was executed with taste, elegance and spir-
it. The real idea of the representations
was in each instance correctly conceived
and happily rendered. note specially the
Candle Scenes, :" "Petruchio in Tanning he
Shrew" and the Maniac" In these the
representations were just inimitable. Neih-
sr "Caudle" nor "Petruchio". themselves
could surpass this rendering. While the
rendition of 1.-THE Maniac" touched some of
the first depths of tragedy, the bearing, the
tears of the young actress, as she depicted
the melancholy story of her sorrows, sound
ed the first chords of feeling, and ELECTED
the warmest sympathy and applause of the
audience. The entertainment was inter
spesed with music selected with much
taste. We were feasted to a rare~treat and
dismissed I'm a good humor. May the
''Otey's" live long and prosper. B. P. o.
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PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Our handsome and jOviaI young friend,
VIM. Mshon, of Columbia, called on us yes
tsTtlay.-MarshdH Gazette.
Capt. Burke Bond, OF franklin, hOnored
our sanctum with his presence last Friday.
Miss l.. NJ, who has been spending the
winter among the orange groves of Louisi =
ana, has returned.
J. Madison Gray, the elocutionist, was in
town Tuesday, selling corn shelters.
John u. Miller, Kemp Hughes, Cthe Mac
Campbell of Williamson in the bird-hunt-
ing line,l Capt. Burke Bond, Mr.. Wall, Jno.
NJ. Cayce, Mr.. Roundtree, all of Franklin,
were in Columbia recently.
Col. ]. I. Pace and family, of Mississippi,
have been in Columbia for some time.
DIR. Hugh B. Padgett, OF Hickman county,
WIS In town recently.
Dr. James NJ. Moore and his handsome
young bride, who have been visiting our
town, have returned to Brentwood.
Gen. John NJ. Withers, OF Mobile, has been
Eracing our streets and roads for a week OF
two with his elegant presence.
James L. Street, one of the leading young
handsome men OF Nashville, was In town
last week.
Mr.. Horn, agent for the Nashville Bulletin,
was here this week, working for his paper
The Bulletin is ably conducted Republican
paper. 1t commands the respect of its OPP
pOnents by its contrast to those Radical or
Eans which are full of venom and bile.
Alien CASTOR Hall, about the finest look
ing commercial traveller that comes
along, was here this week, and authorized
us TO deny the TEeiOr that he was preparing
to turn Benedict.
Jeff. NJ. Word, of the house of Glenn &
Sons, Cincinnati, was in the city last night
He is one of the best business men OF his
age In this S ate, and repres .nts a stauuch
house.