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Year: 1869

There is beauty in American native
woods when manufactured into articles OF
utility and ornament, as we'll as the Inside
woodwork of our houses, that We wish was
more generally applied. During the past
few years there has been some little appli-
cation made Of few of our native woods,
and now we can see limited amount of
furniture made from the oak, map chest
nut, and walnut; and any one Of unper-
vertcd taste, and who is unprejudiced, can
see as much beauty in these as in the for
ciyn woods that are imported at so much
expense. OF aromatic wood We have the
red cedar; and room that is ceilcd up
with few boards Of this wood will be more
fragrant than the perfumes of a Persian
rose garden. Red ccdcr has another vir-
tue, too: no insects nor moths will live in
reach of its aroma. Our ancestors used
to value it for the manufacture of chests
and repositories of their linen garments.


In the past there has been passion to
cover up any natural beauty of wood with
successive coats of paint; and the eye of
certain class of our people could see no
beauty in wood not thus artiticially pro-
duced. Their parlors and sitting-rooms
gistened in all the sterile color of a
dreary white. Ceilings, walls, doors. sash,
and everything were thus painted. When
you entered such room the eye was
panied with the samencss of color, aud
that color one that dame Nature, with all
her lavish painting, has been the most
sparing Of Nature gives us a contrast of
colors to relieve the eye; and white in her
blending has been as little used as any.


Finish up room with the most COM
mon of our woods, bring out the colors and
the layers of the wood by successive coats
of varnish, and it will present beauty
that all will admirc-a beauty that but
few of the imported woods can equal.
The color does not pain the eye; but, on
the contrary, the soft warm tints and the
varigated appearance seem to strengthen
the eyesight. The same may be said of
oak and the maple; but they do not ap-
proach to the beauty of the chestnut. The
common white-wood and pine may be
made to assume pleasing appearance by
coloring the wood with some simple stain,
initiating the lines and layers of darker
woods, and then " bringing out" or height
ening the effect by two or three coats Of
transparent varnish.
Year: 1869

The EGG QUESTION IN MAssAcHU.
sETTs.-Massachusetts has been consider
ing the egg question. A report eleven
pages long, was recently made to the Leg.
islature upon bill to regulate the sale Of
eggs by weight. In this report, the min
ority, who favor the bill, discuss the egg
question, ancient and modern, from every
point Of view; contrast the size of eggs
and bonnets, and declare that the female
managers of the poultry yard have studied
political economy profoundly, in order to
reduce the size and increase the number of
their eggs. They treat Of the egg trade
between France and England; of poultry
houses and diseases, and of the treatment
Of setting hens. The majority report is
one page long, and objects in fiat terms to
the bill.
Year: 1869

usually found, even before this could be de.
tected that the Emphatic glands on either
side of the throat become swollen and SEN
sitive to the touch. IF treatment is to be
effcctually in any severe case Of diptheria
it should commence at this stage. A
swab or gargle should not as yet be used
but chlorate Of potash, hydro-chloric acid
or better yet, the tincture of chloride
of iron, with the former of these rem.
edies should be freely administered.


The effect of these remedies is to i'm.
prove the condition of the blood, to sustain
it against the destructive processes which
are going on, prevent disintegration and
thus sustain life. Nothing is more harm.
full at this period than the use Of strong
solutions Of nitrate Of silver, or any es-
charotic preparation applied to the
throat. Serviceable in 30 many cases of
inflammation and liberation Of the throat
and tonsils, it is positively harmful to the
first stage Of diptheria. The fbriuous
membrane so characteristic of diptheria
may appear on an abrasion in any part of
the body, and you hasten and aggravatc
its appearance in the throat by destroying
mucous membrane by applications Of nj
tratc of silver. Later in the disease, when
the breathing is obstructed, swabbing the
throat is one of the best, as it often is the
only means of sustaining life, but the rem
edies thus applied must be simply astrin-
gent-never so strong as to destroy the
tissues. The diluted tincture of chloride
of iron when taken internally, is gargle
enough however till the membrane begins
to form in the throat, then a weak solution
of nitrate of silver, hydro.chloride or car
bolic acid and we have heard recommended
a solution Of per sulphate of iron.


Ono thing must never be forgotten,
the tendency Of the disease is to debilitate
toward prostration-and remedies having
this effect in the way of cathartics and de-
plctivcs are never to be given. On the
contrary, the only hope of the patients
life is by SO sustaining his strength that he
may throw off the disease. Never let an
opportunity 60 by Of giving nourishment
for fear of disturbing the patient or from
dread of seeing his distressing efforts to
swallow. Stimulants must be freely used
to sustain strength aud give vitality.


Briefly then, the treatment is tincturc
of iron, chloratc of potash, and hydro
chloric acid to improve the blood; stim-
ulants and tonics to sustain the strength,
and astringent washes to be used with
swab to relieve any temporary difficulty in
respiration after the membrane begins to
form.


The necessity of close watching, after q
patient begins to rccover,in this disease, is
greater than in almost any other. The
least exposure to cold brings on a relapse,
and even with the most careful watching
this often occurs. The remedies must not
bc discontinued even though the throat
may have recovered. The disease still re-
mains deep-seated in the system.
Year: 1869

- Chang, the Chinese giant, recently
brought to this country, is probably the
tallest man in the world. He stands eight
feet eight inches in his stockings, and is
about twenty-five years of age. He is
good looking and quite gallant in his way
lie devotes all his energy and most of his
business time to the decoration of his cum
brous body with store clothes. Chang
father was taller than he; and sister is
said to over-top him by few inches
Chang has wife and two children, all of
whom are said to look up to their natural
protector,
Year: 1869

~ The New England Homestead says: {:
"Thc man who has ten acres in cranber-
ries, we'll ditched and watered and in good
order, has fortune which would require
a very round sum to represent as his capi-
tai; for his annual income, under ordinary
circumstances would require the capital Of
small bank in order to yield such an
amount of interest. There are still such
lands to be had. The expense of prepar-
ing them will be more than met BY the
first full crop, and after that the yield is
usually more than one hundred per cent.
on the investment"
Year: 1869

B8- The most reckless sinner against his
own conscience has always in the back
ground the consolation that he will 20 on
this course only this time, or only so long,
and that at such time he will amend.
We may be assured we do not stand clear
with our own conscienccs when We deter
mine or project, or even hold it possible
to vlolate the silent Me1tor's warning.
Year: 1869

A PATIENT DEvoTEE.-Deacon b., OF
Ohio, very pious man, was noted for
his long prayers, especially in his family.
One Monday morning the Deacon and
his wife were alone, and as was his GUS
tom, after breakfast a prayer was offer
ed. There being an unusual amount of
work that day, the Deacon's prayer was
short, and seizing his hat and milk pail,
he started for the barn. His wife being
deaf did not notice his absence, but sup
posed him to be still engaged in prayer.
On his return from milking. he was sur
prised to find her still kneeling. He
stepped up to her and shouted " Amen
when she Immediately arose and went
about her work as if nothing had hap
pened.
Year: 1869

Surely blighting curse came upon
the people. Slavery was rooted out with
fire and its traces washed away in blood.


But the cotton and the corn have be-
gen to grow. Here and there shanty
is in progress of construction, and soon
this same tract of land, under a free la
Dor system, will BLOSSOMS as the rose. +"
and few years hence, war and its hor-
rors will live only in history.
Year: 1869

Any amount and every class of Insurance required
can be placed at this Office in the best Companies.
and at as low rates at agency in the country.
Expiration Notices Promptly Given.
Year: 1869

passed is hideous ruin. Old chimneys,
once belonging to the mansions of plant
ers or the quarters of negroes, stand sur
rounded by weeds and wild shrubs. Old
posts and here and there broken rail is
all that is left of the fences. The great
forests Of pine and oak show the ruinous
effects which followed the sword, and the
negroes plant cotton between the dead
and leaf'ess trees, where before the war
was wild and impossible thicket. The
blackened remains of bridges, trestle
work, and railroad ties, are piled all
along the roadside, while here and there
line of breastworks and "Jeff Davis
neck ties" in the shape of bars of rail-
road iron doubled around tree, are still
to be seen.


DREADFUL TALES


the people told us about the march, and
say that when for miles and miles around
the sky was red at night with the flames
of burning buildings and forests, and the
air filled with smoke by day, and when
they heard the booming guns and felt
the heavy pieces. they thought the day
of judgment had come at last. Many
relate how the ruthless soldiery came in
to their parlors and stabbed their horses
there; how they drove the women and
children out of the houses and occupied
them as quarters; how they broke up
all they could find and then set ev-
cry building on fire; how they came in
the night and awakened the family, po-
litely informing them that their house
and barns was ON fire, and leaving them
to escape without clothing, and in some
cases were burned to death how the
soldiers stole or destroyed everything,
and the impoverished people were oblig-
ed to walk forty miles for meal to eat,
mot even cow, horse or pig being left;
how the men, and in some cases the wom-
en-, who attempted to save their build
ings, or valuables, were shot dead at
their own thresholds; how the women
were ravished and their jewelry and
clothes torn from them, and in some in
stances their hair cut off short and car
ried away; how the silver handles were
torn from the coffin of a corpse that
awaited burial and set the house on fire,
and many, many tales too sickening
and disgusting to be repeated or too hid.
eous to be thought Of without chills o.
horror. We will not say that we believe
all or even half the stories they told us
But alas the proof shows us of acts Of
henious barbarity, preclude denial, and
show the worst side of war. We NAV
say that the ruins and ashes we saw and
the tales with which the people filled oul
heads, destroyed all the poetry we used
to see in


Fling out the banner of the Free


While we were marching through Georgia."


Surely blighting curse came upor
the people. Slavery was rooted out with
fire and its traces washed away in blood


But the cotton and the corn have be
gen to grow. Here and there a shant,
is in progress of construction, and soor
Year: 1869

us equal to any work which the Master shall
lay on us.


| thank God from the bottom of my heart


that when the question came up how to


break over our borders, God shut us in, SO


that the place Of breaking over was across


the sea, and to the heather. When the


Church stretched forth her arms of faith


and prayed for the ascension gifts of Christ,


he pointed her to China and Brazil. When


God has given to us grace to 60 and preach
to every creature, to give the first fruits of
our aggression to the heather, we are pre-
pared to look upon the vast wastes of our own
country.


This committee is not merely Sustenta-
ton, but as originally devised, it was intended
to be domestic Missionary Society. God,
in his Providence, is leading us right up to
the great duty in the right way. We have,
as it were, saved our thirteen hundred
churches from determination. We are pro.
posing to give to all our ministers an ade-
quate support We undertook last year to
give them 5000 as minimum. But that
proposition was only tentative. This year
$3.50 is but tentative. All our ministers
shall be fairly supported. Now we want
you to come to the Southwest, and look upon
the vast country between me in New Or.
leans, and DR.. Bright in the northwestern
corner of Louisiana. Come and see that
from New Orleans clear to Alexandria there
are only one or two churches, and they
weak churches. That whole region, now
occupied by false religion, is to be invaded,
a territory filling up with foreign popula.
ton, and people whom we must mould,
or they will overturn the institutions dear
to us. They have afinities toward us, if We
are able to give them the gospel. 1t makes
my heart ache to see the vast destitution all
through Louisiana. Now add to this, Ar
kansas and Texas, and the vast territory
beyond, which we must overtake by pushing
out evangelsts. These must depend upon
this Assembly for supply of the gospel. l
believe that God has saved this Church, and
kept us in the country for great and glo.
rious work-to be testifying Church; and,
what else is the Church but a testifying
Church, grand obelisk holding up the truth
of God, and calling the attention of the
world to the character of God. Let us feel
that God has glorious work for US to do.
For the very reason that we are under his
discipline, we are united together into a
true unity, and therefore we are prepared
to be Witnessing Church. The moment
the Church ceases to utter testimony, she
becomes apostate, and the more we labor in
this work, the more freely and fully God
will reward us with prosperity.


The report was adopted.
Year: 1869

After reading the report, DIR. j. L. Will
son, Secretary of Sustentation, addressed
the meeting. We are able to give only a
brief and imperfect abstract of his remarks.


His address spoke Of the Committee of
Sustentation as means of the salvation of
the Church, at a time when its life was
threatened by theimpoverishment of our peo-
ple. and when four hundred of our thirteen
hundred churches were unable to support
preaching; as a means of uniting the differ
ent parts of the Church as means of ar
resting the progress of disintegration.


Last year we set up the sum of $500 as
the point to which, as minimum, we meant
to bring up the salaries of the pastors. We
have made an effort, the people have stood
by us, God has prospered US, and we have
accomplished much.


This year we propose to place the stand
ard $3.50, and try to bring all the salaries
up to that point 1t can be done if the Pres
byteries will only do their duty in seeing
that an opportunity for contributing is af-
forded to the people in all the churches.
To secure this salary will require fund of
S45,OOO. But from our ninety thousand
members this would require an average con-
tribution of only fifty cents. Who is there
that cannot give fifty cents? If any man
will find me member of any of our church
es who cannot give fifty cents to this cause,
| will find him dozen who can give five,
ten, or twenty times as much. What we
need is the spirit of selfdenial. Since
came to the Assembly l have received the
last instalment of their earnings for the year
from society of ladies in one of our towns.
1t makes hundred and ten dollars they have
sent me this year. From one little girl thir-
teen years of age, l have received thirty.
five dollars. And when | made enquiry
how she made the money, | learned that she
had sold the spare garden and dairy products
around her home.


l have another illustration Of self-sacri
flee. Some time since was called on to g
with another minister to visit young lady
daughter of minister, in the last stages O
consumption. Part of the object of our Wis
it to her was to administer to her family th'
sacrament of the Lords Supper, in ordel
that she might once more partake of it: Sh'
was interested in my work, and asked man.
questions abont it. Since my arrival at tn
Assembly, have received this pair of slip
pers, worked by her own hands in tn
midst of sickness, when every stitch cos
her pain. This, at least, she could do 70
the cause of Christ; and now if each o
you, if each In our Church, will make an,
Year: 1869

The following report of the Standing
Committee on Sustentation was read on a
subsequent day, and adopted:


The Standing Committee of Sustentation
after careful examination of the third an
Year: 1869

LITTLE TOMMY C0TTRELL, q QuoTp-
dam Republican, but latterly a Demo
crat, prominent IN the Ward meet
ings of the Capital, and member of
the City Council, was President of
the recent Township Meeting in that
city. which selected delegates to the
Democratic State Convention. TOMMY
did his best for the Anti HENDRICKS
Ring of the party, but when it came
to voting he found, in expressive
language that he was mo whar.' >
Well, TOMMY comes out in card in
which he asserts that he did not get
up or participate in getting up ticket
TO forestall the action of the Town
ship Convention; that he didn't know
that he was to be Chairman of that
Convention, and that he did not have
any pre- arrangement for the selection
of committees of any kind, That he
had no view in attending the Con-
vention but to defeat rings,
"cliques and factions" /" if any
showed themselves. We believe
TOMMY tells the red eyed " truth
in this particular. He did succeed
most admirably in defeating the ring
clique or faction, which was con-
trolled by the Sentinel, and sought to
make its proprietor Chairman of the
next State Central Committee. For
defeating factions commend US to
little TOMMY CoTTRELL. As HOUSE
TALBOT would say. he did it like a
little man.
Year: 1869

The State Sentinel is informed that
the Indianapolis and Terre Haute
Railroad Company are making ar
rangements to disinter and remove
the remains of the Confederate SOL
diers buried in Greeulawn Cemetery,
and that the same will be done as
soon as a proper place for their rein
terment can be obtained. The num-
Der buried at GreeHlawn is something
oyer 1900.
Year: 1869

The Indianapolis Sentinel contains
a great deal OF very good reading these
days. We are surprised that the
Courier does not clip from Its columns
more extensively. Perhaps the COn-
rier does not exchange with the Sen
fsnn7
Year: 1869

THE Gold Hill (Nevada) Ners of December
18th is responsible for the following &c We
heard, day or two ago, of the birth of baby
in family in Lyon county whose parents had
been married sixteen years-and this being the
6rst blessing of the kind that had happened
them, there was good deal of astonishment at
the event. "A child is well-spring of pleasure
in family, saith Bulwer-and after the long
and patient waiting in this family the little
stranger will perhaps be doubly So"
Year: 1869

PREcoc1oUs CArrLE.-The Healdsburg Flag
mentions a heifer one year old this month, which
is now sucking fine calf that it gave birth to
lately. The mother of this little COW was only
eighteen months old when she brought this re-
markable specimen of precocity into the world
Year: 1869

OLIVER CRoMwELL's DYING PRAYER.-
Lord, though | am miserable and wretch
ed creature, | am in covenant with Thee
through grace. And | may, l will come
to Thee for Thy people. Thou has made
me, though very unworthy, mean in-
strument, to do them some good, and Thee
service; and many of them have set too
high value upon me, though others wish
and would be glad of my death Lord,
however Thou do dispose of me, continue
and go on to do good for them. Give
them consistency of Judgment, one heart
and mutual love; and go on to deliver
them, and with the work of reformation ;
and make the name Of Christ glorious in
the world. Teach those who look too
much on thy instruments, to depend more
upon thysclf. Pardon such desire to
trample upon the dust Of poor worm,
for they are Thy people too. And pardon
the folly of short prayer ;-even tor Jesus
Christ's sake. And give us good night,
if it be Thy pleasure. Amen.
Year: 1869

Work AND WIN-Whatever you try to
do in life, try with all your heart to do
well whatever you devote yourself to,
devote yourself to completely; in great
aims and small, be thoroughly in earnest.
Never believe it possible that any natural
or improved ability can claim immunity
from the companionship Of the Steady,
plain, hard-working qualities and hope to
gain its end. There is no such thing as
such fuillment on this earth. Some hap
py talent aud some fortunate opportunity,
may form the two sides Of the ladder on
which some men mount, but the rounds of
that ladder must be made Of stuff to stand
wear and tear and there is no substitute
for thorough-going, ardent, and sincere
earnestness. Never put a hand to any
thing on which you cannot throw your
whole self; never affect depreciation OF
your work, whatever that is. These you
will fiud to be golden rules.
Year: 1869




"Our Boys and Girls" gives the fol-
lowing account of the antics Of bear:


He was captured when little cub, and
was brought up by hand as one of the
family. He claimed the warmest place
on the hearthstonc, and nestled in cold
weather with the dogs before the fire
None Of the pet animals about the farm
were tanner than he, and none better loved
to climb up into his masters lap and re-
ceive his caress, or understood Une ghirns
of his mistress when begging for choice
morsel. os


He was of a prying disposition, ahd for'
ever peepiug into every hole, 50 the fami-
ly were obliged to lock up everything,
even the closets where they kept clothing.
If hen cackled when an egg was laid,
Mr.. Bear understood it; and if he was
not prevented, he would very soon find
and suck it before the cackling fowl had
ceased her song. ..r ..,.l. ao..


One Sunday the family went to church
end left the bear alone at home. Bruin
improved the opportunity and rumaged
all over the house in search of fun or
something to eat.


Unfortunately the good housewife had
left the cellar-door unlocked and ajar !;
AMI it was not long before the bear dis
covered it and crept down stairs.


Once down in the cellar, he espied the
molasses barrel and if there was any,
thing in the house he was fond of, it was
molasses or honey.


Bruin paved over the barrel, licked
the tightly driven bung, and was about
abandoning it in despair, when he espied
the spile. Grasping it with his strong
teeth, he easily withdrew it, and cut came
the molasses in stream, to the great de-
light of the bear, who clapped his mouth
to the hole and sucked away with grunts
of seIfsatistaction.


The molasses still flowed, and still the
bear kept his mouth to the orifce, paus-
ing now and then to take breath. At last
he was full his stomach cnnla hnld ~
more; yet his appetite was not satisfied.
He squatted on his launches and viewed
the still running stream with disgust, to
think that the supply was so abundant, and
that, alas! he could hold no more. The
molasses had now run out in large quanti-
ty, and had formed great pool on the
floor; but Bruin dove into it, and
rolled himself thousand times in the
thick fluid until his shaggy coat, from his
nose to his tail, was covered with moasses,
dirt and gravel.


There he caroused in the sweet pool, as
cats roll and tumble IN held OF catnlp
herb All at once Mr.. Bear became sick
at the stomach! And it was new SEN
sation to hin--something he had never
felt before.


AS he grew worse, he thought of his
master and mistress, and crept up stairs
to ask their consolation but they had
not returned from church. Then he crawl
ed up another story, and got into the girls
bed, drawing the snowy white sheets over
his besmeared form. They he lay groan-
ing and grunting, the sickcst bear ever
seen by any anybody in that part Of the
country.


When the girls arrived, they were hor'
rifed at the scene, and were going to lay
the broomstick over Bruin, when he start
ed on the run for the haymow, with the
sheets sticking to his back. 1t was some
time before the bear got well, and still
longer before his mistress would forgive
him.