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Year: 1868

There are some people always
looking out for sights. They can
not pay a visit, they cannot even re-
ceive a friend, they cannot carry on
the daily intercourse of the family,
without suspecting some offence is
designed. They are as touchy as
har triggers. If they meet an ac-
quaintance in the street who happ-
ems to be pre- occupied with business
they attribute his abstraction to some
motive personal to themselves, and
take umbrage accordingly. They
lay on others the fault of their own
irritability. A fit of indigestion
makes them see impertinence in ev.
erybody they come iD contact with.
Innocent persons who never dreamed
of giving otfense, are aStOnished to
find some unfortunate word, or some
momentary taclturnlty, mistaken for
an insult. 10 say the least the hab-
it is unfortunate. 1t is far wiser to
take the more charitable view of our
fellow beings. and not suppose a
slight is intended. unless the neglect
is open and direct. After all, too,
life takes its hue in a great degree
from the color of our own mind. If
we are frank and generous, the world
treats US kindly. If, on the contra
ry, we are suspicious, men learn to
be cold and cautious to us. Let a
person get the reputation of being
touchy and everybody is under more
or less restraint; and in this way the
chances of an imaginary otfense are
vastly increased. People who fire
up easily miss a deal of happiness.
Their jaundiced tempers destroy
their own comfort, as well as that of
their friends. They have forever
some faDcied slight TO brood over.
The sunny, serene cOntentment of
less selfish dispositions never visits
them.
Year: 1868

| have known country society
which withered away all to nothing
under the dry rot of gossip only.
Friendship once as firm us granite,
dissolved to jelly, aud then ran away
to water, only because of this. Love
| that promised Il future as endearing
as heaven. and as stable as tTnth,
evaporated into a morning mis-. that
turned to a days long tears, only be.
cause of this; a father and son were
set foot to foot with the fiery breath
ofanger, that would never cool again
between them, only because of this
and a husband and his young wife,
each straining at the hated lash,
which in the beginning had been the
golden bondage of Il God blessed
love, sat mournfully by the grave
where all their love and JOY lay bu-
ried. and only because of this. | have
seen faith transformed into mean
doubt, hope give place to grim de-
spair, and charity take on itself tire
/ features of black malevolence, all be-
cause OF the spell Of words of scan
dial and the magic mutteringS of gos-
sip.


Great crimes work great wrongs,
and the deeper tragedies of human
life spring from its larger passions ;
but woful and most melancholy are
the uncatalogued tragedies that is
sue from gossip and detraction /;
most mournlully the shipwreck often
made of noble natures and lovely
lives by the bitter winds and dead
saltwaterS of SANDER. So easy to say
yet so hard to diSprove-throwing on
the innocent. and furnishing them as
guilty or unable to pluck out the
stingS they never see, 'and silence
the words they never hear. Gossip
and slander are the deadlieSt and
the crueleSt weapons man has for
his brothers hurt.
Year: 1868

Don't be ashamed, my lad, if you
have a patch on your elbow. 1t
is no mark Of disgrace. 1t speaks
well of your industrious mother
For our part, we would rather see a
dozen patches on your jacket, than
hear one profane vulgar word escape
from your lips. No good boy will
shun you because you cannot dress as
well as your companions; and if a
bad boy laughs at your appearance,
say nothing, my lad, but walk on.
We know many a rich and good man
who was once as poor as you. There
is our near neighbor, in particular,
now one of our wealthy men, who
told us a short time since, that when
a child, he was glad to receive cold
food from his neighbours table. Be
good, my boy; and if you are poor,
you will be respected great deal
more than if you were the son of a
rich man and addicted to bad hab,
its,
Year: 1868

w \ woman whom her husband
used frequently to scold, went to a
cunning man to inquire how she
might cure him of his barbarity.-
The sagacious sooth-sayer heard her
complaint; and with various gesticula
tions, while he filed phial with color
ed liquid, desired her, whenever her
husband was in passion, to take a
mouthful of the liquid. and kept it
in her mouth for five minutes.


The woman, quite Overjoyed at so
simple a remedy strictly followed the
counsel which was given her. and hy
her silence escaped the usual annoy
ance. The contents of the bottle
being mt last expended, she returned
to the cunning man and anXiously
begged to have another possessed of
the same virtue. Daughter" said
the man ''there was nothing in the
bottle but brown sugar and water.
When your husband is in a passion,
hold your tongue, and, my life on it,
lac will not scold you in future"
Year: 1868

RudolPhe the sensational billiard
player offers io play a game with two
fingers. giving odds of ninety five in
a hundred, and that lac will make
the caroming with the teeth and noze
eyes hlindfclded and with two cnna
Year: 1868

A good wife is the greatest earthly
blessing. A man is what his wife makes
him. It is the mother who moulds the
character and destiny OF the child
Make marriage matter OF moral Judg-
menti


Marry In your own religion.


Marry IN a different blood and tenn
permanent from your own.


Marry into a family which you have
long known.


Never talk of one another either alone
or in company.


Never both manifest anger at once.


Never speak loud to one another, un-
less the house is on fire.


Let each one strive to yield oftenest
to the wishes of the other.


Let self-abnegation be the daily aim
and effort OF each.


The very nearest approach to domes-
tic felicity on earth is i'm the mutual cul-
tivation of an absolute unselfishness.
Never find fault, unless it is perfect
ly certain that fault has been commit
ted; and even then prelude it with KISS
and lovingly.
Never taunt with past mistake.
Neglect the whole worlds besides,
rather than one another.
Never allow request to be repeated.
'I forget" is never an acceptable ex-
cuse.


Never part for day without loving
words to think Of during absence; be-
sides it may be that you will not meet
again in life.
Year: 1868

A Vermont farmer gives his expert
ence on this matter. lie says he built
common barn in 1910, finishing it with
unseasoned boards, put on singly, and
consequently the barn had many venti7
lators, as the cracks were neither sraalt
nor few. He soon learned that the hay
must be well cured before putting it IN
to the barn, or it would heat, mould and
sometimes spoil in the centre of the
NOW, while near the walls of the barn
the hay was bright and good. He also
learned that In leaving the barn doors
open during the hay season, as many
farmers do, the hay next to the floor,
especially near the door, looked like
hay which had taken the storm and
been badly washed Another fact he
learned from old farmers, that hay in
tended for the stack must be thorofglf-
cured, even more so than for the barn.


This same farmer built another barn
in 1850, aud made the walls tight as
common double boarding would make
them. Now hear the result. He says:
"T have not, during the sixteen years
have used this barn, had a particle of
mouldy or burnt hay except it was wet
by storms and put in before dry. 1
cart my hay much greener than former
ly. ! do not hesitate to cart English
hay tiiat is sufficiently ripe, as soon as
| can after it is cut, provided there is no
dew or wet upon it when moved. My
hay Is relishcd better blythe stock than
that which is all dried itp. If the grass
is very green, or stout clover, would
prefer to let it stand in the cart over
night. but think too much drying i'll
lures the hay"


He has often cut clover and herdsgrass
that yielded more than two tons per
acre in the foreueon and carted to the
barn in the afternoon of the same day,
and il came out nice and bright in the
spring. With the knowledge thus gain-
ed from his experience he comes to the
conclusion that TIE less he air circu-
lates through the mows, or the less ex-
posed the hay is to the weather, the bet
ter for the hay, and the less liable 1t is
to heat. He thinks that by closing all
cracks or avenues, from the winds and
storms, what heat there may be in the
hay is equally disseminated through the
entire mass without injury to the hay;
but if the heat be forced from the out=
side surface to the centre, the outside
hay will be bright while the centre will
be more or less injured,
burnt and mouldy.-Msine State Press.
Year: 1868

The Ludington (Mlch.,) Record tells
story that is rather hard to believe.
A little three year old girl, a daughter
of Mr.. Henry. Flynn, while playing
near her fathers residence recently was
seized and carried off by bear. The
anxiety and alar OF the parents, WAS
of course most intense and an immedi-
ate search for the lost little one was
commenced, and which happily termi-
mated the next day, by finding the child
alive and almost unliarmed. She did
not appear to be much alarmed, aud
when asked about her strange adven-
ture. she said the bear would put her
down occasionally to rest, and would
put his nose up to her face, when she
would slap him, and then the bear would
hang his head by her side and purr and
rub against her like a cat. The men ask
ed her if she was colo in the night, and
she told them the old bear lay down be-
side her and put his 'arms' around her
and hugged her to him and Kept her
warm though she didn't like his long
hair.
Year: 1868

The present operator at the factory is
Miss Augusta Lewis, who explains the
scientific and complicated operations to
visitors with great clearness. She is =
compositor by profession, and formerly
worked i'm the Office of the World. She
would consider it great hardship 20 go
to the old method of hand composing
She can by the new machine, easily set
ND 1000 ems an hour. and this without
an error, except in occasionally touch
ing wrong key, which is of rare occur
renee.


With the evidences of the successful
working ofthe machine now given, ther
remains but little doubt ofits early and
general adoption and of the opening up
thereby ofa new field of labor for wom-
en-. True, the ordinary work of the
compositor cannot, as the machine at
present works, be entirely dispersed
with the arrangement ofpeculiar forms
of composition, tabular statements for
instance, calling for manuel adjustment,
but the setting up of what Is purely read
ing matter, whether it be the column OF
newspaper or page ofa works. entire
ly within its powers:
Year: 1868

A successful farmer, in this vicinity
claims that many pastures are so over
stocked that the roots of the grass, and
the whole plant are kept so small that
feed ia afforded that the land would
produce If stocked lightly for year or
two, and the grass allowed to get good
thrifty start. He has kept large stock =
of cattle. yet the feed in his pasture is
so rank in some places that ton OF
hay could be harvested. rms pasture
sustains double the stock that can be
kept on adjoining lands that have been
habitually overstocked. | passed the
pasture few days ago the snow was
a foot deep, yet this grass appeared
above it. Whether the stock was cows
sleeper beefstock, they never iailed 10 70
GROW, and yield profit to the owners
Satisfaction, and a decided increase
over neighboring stock of the same
kind.-C Country GeRtlemdn'
Year: 1868

gUp Before you acquire II taste for
whisky, insure your life and take fare
well Of your family. The certain death
which whisky brings is only a question
of time, He is always bearing surely
down upon his victim, like strong
man armed, and comes inevitably as
fate or taxes.
Year: 1868

,P Good humor is the only shield
to keep off the darts OF the satirical
railer. If you have quiver we'll stor-
ed, and are sure of hitting him between
the joints of the harness, do not spare
him. But YOU had better not bend
your bow, than miss your aims
Year: 1868

FALSE STEP.


BY MRS. BROWNING.
Sweet, thou has trod on hearti
Pass there's world full OF MEN:
And women as fair rs thou art
Must do such things now and them
Thou only hast stepped unaware
Malice no one can impute:
And why should heart have been there
In the way of q fair woman's footf
II was not stone that could trip,
Nor was 1t thorn that could rend;
Put up thy proud underlip--
Twas merely the fenrt of friend.
And yet, peradventure, one day,
Thou, sitting alone at the glass,
Remarking the bloom gone away
Where the smile In It's dimplement was
And seeking around thee in vain
From hundreds who fiattered before,
Such O word as "Oh not in the main
Do hold thee less precious, but more
Thou'1t sigh, very like, Oh thy part
"Of all have known, or can Know,
wish had only that heart
I trod upon years agow
Year: 1868

voting at the polls; and that in the South
is now turned into tragic farce. Mean
while, are they benefting the negro race 7
And, secondly, are they bepefting the
white race in the United Statesf These
are grave questions. We have seen that
in the case of men aud women, il the wo-
men are benefited the men will also be
benefited. But does it follow that in
benefting the negro race we shall also
benefit the white race. Much will depend
upon how we benefit them. We think
that any real, solid, lasting benefit to the
negro race, cannot injure the white race.
But here is our issue with the Radicals.


We contend that their so-called man
hood suffrage instead of being benefit
will be an injury to the negro, and by
race. We believe ths: the white race, no
matter for what reason or reasons, will
nerer submit to be governed by negroes.
Well, is this nothing2 Is it true That
is the question. If it is true that the
white race will never submit to be gov
erned BY negroes, what is it that the Rad
icals are doing in the South2 Are they
doing something to benefit the hegro 7
Will it benefit the negro to put him in
office over white men, if the white men
will not submit to his government?


The Radical answer to this will proba-
bly, be-"if the white men will not sub
init to be governed by negroes, we will
force them to submit by the power of the
army" But what is the army r
General Meade has answered this; he
recently said, the army is the people OF
the United States" So it was, and so it
ought to be. And mark, if the people Of
the United States are as we believe OPP
posed to this forcing of negro governors
over our white brothers of the South, the
army being the people, cannot be used
iu any such unholy cause.


1t is foolishly wicked to suppose that
we can have 10 the American Union,
large bodies of intelligent white men,
governed by ignorant negroes. Force
might apparently accomplish it for a
brief space, but when the conflict is made
one of races, the army of the people will
overwheIm the weaker e.-Pittsburg
Pnef
Year: 1868

The following article, taken from the
Pittsburg Post, gives very sensibly the
views of Northern writer on the subject
of negro suffrage. In taking the national
and philanthropic view, the writer takes
the only view in the light of which so
grave question for American statesmen
should be discussed. To be guided by q
temporary policy, in which some party
interest on either side is alone consulted,
is the very and suicidal thing to be dspre-
cated--no matter who may presently
prove the winner. The Post says:


Because our reason is opposed to the
voting of negroes, on what we conceive
to be substantial grounds, it must not be
inferred that we are the enemies of the
negro race. Those who knowingly advo-
cate measures which are likely to result
in sad consequences to that race, are their
enemies. If the policy that we advocate
is the best, in the long run, for both races,
we are the friends of both. Ifthe voting
of negroes, and the holding of every sort
ofpublic Office in our Government by ns-
groes, is likely to advance the welfare OF
the two races, we do not wish to oppose
il. any more than we would oppose the
voting OF women if it can be shown that
that will benefit both sexes, or if it can
be shown that it will benefi. women.


Our opposition to the voting of ne
groes, in the United States, does not
spring from so mean and paltry feeling
as emnity or hatred of the negro race
an inferior class Of being whom we are
ready at all times,to protect in all proper
rights aud privileges. 1t arises princi-
pally from the firmly established belief,
that it is dangerous and wicked expert
ment, such as ought not to be made
unless it be made I0iilingly by the white
people. 0nr opposition springs partly
from the base and unjust method adopted
BY a usarping two-thirds Radical major
ity of Congress to force negro suffrage,
upon an unwilling people.


We think that the future will show,
that at any time when, if ever, the pee
ple-the white people Of the United
Siates-of this free country-are attosced
to vote on the question, they will vote 1t
down. And We allege that the course
adopted by Congress, and thus far pur-
sued, ought to prove to the white people
of America that these Radicals are afraid
of the white people, aud dare not 20 to
them on this question. They are afraid
70 disband the military power, which it
is time TO subordinate 10 the civil power;
lest the people should show unmistakably
that their course is not approved. There
fore, this Radical Congress keeps up, in
time of peace. large aDd costly stand
ing army, when the only necessity for il
arises from their own wicked, unlawful
enactmenis-like those Of Napoleon III
to regulate free roting.


These Radicals are playing deep
game with the people for the chessmen;
and the people cannot yet help them
selves TIE cnly process By which they
can do 50 properly is slow-through their
Year: 1868

fit for full attention to his business for a
week afterwards. When a man leaves
home on business it is always important
that he should have bis wits about him.
that the mind should be fresh and vigor-
GUS, the spirits lively, buoyant and cheer
full. .a


No man can say that it is thus with him
after a night on the railroad or on the
shelf of steamboat.


The first great recipe for sound. con.
nected and refreshing sleep, is physical
exercise. Toll is the price of sleep.


We caution parents. particularly, not
to allow their children to be walked up o1
mornings; let nature wake them up, she
will not do it prematurely; but have care
that they 60 to bed at an early hour, let
it be earlier and earlier, until it is found
that they wake up themselves in full time
to dress for breakfast. Being walked up
early, and allowed to engage in Difficult,
or any studies late, and just before retir-
ing. has given many beautiful and pro.
missing child brain fever. or determined
ordinary ailments to the production o.
water on the brain.
Year: 1868

''F. g." in the N. Y. Post, says
We sometimes hear farmers remark that,
plowing deep, they get less grain; that
bringing up the new mellow soil, their
crops suffer. It would be very strange if
this were not the case; for this soil, even
if ever so mellow, is raw, just like man
ure when it is ''green" or "long" It is
not yet converted or changed into plant
food. It needs just what the long man
ure needs-to be changed by the heat and
the air, that is. decomposed or rotted.


Where the top soil is less fertile than it
used to be when the land was first titled,
you may rest assured that this under soil
is always better than the upper soil. be-
cause the upper has deteriorated, while the
under has not-rather improved.


It is, therefore, inadvisable, nay, suici-
dal in some soils. to turn up deeply the uu-
derground in the spring or in the fall at
sowing time. The cold. cherries ground
will not help the grain; and we're it not for
the other soil mixed with it. an almost
total failure would be the result.


But turn it up in the fall. and let the
frost and the elements take hold of it,
and you have another soil; it is turned into
manure, good part of it. A little lime
mixed with it, scattered and narrowed in.
or manure, or both, would facilitate the
process. In the spring SOW, either with
or without another plowing, aud you will
find no more occasion to complain. We
have great fertility to draw upon from
below; but it requires managing. 5
Year: 1868

DR.. Hall, in his Journal Of Health,
says: One of the very worst economies of
time is that filched from necessary sleep.
The wholesale, but blind commentator
of early rising is as mischievous in prac-
tice as it was errant in theory. Early
rising is crime against the noblest part
of our physical nature. unless preceded by
an early retiring. Multitudes of business
men in large cities count it a saving of
tune, if they can make journey of hun
dred or two miles at night, by steamboat
or railway. It is ruinous mistake. 1t
never fails to be followed by want of
general we'll feeling for several days after,
if indeed, the man does not return home
actually sick, or SO near to it as to be un-
Year: 1868

The most fallacious ideas prevail re-
specting leisure. People are always say
ing to themselves, Il would do this and
[ would do that if I had leisure" Now,
there is no condition in which the chance
of doing any good is less than in the con-
dition Of leisure. The man fully employ
ed may be able to crafty his good dispo-
sitions by improving himself or his neigh
bors, or serving the public in some useful
way; but the man who has his time to dis
pose of as he pleases, has but poor
chance, indeed, Of doing so. To do, in
creases the capacity Of doing; and it is far
less difficult for man who is in habit
ual course of exertion, to exert himself a
little more for an extra purpose, than for
the man who does little or nothing to put
himself into motion for the same end
There is reluctance in all things to be
set a-going; but when that is got over,
then everything goes sweetly enough
Just so it is with the idle man. In los
| ing the habit he loses the power of doing ;
but man who is busy about some regu-
lar employment for a proper length OF
time every day can very easily do some
thing else during the remaining hours
the recreation of the weary man is apt to
be buster than the perpetual leisure Of the
idle. As he walks through the world bis
hands hang unmufled and ready by his
side and he can sometimes do more by a
single touch in passing than vacant man
is likely to do in twelvemonth.


Let no man cry for leisure in order to
do anything. Let him rather pray that
he may never have leisure. If he really
wishes to do any good, thing be will al
ways find time for it by properly arrang.
ing his other employments.