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Year: 1868

An old man Of very acute physiognomy, an
swerng to the name of Jacob Wilmot, was
brought before the police court. His clothes
looked as though they might have been bought
second-handed in his youthful prime, for they
had suffered more from the rubs Of the world
than the proprietor himself.


What business?


None I'm traveller.


a vagabond, perhaps?


You are not far from wrong. Travellers aud
vagabonds are about the same thing. The
difference is that the latter travels without
money the former without brains.


Where have you travelled


All over the continent.


For what purpose


Observation.


What have you observed?


4 little to commend, much TO censure, and
very much to laugh at?


Hump what do you commend 2


A handsome woman that will stay nt home.
an eloquent preacher that will preach short
sermons good writer that will no; write too
much and fool that has sense enough to hold
his tongue.


What do you censure2


A man that marries girl for her fine cloth
ing youth who studies medicine while he has
the use Of his hands; and the people who will
elect a drunkard 10 office.


What do you laugh at
laugh at man who expects his position
to command that respect which his personal
qualifications and qualities do not merit.
lie was dismissed.
Year: 1868

"Generation after generation says fne
writer, "haye felt as we now feel, and their
lives were active as our own. They passed
like vapor, while nature wore the same aspect
Of beauty as when her Creator commanded her
to be. The heavens shall be as bright over our
graves as they are now around our paths The
world will have the same attractions for our
offspring unborn as she had once for our chill
dren. Yet a little while all will have happen
ed. The throbbing heart will be stilled, and
all will be at rest Our funeral will wind Its
way; and prayers will be said, and then we
shall be left alone in silence and darkness Tor
the worms. And, may it be, for a short time
we may be spoken Of, but the things Of life
will creep in, and our names will soon be for
gotten. DAYS will continue to move on and
laughter and song will be heard in the room
in which we died and the eye that mourned
for Us will be dried, and gisten again with joy !;
and even our children will cease 70 think Of US,
and will not remember to lisp our names
Year: 1868

A traveller stopped at public house in ver-
mont, for the purpose Of getting dinner,
knocked at the door but received no answer.
Going in he found little white-headed man
in the embrace Of his wife who had his head
under her arm, while with the other hand she
was giving her little lord pounding. Wish
ing to put an end to the fight our traveller
knocked on the table and cried out in loud
voice-Hallo there who keeps this house p
The husband though much out Of breath, an
swered: : Stranger, that's just what VIC are try
ing to decide!
Year: 1868

How many girls tell their mother everything :?
Not those young ladies' who, going to and
from school, smile, bow, and exchange notes
and cartes de risite with young men who make
fun of them and their pictures, speaking in
way that would make their cheeks burn with
shame if they heard it. All this, most incred-
ulous and romantic young ladies, they will do,
although they gaze at your fresh young faces
admringly, and send or give you charming
verses and bouquets. No matter what other
girls do" don't You do it. Schoolgirl frta-
tions may end disastrously, as many foolish,
wrctched young girl could tell you. Your
yearning for some one to love is a great need
of every womans heart But there is time for
everything. Don't let the bloom and freshness
of your heart be brushed off in silly firtations.
Render yourself truly intelligent; and, above
all, tell your mother everything. Never be
ashamed to tell her, who should be your best
friend and confdante, all you think and feel.
1t is very strange that so many young girls
will tell every person before mother that
which is most important she should know. 1t
is very sad that Indifferent persons should
know more about her own fair daughters than
she docs herself
Year: 1868

We cannot imaginea home more inc ON
plete than the one where there is no little


girl to stand in the void of the domestic


circle which boys can never fill, aud draw


all hearts within the magic ring of her


presence: There is something about the


little girls which is especially loveable ;


even their wild naughty ways seem


utterly void Of evil, wheu they are SO


soon followed by the sweet pcniteuce tina,


oveifiows in such gracious showers. Your


boys are great noble fellows; generous,


living, and full Of good impulse but they


arc noisy and demonstrative; dearly as


you love them, you are glad their places
are out Of doors but the little girl with


light step, is always beside you; she


brings the slippers for papa, aud with
pretty dimpled fingers, uniolds the paper
for him to read she puts on a thimblc
no bigger than fairy's, and with some
very mysterious combination of "doll
rags fills up small rocker by mama,
with wonderful assumption Of wonlanly
dignity. And who shall tell how the lit.
tic thread of speech that flows with sweet
silyery lightness from those innocent lips,
twines itself around the mothers heart
never to rust; not even when the dear
little face is hid among tho daisies, as 70
many mothers krow.


Ilcryoung heart il after years has not
been filled by the pcrnicious nonsense
which results in SO many unhappy mar.
riagcs and hasty divorces. Dear girl, she
thinks all the time of what good home
she has had, and she does not know how
far, very far, for time and eternity. her
own pure example will radiate as bless.
ing into other homes, where a sisters
memory will be consccrated ground of
tho past.


Cherish then the little girls. dimpled
darlings, who tear their aprons, cut the
table cloths and eat the sugar and salt Of
life Let them dress aud undress their
doll.babies to their hearts contents, and
don't tell them Tom Thumb and Red
Riding Hood are fictions, but leave them
alone till they find it out, which they will
do all to soon. Answer all the funny
questions they ask, and do not make fun
Of their baby theology, and when you must
whip them, do it so that if you should re.
member it, it should not be with tears,
for great many little girls lose their
hold suddenly before the room door from
which they had just escaped is shut, and
ind their way back to the angels. So,
be gentle with tho darlings, and sec what
q track Of sunshine will follow in the
wake Of the little bobbing heads that
daily find q great many hard problems to
Jo. Vindicator.
Year: 1868

Henry Fidlcr, man Of color, was con


victed, ut the last term of the Anderson n
county, (Ky) Circuit Court, of cutting
with intent to kill, and sentenced to the
pcnitentiary for one year. When first
arrested upon the charge he gave bail for
his appearance. His bail, becoming dis.
satisfied, attempted, with the assistance
Of another man, to arrest him. Henry
declined to 60 to Jail, and seizing one Of
the men with each hand, took them up,
and ran across field with them with
apparent ease. He was however, finally
arrested, and when committed to Jail it
was found that ordinary trace chains we're
insufficient to con6no his limbs, and o
heavy clasp Of iron made expressly for
the purpose, and fastened with stron.
rivets, was placed upon his ankles. After
his conviction he succeeded in bending
this piece of iron in such manner as to
free his limbs, broke the locks upon the
door Of the Jail and made his escape. All
this seems to have been effected without
the aid Of any tool, as none was found.
Another prisoner who was in the Jail ut
the time states that the escape occurred
while he was asleep, and that he knew
nothing of it till next morning.
Year: 1868

Met last evening for the purpose Of making the
necessary preparations for the parade on SAtar-
day evening. They were agreeably surprised by
the presentation of a handsome American flag
(silk) from Miss Mary G. Fout accompanied by q
communication expressive Of her regard for the
welfare Of the club. The Guard are determined
To come out strongly on Saturday.
Year: 1868

TO WHIP CREAM.-Sweeten bowl
of cream with loaf sugar and flavor
with any extract or fav oring that
suits you best. Whip the cream with
a whisk, and as it rises in a froth take
it of with skinner, and place upon
a seive to drain.
Year: 1868

The Maine Z Farmer recommends
countrv ladies to take pedium sized
pumpkin seed. carefully cut out the
meat on the under side, put a narrow
strip of fur around the edge, and fas-
ten the strings to the sides, and they
will have a bonnet i'll the pink of fash,
ion. The broad end OF the bonnet
should be worn in front to keep off
the sun and wind.
Year: 1868

An act amending section four Of


chapter fifty-six of th e General


Statutes relating to the descent Of


property.


1t is hereby enacted, &c.


Sec. l. Section four of chapter
fifty-six of the General Statutes of
this State, is hereby amended so as
to READ as follows: Illegitinate chill
dren shall inherit the estate of their
mothers the same as if they were
born in lawful wedlock, and the moth
er Of an illegitimate child who shall
die leaving no issue nor widow, shall
inherit the estate of such child; and
the estate of an illegitimate person
dying intestate, and leaving no issue
nor widow, nor mother, shall descend
through the line of the mother, in the
same manner as if the person so dy.
ing were born in lawful wedlock.


Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from its passage.
AnnrOyed Nov. 19. 1851
Year: 1868

An act III addition to ''An act for the
regulation and government Of the


Vermont Reform School," approx


ed November I9, 1866.


1t is hereby enacted, &c.


Sec. |. Whenever any justice of
the peace shall bind over for trial to
the county court any minor within
the age of sixteen years, such justice
in his discretion may order such min
or, for the want of sufficient sureties
to be confined in the Vermont Re
form School at Waterbury, instead of
the county Jail.


Sec. 2. When any boy shall be
committed to said School by virtue
'ol this act, und said boy shall not
submit to the rules and requirements
of said School, or has presorce in said
School shall be prejudicial thereto,
by and with the advice of the trus-
tees, the superintendent shall endorse
upon a copy of the warrant left with
the superintendent when said boy
was committed, an order to commit
said boy to the common jail OF the
county from which said boy was sent
to said School. And said order shall
be as near as practicable, in the form
following:


STATE OF VERMONT To any sheriff or
q "a 10 in III


State.


GREETING:


By the authority of the State of
Vermont you are hereby commanded
to take the booy of the herein
named and
him commit to the kee per of the Jail
In IN the county
of within the said
prison, who is hereby commanded to
receive the said boy and him safely
keep so that he be had to appear be,
fore the county court for said county
of as is within
set forth.


Hereof fail not, but of this pre-
cept and your doings thereon make
due return to me.


Given under my hand at Waterbury


in said county of Washington this


day Of AID. 1S6
} Superintendent of
Vermont Il G for m
School.


Sec. 3. Any sheriff, or constable
in the State may serve the said war
rant and commit said boy to the Jail
of the county from which said boy
was sent, and said boy shall be held
in said Jail to answer the charge
against him as though he had been
committed to said Jail instead of the
said Reform School.


Sec. 4. The cost of committing
such boy to Jail shall be paid out of
the funds of said School.


Sec. 5. When such boy, so commit.
ted, shall give surety for his appear.
ance before the county court to an.
swer the charge against him, as pro-
vided in section twelve, chapter one
hundred and twenty-four of the Gen
eral Statutes, and the clerk of said
court shall certify such fact to the
superintendent shall discharge such
boy from said School.


Approved Nov. 81, 1867.
An act concerning the education of


children between eight and four.


teen years of age.


1t is hereby enacted, &c.


Sec. l. Every child of good health
Year: 1868

mill or factory, unless such child has
already attended a public school three
months within the year next preced-
ing.


Sec. 3. Every parent or guardian
who permits his child or ward to
violate the above provisions, or every
owner, employer or overseer of any
mill or factory who shall employ any
child in violation of section two Of
this act, shall forfeit and pay sum
not less than ten dollars or more
than twenty dollars, to be recovered
like other penalties, by prosecution
before any justice Of the peace, one
half of said penalty to go to the com
plainant, and the other half to the
treasurer of the town in which such
child resides.


Approved Nov. 81, 1867.
Year: 1868

An act in addition to chapter titty-six


of the General Statutes, relating


to the adoption of minors and the


alteration Of names.


1t is hereby enacted, &c.


Sec. l. Whenever any person shall
wish to adopt a minor under the
provisions of section eight Of chapter
tifty-siX Of General Statutes. and the
parent or parents of such minor shall
have abandoned the care and sup
port of such minor, and shall have
removed or absconded from this
State; or if the parent or parents
residing in this State are shown to
be incompetent to have the care and
custody of such minor, the probate
court in the district where such minor
resides shall, upon application in the
way now provided by law, appoint
some suitable person to act as guardi-
an of such minor in the matter of
said adoption.


| Sec. 2. This act shall take effect
from Its passage.


Approved Nov. s, 1867.
Year: 1868

Though money in New York remains as
abundant as at any time durlng the summer
and rates OF call loans are as low, there is an
undeniable feeling that a change will come over
the money market before long; aud the conse-
Quepce is an tpdisposition 10 enter into spec
ulations which a sudden tightness would Ger
tainly render disastrous. But a good many
lenders are putting out large sums ST to per
cent. on Government securities for sixty TO
ninety days. Gall loans have been made all
the week at to per cent, and discounts OF
good paper are readily made at 6 per cent II
Is the general opinion among intelligent capi-
dant all the season. and that rates of interest
will rule low. The rapid rise Of gold for the
past thirty days, until IL reached TO $50 in the
middle OF last week, has unsettled affairs mate
rally in the money market and caused con.
siderable disturbance. II has since declined
somewhat, however.
Year: 1868

A SINGULAR CAsR-A warrant was issued
yesterday for the arrest of a woman armed
Phebe Blair, charged with aussult whith in =
tent to KILL The only grounds on which the
charge is attempted to be sustained are that the
woman claims to have power to exercise all
ills and perform miracles. Among . certain
class OF the population she Is looked upon as
sort Of demon. They fear her as they do the
pestilence. Some time since she fell out with
family named Herten, and denounced dire
woeo upon their heads. As they live in
the same building. opportunities Of meet.
ing are very frequent. For week past she
has been preparing a liquid Substance
which she told the family had in IL the power
of life and death, and that she meant to work
on them terrible retribution with It, Iucred.
ible as it may seem, the foolish dupes believed
it aud WEIGHED the old woman complete her
decoction with sentiments OF the most poignant
dread. A day or two since she got through
with the liquor, and yesterday rubbed the door.
step Of the house with the preparation, saying
al the same time that in one week they wouId
all be dead. Wild with terror the whole fami.
ly fed the house as from pestilence. They
have not been hack SINCE; but yesterday pro-
cured warraat for the old woman's arrest


The case Will probably be tried to.day-Nen
orleans PicayNne, Itb =
Year: 1868

ARRESTED FOR BEING UxPAsHIoNABLR.-
Two ladies one married and the other single,
appeared on the streets on Saturday, dressed
fashionably in all respects, except their head
gear, which consisted Of the old style Of large
by crowd from State to Ten Brock streets
w here an officer foolshy arrested the n, in stead
of the gang that followed them. Upon being
taken TO the police court they were promptly
dischareed.-AlLany Argus, August 10.
Year: 1868

THE CoMNIssIONRRsHIP.-In view OF the
opinion OF Attorney General Evarts to the
effect that the so-called resignation of Com
missioner Rollins is not a resignation, and that
he is still Commissioner, the purpose Of the
President to appoint a successor to Mr.. Rol-
lins, as to NIL vacancy, Ia abandoned, but it is
supposed that an arrangement may be made in
few days whereby Mr. Rollins shall resign
absolutely, and give way for his successor.
Who that successor will be is not kuown
Year: 1868

Equity in this State, and upon the ratification
of such sale by the Orphans Court and the
payment in full of the purchase money, and
not before, the said trustee shall proceed to
convey the title of said intestate to said real
estate in the same manner as trustees under the
appointment of Circuit Courts are now author
lied to do, and the said Orphans Court may
allow the same commissions to any trustee so
appointed, as now allowed to a trustee appoint
ed to sell under a decree in equity, provided,
that nothing herein contained shall apply to
any cases now pending in said Courts.


Sec. 2. And be 1t enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from and after its passage.





APprored March 80, 1868.


THOMAS SWAMI,


Governor.
Year: 1868




To provide for giving effect to Informal or In
valid Deeds.


SIC. /. Be 1t enacted by the General Assesbly
0 Maryland, That whenever any deed or bill of
sale shall have been duly signed and sealed by
the parties thereto, but shall not have been ac-
knowledged by the said parties or any one of


SUO11nahher or form or before the per
son authorized to take such act OF acknowledge
ment, the Circuit Court of a county in which
by law the said deed or bill of sale ought to be
or to have been recorded, or the Circuit Court
Of Baltimore city, if the said deed or bill of sale
ought by law to be or to have been recorded in
said city, may upon the petition of any party
to said deed or bill of sale, or his or their as
signs, or any person claiming under them set
ting forth the defects in the acknowledgment
OF said deed or bill of sale, pass order direct
ing the other parties thereto to appear and
answer the said petition, and may cause notice
to be given to such parties by summons or pub
ication according to the practice of the said
court, and may direct testimony to be taken in
relation to the matters in said petition or in
said petitions and answer contained; and the
said court may grant relief upon said petition
by directing the said parties or any of them, to
acknowledge or to re-acknowledge the said
deed or bill of sale as the case may require, and
the order of the said court, passed in the premi-
ses, directing the said acknowledgment to be
made as aforesaid, shall operate in the same
manner and to the same extent, from the date
OF the said order, as if the said party ordered as
aforesaid, to acknowledge or re-acknowledge
the said deed or bill of sale had thereupon so
done; provided, however, that the rights of
any person who shall not be a party to said
proceedings as aforesaid, shall not be in any
wise affected by said order.


Sec. 2. .And be 1t enacted, That this Act shall
take effect from its passage.


Approred March 80, 1868.


THOMAS SWAMI,


Governor.
Year: 1868

We take pleasure in presenting our
readers with the following extracts. from
Ia contribution we find in the Prince
Georgian by that able writer on agricul-
tural Subjects, we'll known as the ''PA-
TUxENT PLANTER:


Tobucco.-Try and plant your crop this
month-top it early-keep it free from
worms-plant on prime land-plant not
more than 1000 to the hand. Make one
of your tobacco houses perfectly tight; a
house 40 by "a will hold $4,000 plants
and room for DR.. Dorsey's Tobacco Cur
ing Apparatus; have sheds to your curing
house to secure the tobacco as it is cured !;
manage the crop we'll and neatly and you
will make more money from 10, 900 plants
thus managed, than double the quantity
grown and managed after the old system.
In these days, when labor is high and
common tobacco low, it is foolishness to
make tobacco unless you make bright,
best quality. Tobacco at an average Of
$25 is paying crop, and it can be made
to do that by the plan I have sketched a.
bove. By such system you have more
time to devote to smaller matters, which
count amazingly in the general summing
up of profits at the end of the year, you
have less land employed and less to work,
and yet you get as much money for your
tobacco crop.


Sheep Shearing The weather in May
was SO wet and generally cold. as to be
unit for this work, and when the days
were warm and bright. other work. too
long neglected because Of the rains, had
to be attended to, SO I presume you have
yet to shear your sheep. If you have
large flock, it is economy to hire a pro-
fessed shearer-one who will shear sixty
a day and never nip "a bit of flesh while he
gets all the fleece, unlike the colored gen.
tlemen who usually make mixed busi-
ness Of it. say one pound Of skin and flesh
to three of wool, leaving here and there
long tufts of wool by way of ornament
An iugenius Yankee has lately patented
a machine for shearing sheep which has
acted we'll, and it is said by Northern
Agricultural Editor will supersede the
hand shears, as the reaper and mover has
the cradle and the scythe.


Let me call your attention to the fol-
lowing tables, and advise you to preserve
them by pasting them in your farm account
book for reference, as they are often found
very useful in farming operations. and will
save you much troublesome calculation;


WEIGHTS AND MEASURES,
Year: 1868

To those who have worn down their teeth in masticating poor old tough COW beef, we will say that carbonate of soda will be found a remedy for the evil Cut the steaks, the day before using, into slices about two inches thick, rub over them small quantity of soda, wash off next morning, cut into suitable thickness, and cook to notion. The same process will answer for fowls, legs of mutton, etc. Try it, all who love delicious, tender dishes of meat
Year: 1868

Ar the late State ball at Paris, the object of attention was a negro General, the splen- dor of whose uniform exceled that of bis European brethren. On inquiry he proved to be the late President of IIayti. Two young Japanese ladies were likewise among the nov elites of the evening.