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Year: 1868

A man who had for years carried an old and cherished watch about him, one day called on its maker, and told him ii was no longer use"ul, for it would not keep time correctly.

 Let me examine it." said the maker and taking a powerful glass, he looked carefully and steadily into the work, till he spied just one little grain of sand.

 II have it." he said, II can get over your difficulty

 About this moment. by some won- deriu but unseen power. the little grain. suspecting what was coming. cried out, Let me alone! I am but d small thing, and take up so little room. l cannot possibly injure the watch. Twenty or thirty of us might do harm, but cannot. so let me alone

 The matchmaker replied:

 You must come out. for you spoil my work. and all the more so that you are so small, and but few people can see you"

 Thus it is with us, whether children or elders-one lie. one lust, one feeling of pride. vanity, or disobediehce, may be such little one that none but our selves know of it; yet God. who sees all things, knows it, and that one sin however little it may appear. will spoi all our best efforts in his service.
Year: 1868

In choosing a warm dress get if as light as you can. Think how light an imaIs. which have to endure great cold, are clothed. W hat is lighter than feathers or fur? A bear can thus teach us q lesson Of civilized science, and a goose can impart wisdom. The principle of the advice given by the wise man. "Go to the ant, thou slug gard" might well he extended to ihe example of the way in which the Gre ator clothes the dumb animals he has made. They are not heavily laden, unless. indeed, it is necessary to pro- tect them with armour. but even then the material used is remarkable for its combination of lightness with strength The tortoise is shielded more by the arehed shape of its shell than by it's thickness.

 There are some animals which float in water which are covered heavily but the weight of their clothes facili. tates their movements in the elements

 in which they are intended 10 live. in' asmuch as it enables them to sink [, the depth necessary for them to subsis in. But for the warmth, weight i' needless. and for equable warmth weight is positive hindrance, since q heavy dress adds the heat of pressure to that of protection 10 those more prominent parts of the figure upol which it rests. If you want to b' warm, choose d material that is not on lv thick but light. and when you wisl to be protected from wind as well a still cold, wear under or over woolei or furry fabric, the thinnesi impervi ous texture you can get. Then yol can have an arrangement similar t' that with which the animals of colt climates are provided-namely, thil skin and thick feathers or hairs.-Leis ura hours.
Year: 1868

''l think my family canned enough fruit last season to enable me 10 have it on my table every day in the year.

 Such was the remark made 10 me n few days ago by my neighbor L.. It certainly was what very few. even of our most enthusiastic fruit growers are able to sa.': and the fac, led to some reflections which will bear stating here.

 Neighbor L.. we admit, has as much fruit as he and his family will be lilTely to consume the year round. I suppose that my own family was pretty liberal- ly supplied also; but his far exceeds that of one-halt-yea, nineteen-twcn- tieihs--of my neigbors. l might put, it in a still stronger light and say that while one family in a community has as much fruit as it will need or con- sume, with a moderate daily use. there are not less than one hundred families who do not consume over one quart weekly.

 What utter nonsense, then for men io be croaking about the superabun- dance of fruit, the prospects of over stocking the market, and all such for bodings of evil to fruit growers. And yet every community has one or more Of this class of old iogies. remember just such in my boyhood; and yet peo- pie have continued 10 plant till the quantity is tentold greater everywhere, and the price has continued to advance and even now. a large portion of the people have yet to learn that small lruits--to say nothing of apples-car be made a part of their legitimate daily food.

 How long before all the people will be as well educated up to the use ot fruit as is my neighbor L., and how much will be enough to supply the country when that time shall arrive -Ilorticuturist.
Year: 1868

the balance of power, or rather to prevent an unlawful exercise of it. The shortest way to restore order is said to be to close all the hives, giving adequate ventilation to prevent smothering. if the robbers be. long to the same apiary with their victims, but if the robbers are a foreign colony, shut up the assailed one, for day or two, when the thieves will generally .dssist from their deprsdations. They may re new the raid and, if they do, repeat the imprisoning operation as long as necess sry.
Year: 1868

sHrA justice, better verscd in law than gospel. not long since married a couple in this way: Hold up your hands. Ton solemnly swear that you will perform the duties of your office jointly and scverally. according to your best skill and judgment, SO help you God. Fee, one dollar.
Year: 1868

"A simple experiment will often afford much
amusement to the little folks at home, and proba-
bly, none will beget more wonder and enjoyment
than one in electricity. One like the following,
for instance, would form food for prattling little
tongues and busy little hands for a whole day or
more: Get clean glass bottle with rather
large mouth, and hold it over lamp or stove to
dry it; place it on the table, and put a common
tin plate on top Of it; now get a piece of brown
paper like what is used in groceries stores; dry
it perfectly, take it up by the opposite corners,
and rub it on the cats back. IT Miss Puss has
any objections they may be overcome by placing
her between your knees, and rubbing the paper
to and fro across her back; if you have no cat,
your own hair will do, if it is not damp or greasy.
After rubbing the paper FIVE or six times, drop
it Oh the plate on the bottle. Now if you put
your knuckle to the plate, bright blue spark
will be seen to fly to it, making noise like the
breaking of small piece Of wood. Take the
paper up without touching the plate, and again
put your knuckle to it; another spark similar to
the last will be seen. If you are afraid to take
the shock, you may do as the monkey did that
wanted the chestnuts-put pussy's paw to the
plate as soon as she feels the shock, she will ex-
press her dspleasure at such proceedings by spit
ting and kicking at the apparatus. This expe-
rment may be varied by putting little paper men
and such like objects on the plate, and holding
your hand or another tin plate over them; when
the hand or plate is held near enough, they will


hop up and down quite lively. The only trouble


in performing these experiments is to keep the
| apparatus dry. -... s4 sF "t
Year: 1868

At Aberdeen, Mississippi, few days since
little son of Mr. Bean apparently. died. Two
young ladies and servant volunteered to keep
watch during the night. At about II O'Clock
the servant was noticed to be asleep, when one OF
the young ladies picked her with PIN, which
caused her to scream. This aroused the supposed
dead child, alarming the inmates OF the room
greatly Upon examination it was found that
the child had become warm, and in short time
it was running about.
Year: 1868

An unfortunate fellow went to miser and
asked for garment, saying that his object was
to have something to remember him. my
friend" said the miser, las the end is to remem-
ber me. shall give thee nothing, for am sure
thou wilt remember a refusal much longer than
gift. y a-14 a-aa4s = 80 I'm -
Year: 1868

Illuminating animals gather their food rapidly


give it few cuts with the teeth and swallow it.


1t goes to an interior receptacle where it is mois


tened; this is very essential if it be dry hay.
When the animal has filled himself, he masticates
the food thus stored away in his stomach, raising
it cud by cud. Whena portion is completely
masticated it passes to another receptacle and the
process of digestion goes on. Thus an OK, 1t left
to himself, will raise and masticate all his food
thus stored away in his stomach. lfhe be pushed
and worked hard, and does not have time to
masticate, he falls off in flesh his health is poor,
his digestion is complete. The horse, on the
contrary however much in hurry he may be,
must masticate each mouthful before he swallows
it, A hungry OK let into meadow will fill him.
self in twenty minutes, while horse would want
at least an hour and twenty minutes to take the
same amount of grass. The OK, the deer, sheep:
goat, chamois and rabbit, being the natural prey
of ferocious beasts, are endowed with the extra
stomach in which to hastily store away the food
without mastication; this perhaps may be re.
sarded as a wise provision of nature, enabling
them to sally forth where the food is plenty, and
in short time to fill themselves and retire te
runinate their food at their leisure. 1'a
Year: 1868

LEGISLATIVE GARRULTY NEATLY REBU-
KED.-The Providence Press tells the following
good story, which should convey its own moral:


"a member of the General Assembly from
rural district who is something OF a wag, ap-
preached one of the officers of the House, and
with a very serious looking countenanee and SUBJ
dued voice stated that he was, both as a Repre-
sentative and man in a serious difficulty The
official gravely inquired the cause. The troubled
member replied that he was under the necessity
of being absent for three days. oh, wen,' re-
piled the official, that is nothing, it's common
occurrence But said the disconsolate one,
that amt exactly what's the matter. Ye see,
I've heard that member speak every day, and a
great many times day, and Eve kinder got used
to it. Its as natural as hash for breakfast; |
shall miss it if I go; and, see here'-taking the
official by the button hole dye thing he'll
have wind enough to hold out till come back,
for | do want to hear him once more.p ssas.a
Year: 1868

A VALUABLE RECEIPT FOR HOUSEWIVES.
We find the following receipt for making ''the
best yeast in the world, in late number of the
Rural New Yorker, and commend it to the trial
of our skillful housewives


''Boil pint bowl full of hops in two gallons
of water, strain and add teaspoonful of flour;
one of brown sugar, and teaspoonful of salt. No
yeast is required to raise it. Let it stand three
days in warm place and it will then begin to
foam Then boil three pounds of potatoes mash
fine and add then to the yeast and stir the whole
well together; then put into jug and cork tight
and set in cool place 1t should be made at
least tive weeks before using, and will keep good
any length of time and grow better all the while
4 small teaspoonful is sufficient for six loaves OF
bread When this is gone make a new jug
full in the same way, and keepit corked tight.
Year: 1868

The New York money market is without the
slightest change to notice Irom last week, ana
there is still great plethora Of idle capital at
that point seeking temporary investment The
offerings from the banks and capitalists to the
government bankers are very heavy, and the
leading firms refuse large amounts at per
cent on call. The stock brokers get accomme.
dated at 4 per ceqf, with exceptions at S per
cent. Prime discounts are 6xa7 per cent, with
con timed preference for short date paper
The Erie spec ulation took a further downward
turn yesterday, and was the chief feature Of the
Stock Exchange. The immediate cause of this
decline was q rumor to the effect that the in
terest on second and third mortgage bonds, due
to-day was to be passed.
Year: 1868

AfforNTNMr OF suPI1vusoRs.-Oommis.
sioner Rollins had long interview with
Secretary McCulloch Tins morning relative to
the appointment Of Supervisors Of the Inter.
nal Revenue Department under the new law,
but no appointments have yet been fixed upon,
ana It 10 not expected that any viii be made for
several days. The Secretary and Commissioner
will have daily interviews as 10 the proper
persons to be appointed, and in the course Of a
week or ten days the places win be filed.
Commissioner Rollins will in the course of a
day or two nominate the remaining number to
complete the list of twenty five. as authorized
by the Law. There seems TO be but little differ.
tnce OF opinion between the Secretary and the
Commissioner as to the appointments, and the
entire list will soon be agreed upon.
Year: 1868

THE PRESIDENT has not yet determined
upon any trip, but it is very probable that he
will 60 away tor a few days about the latter
part of this month, should Congress fail to re.
assemble on the 2lst instant. All of his family
are now in Tennessee, where they will remain
unul October. n
Year: 1868

A lady correspondent writes from
Yineland as follows:


"At our last springs election only
one woman offered her vote. This fall
we poled 1872 votes of women. FoHr of
these were Democratic, the remainder
Republican. Four of these votes were
offered by cOlored wOmen-all for Grant.
A great many of the men sneered at our
playing vote but there was no play
about it. We worked seriously and in
earnest, and in four years from this
time the sneerers will be calling on the
rocks or some other solid substance to
cover them; or else, like shrewd politi-
clans, they will put on bold front,
and assure us that they are entitled to
our votes for the great service they have
rendered us in attaining our rights.


"As the gentlemen refused to allow us
to deposit our votes in their box, we
set up a separate ballot-box of our own
in another part of the same hall.
wish you could have stepped in and
seen us at work at our poll. We did it
nicely. / know we did, because we
would occasionally Y run across the plat
form and look at the way the men did
their work. We made occasional in
quiries how the election was going, and
they very politely gave us the desired
information.


1--WE are about to form a Liberty
League in this town, to make the en-
franchisement Of woman our paramount
political question hereafter in all cleo
tions for State, county or township off
GERS"
Year: 1868

The Peoria Transcript tells the Iolio"-
ing story of true love whose current
ran unusually rough:


Several years ago, a young lady In
Tazewell county was wooed by young
man. He obtained her consent ana the
consent of the old folks, but three days
before the wedding she took freak in.
to her head and went Oft and married
another. The young man was heart
broken, and packed up his effects and
went to New York city. There he hid
his grief. buried himself in business,
and engaged in speculation; was sue
cessful, and became wealthy. Ayounger
sister of the girl that had Tilted him,
moved by sympathy, began cores
ponaence with him to endeavor to nit
igate his sorrow. The correspondence
became interesting. The young girl
grew up, aud, as years rolled on, ripened
into q great beauty The sight of her
photograph awakened in the young
mans bosom the love that he had sup
posed crushed forever; he proposed to
her and was accepted. Her father was
o widower and was anxious to get mar





ont of the way, so he urged the match
forward. The means of the lover now
admitted brilliant wedding, and
preparations were made for it. They
were to be married last Wednesday in
style, and depart Immediately for New
York city.


"a few days ago the expectant bride
received letter from her betrothcd
stating that he had entered into "a
specslation that would keep him in the
city, SO that he could not possibly be
with her at the time appointed, and
asking her to delay the ceremony for a
day or two. He also referred to the
time whom he expected to be united to
her sister. Provoked that he still re-
memberGd his former love, the young
lady wrote him in n passion, and sitting
down at the same time wrote to a
cousin OF hers, a farmer in Iowa, who
had long loved her, telling him that she
had broken her engagement, relating
the circumstance to him. and ended by
saying that she was ready to be mar
ried, and if he would come and be there
at the time set for her wedding she
would marry him. He complied.


''Her betrothed in New York, aston
ished to receive her letter, closed up his
business as best he could, and came to
Tazewell county by the next train. He
reached the little village where she
lived, and was fastening up to the
house TO fulfil his engagement, when he
was met by some of his friends and told
that his bride had just been married to
another man. He tainted away on the
spot and was taken up to the hotel.
When the bride was told of it she was
overwhelmed with remorse, but it was
then too late. She was legally married
to her cousin. The New Yorker, twice
heartbroken, left for his home without
seeing her, and she passed through this
city yesterday on her way to an Iowa
farm, looking very detected and any
thing but like bride"
Year: 1868

adopt such of their ideas as you can
master, and ask the public to commend
in you what in your opponents you
cursed. Verify hath it been said:
when unto poverty of brain man
addeth surplusage Of brass, there goeth
forth fool on whom pity is wasted,
for he heareth not the jingle of his own
bells-a zany whose hide tougheneth
against reproof, for what with Others
seemeth folly is yet with him the
depth of knowledge and the perfection
of understanding"
Year: 1868

If this is not o good one on Delano
and Radicalism generally, We don't
know what is. Our advice to Delano
would be to quit the place where his
own political friends do not recognize
him as q member.
Year: 1868

TIE PAcITIC RuLR 7AD ~ WINTER Nature
and the seasons 5 EN- to favor the Pacific Rail
road. The working season has been SO far pro
longed that it is estimated that BY the end Of h,
current month there win not be over 300 miles Of
the Through Line remaining incomplete and o
that distance good part of the grading will b,
done The great question Of fuel seems also tC
be satisfactorily settled. Rich beds # coal have
been discovered on the head waters Of the Hum
boldt River, and on the slopes of the Wasatct
Mountains where the Eastern and Western Link.
of the road unite. Next summer will undoubt-
edly witness the binding of the Atlsntic and Pa.
cifc waters by n continuous line Of railroad
$500 miles in length


In the advertisement of the Financial Agent.
of the Central Pacific Railroad Company in an
other column, it appears that great success has
attended their negotiations Of the First Mortgage
Bonds. issued under the authority of Congress
The important aid granted by the nation, to-
geiher with excellent credit, enables this Com
pany to push on the work with undiminished
vigor Fifteen thousand men and three ihons-
and teams are engaged on the line. Three nun
dred miles of iron have been laid since the zOtn
Of June last or al an average rate OF Two and
one half miles per working day. From Sat
Lake to the Pacific Ocean the hne rises once only
Tin crossing the Sierra Nevada Range). to the
Year: 1868

ARTICLE become member the one
oar which shall admit the grounds during the Fair
fed Ten
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badges and
handing in his will
the o ~ ~ -
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ART Exhibitors will find
articles entered without



exhibitor interfere with the
class in regularly entered





deviation this rule will the article animal to
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nos committee and oc vi the Marsha and all
possible precauton
Keeping all articles exhibition their arrival but
articles
and at the close ol the Fair to attend to their removal
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that free the first but that hauling articles
ART o'clock Of time
public animal article that exhibition
for and five cent all such sales shall paid to the





m rh the @ as hs ssy % are ae two the
regular Herd Sweepstakes unless otherwise provided


EQUEsrRIANIsM.
All reckless strictly prohibited and judgment
will but will the general control



The the Policemen for night
employed night who shall neglect the particular
permission shall forfeit such





by Chief fofP Police
Year: 1868

From the Portland tMe) Argus, June l3.


One of the strangest incidents has
come to our notice that we have ever
heard of. \ A German enlisted in the
Ninth Maine Volunteers, served out his
time, accompanied the regiment as far
as New York, was there taken sick and
left behind. AS soon as able he started
regiment and receive his pay. Arriving
in Boston, without money, he was
picked up by a pretended friend, who
told him, if he would do an errand for
him, he would pay his fare to Maine the
next morning, to which he assented.-
The man gave him letter te deliver,
to wait an answer. He did so, the
gentleman receiving it saying that it
was all right, and giving him $40,
which the German gave to the man who
sent him. But a short time after the
German was arrested OH a charge Of
forgery, and being stranger was not
able to prove his innocence, and was
sent to State Prison for three years. He
states that while in prison he has seen
the villain who got him into trouble, he
having been sentenced 10 eight or ten
years for some crime to him unknown.
The German was liberated on the Sd
instant, and started on foot from Boston
to this city to find some member of his
regiment, in order to establish his claims
to arrearsiof pay and bounty due him
from the unHsh States. The poor
fellow walked the entire distance on the
railroad track, and fras just arrived here,
wet, hungry, and with twenty five
cents in his pocket. He has made his
claim for back pay, and is now. trying
to get work. Rather hard experience,
we call it.
Year: 1868

Importance Of Presence Of Mind
l. II man faints, place him flat on


his back, aud let him alone.


2. If any poison is swallowed, drink


instantly half glass of cool water, with
o heaping teaspoonful each of common
salt and ground mustard stirred into it ;


this vorhits as soon as it reaches the
stomach but for fear some Of the poison


may remain, swallow the white of one
or two eggs, or drink cup Of strong
coffee, these two being antidotes for a
greater naMber Of poisors than any
dozen other articles known, with the
advantages of their always being at
hand; ifnot, pint of sweet oil, or lard,
are good substitutes, especially II they
vomit quickly.


8. The best thing to stop the bleed
ing Of q moderate cut instantly il to
cover it profusely with cobwebs, flour
and salt, half and half.


4. If the blood comes from q wound
by jets or by spirits, be spry or the man
will die in q few minutes, because All
artery is severed; tie a handkerchief
around, near the part between the
wound and the heart put stick be-
tween the handkerchief and the skin,
and twist it around until the blood
ceases to flow; keep it. there until the
doctor comes; if In q position where the
handkerchief cannot be used, press the
thumb on q spot near the wound, be-
tween the wound and the heart; increase
the pressure until the bleeding ceases,
but do not lessen the pressure for an
instant until the physician arrives, so as
to glue up the wound by coagulation or
cooling of the hardening blood.


5. If your clothing takes fire, slide
the hands down the dress, keeping
them as close to the body as possible, at
the same time sinking to the floor by
bending the knees; If not extinguished
or great headway gotten, lie down on
the floor, and roll over and over; or,
better, envelop yourself in carpet, rug,
bed cloth, or any garment you can get
hold of, always preferring the woolen.


6. If the body 10 tired, rest; if the
brain is tired, sleep.


7. If the bowels are loose lie down
in warm bed remain there and eat
nothing until you are well.


8. If the action of the bowels does
not occur ut the usual hour, eat not an
atom until they do act, at least for
thirty-six hours; meanwhile. drink
largely Of cold water or hot teas, and
exercise in the open air to the extent Of
a gentle perspiration, and keep this up
until things are righted. This sugges-
ton, if practiced, would save myriads of
lives every year both in city and coun
try.


9. The three best medicines in the
world are warmth, abstinence and re-
pose' ~ SL rfEGEsI%EE>y d.