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Year: 1860

How to Test tho Quality of Wool


A Texas paper says, ''take lock Of
wool from the sleeps back, and place it
upon an inch rule If you can count
from thirty to thirty-three of the spirals
of folds in the space Of an inch, it equals
in quality the finest electoral of Saxonys
wool grown. OF course, when the mum,
Der of spirals to the inch diminishes, the
quality of the wool becomes relatively
inferior. Many tests have. been tried,
but this is considered the simplest and
best Cotswold wool and some other in,
ferior woods do not measure nine spiraIs
to the inch. With this test, every
farmer has in his possession knowledge
which will enable him to form correct
judgment of the quality of all kinds of
wool. There are some coarse woods
which experienced wool growers do not
rank as wool, but as hair, on account Of
the hardness and straightness of the fiber.
Year: 1860

1t is rarely, indeed. that we have read
anything more truthfully pathetic than
the subjoined waif which we find float
ing among our exchanges. Would that
every one in our city might read and
profit by it:


.'Don't stay long, husband" said a
young wife tenderly, in my presence one
evening, as her husband was preparing
TO. go out. The words in themselves
were insignificant but the look of melt
ing fondness with which they were ac-
companisd spoke volumes. 1t told ALI
the vast depths of a. woman's loVe-ot
her grief. when the light of his smile
the source of all her joy, beamed not
brightly upon her.


Don't stay long, husband and |
fancied | saw the loving, gentle wife
sitting alone anxiously counting the
moments, running to the door to see il
he was in sight, and finding that he was
not, thought could hear her exclaim
in disappointed tones, mot yet"


Don't stay long, husband and !
again thought | could see the young
wife, rocking nervously in the great
arm chair, and weeping as though her
heart would break, as her thoughtless
lord and master" prolonged his stay to
ii wearisome length Of time.


Oh. you t.lat have wives to say
Don't stay long, 81 when you go forth
think of them kindly when you are
mingling in the busy hive of life, and
try, just little, to make their homes
and hearts happy, for they are gems to
be seldom replaced. You cannot find
amid the pleasures Of the world, the
peace and joy that a quiet home blessed
with such a woman's presence vii llafford.


don stay long, husband!' and the
young. wife's looks. seemed to say-for
here in your own sweet home is a loving
heart whose music is hushed when you
are ahsent-here is a soft breast for you
10 lay your head upon, and here are
pure lips, unsoiled by sin, that will pay
you with kisses for coming back soon.
Year: 1860

ifornla San Francisco journal says work
is paid for in that State, by the job or
by the day, without reference to the sex
of the party who performs it. A wash
erwopan gets So a day in the country; a
carpenter gets no more. A lady teacher
gets the same wages as gentleman would
tea hing the same class. If males have
ever predominated among the teachers,
it was because teaching material was
mostly of the masculine gender. But it
does not predominant now, whatever it
might have been once Of the IS teach
ers appointed by the Board of Educa-
ton to take charge of the city schools,
13 were males and 81 females
Year: 1860




A bill has been introduced in the
Maryland Senate to incorporate the
Shareholders Insurance Com
pany of Maryland. 1t empowers the
company "to insure any person or per-
sons. whether the same be residents Of
the State of Mary4and OF any other
State, District or Territory of the UNI
ted States, against any loss sustained by
his, her or their slaves running away,
absconding or escaping from his, her or
their control, and such insurance shall
be ade at such rates and under such
regulations as may be determined upon
by the bolrd of directors of said COM
pany; and when slave so insured shall
run away, abscond or escape from the
control of his or her owner or owners,
it shall be the duty of said owner or
owners, to notify the company of such
fact without delay, and said company
shall be entitled to return said slave to
the custody of his or her owner. or
owners within reasonable time after
such notification, or in default thereof
shall pay to the owner or owners the
value of said slave, as fixed by the
policy of insurance: unless, meanwhile,
| by disease or injury, the value of such
slave shall have been decreased, and in
case of such disease or injury the value
of such slave shall be ascertained by ar
bitrament and appraisement." IN 0,
| Bulletin. s
Year: 1860

We subjoin paragraph below on the subject
indicated in the caption, which we commend to
our lady readers everywhere The gentler sex,
many Of them, have not hesitated to acknowledge


in presence that it their nature to be easily
alarmed and that they could not help it. This is
all sheer nonsense. We have seen ladies who
would scream with terror at the sight of bee run
affrighted from the approach of a small dog, and
actually fall into paroxysm of fear upon imagin-
ing they were threatened with an attack from
vicious cow. We far from admirIng Amazon


ian qualities, but we do confess with high respect
for ladies who can look danger in the face without
faintng, and who, in time of peril, can so COM
mand their presence of mind frequently to avert
the habit, which, by the betrayal OF undue timid-
rity, becomes inevitable. The extract above re-
ferred to is as follows:


There is branch of general education which is
not thought at all necessary for woman, as regards
which, indeed, it is well if they are not brought
up to cultivate the opposite. Women not
taught to be courageous. Indeed, to some persons,
courage may seem as unnecessary for women as
Latin and Greek, yet there are few things that
would tend to make women happier in themselves
and more acceptable to those with whom they live,
than courage. There many women Of the pre-
sent day-senslble women in other things-whose
panic terrors are frequent source Of discomfort to
themselves and those around them. Now, it is
great mistake to imagine hardness must go with
courage; and that the bloom of genteness and
sympathy must all be rubbed off by that vigor Of
mind which gives presence of mind, enables aper-
to be useful in peril, and makes the desire to
assist that sickness of sensibility which
can only contemplate distress and difficulty. So
far from courage being unfeminine there is Pc
culiar grace and dignity in those beings who have
little active power of attack defence passing
through danger with moral courage which is
equal to that of the strongest. We see this in
great things. We perfectly appreciate the sweet
and noble dignity of Ann Bowley, Mary Queen
of Scots, or Marie Antonette. There is no
beauty an fear. 1t is a mean ugly dshevelled
creature. No statue can be made of it that wo-
man would wish to see herself like.
Year: 1860

A portion of the Mormons have at last become
dsgusted with the proceedings of the Saints at


Utah, and have taken steps to get rid of the
tyranny of Brigham Young A letter from
correspondent, which we publish in another column
gives an interesting account of the proceedings of
the Mormon Conference just held at Amboy, in
Illinois. The Mormon Church everywhere ac-
knowedges the rightful authority of young Joe
Smith, son of the founder of the sect;-and steps
have for some time been in progress to induce him
to assume the Presidency. This has at last been
accomplished. He has been indicted into Office
and made an address the occasion.


This new organization denounces the action of
Brigham Young with great vehemence, as founded
upon false doctrine, and calculated utterly to
disgrace and ruin the faith. 1t will be seen
by young Smiths speech, that they have no
sympathy with polygamy,-that they brand the
practices of Young and his followers as prompted
by seducing spirits, and based on the doctrines of
devils. 1t is proposed to send missionaries to
Utah, to expound to the brethren the false and
dangerous errors of faith and practice into which
they have been betrayed, and to induce them to
abandon their present habits, and return to the
primitive faith of the Mormon Church 1t is
believed that, with the prestige of young Joe
Smiths name, they can make decided impression
upon the Saints in Utah, and overthrow the
usurped and abused authority of Brigham Young.
1t is doubtful however, whether Young will
surrender his position and power so easily, and
whether his hold upon the people is not strong
enough to render these movements abortive. The
isolation in which the Utah Mormons live, the
despotism which Young has established over them,
the fact that all their property is in his hands, and
the ignorance of the great mass of them of any
other head of the Church, will render it very
difficult task to undermine his authority, or per-
suade the mass of his followers to rebel against
him. 1t is well understood, moreover, that he has
five or six hundred Dan1tes-reckless and perfectly
unscrupuous rufians-at his command, ready to
commit any crime which he may direct, and
disposed to crush summary any authority which
may dispute his own. Ifyoung Smith has anything
of his fathers and skill in dealing with men,
he may carry this important revolution into effect
The attempt is. at all events, an interesting and
important event
Year: 1860

THE PRESIDENT ON PRIvATEERING.-Presi-
dent Buchanan has written letter to the New
York Chamber of Commerse in reply to their reso-
lutions on the subject of privateering. He oppo-
ses its abandonment. and says:


Wemight with almost much propriety agree
to abandon our system of volunteer militia and
trust alone to the regular arms for defence on
the land, as to deprive ourselves of the service of
privateers, which are our volunteers and militia
upon the Besides, privateers may be
strictly guarded from abuse by law and be restrain
ed within the rules which govern our navy. Ne-
ther would the abandon ment of war against pr-
vate property upon the ocean of itself afford free
dom and security to our commerce. In order to
accomplish this object, must proceed step
further and obtain the consent of the powerful
val nations that merchant vessels may not be block
AIDED in port, but be suffered to pass the blockad
ing squadron and go out to sea. If these should
remain blockaded in our harbors, there would be
comparatively but little private property on the
ocean to protect A powerful feet blockading the
mouth of the Cheaspeak, could effectuay prevent
any merchant vessel from going to sea from any
port in that noble Bay its tributaries. So in
gard to New York, New Orleans, &C. 1fthe pro-
position to abolish against private property on
the ocean, combined with proposition to
secure to merchant vessels perfect immunity
from blockade in any port, then the subject would
be we'll worthy of serious consideration.


Has- The following question is suggested to de-
batting societies:


(Which is the happiest, negro at dance, or
hog in mud hole
Year: 1860

THE FIRST CAsE.-The Muscatine Gowa)
Journal is responsible for the following account:
"A marriage was recently solemnized in this vicini
ty which was brought about by bissextile privileges
allowed to the fair sex. The young lady had been
visiting in the neighborhood of her ege lord, and
being prepossessed in his favor at several casual
meetings, addressed him on the important subject
nearest her heart. Of course, as she'isa sensible
woman, and told her love in sensible language to
a sensible man, it met with the right kind of re-
ception. The bashful lover was only too glad TO
act upon the hint, and ere two months had passed
the twain were made flesh"
Year: 1860

THE MILITIA OF THE STATEs.-Colonel Rob-
erts, of the U. S. Army, has proposed plan of
reorganization of the militia of the several States
He proposes short term of service for volunteers,
who are to be armed and equipped and disciplined
by Congress- and to be payed for few days service
each year, when under instruction, discipline and
drill. He fixes this volunteer force at two hun
dred thousand, and proposes to divide them in all
the States in proportion to their population, be-
lieving this division will give to each State sufh-
cient force to preserve domestic tranquility, to pre-
vent insurrection and enforce the laws. When
war is declared the militia to be subject to the call
of the President, to repel invasion, and even to
carry offensive and foreign The plan is
before Congress for its consideration
Year: 1860

In view of the anticipated presence of the
Japanese embassy in Washington, the following
from correspondent of New York paper will
not be considered malapropos:


In the land of Brahma, when two people quarrel
about piece of ground, he who has most malignity,
as well fondness for his family in him, takes a
knife, walks deliberately to his reighbor's house,
and planting himself right before his door,
maliciously cuts his own throat. What. you may
ask does he gain by this? He gains his lawsuit,
for the disputed land inevitably becomes the
property of his family. A similar alteration of
intellect prevails among the japanese. Upon the
least possible provocation gentleman will seize
upon his sword and rip his own bowels. Very
frequently whole families are ordered by the
government to do this deed upon themselves, and
they obey at once. The poor japanese, if any one
offers him an indlgnty, must sacrifice himself
wherever he may happen to be, or else consent to
live among his suicidal fellow -countrymen a
disgraced and lost man.


With party proceeding one day on an excursion
in the country we were followed by two officers of
the government who performed this duty under
strict compusion. Our American friends were
thrown into a savage mood by the occurrence, and
one of them turned back and closely confronted
these officials and took hold Of one of them by the
shoulders, turned his face towards the bamboo
edfce and gave him slight push in that direction





Yankee took his again by the shoulders and
performed with his heavy expedition boot violent
ceremony which is usually considered anything
but fattering agreeable throughout the rest Of
the world, but in Japan an insult that. we
might safely aver, had never been committed
before, and which could only be avenged by death.
Without, therefore. making the slightest attempt
at retaliation on the body of his adversary, he
unsheathed his chief sword, which beautifully
FURNISHED, flashed for instant in the sunlight.
The Yankee, meanwhile. extricated his revolver
from its hiding place 1t was needless. for at two
strokes-two gentle slashes of the keen-edeed
weapon. performed in an instant, one across the
other like the letter X-he had dsembowelled
himself, and fell swiftly dying-man. AS he
reached the ground he cast up his eyes at his
adversary, and seeing him standing near apparently
with no intention of following his example, he
expressed the most fearful agony we had ever
beheld. We were all filed with dismay at this
strangeevent, while the brother officer surveyed
us with threatening looks of the most intense
horror. "He expects you to kill yourself in the
same manner with the same sword" said the
Sandwich Islander. The American muttered out
something to the effect that he was not such
fool. Meanwhile the distortions of the dying man
painful to look upon; the other officer motioned
away and before he rose, few seconds afterwards
the man was dead.
Year: 1860

If so come and pay him. He has many drafts upon
him every day for lumber and labor These cash
articles Men can't work without eating-four, bacon,
lard, &C, cash articles caunot do work without
lumber; and have to pay for what get, on delivery
have large amounts due for work dOne some have
been due for long time, and most positively say
those accounts must be closed.


still continue to carry the business at my old
stand and have for sale Sash Doors, Blinds, &C. and
manufacture anything in that line to order at short
notice Orders respectfully solicited and promise to
sell cheap for cash have always DONE and for cash
only. JONAS RUDASlLL.


March 81, 1860
Year: 1860

Shc-she seemed not to heed him, but rose


like one that is dreaming,
Slid from his grasp, and Aeetly mounted
the steps of the gangway,
Up 20 the hurricane deck, in silence. without


lamentation.
Straight to the stern of the boat, where TIE


wheel was, she ran. and the prople
Followed her fast till she turned and stood


at bay for a moment,
Looking them in the face, and in the face


of the gambler.
Not one 10 save her--not one of all tag


compassionate people
Not one 10 save her, of all the plying


angels in heaven
Not one bolt of God TO strike him dead


there before her
Wildly she waved him back, we waiting IN


silence and horror.
Over the swarthy face of the gambler a


pallor of passion
Passed, like a CLEAN of lighting over the


west in the nighttim
White, she stood, and mute, till he put forth


his hand to secure her;
Then she turned and apec--in mid air


huttered a moment
Down, there, whirling, fell, like broken


winged bird from tree-.op,
Down on the cruel wheel, that caught her,


and hnrled her, and crushed her,
And in the foaming water plunged her, and


hid her forever


VI.
Still with his back &c US all the pilot stood,


but We heard him
Swallowing hard, as he pulled the bell-rope


to stop her. Then tarning-
"This is the place where it happened"


brokenly whispered the pilot.
Somehow, | never like to go by here alone


in the night-tim
Darkly the Mississippi flowed by the town


that lay in the starlight,
Cheerful with lamps. Below We conld hear


them reversing the engines.
And the great boat glided up to the shore


like giant exhausted.
Heavily sighed her pipes. Broad over the


swamps to the eastward
Shone the full moon, and turned our far


trembling wake into silver.
All was serene and calm, but the odorUus


breath of the willows
Smote like the subtitle breath of an infinite


sorrow upon US.
Year: 1860

MACHINE FOR MILKING Cows.-A very sue
cessful invention for milking cows was ex-
perimented with in Philadelphia, Tuesday
The Ledger says:


The machine is simple and easily worked
by children as well as adults. 1t consists of
two distinct single acting pumps, made in the
form of tin basins, placed with their bottoms
little distance apart Each pump has arub
ber head drawn over the end of the basin an d
turned in, and to each pump are attached two
metallic teat-cups. by elastic JOINTS SO as to fit
the distances apart of teats in different cows
In the bottom of each pump is single valve,
which closes when the suction is produced
and opens to discharge the milk in to the pail.
when the vacuum ceases. As the rubber
heads are drawn out by the levers, a vacuum
is produced which causes the milk to flow
into the pump; when they return to their po-
stions again, the milk passes out through the
valves, and all pressure on the teats ceases,
thus producing remitting suction in imi ia
ton of the natural suction of the calf BY the
use of these machines twelve quarts of milk
can be taken from cow in TWO minutes. A
number of the cows were put in the stable
yesterday, and milked out with these ma
Chimes to the perfect satisfaction of all who
witnessed the operation.
Year: 1860

Club Hoxse.-The mammoth building now
being erected on Council Chamber Hill BY the
Bell and Everett party Uf this city, will be
completed in day or two at farthest, unless
some accident occurs TO prevent the work
men from going on. Next Thursday night is
the time fixed upon for dedicating it to the
cause of the Union, when torch-light pro-
cession will take place. We have already
seen large number of transparences pre-
pared for the occasion, aud understand that
hundreds of others will be made in time to be
used in the procession.
Year: 1860

Caught at Lass.-Charles Chapman q free
negro, indicted by the Grand Jury for re-


naming in the Commonwealth contrary to


law, and convicted of the offence, has been
sent TO prison by the Mayor to hear the judg-


ment of the Hastings Court at it's Septembe


term. The Court, at its last session, gave the
prisoner ample time TO leave this State and 80


10 tree Cne; but, like a sensible negro, he has
TO doubt concluded that slavery in the Old


Dominion is preferable TO freedom among the


abolitionists, and therefore declined to go
The Court will probably order aim TO be sold


ito slavery, so that hereafter he may have a


master 10 take care of and provide for him. =.
Year: 1860

Mutton can be produced, pound for pound, at less
than half the price of pork 1t yields more nouriShment
when eaten and keeping sheep does not exhaust farm
to the extent that feeding hogs does Sheep can be
kept through the winter on hay or urnips or mangel
wurtzel or sugar beet while hogs will not do without
at least some corn.


Land planted with corn without manuring it, does
not yield half the crop would if manured while rails
ing nearly all the farm out the land wears
out the and horses and farm Implements and while
doing all this, returns but comparatively small amount
for labor and will eventually make that man poor who
practices it.


The most economical and nOurishing food for family
the winter is white beans white peas the latter Of
which be kept free from bugs by sheling thres
ing them when ripe, and then immersing them in scald
ing hot water for about minute which, while it de-
sroys the egg that produces the insect does not ure
the vitality of the pea So says tbs Patent Office Re-
port for l849 Peas thus treated Can be spread upon
sheet and dried by the heat of the sum- and one bushe
of them WILL know by experience, go far in family
as a barrel OF -four.


Cows fed during the winter on any kind of moist
food potatoes turnps or other roots will give more
milk than if fed on hay or corn, or anything else of
dry nature


1t would be to the advantage of farmers to confne
their attention exclusively the farms and let all specu
atng business alone for if farming is worth following
at ALL it is certainly much better to attend to it well
than have the mind divided between anu some 9th
object 1t is best, moreover, for farmers to raise
crops of every variety that their land will produce which
saleable in their vicinity for by following this pan
ii one crop fails, or is not much in demand, some
other will probably be found to compensate the loss.


GOward'S Register.
Year: 1860

NEW KINDS OF WHEAT.-A writer in the Indepcn-
dence Beige thus satrzes the way%n which the produc
tiveness of new kinds of grain is estimated:


When man buys new kind of wheat at its weight
in god it is quite natural that be should take the great
est in the preparation Of the soil in which he plants
it. He selects the best spot of ground he has, with the
best exposure, and watches it continually after it has
come up.


Let weed start the dear grain, it is immediate
y pulled up which gives very beneficial cultivation to
the plant.


And when the grain is ripe the heads cut of with
scissors while they moist that not kernel shall
be lost; they are placed in handkerchief, and the
hreshing is done on parlor table, by rubbing them in
the hands


So then the crop being weighed and measured,
calculation is made that if surface as large as pocket
handkerchief gives such yield, large feld-say an
acre-would give so much Then the calculator goes
to estimate the increase the present production
of wheat in France, this kind of wheat in
Year: 1860

The following, by correspondent of the Ohio Guilt
vator, is worth trial by all lovers of the delicious fruit


Procure your trees grated upon the wd-plum stock


The partakes of the nature Of the pu being hardy
and will winter kill and putting out late in Spring
will be injured by the frost and it is a Ger
tain preventive against the working of the peach grub
while the natural lifetime of the tree beyond that Of
our own you may depend upon peaches every year,
and for long period of time, without the destructive
and discouragng influences attending the growth of the
common peach They can be obtained at from fifty to
seventy five cents per tree and you had better pay five
times the amount than not obtain them, and be GER
itan of peaches every year. Try it, and word for
it. you will be satisfied with the resut--Er. Paper.