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Year: 1868

dlsmay they discovered, on arriving, what
they had not previously dreamed, that the
institution was Eclectic" Miss Adamson
hcsitated. Her uncles were practitioners
strictly of the regular school. But their col
leges were closed against her, and she was
obliged to accept this as the only one avail
able. Electicism was then in its infancy,
and the textbooks used in the institution
were the same standard works as those used
in universities of the regular stripe.


In 1851 Miss Adamson finished her course
with honor, and received the degree of doc
tor Of mcdcine-the second one conferred
upon woman. In April Of the same year
she returned to Philadelphia, and spent a
year as physician in Blockley Hospital
Then she married DR.. l.. G. Dolley, of Ro-
chester N. Y, and removed thither, where
she still resides. The article says:-


The reader is not for moment to enter
tain the idea that in marriage the medical
career of this brave woman eliminated, or
rather terminated. For sixteen years she
has enjoyed wide and extensive practice,
full Of interest and usefulness eneed on
ly add that Mrs. Dolley has exempliiied her
fitness for wife and motherhood as fully as
she did her fitness for medical pioneer;
which is praise enough
Year: 1868

On the trial, at Albany, New York, of
General Cole, for the murder of State Sena-
tor tliscock, the verdict of the jury was
curious specimen of moral casuistry, Theo-
rics of insanity have gone far to acquit men
of crime, but this one Of this jury, that they
before, and the moment after, he fired his
pistol, but in doubt whether he was so, at
the instant Of its explosion, is drawing rather
fine point. Still it may have produced
ought not to have been hung or imprisoned,
when we consider all the circumstances.
And as thoughtful contemporary remarks,
" the example thus set will hardly fail to be
"followed " by other juries in similar pcrplcx-
!" tiles and its influence, in spite of its ab
"surdity, will be materially felt in The sup
"port of that unwritten law which formany
.years and in many countries has placed the
"sanctity ofthe family far above the sanctty
"of human life, and left men practically
g free to inflict with their own hands the
vengeance which legal tribunals are inad-
"equate TO execute.


This is true even in States where adultery
is an offence against the public code, YET
where the severe penalties against offenders
do not in the opinion of juries leave without
excuse the resort To sudden revenge, under
the ''unwriiten law" The Singleton Mercer
case in Philadelphia, and the Sickcs case III
Washington, as well as the trial of Cole,
show this But in our own State, where
there is not any penalty prescribed for adu :
terry, except such as may be rudely applied,
1t would seem that the pistol or the knife is
preferred in the first instance TO IL criminal
code, and no protection is desired save what
they afford The Pratt Smith homicide was
an instance in point. Very probably no
law would, possibly none ought to, have
satisfied Pratt, yet certain it is that except
tho unwrittcn one that he chose there was
none in Delaware to which he could apply.
We suggest to the thoughtful that there
ought to have been. Around the preserva-
tion Of public virtue, every safeguard should
be thrown, Against departures from il,
every adequate and useful check should be
employed. II was not only an injury 10
General Cole that was involved in the Grim
inality Of his victim, but there was an injury
to public morals, and an offence against pub


lie virtue. As it was, Cole was the law, the
Jury, and the punisher. But if he had chos-
en- not to commit mansaughter, there was o


law beyond him which, If enforced, woult


have applied adequate punishment to tht


offenders. This law Delaware lacks, yc
surely we ought not to.
Year: 1868

Ir is not probable that Absalom was
obliged to use any hair prspalstion to force
his hair to grow to such an extreme length
~ it is said to have attained. In our day.
however, people quite frequently find it
necessary to call scientific skill to aid the m
in this respect. Such will find their every
wish supplied in "Barretts Vegetable Hair
Restorative" II Davenport (lowa) Demo
crat
Year: 1868

Struck BY LIGHrNrNo.- During the heavy
thunder storm this morning. the lightning
rod on the barn Of James Mitchell OF Buffalo
township, was struck by lightning One Of
the forks was knocked of and the rod
melted apart at the junction of the two
rods, and again at a point within six feet OF
the ground. The electric fluid passed into
the earth, making a good sized rat hole.
The Cash and shock produced . bewilder-
ing sensation among the people and stock
in and about tho barn. but fortunately no
damage was done. So much for . good
lightning rod-otherwiss much property
would probably have been destroyed.
Year: 1868

United States. They also recommend thorough
system Of organization.


In The constitutional convention an ordinance
was passed designating June 22d for the election
aud for the ratification Of the Constitution.


In ordinance providing that candidates who
may be elected and rsnnot take the oath shall
give place 10 the candidate who receives the next
highest number Of votes and can take the oath,
was ADOPTED.
Year: 1868

RENo.-Tbe Territorial Enterprise says
Mr.. Buckingham, Postmaster at Reno, in.
forms US that that town is growing up With
a rapidity unprecedene ed in the history OF
Nevada town or city building. Four weeks
ago the first house was bui and Reno is
now a town of nearly two hundred houses,
and more going up. The people appear to
be affected with perfect mania for building
and are going it with a rush. There is .
compact row of buildings on both sides Of
the main street for long distance, with
many houses promiscuously diversified all
about the town site.
Year: 1868

The RAILROAD AT SALT LAKE.-The Salt
Lake Telegraph, of June 4th says.


"The announcement Of the letting Of tho
contract for the grading of the railroad down
Echo and Webber Kanyons, appears to have
fallen on our California neighbors like little
thunderboldt. They were prepared to hear
no such thing, as they bad been expecting
the Western company to make the road out
as far as Bridger, or somewhere in that
neigbborhood. According to present ap.
pearances, however, the Eastern company
will have the iron horse snortng on eastern
shore of salt Lake before the Western com.
pany has thought of getting at the work Of
grading in the vicinity Of the Lake"
Year: 1868

WELL SAID.-The Charlestown
Mercury in replying to a charac-
teristic attack by the Herald upon
Wade Hampton, speaks the sim
pie truth in these few words:


Not one honest man, South of
Mason's and Dixon'S line, is
ashamed of the musket he bore OF
the sword he drew in defence OF
the Confederate flag. The man
who says that he is ashamed of it,
lies. Let every honest man al
the North be sure of the fact, that
the man who says so, wants to
swindle money out Of somebody
He is a knave either in the frs
or in the last step.
Year: 1868

% To get rid of ants, procure
a large sponge, wash it and press
it dry; then sprinkle it over with
fine white sugar and place it
where the pests intrude. They
will collect upon the sponge and
take up their abode in the cells,
when the sponge may be dipped
in sca1ding water. Repeat the
operation till the ants have all
been trapped Exchange.
Year: 1868

Corns are Of two kinds, yegeta-
BILE and animal. Vegetable corn
grows i'll rows and animal corn
grows on toes. There are several
kinds of corn; there is unicorn,
capricorn, corndodgers, field corn
and toe corn, which is the corn
you feel most. It is said, | be-
ieve, that gophers like corn; but
persons having corns do not like
to ego far" if they can help it.
Corns have kernels, and some
Colonels have corns. Vegetable
corns grow on ears, but animal
corn grows on the feet at the other
end of the body. Another kind of
corn is acorn these grow on oaks,
but there is no hoax about the
corn. The acorn is q corn with
an indefinite article, but the toe
corn is very definite article in,
deed. Try it and see. Many a
man when he has corn wishes it
was an acorn. Folks that have
corns sometimes send for a doctor,
and if the doctor himself is corn
ed he won't probably do so well as
if he isn't. The doctor says that
cOrns are produced by tight boots
or shoes, which is probably the
reason why when q man is tight
they say he is cOrned. IT q far
mer manages well he can get a
good deal of corn on one acre,
but [ know q farmer that has one
corn that makes the biggest acre
on his farm. The bigger crop of
vegetable corn q man raises the
better he likes it, but the bigger
crop of animal corn he raises the
better he does not like it. Another
kind of corn is corn-dodger. The
way it is made is very simple, and
is as follows (that is if yot want
Ito know. You so along a street
and meet man that you know
has corns and is q rough charac-
ter; then you step on his toe that
has the corn on it and see if he
won't have occasion to dodge


In that way you will find out


what a corn-dodger is.
Year: 1868




70 We give, as follows, q very
good recipe for making a hair
wash which will remove dandruff'
and keep the scalp clean and
soft, SO as to prevent the hair, in
ordinary circumstances, from fall
ing out: Take one pint of alco-
hol and a tablespoonful of castor,
oil, mix them together in a bottle
by shaking them well for a few
minutes, then scent it with a few
drops Of oil of lavender. Alcohol
dissolves castor oil like gum cam
phor, leaving the liquid or wash
quite clear. 1t does not seem to
dissolve any other unctious oil so
perfectly, hence no other is equal
ly good for this purpose.-IScienr
tific American.
Year: 1868

70 A bachelor uncle, to whom
his niece applied for advice on the
question of choosing between two
suitors, one of whom was rich and
the other poor, the latter being
the most ardent, as well as the
favorite Iover-replied. 'TMy dear,
the question being stripped of all
illusory elements, your choice
simply lies between love and beef.
Now, love is an idea; while beef
is a reality. Love you can get
along without; but beef you MUST
have. Therefore, make sure Of
your beef.n
Year: 1868

10 Don't go through life on a
jerk. Steady is the word. Jerk
ing is bad. It gets things out of
joint, and most always goes back
wards, Your jerker is altogether
unreliable. He may do a good
thing one time in ten, but nine
chances in ten he will spoil it
Thejerking principal is a mistaken
one. Jerk it off and let it so.
Year: 1868

Effect Of the Spanish Revolution in Cuba.


A correspondent of the New York
Times, writing from Havana, on the Sd
inst, says:


From anything to be observed here,
no one would suppose that revolution
was going on in the mother country.
What little the people here know of the
matter is discussed very quietly and
guardedly. The Creoles : when there
are ne Spanisrds near--generally chuckle
over the scanty information they have,
though none of them appear able to say
what benefit they expect to derive from
the change The newspapers here have
little or nothing to say on the subject,
and merely publish the two or three
brief telegraphic dispatches contained in
the Government organ. One of them
this morning has long leader on the
women of France and England, and
another, scathing review of the condi.
tion of almost all the countries in the
world, except Spain. Whatever may be
the result there, it is not probable that
any disturbance will occur here. The
Spanish residents and naval and military
men stationed here have generally been
long enough absent from the mother
country for the moderation of their par
tisan feelings. As to the Cubans, lazi.
ness, if not loyalty, will always secure
them from revolt. Any change that may
take place here will be quiet and gradual.
Year: 1868

The New York Herald is constrained
to say, in view of the increase of the
public debt: A thorough change is
needed both in the national representa-
tives and the administration Of the
treasury, and unless the change is made
the heavily taxed people will be driven
to summary mode of relieving them
selves of their burdens
Year: 1868

We heard the following good joke related yes
terday of member of the Pendleton Club, Of
Cincinnati, at the New York Convention. 10
appears that he could not 90 with the club when
it started but followed it day or two after
ward. Reaching the city in the night, and pre-
ferring to 90 to a hotel rather than hunt up the
headquarters that late hour, he made his way to
an uptown hotel. OF course, it was crowded
But what seemed wonder, there was one room
unoccupied. TO that the tired Cincinnatian was
assigned, and was soon marshalled away thither
by bell boy. He was not little dsmayed TO
find the room to be about eight by ten feet, with
a small window fronting ON unfathomable
alley, its depths made vocal bya battalion of tom
cats and redoent with unnumbered smells. He
at once objected to such quarters and despatched
the bell boy after the clerk, who soon made his
appearance.


"See here" said the Cincinnatian, "do you
expect me to stay in this place all night?'


The clerk assured him that in consequence of
the crowded condition of the hotel, no better ac-
commodation could be afforded him, although it
would be great pleasure on his part TO give
him the best room in the house. "And, added
the clerk, by way of clnching argument, Seen
eral Grant slept in this once when he visited
the city,.


The gentleman from Porkopolis said he didn't
care continental as to that but if General Grant
could stand it he supposed he could.


The clerk retired to the office, complmenting
himself upon his strategy. The guest retired to
bed. and in five minutes was attacked by count
less hosts of bed bugs. Finding it impossible 10
contend against such overwhelming numbers he
hastily attircd himself and sought the Office.
"Why," said the astonished clerk, IL thought
you were satisfied to stay in the room all night"
Now, look herev said the Cincinnatian, "Pve
got pluck enough to sleep where General Grant
/ has slept, but I'll be eternaly cussed if can
make up my mind to sleep with the whole Radi-
cal party Cincinnati Inquirer.
Year: 1868

A fatal error exists in the public mind rs 10
| the uses of Clover, or rather notice both from
the conversation of farmers and articles which
appear in the papers of this State, that the ben
efts of Clover are misunderstood, and as q con-
sequence many have been disappointed in it.
No one need deny that Clover is very bene6-
cal to land as fertilizer, while in certain sea-
its great superiority over all other food for
stock cannot be questioned; hence urge the
use of Clover by all farmers for Improvement as
well as for hay and green food for stock. But
the error / would call your attention TO is, that
all writers seem to think that if they SOW Clover
alone and they can get it to yield well, that all
they have then to do is to turn their stock on it
| and then the profit from its culture commences
/ dissent from this proposition, taking occasion
| to present the following facts which learned by
a residence in a grass section. Clover should
never be pastured but should be moved Qhe
first crop) and fed to stock; the second crop
should be allowed to remain on the land as fer
tilizer and to re-seed the land. Clover should be
| sowed with other grasses, and as a grass best
| adapted to this section l would recommend the
Orchard Grass, both for quality of hay and for
pasturage, together with its powers Of endurance
in resisting the effects of drouths.


All grass farmers in the West use Clover
mixed with Timothy, Orchard Grass or Blue
|
leaving the other grass which was sown the
master of the field.


In the county of Mecklenburg know of lot
of Orchard Grass which was sown with Clover
thirty years ago, and though pastured and moved
every year it still remains. Imcan 10 assert that
the advantage one obtains in minRling this par
ticular species of grass seed with Clover in SOW
ing, that in fair land we can with proper care
have upland hay fields years after the Clover has
died out


But even in the best grass lands of the She
nandoah Valley thrifty farmer takes care not
to pasture his fields too close, particularly in dry
| seasons.


If our farmers will but mix one and one-half
bushels of Orchard Grass with one gallon Of
Glover seed, and SOW these quantities per acre,
they will soon bring their lands to high state
of fertility.


Before I close, let me again urge it upon you
that you initiate the grass farmers of Kentucky
and Virginia, and mix your seed and not con-
tent yourselves with Clover whose lease on life is
so short and will not admit of being pastured.
I neglected to add that sheep and geese, per-
mitted to run on grass field, will soon destroy
every vestge of the roots even, while horses are
considered harmful. Cattle are less injurious to
pastures than any species of stock.


CASTOR county, Aug, 1868 X.
Year: 1868

The General Assembly of North Carolina do
enact +: Section l. That if from any cause, the
Jurors required to be drawn and summoned to
attend the Fall Term, 1868, of the Superior
Courts in any County in this State, shall have
been illegally drawn and summoned, or if the
County Commissioners or others whose duty it is
by law to draw and summon juries for the Courts
aforesaid, shall have failed to draw and summons
such jury in any County of the State, the pre-
siding Judge of such Court shall have power to
require the Sheriff at any time during the term
of said Court to summon a sufficient number OF
good and lawful men to act as grand and petit
Jurors for that term of the Court


Sec 2. Be it further enacted, That this act
shall be in force from and after its ratification.


Ratified the 18th day of August, A. D., 1868.
Year: 1868

Rather ludicrcus event occurred on Satur-
day last. 1t having been reported that Ger
tain gentleman had died. and was to have been
buried on Saturday evening, quite a number of
his old friends and acquaintances repaired to
his house, to pay the last sad tribute Of respect,
by following his remains to the grave


As the death had been sudden the coroner
had been summoned; and when his duties had
been performed, the remains were placed on an
extemporized hearse, and the procession formed.


Before moving, the hospitalities of the de-
ceaseds house was extended to those present in
the shape of good stiff brandy julep to each, so
as the better to enable them to undergo the
fatigue of the long march to the new burying-
ground.


While the pall-bearers who were standing by
the hearse, were slowly slipping their juleps, and
now and again giving the gobets slight shake
to settle the ice in them, a noise was heard IN
the coffin which turned some faces whittier than
they had been for years before Finally, the
undertaken for the occasion mustered courage
enough to unscrew the coffin lid, when horrible
to be told, up sat the supposed CORPSE and coolly
asked for his julep. Having quenched his thirst
he got down and stated to the gaping crowd
that he had been in sort of trance, and knew
all that was going on around him, but was una
BILE to rouse himself until his ears were greeted
with the familiar jingle of the ice, and his nose
with the delicious smell of the brandy and mint
in the soblets round the hearse, the thoughts
called forth by which infused new life into his
system, and the desire to partake became so
strong that he was able ,tobreak the trance which
had come near to cansigning him to premature
grave


His friends were too much astonishcd at what
| they had witnessed and too glad to see him
among them again to investigate the philosophy
of the thing, so they all adjourned to his house
where iuleps passed around long enough to al
most accomplish for the whole party that tatt
from which the first one had miraculously
delivered their host.-Norfolk Journal


To THOSE WHO TAKE NO INTEREST IN POLL
TICs.-In letter written in 1888 LamartIn'
thus beautifully and religiously explains his mo
tives for entering political life:


.When the Divine jude shall summon us t.
appear before our conscience at the end OF ou
brief Journey here below, our modesty, our weak
ness will not be an excuse for our inactlon.
will be of no avail to reply, we were nothing
we were but as grain of sand He will say
us: i placed before you in your day, the tw
scales of beam, by which the destiny OF tn
human race was weighed; in the one was gooc
: and the other evil. You were but grain 9
sand no doubt, but who told you that the gran
| of sand would not have caused the balance to IL


cline on my side? You have intelligence 10 se'
conscience to decide and you should hav
placed this grain of sand in one or the otne
o You did neither. You let the wind DRIFT


away; it has not been of any use to you or you
brethren"
Year: 1868

You must buy at J. N BUTTS Drug Store, Corner
Trade and College Streets, Tarants Selzer Aperent'
1t is one of the most pleasant purgatives we have
ever used No family should be without a bottle at
this season of the year.
Year: 1868

Let the fairest star be selected, like beau
teous island in the vast and shoreless ocean of
the azure heavens, as the future home of the
criminals from the earth, and let them possess
whatever they most love, and all that it is posi-
bic for God to bestow; let them be endowed
with undying bodies, and with minds which
shall forever retain their intellectual powers :;
let no Saviour ever press his claims upon them,
no God reveal himself to them, no Sabbath ever
dawn upon them, no saint ever hveamong them,
no prayer ever be heard within their borders, but
let society exist there forever, smitten only by
the leprosy of hatred to God, and with utter
selfshness as its all prevailing and eternal pur-
pose-then, as sure as the law of righteousness
exists, on which rests the throne of God, and
the government of the universe, a society so
constituted must work out for itself a he'll of
solitary and bitter suffering to which there is
no limit except the capacity of a finite nature !
Alas the spirit that is without love to It's God
Or to its nelghbor, is already possessed by a
power which must at last create for it's own self
government worm that will meyer die, and
fire that can never more be quenched DR..
Norman Macleod
Year: 1868

HE left very large property" was the
closing sentence ofa recent obituary. How many
reflections it suggests What pity he was
obliged to leave it He had taken great delight
in collecting it. 1t was we'll and fairly earned.
1t was all the fruit of his own energy, industry,
and good judgment, yet he had to leave it, and
went out Of the world as poor as he came in.


He might have taken it with him-rather he
might have sent it forward in advance Every
dollar given in humble faith to scatter the glad
tidings Of salvation, every cup of water given to
a disciple, every tear Of pious sympathy for the
suffering every gift Of his kindly charity TO the
needy would have been treasure laid up in
heaven.


How much more blessed to go to, than to
leave, large property. The man who is poor
in this worlds goods, but rich in faith, closes
his eyes on this life, and goes to take posses
sion of his inheritance. He owned not a foot
Of land on earth, but for him,


''Sweet fields beyond the swelling food


Stand drest in living green"


His food here was plain and scanty, but
there he will eat freely from the tree of life. Z"
His garments here were poor and plain, but
there he shall be clothed in white robes. - He
associates here with those who are despised of
men, but there his companions will be an ''in-
Vulnerable company of angels" and the
Church Of the first born which are written in
heaven.