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Year: 1869

Meta Victoria Fuller, in sisterly
way, thus talks to country girls,


The farmers daughters are soon to
be the life as well as the pride of this
country-a glorious race of women
which no other land can show. | seek
not to tfa:ter them, for before they can
become this, they will have tomakc an
earnest effort of one or two Kinds
There are some who deprecate their
condition, they demand more consider
alton than they merit. A want of in
telligence upon all the subjects of the
day and of q refined education is no
more excusable in a country girl than a
town-bred girl. in these day Of many
books and newspapers.


Many girls are discouraged because
they cannot be sent away from home to
boarding schools; but men of superior
mind and knowledge of this world,
would rather have for wives women
well and properly educated at home.-
And tlns education can be had when
ever tlie desire is not wanting. A taste
for reading does wonders; and an earn
est thirst after knowledge is almost cer-
tain to obtain sweet draught from the
"Pierian Spring." There rs farmers S
daughter in this very room in which l
am writing-a beautiful, refined and in
telligent woman-in whose girlhood
books were not SO plenty as now, and
who obtained her education under diff
culties which would have discouraged
any but one who had true love fol
study.-0Mo ClsltiUdtor.
Year: 1869

The orchard fenced and used as hog
yard is the best preventive of the i'm
crease of the month, while the rubbing
of full grown trees by the hogs is no.
way deleterious. Let me say | have
confidence unbounded in pneGrthing
the trunk Of the tree, the goth of June,
to the branching out of the root, and
exposing it until July 10th, rubbing it
with cheap bar of soap until the body,
tor foot from the ground, presents a
smooth surface of soap and bark all
this to prevent the laying, Matching and
breeding of tue grub that is certainly
destroying 6ttl orchars very rapidly
This is the season of the laying of the
eggs, according to lengthy scientific
exposition have seen, and the remedy
is valuable, according to my own expe-
rience.-[P. d. MunJord, IN Rural New
YOrkerl
Year: 1869

Measure your berries and bruise them;
to every gallon add one quart of water.
Let the mixture stand twenty four
hours; stirring occasionally; strain off
the liquor into a cask, to every gallon
adding two pounds OF sugar, cork tight,
and let stand until the following Oe-
tober, and the wine will be ready with
out straining or boiling.
Year: 1869

TP A liquid glue, far superior to
mucll4ge, may be made by. dissolvIng
glue in an equal quantity of strong hot
Vinegar, adding fourth of alcohol and
a little alum. This will keep any
Rsngth Of time when placed in closed
tItles, and will glue together horn,
weSt and mother Of pearl.
Year: 1869

I school my face to actits part;

 My heart I will not bare; would not have you read my soul And see your image there. Our ways in life may never meet An me it is woman's lot To bear the pain as best sh e may, So that the world suspe ect it not. Then donot deem us proud and cold, We women need to act a part; The coldest face, the proudest mien Full often hides the warmest heart. And if we seem too free and gay,

 Like butterflies as light as air, You curl your lips in lordly pride, And say that we're as false az fair. When first we love wo seldom wed, And oftentimes feel too weak To go our weary way alone;

 And failing then of what we seek Despairing oft of what we would,

 Our weary lives and hearts athirst, We take our fate upon ourselves,

 And drain the cup that's offered first. Then blame us not if we're too cold, Or yet too gay or light as air; Remember, ye who frown us down,

 A woman's lot is hard to bear.
Year: 1869

Ann Swann, the nine feet high giantess, in a yellow dress and black velvet cloak swept ma jo octically down Broadway yesterday, looking in at the second story windows, she is as graceful as as swan and seems to enjoy good health not. at Barnuu's Museum. She went to get her picture taken. Of course it was not full length.-[The City N, I,
Year: 1869

Two gentlemen were riding in
stage coach, when ono Of them. missing his
handkerchief, rashly accused the other Of
having stolen it but soon finding it. had
tho good manners to beg pardon for tho af'
front, saying it was mistake to which
the other replied, with great readiness and
kind feelings. Don't be uneasy it was q
mutual mistake you took me for MicG
aud / took You for a gcntleman.'


LET Why are wheat and potatoes like
the idols old? Because the former have
ears and hear not. and the latter eyes, but
sec not
Year: 1869

- Henry Ward Beccher pisfss the
devil thus: II am informed that before
the commutation System was abandoned BY
tho fairy company, mon Of proper and good
standing in society would boldly declare
that they had a communication ticket in their
pocket when they had mono. for the sake
Of going through without paying. They
did this when the ferriage was but ono pen.
ny. They lied for the ono cent. pity the
devil lido not know what he does with
such men. Il 10 awful to be chief magis.
trsts for . parcel Of men like them u
Year: 1869

A young lady in Woodbridge, hearing fiut


tering on Saturday evening in her chicken coop,
went out with light and found twenty five
young chickens lying on the ground dead and
dying, and upon closer examination discover
ed the ravager, which was a full grown skunk,
hid away under an adjacent foor The young
lady returned to the house, and procured an
old rusty horse pistol which her father carried
in the war of 1912, loaded it with buckshot and
returned to the barn. Placing the muzzle
within few feet of the odoriferous creature,
she ,blazed away. There was terrific explo-
sion and cloud of smoke, and-well, the young
lady took her nose between her fingers and
followed il into the house, fully realizing the
truth of the old adage that revenge is sweet.
Year: 1869

To this class of persons the BITTERS, or the
TONIC, is especially recommended


WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN


Are made strong by the use of either of these
remedies. They will cure every case of MA
RASMUS, without fail.


Thousands of certificates have accumulated
in the hands of the proprietor, but space will
allow of the publication of but a few. Those,
it will be observed, are men of note and of such
stamlinG that they must be helieyed
Year: 1869




Go where you viii, in city, town or
village, your ears are shocked with the
frequency OF the use Of profane Ian
guage; and the practice instead of be-
coming less as the years 20 BY and civil
izatiOn advances would seem 10 in
crease.


Not only among old and middle aged
and young men do we find the shameful
habit to have taken deep root, but it is
scarcely possible to pass along the street
where are eongregated for play a group
Of small boys mere babies in fact,
Ometimes-withOut hearing them use
language most shocking to Christian
.sensibfllties. The most hOrrid oaths we
hear proceed from lips which ought to
be as those Of the shining angels.


A great deal Of the blame for this be-
ginning Of depravity is due to parents
who are not watchfuI enough Of the mo
raj training Of their precious offspring.


The little ones are too frequently sent
to school IN The street at an age when
their innocent hearts should be jeal0usly
guarded from contact with the world Of
sin.


Household duties and the cares Of bus
.iness are permitted to engross the atten-
ton Of fathers and mothers to the exclu-
sion Of that paramount OF all other
earthly duties, the moral training Of
their children to avoid being 'itroubled''
with their playful noise, their inevitable
mischief, and their eager questIonings,
they are permitted, when not In school,
to roam the streets, where, I'm most
towns and villages Of average morality
they can not fail to be made acquainted
with the sin and wiekedness Of their el-
ders, who are too hardened IN their
evil ways 20 heed the presence Of pure r
childhood.


We are willing to believe that not
many parents are aware Of the profanity
Of their children when away from home
But there is a continual moral example
that may be set before them which may
prove efiieaoiOus in restraining their
WaywaFd minds, and besides this the
commandment Of the Lord that nThou
shalt not take the name Of Lord thy
God in vain, !" and the injunction to
''sWeaF not at all, p should be eontinuaI-
ly impressed upon the youthful UNDER
standing.


The habit Of profanity when not con-
tracted in early life, Is not easy to adopt
after the age of discretion is reached, and
''by the same tOken,H when acquired
early, Is dif8cult 70 eradicate in mature
life,


Then how careful should beail in whose
trust are Teposed these illeirs OF irnmOr-
tallity,D that their souls are early diree- e
ted rightly. Besides the sin Of pronni-
ty in the sight Of God, it is a sin against
society and civilization. A young man
who defiles himself BY the habltual use
ofprOfane and blasphemous Language,
renders himself obnoxious in the sight
Of refined peoples and as no sin hoW6v-
er Insignificant it may appear oaa be in
dulged in without leaving a dark spot
upon the pure tablets Of the soul thereby
rendering the character imperfeot, 50
profanity leaves its stain and clouds the
mind with that much of satina darkness.
Waynesyille Ohio, Dec. 20 1859.
Year: 1869

CHINESE ingenuity is marvellously display
ed in the way OF smuggling opium into this
country. Sometimes they use it for wadding
to their coats, stick it under the instep Of
their boots, and incorporate it into confec-
tionery, cakes and bedding. But decidedly
the most original plan was adopted by pas
senger who recently landed at San Francisco.
He had with him number of large cylin-
drical blocks Of granite, so solid in appear
ance that the most of them were allowed to
be taken away from the wharf. Finally,
lynx-eyed officer thought he could observe
difference in the quality at the ends, and, TAX
ing a hammer, he pounded into the discovery
that several packages of opium were packed
into square chamber in the centre. The
orifice had been closed with granite cement.
so closely resembling the original that it had
passed the inspection of the officers. The
property was confscated, of course.
Year: 1869

A KIDNAPPED CHILD.-Lately an adver-
tisement appeared in the Boston papers offer
ing reward of $1,000 for the recovery Of a


little girl seven years old, kidnapped from the
st. James Hotel in Boston. A Boston cor
respondent of an inland paper explains the


advertisement by the following painful story:


About nine years ago "sweet sixteener,"


and enjoying an immense income, became in
fatuated with poor handsome young man
named Lewis, whom she married. The fel-
low turned out to be a tirst-class scoundrel.-
Almost from the very day that the matrmo-
nial knot was tied, he acted coldly toward his
wife, but she, loving him With an intense ar
dor, overlooked this GOODNESS with other fail
in2s, and squandered her money on him with
out STINT But the ungrateful dog turned up.
on her. He maligned, insulted and i'll
treated her with a deviish spirit, until she
found herself forty thousand out pocket,
exclusive OF twenty thousand which she had
invested in first-class house in Dorchester,
to please him, and which the couple never oc-
cupied, on account of the eccentrcities of the
man. Her nine years of married life were
years of continued struggle and unhappiness.
The high position the lady held in society
forbade her from making an expose of her
situation, for her pride had already been
wounded. But "forbearance ceased to be a
virtue" and she filed libel for divorce.
About two years ago she refused to squander
any more money on her husband, and he was
too lazy and wickedly inclined to practice his
profession, that of administering pills and ap-
plying plasters. Lewis's sudden transition
from poverty to riches from an humble posi-
tion to one on the top notch of fashionable
society" dizzied him. He played the role of
the millionaire, and, for several years, made
decided sensation. Leaving his wife, he visit
ed Long Branch last season and succeeded in
making the marriageable bellies and girls
there believe that he was Handsome young
bachelor" from Boston. He rode in the finest
turn-outs that the place could afford, and, in
fine, succeeded in turning the heads OF all
shoddy and japonicardum. The parties re-
sided at the st. James Hotel in Boston. The
character of his conduct was not OWNED un-
til it became notorious and scandalous. A
complete gentleman in his appearance, he had
winning ways, and remarkable influence
over the softer seX-so much so that he had
often persuaded his wife out of the notion of
separating from him, which she had time and
time again threatened to do unless he reform
ed. The suit for divorce from him is now
pending. His object in kidnapping the child
was to compel the mother to compromise the
difficulty with him. The unprincipled
scoundrel lett Boston with the child and
many debts behind him. The most serious
charge against him is that Of adultery.
Year: 1869

THE Augusta correspondent of the Boston
Journal enumerating questions likely to re
quire the attention of the incoming Legisla-
ture states one of them to be appropriations
for Savings Banks" In all candor we must
say that we shall oppose this scheme of To-
by's to take money from the people and give
it to these corporations. 1t is on a par with
the proposition gravely made in the Legisla-
ture thirty odd years ago by member, who
now holds high station, to divide among the
stockholders the deposits in the discount
banks. He was from the "rural districts" and
it required considerable explanation of the
banking system before he could be made to
understand that the deposits were not the
property of the corporations; when he
did he Immediately withdrew his motion.
When Tcby perceives the absurdity of his
idea he also will "stand corrected"
Year: 1869

mound of cure. If they are affected


With sore throat turn them into an open


nasture where there is fresh feed and


qronnd to root. 1t is a disease general
iy resulting from confinement. Pounded
charcoal mixed with their food is good


where pasture cannot be had.
TYPHOID FEVER IN HoGs.-A great
mortality annually takes place among
pigs in this country from malady
popuIarly known as the "hog cholera"
Il can hardly be said that much Is
really known as to the nature and
causes of this disease, which from Its
destructiveness merits the attention OF
the farmer.


Having had opportunity Of observing
and treating a disease which has been
known by some pathologists as "typhus
fever in the pig" may give a short
account of il as it may turn out to be OF
the same, or at all events of a similar
nature to "hog cholera"


Symptoms.-The pig begins to droop
and shlver, loses its appetite, shows
great thirst, becomes much prostrated,
and is very unwilling to be disturbed.
Profuse diarrhea is also symptom OF
the disease, and the excavations are OF
a yellow color, at later stage they as
sume dirty red color, which tinge
arises from the occurrence of hamorrh.
age in the intestinal liberation.


About the second, third, or fourth day
after the attack the skin OF the pig be-
tween and around the ears becomes of a
red color, which usually passes into va
rious shades of purple and violet. The
red tinge gradually spreads over the
skin, and is especially conspicuous on the
hanks and other parts not covered with
hair. In the latter stages of the disease
many of the pigs become paralyzed IN
their hind extremities, and so weak as
to be unable to stand.


Post mOrtem appearGRCes.-T most
peculiar alteration in the organs of the
body is the number of yellow patches
which are scattered ever the surface of
the small intestines. These patches
are very similar in hue to the scars
made by the firing iron on the horses
skin. They are caused by the forpa-
tion of ulcers on the internal intestinal
surface which are covered by an exuda-
tion of yellow lymph. This pig fever
is of the same nature as typhoid fever
in man, and is characterized by some
what similar post mortem appearances.
There is also occasional liberation in
the upper part of the throat.


Treatment-The diseased pigs shoald
be separated from the healthy, and the
following should be given :-Dilute sui
phuric acid, o.; Tincturc of gentlan,
OF. A tablespoonful of this should be
given twice a day in a quart of water,
and the dose may be diminished one
half or two-thirds according to the size
of the pig.
Year: 1869

There is consolation even for the Mas
sacbusetts infiiction. Recent investiga-
tions show that the average duration of
life there is only thirty years. It's a
great pity the rule can't be enforced in
the case of BUTLER and SUMNER.
Year: 1869

1t is well established fact that fully one.
half Of the female portion of our population are
seldom in the enjoyment Of good health, or, TO
use their own expression, never feel we'll"
They are languid, devoid of all energy, extreme.
ly nervous and have no appetite.


To this class of persons the BIFTERS, or the
TONIC, is especially recommended.


WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN


Are made strong by the use of either of these
remedies. They will cure every case of MA.
RASMUS, without fail.


Thousands of certificates have accumulated
in the hands of the proprietor but space will
allow of the publication of but n few Those.
il will be observed, are men of note and of such
standing that they must be believed
Year: 1869

The Albany (Ga.) News says: "After
diligent inquiry we estimate that our
planters have put in about forty per
cent, of corn, ten of oats, and fifty of
cotton. The corn lands have been
thoroughly prepared and well manured,
and the stand is probably the best ever
known. We are glad to announce that
our people have made up their minds to
raise their own bread"
Year: 1869

1t has been currently reported that
Judge GREGORY would not be can
didate for reelection, but was going
to leave the State. We are informed,
however, that this report is without
foundation, and that although none
of tho Judges now On the bench are
seeking a denomination, yet they will
all accept it if rendered to them.


The position is one Of great impor-
tance to the people, and, though
highly honorable, involves great labor
and responsibility, and is not by auy
means adequately compensated, but
IT the present incumbents are willing
to accept a denomination, it ought m
be awarded them unanimously.


It is conceded BY all who 90
familiar with the labors Of tba n~asont
bench, that they are men of aL;I;tr,
integrity and persevering indnstrS
and as they are ell in the prime u
life, it would be great folly to sacrifce
their experience By taking new men


But we imagine that the feelins
throughout the State is, that the Re
publican party owe it to their owl
success as well as in justice to pub
lie servants who have faithfully dis
charged their duties, to endorse tn,
judges by rendering each Of them
unanimous denomination.
Year: 1869

QUITE difference of opinion exists
between the Managers of the Indian
apolis and Vincennes Railroad and
the City Council of Vincennes, on the
question Of the location Of the depot
and track of the Road through the
corporation limits. The city gave q
promise of donation of $4,000 upon
the completion of the Road, which it
declines to pay over until the depot is
located; and the Council are disposed
to make the location for the Com
pany. 1t was expected that the con-
troYersy would have been settled at
the last meeting of the Council, but
the report of the Committee in favor
of making the location on Eleventh
Street. adjoining the Evansville and
Charlottesville Depot, was rejected,
and the question is still unsettled.
Year: 1869

THE New York Times attributes
the filure to carry the amendment
abolishing the elective judiciary as
largely due to large body of the law
yers; those in the city having learned
to share with the judges in corruption
and bribery, and corrupt judges being
by no means unknown in the country /;
and that in the country the lesser law
yers wanted to retain the elective sys-
TEN for the chances it gave small men
to get to be judges. by means of party
machinery.
Year: 1869

a special dispatch to the Cincinnati
Gazette says. that Senator MORTON had
a long talk with the President, OBJ
Monday, upon the Cuban question,
and upon the resumption of specie
payments. The Senator expressed
himself as strongly in favor of the
cause of free Cuba, but held the opin-
iop that the recognition of belliger-
ency was an Executive act, and not a
matter for Congress to take part in.
The Senator opposed the idea of a
speedy resumption of specie payment.
Year: 1869

Apologlzing 10 the jury for the inconvenience this
order would give them, and directing them to allow
no one TO speak with them concerning this case, his
Honor adjourned the court until tomorrow morning
at a o'cl0ck.
Year: 1869

TIE San under this head, tells IL
thrilling story, to show that the age of
heroic deeds is not past-the hero in
this case being poor employee of II
railroad company, and within few
miles of New York We quote:


Albert G. Drecker is the bridge.tend-
or at the Passaic river drawbridge, on
the Newark and New York railroad.
On Friday afternoon, just previous to
the time for passenger train to reach
the bridge, the draw was open. Mr..
Decker knew that the train was coming.
He began to turn the bridge, 80 rs to
close the draw before its arrival.


At this moment he saw his little son,
who was only ten years old, and who
was not far from him, fall from the
bridge into the river below. The agon-
lied father looked down the track. He
saw the train coming swiftly toward
the bridge, and knew that to do his ut
most there was barely time to close the
draw. In the water below him his boy
was struggling for life. A leap into the
stream at this moment, and he could
save his child. But the train came
laundering down, and he knew that if
he left his post for even a single instant
hundred lives might be sacrificed. He
stayed. Slowly the bridge was swung
into position, and the train passed safe
ly over, and none of the passengers
knew what their safety had cost the
poor workman, who sprang into the
river only to take thence the lifeless
body of his boy.


Is there any story of heroism to sur
pass this? Think, if you can, of the ter
rible alternatives of duty which were
presented to this man. There was no
time to deliberate. His son was dying.
He could easily rescue him by leaping
into the river beneath. But that leap
must have cost many other precious
lives-perhaps hundreds ds-and had he a
right to imperil these? The agony of a
lifetime of suffering must have been
compressed into that moment of doubt.
With sublime and heroic fortitude, this
noble father resolved to do his highest
duty; and to that duty his son was sac
rifced. How many of us would have
done the same.