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Year: 1869

In the spring Of ls49, Harriet Tubman,
(colored) was requested by Gerritt
Smith to go to Boston to attend large
anti-slavery meeting. On her way she
stopped at Troy to visit cousin, and


while there the colored people were one
day startled with the intelligence that
fugitive slave, by the name of Charles
Male, had been followed by his master
(who was his brother, and not one grain


whittier than he) and that he was already
in the hands of the officers, and was to
be taken back to the South The ir-
stapt Harriet heard the news she started
for the office Of the United States Com
missioner, scattering the tidings as she
went. An excited crowd gathered about
the office, through which Harriet forced
her way, and rushed up stairs to the
door of the room where the fugitive was
detained. A wagon was already wait
| ing before the door to carry off the man,
but the crowd was even then so great.
and in such state of excitement, that
the officers did not dare to bring
the man down. On the opposite side of
the street stood the colored peo-
pie watching the window where


they could see Harriet's sun bonnet.
and feeling assured that so long as she
was there, the fugitive was i'm the Office.
Time passed on, and he did not appear.
'They've taken him out another way,
depend upon that" said some of the
crowded people. NO said others there
stands Moses yet, and as long rs she is
there lie is safe" Harriet now scing
the necessity for a tremendous effort
for his rescue, sent out some little
boys to cry fire. The bells rang, the
crowd increased, till the whole street
was dense mass OF people. Again and
again the officers came out to try to
clear the stairs, and make way to take
the captive down; others were driven
down, but Harriet stood her ground, her
head bent down, aud her arms folded.
Come, old woman, you must get ont of
this'' said one of the officers; II must
have the way clear ifyou can't get out
yourself, some one will help you" Har-
riet, still putting on great appearance
OF decrepitude, twitched away from him
and kept her place. Offers were made
to buy Charles from his MASTER who at
first agreed TO take twelve hundred dol
lars for him; but when that was sub
scribed he Immediately raised the price
to fifteen hundred. The crowd grew
more and more excited. A gentleman
raised window and called out, 1.-TWO
hundred dollars for his rescue, but not
one cent for his master!" This was re-
sponded to by roar Of satisfaction from
Year: 1869

Carlton says the streets of Canton are,
upon on average, not more than six feet
wide. and the houses are but one story
high. The shop signs are long boards,
painted red, green yellow or blue, aat
extend from the ground to the roof
AS you look down one Of these long
straight streets, with . uarrQw crack for
the light to enter over your heads, be.
tween the houses, and behold these gay
signs, and see the moving throng Of
men, some Of them with hats so broad Of
brm that when two meet, one must
raise his hat to pass the other, just ~
men do with their umbrellas at home
on rainy day to see the pig-tails and
the jug handles, to look into the shop
windows and behold rich silks and
beautiful pictures, with great Chinese
canteens rs large as q hogshead, bamboo
basket-work covered with oiled paper,
with dragons and hob b-goblins painted
OH them, you are ready to say that this
is stranger and queerer than any other
city in the world. We must look sharp
If We would not be run down by the
coolies, the men who carry bags, bum
dies and boxes, and sedan chairs. Here
comes a mandarin of one button; an
officer higher in rank would have two
buttons. A button, you know, is .
sign of rank in China, just as bar, an
eagle, or star is in the army of the Unit
ed States. This mandarin is Of no great
account, for he has only four men to
carry him, and no one to run before and
tell people to get out of the way. II he
was high in rank he would have team
Of ragamuffin Chinese soldiers, with
banners and swords, making everybody
| stand aside. We meet water-carriers
with buckets, vegetable sellers, men
with baskets filed with live chickens.
more kitten peddlers, sellers of all sorts
of wares a dozen men carrying block
OF granite which will weigh a ton an
other party with . bale of goods all
talking, shouting Hoo too Hoo too!n
Get out of the way @ w
Year: 1869

How no TREAT BALKY HoRsEs.-If
you have balky horses it is your own
fault and not the horses, for if they do
not pull true there is some cause for it
and If yoo renloye the. cause the effect
will cease. When :sourhorse balks be
is excited, and does not know what to
do. When he gets little excited, stop
him for five or ten minutes; let him be-
come calm, and rs soon as he is over his
excitement, he will, in nine cases out Of
ten, pull at the word. Whipping and
slashing and swearing only makes mat
ters worse. After you have gentled him
awhile, and his excitement has cooled
take him by the bits; turn him each way
a few minutes, as far as you can, pull
out the tongue; gentle him q little, un-
rein him, then step before the balky
horse, and let the other start first; then
yon can take them anywhere you wish.
A balky horse is always high spirited
and starts quick; half the pull is out be-
fore the other starts; by standing before
him the other starts first. &C.,


BY close application to this rule you
can make any horse pull. If horse
has been badly spoiled you should hitch
him to an empty wagon, and let him
draw it around for a while on level
ground; then put OH little load and in-
crease it gradually, caressing as before,
and in short time you can have good
work horse.-Penn. Farm. Journal.
Year: 1869

The Supreme Court Of California
has rendered an important decision in
support of the real rights of woman. A
wife was driven from her home by her
husband, and had no means of support.
She brought suit to compel him to set
aside out of his property acquired since
their marriage, sufficient amount to
sustain her and her child. Under the
ole English law, such an action would
not lie, but majority Of the court de-
cided in favor Of the wife, holding that
adherence to the English law, in this
or similar cases, would be reproach to
civilization.
Year: 1869

DRYING FIas.-You ask for the


cheapest and best plan of drying fruit.


I do not know sstI can give either the
cheapest or the best, bat wi ! give my
mothers plan for drying figs for family
use. They are equally good as the
Mediterranean, and keep as we'll the
year through. Gather the figs carefully,
when just ripe, with the stems on
Take large needle and thread and pass
through each stem, not letting them
quite touch each other On the string
Make syrup Of light brown sugar, u
sing very little water, dip each stringin IN
the hot syrup, and hang up to dry: If
the san is very hot, hang in the sunshine,
if not, hang over the stove; they require
to be dried quickly to prevent souring'
Dip in the syrup three or four times
during the time of drying; when. dry
enough pack closely in boxes or jars
Perhaps soma one will give plan for
drying on larger scale.
Year: 1869

In the spring of the year pil-makers reap rich
harvests from the sale of their nostrums. single
dealer has informed us that in town Of 5000
people, between the first of March and the first Of
June, he has sold as many as nine hundred boxes
of pills. Of course they had been puffed we'll by
almanacs devoted to that purpose. The reason
WHY there is always such demand for physic in
the spring, is because when the warm weather of
March and April comes, people keep on eating too
much food, more than can be managed by the
stomach except during the cold winter weather.


The result is, the stomach is overtaxed, the liver
and bowels obstructed the blood deteriorated, and


the patient, for want of knowledge, knows no bet
ter than to resort to physic The true method to
be observed in such cases is, on the approach Of
spring, to eat less food, and that of milder ma
ture. The brown bread should take the place Of
the white, if white is used in the winter. More
fruit should be taken. Avoid stale vegetables.


If you have not good potatoes, eat none, for poor
potatoes are very unwholesome Ifyou have good
potatoes, bake or boil them, and not fry or hash


eat with fresh cream instead of gravy or butter.


Use freely of canned fruit, or we'll kept apples at
least one meal Avoid fat meat, pastry, cakes rich
buildings, and live simply and naturally. Every
family should put by for spring use sufficient good
fruit, to have it abundant in March, April and
MAY, and as soon strawberries rpen, they should
be used freely. Strawberries for those who have
attacks of the disorders incident to spring. are one
of the best remedies that can be used. We pity
the family that does not have them in abundance,
Year: 1869

and early ones too. Nature seems to- have made
them on purpose omeet demand Of the system
In early sumner, and wo have known many cases
of inyaids being greatly improved by their free
use Wilson, the ornithologist, was once ordered
by an Indian doctor to live on strawberries in order
to cure an obstinate dysentey, and to bis surprise
he was cured in less than week. The tomato,


which can be canned in almost unlimited quanti-
ties, 80 as to be as fresh and good in the spring as
in autumn, should also. be freely used, and not
as an occasional luxury but as regular article Of
Diet They are especially wholesome at this sea-
son of the-year. These simple rules followed, will
in most cases prevent much disease and suffering.
Year: 1869

OF November IN eacn year, except as nefei""fsot
provided.


SEC. 54. On any extraordinary occasion, when
apy bridge or highway shall be destroyed or I'M
paired 80 as to require immediate repairs, or shall
be obstructed 50 as to require immediate labor to
remove the obstruction, it shall be the duty Of the
surveyor forthwith to cause the highway or bridge
to be repaired or the obstruction removed and he
may for that purpose cali upon and notify any m
habitant Of the district to afford him the Becesss-


y aid, or may hire other laborers, or employ other
means to open or repair thehighways and bridges; !;
and in such case the notice shall be deemed sufh-
cent to any person owing taxes payable IN the dis
trict in order to make him liable for neglect to pay
his tax in money if such notice shall be given SIX
hours previous to the time when he is required to
appear and labor If any person shall, in such
case perform labor more than sufficient to pay the
taxes due from him, or if a person not indebted
for taxes shall perform labor, the amount Of such
labor, or the balance, may be credited to such per-
son towards his highway tax the succeeding year


SEC. SIS. If in such case any surveyor shall, for
the space of twelve hours after application made
to him for that purpose, neglect to call upon the
inhabitants of his district, or use other proper
measures to repair or open the highway or bridge
which may be out of repair or obstructed, he shall
forfeit and pay to the Selectmen Of the town, to
be expended in repairing highwaysin such district
the sum of ten dollars, with COSTS to be collected
lin the name of the town, unless such surveyor
shall show sufficient reason for such neglect


SEC. Sc. If in such case any inhabitaut Of any
district, whose name shall be on the tax bill Of such
district, whether any taz shah be due from him or
not, shall, for the space of six hours after being
called oD or notified, by the surveyor for that pur
pose, without sufficient reason, neglect 10 turn ont
and assist in repairing or opening such highway or
bridge as he shall be required, shall forfeit and
pay to the Selectmenof thetown, the sum of three
dollars, to be collected and expended as provided
in the preceding Section.


SEc.. 81. IF any person against whom survey
or shall have tax payable in labor, shall neglect,
after being notified, as provided in this Act, TO
work out bis tax shall be liable to pay his tax IN
money; and the surveyor shall proceed to collect
the same, and shall have sll the power which the
County Treasurer has by law to collect State taxes;
and shall proceed in the same manner in the COL
lection, and shall have the same fees.


SEo. SO. It shall be the duty Of each surveyor
Year: 1869

CoTToN IN 1860 AND IN 1S6S.-The Agricultural Re-
port in discussing this subject forces the conclusion
that the product Of cotton per hand will be at least
onchird less annually than before the war while the
cost OF production has quite doubled. In 1860 the
average product to the hand in Alabama was four
bales, four hundred pounds each and the average cost
of production from four to five cents per ponnf
In 1868 the average in Alabama is less than three bales
to the hand, and the cost of production over eleven
cents pound. AT these rates, the cultivation is prof
ltaoe, and wosld be far more so with better system
OF labor Ii fertilizers used for cotton, and labor
saving machinery supplant the deficient services Of
the negro, better results will be obtained and intel
ligent planters working to this end.
Year: 1869

THE PHYSICAL Use OF THE SABBArH.-Whcn the
English House of Commons raised a committee to in
qnlre into the effects of making instead of six
working days in the week, the investigation brought
out the following testimony Of the renowned London
physician, DR.. Richard Fare: ''The ordinary exer.
tons of man run down the circulation every day of his
life, and the first general law of nature by Which God
prevents man from destroying himself is the alernat
ing of day and night, that repose may succeed action
Bat although the night apparently eqalises the circu-
ation yet it does not sufficiently restore its balance
for the attainment Of long life Hence one day in
seven by the bounty of Providence, is thrown in as
day of compensation to perfectly its repose the animal
system. Researches in physiology by the analogy of
the working of Providence in nature will show that
the divine commandment is not to be considered as an
arbitrary enactment, but appointment necessary
man.
Year: 1869

The following extract is from an editorial in the
l'ittsburg Post on the speech of Senator Spragne:


And SO to-day Radical faction installed in the Cap.
iol is tramplng down the Constitution tyrannisins
over millions i'll the South, violating the priceless lib
critics of the people at the North pronouncing one
thing fasehood to day and acting on it as truth
tomorrow, aud sacrificing to its schemes the pros
perity of nation. All these things are being done
under the leadership of men, among whom Benjamin
I. Butler is not the worst. The people of the South
and the Democratic party of the North constitute a
large popular majority in opposition to the despotc
and arbitrary proceedings of the Radicals What does
this opposition amount to Practically to just moth
ing. The faction which holds power by virtue of
fraud and the bayoret is obteratng the institutions
we once held dear, and the civil liberties once pro-
iessed to prize, and tadvances with ruthless strides


few journalists mildly remind it that the hulk of the
people will quest it through the ballot box some
four years hence. In the face Of all this can any man
cav at Senator Sprague or bis opinions?
Year: 1869

DEATH OF REMARKABLE MAN.-Jacob Sarget, 97
years old, died at New York last week and left prop
erty valued at sl0oo0,000. lie was Creole French
man, but was born in the United States He lived by
rule and was very abstemious, drinking nothing but
water He used to say that be had secret of long
gevity which he bought of gypsy when he
was sailor, and he thought he should live TO be s
hundred. For many years he spent his winters in
Mississippi, but when the war broke out he came to
New York, where he remained until he died
Year: 1869

CASTOR BEAN AND CoTToS.-The Brandon Miss
republican says various efforts were made last year in
that vicinity with view of discovering the most ef
tective way of dealing with the miller or moth which
produces the cotton worm. None Of the experiments
were so successful as that of gentleman WHO cult
waited the castor bean in groups of two Or three pan
at intervals throughout bis cotton fields His cotton
was not injured, while the fields of his immediate
neshbors were ravaged by the worms.
Year: 1869

The Sauk Rapids Mimi Sentinel Of
December 18th, gives the following ac-
count of the exhumation Of a giant human
skeleton:


Day-before-yesterday while the quar-
rymen employed by the Sauk Rapids Wa
ter Power Company, were engaged in
quarrying rock for the dam which is being
erected across the Mississippi at this place,
found imbedded in the solid rock, the re-
mains Of a human being Of gigantic stat
ure. About seven feet below the surface
Of the ground and about three and Il half
beneath the upper stratum Of rock, the
remains were found embedded in the sand
which had evidently been placed in the
guadrangular grave which had been dug
out of the solid rock to receive the last
sad remains Of this antideluyian giant.
The grave was twelve feet in length, four
feet wide, and about three feet in depth,
and is to-day at least two feet below the
present level of tho river. The remains
are completely petrided, and are of gigan-
tic dimensions. The head is massive,
measures thirty-one and half inches in
circumference, but low in the os fromtis
and very fiat on top. The fcmur measures
twenty-six and quarter inches, and the
ibula twenty-five and half, while the
body is equally long in proportion. From
the crown of the head to the sole of the
foot, the length is ten feet nine and half
inches. The measure round the chest is
iifty-niue and half inches. This giant
must have weighed at least nine hundred
pounds when covered with reasonable
amount of flesh. The petrifed remains,
and there is nothing left but the naked
bones, now weigh three hundred and four
and quarter pounds. The thumb and
fingers Of the left hand, Nand the left foot
from the ankle to the toes are gone, but
the other parts are perfect. Over the
sepulchre of the unknown dead was placed
a large fiat limestone rock, that remained
perfectly separated from the surrounding
granite rock. A2f a.t ai 4ls


The wonderful remains of an antidelu-
Wan gigantic race are in the possession of
gentleman who has started with it to his
residence East. This gentleman, it is
said, will send the remains to Boston and
possibly we may hear all that can be said
on the subject by the learned in these
things. 1t Is supposed by some of our
ablest men, among whom is Gen. Thomas,
that many more skeletons viii be found
during the process Of excayating the gram
lite rocks in this place Some seem to
think that these remains were deposited
in this sarcophagus prior to the formation
of the present strata Of rocks that now
abound here; but this is mere conjec-
ture, .ssl u
Year: 1869

friends on the east side of the Mountain
that there will be a wide and hearty res
ponse to the proposal Of General Wash
burn for Governor, when the time comes.
Few men have ever been better known
throughout the State, by reputation and
personal contact. than he; and we believe
there is very general recognition of the
distinguished services he has rendered to
the State. Few probably realize fully
how fortunate it was that Vt. had man
of General Washburn's energy, prompt
ness, decision, clear method and execu-
tive ability, to put in Just the place he
filled 50 abiy-to reUfass aud organize the
Green Mountain boys in the war for the
Union. We all know that every quota
was filed and with a surplus to spare,
when called for. We know that our mer
were put into the field with great com
parative economy-Vermont furnishing
as many men as New Hampshire, for in
stance, and more promptly, at some toc
millions less expense. We all know that
for prompt support Of the Government
Vermont thus stood second to no Other
State. How much Of this glory and good
repute and effective service was due tt
our Adjutant General, we do not all know
General Washburn's labors in that Office
well nigh broke down his health, and The
people Of Vermont owe him debt which
they should be, and we believe are, glad
of an opportunity to reray. Civilians arc
glad to 60 for the man to whose self
sacrificing and patriotic labors was due
so large a share Of the lustrc gained by
Vermont, for the promptness with which
every call on her by the Government was
responded to. The soldiers stand by the
man who saw that they were backed W
in the field who kept the ranks of theil
regiments full, and who has kept so faith
ful and accurate record of their service
With all classes, too, there is a cordia
appreciation of General Washburn as .
man both of ability and high integrity


as one who will worthily fill the Govern
or's chair. 1t is therefore no forestalling bu
simply an expression of public opinion, t(
say there is little doubt that Genera
Washburn, if he lives till the nominating
convention meets, viii be the Republican
candidate for Governor.
Year: 1869




To PURIFY A RooM.--Set pitcher of
water in room and in a few hours it
will have absorbed all the respired gases
in the room, the air of which will become
purer but the water utterly filthy. The
colder the water is, the greater the capa-
city to contain these gases. At ordinary
temperature a pail of water will absorb a
pint of carbonic acid gas and several pints
of ammonia. The capacity is nearly
doubled by reducing the water to the tenn
pcrature CT ice. Hence, water kept in
jug awhile is always unfit for use. For
the same reason the water from pump
should always be pumped out in the
morning before any of it is used. Impure
water is more injurious than impure air.
Year: 1869

therein SO as to supply all their wants
without their going amongst the other
fowls.


BY this plan the usual evil Of other
hens laying to the setting ones will be en-
tirely avoided, and the greater evil re-
sulting from two or more hens striving to
set on the same nest will be effectually
prevented.
Year: 1869

A good story is told concerning the
production of !" The Lady of Lyons at
Salt Lake City Theatre; "An aged Nor
mon arose and went out with his twenty
four wives, apgrily stating that he would
not sit and see play where a man made,
such FUSS over one woman"
Year: 1869

The FILLING OF THE SUEz CANAL--The London
Times has received advices from Suez describing
the cutting of the dyke to admit the water of the
Red aea into the dry canal, which extends as far
as Chalouf. The party proceeded in steam
launches from Suez, and after some slight om-
cal ceremonies the dyke was cut, but to fill this
section flow during six or seven days viii be
required. When it shall have been filled the
water will be let into the Bitter lakes, and :hen,
it is said, the waters of the Red sea and the
Mediterranean will for the first time actually
mingle. With regard to the Bitter lakes, there
seems to be no doubt they are FIVE metres below
the level of the Mediterranean, and at the present
time, with the stream flowing from that side, the
rise is not more than three centimetres Gay.
But the flow from the Red sea is expected to be
stronger than that from lake Timsah, and it is
accordingly calculated that on its waters being
admitted, the rise will for some time be at more
than double its present rate still, taking all
things into account, it is thought that one
hundred days may be required and, looking at
the works to be finished from Serapeum to lake
Simsah, an opinion is expressed that the COM
plete opening with as much as eight metres OF
depth throughout can scarcely be hoped for by
the 18th of December, the appointed day.
Year: 1869

THERE was recently a funny case before an
English magistrates court The butler of rich
aristocrat became insolent to the family because
he had hash for dinner when be expected roast
beef and plum pudding, and received black eye
at the hands of the baronet's son. He prose-
cuted the latter for assault, and got the verdict
&C Served him right"