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Year: 1867

AS this is the season for spring neuse-
cleaning, and general "clarin' up time,p
we give our readers recipe for making
whitewash, which we find in an ex-
change lake a clean, water-tight
barrel, or other suitable cask, and put
into it half bushel of lime. Slake it
by pouring water over it, boiling hot,
ndain sufficient quantity to cover it
FIVE inches deep, and stir it in water,
and add two pounds of zinc and one of
common salt. These will cause the
wash to harden, and prevent its crack
ing, which gives an unseemly appear
auce to the work. If desirable, a beau
tiful cream color may be added to the
above wash by adding three pounds of
yellow ochre, or good pearl or lead
color, by adding lamp, vine or ivory
black. For fawn color add four pounds
of lumber, Turkish or Alhefican-the
latter is the cheapest--one pound In
dian red and one pound common lamp
black. For. common stone color, add
four pounds umber and two pounds
lamp-black. This may be applied with
a common whitewash brush,l and will
be found much superior, both in appear
.ance and durability, to common white


wash.
Year: 1867

its nest close to a window generally
fastened with a shutter, but which,
whensthrown, back, lay so close to the ]
wall, that its rest was completely shut
in. To prevent this occurrence, i'll
formed little lump of clay, which hin.
dered the shutter from fitting tight to
the WALL and left room for its own
ingress and egress. Jesse recounts the
circumstance of some rats DESTROYING
the bladder fastened over, the nose Of
an oil-bottle, and making free with the
oil by dipping their tails into it and
licking it of. DR.. Pelican saw some
rats engaged in the same manner round
the bunghole of a cask of wine, into
which, if the hole had been large
enough, they would doubtless have fal-
len from intoxication. The same pIin-
ciple was carried still further, and with
an evident knowledge,of the law which
prohibits the occupancy of the same
place by two bodies at one and the same
time, by the dog which threw stones
into the well, and the fox which drop
ped them into the neck of pitcher, in
order to get at the water. Degrandpre
put monkey to the proof by leaving
on table an open bottle of aniseed
brandy, from which the monkey ex-
tracted with its fingers as much as it
could manage to reach, aud then poured
sand in the bottle till the liquor ran
over. Cuvier tells us of an orang -outang
unlocking a door by trying a whole
bunch TIL it found the right key, and if
the lock was too high it fetched stool
and mounted son it. lie Vsliant's monk
ey when tired, used to jump on the
backs Of his dogs for q ride; but one of
them objecting to this mode of treat


ment stood still the moment the mon
key had taken its seat, and thus got nd


Of the nuisance. This reminds us Of
the horses which are run without n
ders IN the Gorso at Rome, and which
are harnessed with loaded spurs, which
goad them as they rue; the older hors-
es having experienced that their own
speed causes the spurs to play, have the
Isagaci.y to stop, leaving the younger
and less experienced beasts to decide
the race without them. These instan.
ces, excited from work which literally
brims over with facts of kindred ma
ture, abundantly testify that those crea-
lures on which man has too often
looked with scorn, and on which he has
heaped indignity and multiplied suffer
Eing, have mental faculties, emotions,
and sympathies, which give them a
claim upon our most tender regard, and
render them equally the subjects of
profitable study and the fit recipients
of human kindness.-Hi5berGs Gerd-
ner's Magazine.
Year: 1867

THE NEW Gas LAVA law has been pass
ed by the Legislature of Ohio, which pro-
vides for the appointment of State Inspect
or of Gas, whose duty it is, either in person
or by local deputies, to inspect all meters and
seal those found correct. The fee for such
inspection is fixed at twenty cents, to bs
paid by the user ifthe meter be found correct,
by the gas company if incorrect, in which
latter case new meter shall be furnished by
the company without charge. After June Ist
next sll meters shall be inspected before
being put up, at the expense Of the company.
On the first o each month, the Inspector shall
report to the Mayer the quality of the gas
furnished, and, ifit fall below the legal stand
ard in quality. consumers shall be entitled
to corresponding deduction in Price.
Year: 1867

The Toledo Commercial tells Of shIewd
robbery committed in that place last week
A boy entered store and asked for the use
of pen to make some memoranda in a
book, and stood by the desk to make them.
A man came in immediately after to look at
some goods. The merchants attention was
occupied with him for few minutes. and
the man and boy passed out Of the store
about the same time The merchant went
to his desk and found missing a roll of bills
containing $500. The boy had taken them
and the man was no doubt his accomplice
The merchant gave chase, but the thieves
had made their escape,
Year: 1867

The beautiful should never be out Of
thought. The more piano, the less
wolf, the less dirt It is as right that
bread should be put on the table in a
comely manner as that it should be
Acknowledgment. a7- =
Year: 1867

Preaching that stirs US up to sense
of the pearl of men under the law, and
urges our responsibility in relation to it,
posses great power for time; but
these feelings quickly wear out. 1t is
impossible for even the best of people
to live long under the influence of an
excited conscience. They cannot bear
it great while. A reaction is sure to
come. What we need is to be brought
into a more fervent love of God, a more
overfowing JOY in the Holy Ghost,
more of that faith which feeds and resst
on Christ. Then the church viii have
food, not for forty days, but for forty
years.


We need an average level of feeling
and action many times higher than
that at present, where the feelings grow
out of higher class of christian ex-
perience, which does not wear out
These promote health, and never leave
the body and mind to that languor
which necessarily succeeds excitement.
They. keep up one spiritual tone, and
make Christian work hearty and con-
stant-a ''needs be" of the 'new man.
Year: 1867

"The times are so hard / can hardly
keep my head above water" said a
husband the other night to his wife,
who was importuning him for new
dress. NO" she replied, with some
asperlty, "but you can keep it above
brandy and water easy enough"
Year: 1867

Somebody, whose bachelor friend has
"been and gone" and got married, tells
all about il, in the following poetical
style -


Not laugh was heard, nor a joyous note.
AS our friend TO the bridal was hurried;
Not a wit discharged his farewell shot,
AS the bachelor vent 10 be married.
We married him quickly to save his


fright,


Our heads from the sad sight turning
And we sighed as we stood by the lamps


dim light,


To think he was not more discerning.
To think that bachelor. free and bright,
r And shy Of the sex as we found him.
Should there al the altar, at dead OF night,
Be caugh. in the snare that bound him.
Few and sbor. were the words we said,
Though of wine and cake pariaking,
We escorted him home from The scene Of


dread,


While his knees were swfully shaking.
Slowly and sadly we marched him down,
From The frs, TO the lowermost story,
And We never have heard or seen the


poor man.


Whom we lefI alone in his glory.
Year: 1867

Some one has gone from this strange world Of


ours,


No more to gather its thorns with lis flowers;
No more to linger where sunbeams must fade,
Where, on all beauty, deaths fingers are laid
Weary with minging life's bitter and sweet,
Weary with parting and never to meet,
Some one has gone TO the bright golden shore
Ring the bell softly, there's Grape on the door !
Ring the bell softly, there's Grape on the door
Some one is resting from sorrow and sin,
Happy where earth's conflicts enter not in;
Joyous as bliss, when the morning is bright,
When the sweet sunbeams have brought us their


light;


Weary with sewing and never TO reap,
Weary with labor and welcoming sleep
Some ones departed to Heavens bright shore.
Ring the bell softly, there's Grape on the door
Ring the bell softly, there's Grape on the door
Angels were anxiously longing to meet
One who walks with them in Heavens bright


street


Loved ones have whispered that some one is


blest;


Free from earth's trials, and taking sweet rest,
Yes there is one moro in angelic bliss
One less TO cherish, and one less to kiss
One more departed to Heavens bright shore.
Ring the bell softly, there's Grape on the door
Ring the bell softly, there's Grape OH the door
Year: 1867

Hole moi thy head TOO high, my friend,
For surely thou mus, know
The heaviest heads OF whes, will bend


The stalks ou which they grow;
And everywhere the lovlies, flowers


Bloom nearest 10 the ground
The sweetest songsiers Of the wood
In lowly shades abound.
Hold not thy head TOO high, my friend,
Though rich in land and gold
The throngs that on thy steps attend


Speak not the thoughts they hold
Their true respect is only paid


Where worIhiness they see
Those deferenlisl bows are made


Unto thy wealth, not thee.
Hold no! thy head too high, my friend,
Whste'er thy station here
For brains will triumph in the end


Where then will be thy sphere
We envy not thy loudly tread,


Nor a. thy lot repine-
Who could not hold erect head


That weighs SO light as thine
Year: 1867

How needless and unconcerned is NOR
tal man as 10 how it will 60 with him in
The future. How seldom does he leave
his thoughts rest upon his latter epd-'he
time when all that he so highly priced
upon earth will have 10 be parted with.
He knows that many who he had loved
have passed away from time 10 eternity;
nor would he for one moment doubt the
fact, that so II will go with him sooner or
later-,hai his body will also return 10 the
earth from whence it came, and that death
is no respector Of persons, but that II takes
away the young amidst all their hopes
and prospects, as well as the old whose
gray hairs and feeble step denote that
their earthly allotment is almost ended.
Ye, he goes on with bright and glorious
hope for the fu,ure-of gaining gres!
riches-of receiving great worldly honors
and high and exalted positions in life, and
many other things, not remembering that
future time is in the hands OF wise Gre
alor, who for some good purpose has not
permitted US 10 see into il. Perhaps il
we knew what was TO befall Us in the fu-
ture-what disappoiniments and sorrows
we would have 10 pass through il would
so weigh US down and discourage US as
10 entirely unfit Us for the performance OF
the necessary duties Of life, and eventu-
ally sinS US down TO the grave. There
fore We should ever remember the lines Of
the Christian poet, in which he says:


Tomorrow mortal, boast not thou


o time and tide that are not now


But think in one revolving day


How earthly things may pass away ~


And We ought also ever look unto Him
who has all time in His mighty hand, and
wbsonly knows what will be best for us
at present, and what will be our fate in
the dark and mysterious iaIure.
Year: 1867

The New York correspondent OF the
Louisville Democrat thus writes:


There can. be no doubt, | think, that
the bill for the licensing OF houses OF Ill
fame will go through the Legislature.
Though, in all human probability, it was
originally proposed rather as a means OF
leyying black mail upon those establish
ments, than with view to the public
good, yet to the surprise of all, the
keepers of most Of the first class broth
els. after a conference on the subject,
have concluded to give their support TO
the measure, and have accordingly
deputed committee of their number to
proceed to Albany, to help lobby It
through. And as that commission
takes a good deal Of money with
them, it is tolerably certain they
will carry their point. If the Paris
(ioensing) system is passed, they
saw they will be relieved from the annoy
snees they are at present subjected to,
at the hands of impertinent aldermen
and olilcious policemen, both of whom
are constantly levying assessments upon
them, as a condition OF not proceeding
against their premises according to law.
As / remarked in previous communi-
cation, the professed moral reformers
are dead against the adoption of this
French fashion, but their opposition
this time, guess, will amount to moth.
ing There is disposition on the part Of
the general public to cast aside all
suueamishness and ssntimentality for
once, and give the proposed legislation
at least fair trial, in the hope that it
will result in diminution of at least some
Of the evils at present inseparable from
the peculiar institution.
Year: 1867

----'rhe following is from the Poca- hontas Randard of the 3Ist ult:

 A very sad and unfortunate accident occurred in our county on Thursday of last week, by which Mir. D. c, Moore, . minister of the gospel and a member of the Methodist Episcopal church came to his death. He together with his sons had been gathering corn, and in consequence of the appearance of rain immediately, Mr. Moore urged the young men to hurry up with the wagon while he and one of his sons put up the gap through which the wagon passed. His son having gun set it down while putting up the fcnce-done with the fence, in the attempt to take the gun up, the hammer struck against bush causing an explosion, the ball from the gun passing entirely through the old gentleman rom one side to the other, causing his death in very short time. The distress of the young man connec- ted with the accident is lamentable, indeed his ncighbors say that he is 1 inconsoIable:
Year: 1867

CURE FOR RATTLEsNAKE BITEs.-A Tennessee paper notices the following simple remedy for the bite of the rat tlcsnake, which should be remembered by everybody living in localities where the poisonous regtile abounds:

 A little girl, of this State, was cured of a rattlesnake bite recently, by the use of a strong decoction of white ash leaves taken Internally, and also ap- piled to the wound. The decoction was not used until the day after she was bitten there would have been no swelling at all.

 There is a species of black snake, not poisonous, which always fights the rattlesnake when he meets him, and always kills him. But in the encount- CT he generally receives many wounds from the fangs of his antagonist. These he cures by chewing white ash leaves and applying his saliva, charged with their juice as sort of iinament. The instinct of the reptile suggested the remedy to man.
Year: 1867

We learn that gentleman residing in
our town, some few weeks ago, purchased
lot of old, condemned sleepers, from


the railroad company for the purpose Of
using them as frewood. They were &C.
cordingly conveyed to his residence, and
sawed in suitable lengths for the stove
and were used as fuel, and as such gave
great satisfaction, until one evening the
good wife placed one of the pieces in the
stove, when very strange and remark
able occurrence happened. Shortly after
placing the wood in the stove, her atten-
ton was attracted by singular noise in
the room, not unlike the crying of a
child or the moaning Of person in dis
tress, and upon searching for the cause
of it, ascertained that it proceeded from
the stove, and becoming somewhat
alarmed, called in her husband and ae-
quainted him Of the matter. The gentle
man at once advanced to the stove, and
upon opening the door strange and
fearful sight met his gaze--right in the
midst of the blazing flames was large
black snake writhing in agony and utter
ing the piteous noise which had drawn.the
attention of the lady. The snake slowly
crawled out of the stove and dropped on
the floor veritable fiery serpent, and
in few seconds expired The snake
had doubtless entered a cavity in the
sleeper in the fall, and relapsing into
torpid state, was only aroused when en-
by the flame. HanOser( Pa. J
Spectator.
Year: 1867

lessness, rather than from over-conf'
dence. For instance, the Franklin Re
pieio this week sums up the situation in
this view:


In Tennessee at present, white men
can not vote on account Of the Franchise
Law, which looks alone to the welfare
Of negroes-they can not act out their
feelings on account Of the Loyal Mil.
itia BILL" which was passed in order to
bind hand and foot Of the white popula'
ton, leaving them at the mercy Of the
blacks, and they will soon be unable to
speak on account of the Gag Law" the
object Of which is to prevent those in
power from hearing the truth, and to
prevent the world from knowing the cor
rect status of our State. Liberty in
Tennessee is forever dead


Do we read aright2 Is liberty dead
in Tennessee 2-,.forerer dead2 Away
with such promptings of despair2 Our
case is certainly. desperate--each day
makes it worse. But can it not be rem
edied Why, we've not yet made even
one united effort Let these melancholy
forebodings be held in allegiance at least
until we have proved our manhood and
our right to freedom by the adoption and
execution Of. some feasible policy.


The McMinnville Era speaks in a
similar strain, though less doleful. There
is germ of hope in its utterances:


The letters to freedom in Tennessee
are fast being pinioned on our limbs, and
the people have no power to save them
selves through the regular channel.
Truly, the prospect to freedom in Ten.
nessee is dark, and ominous clouds still
gathering. If the people of our State
have any vestige of patriotism left to
warm their hearts and cause hot blood
to avenge so great wrongs, we know not
what they may be driven to by this never
ceasing oppression and subversioA of
their rights. The people are wickedly
wronged and prosecuted by this Jacobin
party, yet there has been no fault found
in them; they are now being led like
sheep to the shsmbles, still their spirit is
submissive. How long this may be the
case, we know not. Let the blood be
upon the hands of our oppressors. "
Gazette.
Year: 1867

The subject of adequate compensation

 for female labor has engaged the attention ofphilanthropists for several years. Tn

 time has been when woman was rated yer, low Tn the social scale, and when her voca ton was considered to be that of drudge

 ln society. Civilization has placed her up on the higher level, and that respect whicl

 belongs to her sex is now, almost univer

 sally accorded to her. But there is yet one

 great wrong practiced towards her which

 should be forthwith righted. We allude tc

 compensation for labor. The general stan

 dald of female labor is lower by more than

 one.half than that of males. A journey

 man tailor, for instance, will receive two

 dollars for making a pair of custom pants.

 while woman for making the same, and

 making them equally we'll, will be allowed

 but seventytive cents or dollar. This is

 manifest in justice. Take another instance

 that of teachers in our public schools A

 male is allowed from one to two thousand dollars per annum, but a female for what she can teach equally well, is fortunate If she gets four hundred dollars year. We 1 to not say that the male receives a cent too | much for his valuable services, but we can not help thinking that the female is inad- equately paid. The labors of the one are a lal to the labors of the other; both are occupied the same number of hours, and while the responsibility of the male, may be greater than that of the female, still no one supposes that the male could be hired to do the work of the female for the wages she receives.

 Go into your factories and it will be as- certalned that the same rule applies

 Women do not receive on an average, more than q n1l T x1-b1

 same work receive on an average, three dollars per day. The former cannot get board for less than four dollars per week, which leaves them only the miserable pit tance Of two dollars with which to procure clothing and whatever else they may i'm peratlvely need. And many, very many of these arc widows whose husbands have laid down their lives ill defence of their coun- try. and who, besides, have little ones de- pending upon them. Failing to earn a hvlng by honorable employment, is it any wonder that so many plunge into the vor tex Of vice, and soon become the pariahs of society. AS a general rule, women are equally industrious with men, and eoually Willing to work, even when they receive less wages. For those who have fallen, there are institutions established to reclaim them and mauy are doubtless reclaimed But tle number who fall would be far less if they were allowed an adequate compen- sation for their services. Here is the s >urce of the evil, and IS where the refor- nation should begin. Mans inhumanity to man bears DO comparison to man inhu manity to woman In theory We accord to woman very nigh place in society-she is the charm of the social circle, and Q foun- T poverty compels her to labor for subsis- tence we are too apt to place her on a low CT level from which she too readily finds Q ''lower deep. ."-tStandcra
Year: 1867

loyal, and forgiveness for the disloyal. It seemed to me to be the duty of patriotism. humanity and Christianity to. lift up the poor, secure the rights of the weak and to forgive the erring. I hope our friends in your convention and in the conventions of other states will infexibly maintoin the equal rights of al, lick and wkite, and deal generously with those who raised their hands against their country. It seems to me that the policy that. shall secure, hedge about, and guard the civil and po- lltlcal rights of all, and deal mercifully and generously with our erring country. men, vii hasten the time to be striven, ho- ped and prayed for, when the bitter mem ores of the bloody conflict through which we have passed will be forgotten in the common enjoyment of impartial liberty and eqlaI justice m the general prosperity and common renown of our native land

 am, dear sir, yours very truly,

 5ae HENRY WILSON.
Year: 1867

A New York paper speaking about the
Importation of Canary birdie from Ger
many. saws that the following sight was
seen in Florence, Italy, in 1851, by q
lady and gentleman belonging in New
York


In walking ln the principal street they
overlook man with long whip in his
hand, which he was moving from one
side to the other in what they thought
was strange manner. When they came
up with him they found he was driving
a flock OF Canary birds, as in England
they drive a flock OF turkeys. A carriage
came along, and the man waved his whip
in a peculiar manner, when the little
birds all went to the Sidewalk until the
carriage passed, when they took the
street again.


A woman wanted to buy one, when
the man spEinkled scme Canary bird
seed at his feet, and half dozen OF them
came to him, when he took one up in his
hand and delivered Il to the woman, who
paid him S franc. The man then went
On again.
Year: 1867

A well-dressed gentleman, of elegant
manners, one day appeared at a Broadway
jewelry store, and asked to have manu-
factured for him fnger-ring of very Pc
culiar construction, the principal feature
of which was to be blade, which was to
be controlled by spring under the man
agemont of the thumb of the same hand.
The steel blade was of the purest metal,
and was sharpened to the keenest posi-
bic edge, and set in a ring so massive
that the knife could not be discovered
This being before the advent of any of
of the expert London pick-pockets to
New York, with their ingenious contri-
vances, the jewelry manufacturer inquired
of his customer its use. This gentleman
very kindly volunteered same sort of an
ingenious explanation, for which be was
thanked, and then he duly departed
Hardly had he left the place before the
jewelry proprietor discovered that the
watch pocket of his vest, into which he
had carelessly thrust the money he had
just received, had been cut, and that the
smart thief had actually, while the gen.
tleman was talking to him, cut his pocket
with the very ring he had just bought,
and stolen from that pocket the identical
money which had been paid him for the
ring itself.