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Year: 1870

The hog crop, as compared with
the other products OF the tarm. seems
to increase in Importance every year.
While the price Ct every thing clss
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. going so low
as to make their productions II loss to
the erower-pork IS constantly quot.
ell At STEADY or firm and tho dc.
mand active" a few men have made
small fortunes in hops, bat many
more have lost monej. The likr
may be said OF those who have turn.
cd their attention to tho raising OF
sheep, or the production OF fruit.
There is little danger OF glutting the
market with pork, at least tor tho
present; and while tho expense OF
sending a tho usand dollars worth OF
pork to market is scarcely more than
that Of sending hundred dollars
worth OF grain, there is an obvious
advantage III favor Of producing the
former article.


We believe one uf the reasons why
many fail il realizing what they
might from their swine herds, is, that
they devote too much attention to
the corn field aud TOO little to the
hog pa turc. In their eagcrness to
produce an abundance OF feed t,r
their hogs in autumn and winter,
they arc Negligent in providing them
with sufficient TODD during tho earlier
portions OF tho year. Hogs that arc
slintcd during the summer will not
take on fat readily OH the approach OF
cold weather. A good healthy
growth should be kept up all the sea-
son. TOO many farmers initiate to
some extent, at least, the practice OF
the honest lIibernian, who, having
learned that ten bushels Of cor /
would be sufficient to fattcn his
shoat, bought il, ted 1t all at once
and sent Tor the butcher to come next
day. They work early and late III
their corn fields, the product OF
which is mainly Designed tor their
hogs in the tall; wh,l. their hungry
pigs run sqncaIing abou:;n scanty
pasture with hardly weed to salts
~ their hunger. or drop OF water to
slakc their thirst.


Now the truth is, an acre Of clover
to he ted of in June Is worth more in
making pork than An acre Of corn
that is to be dcvoured in November.
The first can be produced by little
labor, while tho latter is only raised
tat the expense OF patient and contin-
ucd toll. l.[-Prairic Farmer.
Year: 1870

q . dear, I can remember perfectly
the first formal evening party ut
which "had a gorl timc." Before
that had always hated to 60 TO par
ties, and since that | have always
liked to 80. am sorry to say l can
not tell at whose house it was. But
I could tell you Just how tho pillars
looked between which the sliding
doors ran-for I was standing by one
OF them when my eyes were opened,
as the Oricntals say, and received
great light. had been asked to this
party, as l supposed, and still suppose,
by some people who wanted my


brother and sister 10 come, and
thought it would not br kind to ask
them without asking me. did not
know five people in the room. So il
was that stood sadly by this pillar,
and said to my self "You were tool
to come here where nobody wants
you, and where you did not want to
come; and you look like tool, stand.
ing BY this pillar, with nobody to
talk to- At this moment, and as il
- enligh.cn the cloud in which l
was, the revelation flashed upon me.
which has ever since set me all right
in such matters Expressed in words
it would be stated thus: lyon are a
much greater fool If you suppose that
anybody in this room knows or cares
where YOU are standing or where you
a'e not standing. They arc attend
ing to their affairs, and you had best
attend to yours, quito Indifferent as to
what they think Of YOU In this re
Election took immense comfort. and
It has carried me through every torn
OF social encounter from that day to
this. I do Mt remember in the least
what ! did, whether l looked at the
portfolios Of pictures--which Tor
some reason young people think a
very peky thing to do, bat which /
like to do--whcthcr l bu!toned some
fellow student who was less at ease
than or whether talked to some
nice old lady who had seen with her
own eyes hall the history of the world
which is worth knowing. l only
knew that, after l found out that no.
body else at the party was looking
at inc, or was caring for me. began
to enjoy It as thoroughly as enjoyed
staying at home.


As it is with most things, then, the
rule for going into society is not 10
have any rule at all. Go unconscious
ly; or, as St. Paul puts it, DO not
think Of yourself more highly than
you ought to think" Every thing
but concert can be forgiven 10 a young
person in society. st. Paul, ly the
way, high toned gentleman as he was,
is very thorough guile IN such at.
taira, rs hc is in most others. II you
will get the marrow out OF those lit.
Tie scraps 1t the end Of his letters,
YOU will not need any hand. book OF
L. Hale.
Year: 1870

The Committee on Reconstruction to-
day discussed tho question Of the general
removal Of political disabilities, and from
what took place It Is supposed that bill
for that purpose will be brought before
the Committee at their next meeting.
Year: 1870

YESTERDAY forenoon, at about 10
O'Clock, an accident happened to a little
girl which would undoubtedly have
proved fatal but for the remarkable pres
sence of mind exhibited by a four years
old boy. The circumstances OF the case
are these: A little daughter of James
Mellen, aged two years, went from her
home on Wood street to the next house to
play with little boy The two children
were playing alone in the yard, drawing
about small cart. The girl was pulling
the cart and walking backward, when she
came to the cistern, which was uncovered
at the time, as it was wash-day, and fell in
The cistern is eight feet deep and had
about five feet of water in it. The little
boy saw his playmate fall and quickly run
ming to the edge of the cistern he threw
himself on his face, his chin resting on the
curb, and : stretched his hands toward the
water. AS the girlrose to the surface. she
threw up her, arms, and the little hero
caught her two wristsb and held 6 them
tightly, screaming loudly for his mamma. "
The mother, accustomed to hearing him
call thus while playing,a at rstpaid no. at
tention to him, but as he continued to
shout, she went to him and saved the girl
from drowning. So tightly had the boy
hheld on that the imprint of his fingers and
finger nails were very distinct upon the lit


tie girls wrist, and she had so struggled ir
the water that his chin was much bruised
against the cistern curb, but still he helC
on, and his efforts saved the child's life


CleUeldnd Plaindealer.
Year: 1870

The Delaware (Ohio) Gazette gives the
following description of the "double


Ten days ago, the wife Of Samuel Fin
ley, farmer residing in Morrow county,
about five miles southeast of Ashley gave
birth to one of the most singular malfor-
nations of the human species ever heard
of in any age or country


One of our prominent physicians, who
has seen and examined this strange freak
of nature, favors us with the following
clear and accurate description:


This wonderful thing can be etruly
called double child There is but one
spine, at each extremity of which there is
a perfectly formed head and face Each
has well-formed shoulders, arms and hands,
and good chest containing lungs and
heart, as any other human being Each
has also stomach and liver. There is but
one navel, which is in the centre of the
abdomen, equidistant from the two heads
1t is at the middle of the body that the
two are grown together. The abdomen
appears to be but one, and the organs con-
tanned in it, below the stomach and small
intestines, are probably common to the two


Upon one side, at right angles to the
body, there is well-formed pair of hips,
legs and feet Upon the opposite side
there is one large leg POSSIBLY the consoli-
dation of two legsO upon the extremity of
which there are eight toes. Most mon
strosities are repugnant to look upon.
This one is not SO in any respect excepting
this leg.


"This child, or these children, are now
ten days old, and are doing as well as chill
dren mostly do at that period of existence.
1t nurses at both heads. One will be
asleep while the other is crying, and some
times both will sleep or cry at the same
time. In sex it is female The length
from the top of one head to the top of the
other is twenty inches, and the weight at
birth was ten pounds" M


AS might be expected, the house of Mr.
Finley has during the past ten days been
overrun with visitors come to witness this
wonderful curiosity. So great is the press
that it has been necessary to charge an adj
mission fee which is now fixed at one
dollar. understand the parents have
been offered ten thousand dollars for the
dual infant, the offer being unconditional
as to whether it should live or not. The
offer has not been, and probably will not
be, accepted.
Year: 1870

A FLAp-pooDLE kind of Mongrel, who
has his mouth cut the wrong way of the leath-
er, was continually talking about tour colored
people," saying that they were as good as the
Copperheads any how, until few days ago his
daughter took him at his word and presented
him brat about the color Of smoked ham.
He took to arsenic as a regular diet, and the
little smoked Yankee has no grandfather now.
-OttuMtU0 Er. ~
Year: 1870

M6M0xsA04sA = AAAsAexASS
Tenderly lay him down to rest;


Munled the drum and silent the tread
Scatter sweet flowers o'er his breast,


Lovingly bear the nations dead.
Dreop the proud banner he bravely defended,
Boom the loud gun for the noble life ended
Sweep on, o sea through sun and storm,


Changing forever, yet still the same;
Never again shalt thou bear his form


On through the conflict to well-armed fame
Bright silken pennant shall float DER the main,
His the wild wind shall kiss-never again.
Saw not o mourner, his life is fled;


His day hath ended, he is no more;
aNay,n saith the Master, he is not dead,


He sleepeth, he is but gone before.
Gone to the home which he longed for above,
Tasting the bliss of ineffable love.
His was life so brave and true,


Generous alike to friend and foe,
Ever alert some good to do;


One whom to love was only to know.
Well may Columbia be proud of her son,
Proud of the triumph his valor hath won.
All honor to Farragut's noble name,
. Loved by the lovely, revered by all.
In battle or peace he was still the same,


Ever most true to his country's call.
And while our dear banner floats o'er the sea,
The name of our hero remembered shall be.
On earth we have lost gem divine,


But Heaven has gained one angel more.
Even while his funeral wreaths we twine,


He in the presence of God above,
Heareth the voice Of his faithful Lord
ENTER my rest; thou hast kept my word"
Portsmouth. NINA.
Year: 1870

a writer in Putnam proposes, as a
cure for the appetite for liquors, brom-
ide of potassium, saying:


There is no "tapering off, with the
devil. Either he has got you, or he
has not got you. The first part of the
medical treatment in this physical dis
ease requires the immediate removal of
the patient from all disturbing influen-
ces, of whatever nature. There must be
no noisy children about, no quarrelling
women, no scandal mongers pouring
out their distilled venom to jar upon
his nerves and disturb his spirit. He
must have absolute quiet and repose.
He must take two-weeks' holiday and
go to bed, where nothing can trouble
him or get at him but one faithful
friend.


Having obtained twelve twenty-grain
powders of the bromide, he takes one,
and after a conflict the sedative wins
the victory, and he sleeps. When he
wakes the struggle against the taste for
liquor begins again, and another pow
der is taken, and so on, until at last per-
feet success and glorious victory are at
tanned. The desire for drink will be
completely eradicated, and its return
will not be likely to occur During the
treatment food should not be taken, I'M
less urgent ly desired, and then it should
be of the most nutritious character.
Broths of fowl or beef steak, and such
other meats as are best calculated to
preserve the tone Of the stomach, are
to be preferred.
Year: 1870

SPEND WIsELY.-Look most to your
spending. No matter what comes in,
if more goes out you will always be
poor. The art is not in making money
but in keeping it; little expenses like
little mice in a barn where they are
many, make great waste. Hair by hair
heads get bald. Straw by straw, the
thatch goes off the cottage and drop by
drop the rain comes in the chamber. A
barrel is soon empty if it leaks but a
drop minute. When you begin to
save begin with your mouth there are
many thieves down the red lane.


The ale jug is great waste, all other
things keep within compass. In clothes
choose suitable and lasting stuff, and
not tawdry fineries. To be warm is the
main thing; never mind the looks.
Never stretch your legs further than
the blanket reaches, or you will soon
be cold. A fool may make money, but
it needs wise man to spend it. Re-
member it is easier to build two chin
neys than to keep one going. If you
give all to back and board, there is
nothing left for the savings bank. Fare
hard and work hard while you are
young, and have chance of rest while
you are old.
Year: 1870

love to rove in the shady grove,


Where the gentle zephyrs are floating;
Ilove to sit at the fCslarboard,


Where buck wheat cakes are smoking,
| love to laze at the golden blaze,


Where Sol the West is adorning;
Dut this love far better than all
TO lie a-bed in the morning.
That poets sh'd sing of the joys of Spring,
Is not in the least surprising;
Eut l can't conceive why a man sh'd weave
A sonnet TO early rising.
Tho Franklin of Old was n sage I'm told,
l can't go with him in scornng
The blissful scenes in the land of dreams
When wing a. bed in the morning.
l love to lie when the sunbeams shy


Come peeping through the curtains;
When phantoms bright regale the sight
With visions of coffee and mullins;
W hen the birds loud thrill from distant hill
The chorus of nature is joining
If there's aught below can Danish woe,
'Tis lying a.bed in the morning.
Let those who choose retire to snooze


When the ducks and chickens are going;
And rub their eyes when forced to rise
At chanticleer's dismal growing;
They loose the sight of the gorgeous night,
And spend their days in yawning-
Till midnight damp III burn the lamp,
And lie a-bed in the morning.
Year: 1870

OF all amuSements of the mind,
From logic down to fishing,
There isn't one that you can find
SO very cheap as "wishing;''
very choice diversion, too.
II we but rightly use it,
And not as we are apt to do,


Pervert it, and abuse it.
l wish-a common wish, indeed
My purse was somewhat fatter,
That might cheer the child Of need,
And not my pride to flatter,
And that l might make oppression reel,
AS only good can make it,
And break the tyrant's rod of steel,
AS only gold can break it.
l wish-that sympathy and love,
And every human passion
That has its origin above,


Would come and keep in fashion;
That scorn, and jealousy and hate,
And every base emotion,
Were buried fifty fathoms deep


Beneath the waves of ocean!
wish that friends were always true,
And motives always pure,
l wish the good were not so few,


wish the bad We're fewcr
l wish that parsons ne'r forgot


To heed their pious teaching,
wish that practicing was not


SO different from preaching.
! wish-that modest worth might be
Appraised with truth and candor;
| wish that innocence were free
From treachery and SANDER;
| wish that men their VOWS would mind,
That women ne'er were rovers;
/ wish that wives were always kind,


And husbands always lovers.
Year: 1870

SIDNEY SMITH, H,says, regarding the
unnecessary consumption of food;
According to my computation, l have
eaten and drank, between my tenth
and seventeen year, forty four horse
wagon loads more than was good for
me,n
Year: 1870

The most foolish thing that a man or
woman can do is to make an attempt
to chase up an evil report. Slander has
no visible starting point, nor resting
place; it begins from nothing and
comes to nothing if allowed to die out
through its own malignancy.
Year: 1870

WASHINGTON, August 5.-Is is
known from the President himself
that he will not call an extra session
of Congress, unless the war In Europe
shall so effect our interests as to rem
der one necessary, but of this he has
no apprehension at present. The
President contemplates issuing a
proclamation of neutrality, but this
may not be ready for a week or more.


Frelinghuyseu has not accepted the
mission to Eogland 1t is understood
that the unsettled condition Of his
business affairs delays a response.


The President left to night for
Long Branch, whence he will depart
for st. Louis on Monday next, on
private business, returning to Long
Branch on the 10Th. The object Of
his presence in Washington to-day,
was to settle some public business of
a routine character.


Notice is given thSt passports to
France can be obtained on application
to the DEPARTMENT. of State. Passport
Bureau
Year: 1870

The Republicans of Kentucky, on
Monday last, gave their opponents a
bad scare, and demonstrated their
ability to carry a large number of the
counties in the State by proper work
and efficient organization. It was
expected that the Democrats would
carry the State, but when we notice
how small are the majorities in some
of the hitherto strongest Democratic
counties, our confidence in the abili-
ty of the Republicans TO ultimately
carry the State is much strengthened
Indeed, the last election demonstrates
their ability to gain two or three Con
gressmen at the November election.
The frauds and chicanery to which
the Democrats were compelled to re
sort In order to perpetuste their
ascendency, in several of the counties,
can not be successful in every elec-
ton. One of the great points gained
is, that for the first time the Republi-
cans realize their strength. Here
after they will know better how to
defeat the rascality Of tbei opponents.
We hope the Republicans will permit
no Congressional District to go by
default, but that they will have can
didate in all, aud cast for him theiI
full strength. In this way alone car
they consolidate their strength, and
perfect their Organization.
Year: 1870

supposed all along that the clause of
the law authorizing cities to make
donations in aid of roads, would be
declared unconstitutional, but the
Language Of the Journal indicates
that Judge La Rus, decides that the
simple act OF voting the tax, was
virtually a subscription of stock,
which is prohibited by Section 6,
Article 10, of the Constitution of
the State. Some of our best law
yers have been Of tho opinion that
even where tax was voted as do
nation to a road, the commissioners
might make the tax constitutional
and valid, by investing the amount
in the stock Of the proposed road.
If, however, Judge La Rue's position
is sustained By the Supreme Court, it
seals the fate of several railroad en-
terprises for many years to come.
The probability is that this view of
the law will not be sustained by the
Supreme Bench.
Year: 1870


Our last Legislature passed a law
allowing cities, towns and counties to
vote certain tax. payable in cash, to
aid in the construction of railroads.
Under this law large amounts of mon
ey have been voted, some of which
has been collected aad paid over, but
much more Of which remains to be
collected. Aud now comes a Judge
at Lafayette, who decides the law to
be unconstitutional. This, as might
be supposed, has caused great excite
ment. The case is to be carried as
soon as possible to the Supreme
Court. With reference to this decis-
ion the Lafayette Journal says:


The city was greatly excited yester-
day at the decision of Judge LaRue
in the case of Geiger VS.. the County
Auditor, In which an injunction was
prayed for against the placing of the
one half of the Lafayette, Muncie 4
Bloomington Railroad tax, ordered by
the Board of Commissioners upon the
tax duplicate. The injunction was
granted. We have not the space this
morning for the Judge opinion. The
ground upon which the decision is
based was insisted upon by only one
of Geiger's counsel-DeWitt Wallace
Esq.,-Mr. Hendricks considering il
too flimsy to present. Whether, how
ever, our DISTINGUISHED young fellow
toWnsman will be sustained is yet to
be decided by the supreme Court
His view and that of the Judge is
that the voting of the tax was virtu
ally a subscription of stock to
the amount, which is prohib
tied by the Constitution of the
State, section 6, article 10. IF this
view is sustained, then counties can
never vote a valid tax, the proceed:
of which are to be used in paying fol-
railroad stock, because the act o.
voting is the act of subscription, anc
that can rot, und the Constitution
be complete until the actual cash il
paid fer the stock subscribed. If
county happens to have a surplus, the
Commissioners may appropriate it t,
the purchase of stock; but if tn
tax is voted for the purpose of beiD
understand it, is the doctrine 0
Judge LsRue's decision. Thirty day
have been given to file bill of ex
ceptions, when the case will 60 to th
Supreme Court. 1t is our opinio
that the constitutionality of the la
will be sustained. If so, then tn
next contest will be in the Stat
Legislature, which may repeal th
law altogether, and thus cause all th
tax 90 which no vested right ba
accrued to fall to the ground.


The decision is of great important
TO our city as it has large investmen


of this kind in railroads. We hav
Year: 1870

We wish to inform our readers that
whenever any dispatches. containing
any important war news, are received.
We shall issue a JOURNAL Extra, so
that they may have, not only the la
test, but the most reliable, important
news from the seat Of war.
Year: 1870

Manager. Director, Animal Trainer and
Gentleman, who will use all OF his man.
agerial tact ana lfberality to place before
the public q complete Circus with polite
and respectable attaches.
Year: 1870

Two or three recent daring attempts
at burglary have been reported to us.
1t is very evident that Monroe is a pop
ular resort for rowing thieves, and
should be protected by an active police
force. What say the Town Council?