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Year: 1871

THE latest indications are that the Domin-
ion government are quietly managing TO rat
ify the treaty of Washington as it is. Having
vapored aad fumed, they have at length come
to consider the matter and conclude that to
acquiesce is the best thing under all the cir
cumstances The Provinces are not pleased
at not securing reciprocity which they had set
their hearts on as the price of admission to
the fishery grounds, but falling in this they
are evidently satisfied that it is good bar
gain, as il is.
Year: 1871

Mrs. Vallandigham was not able to leave her
room Tuesday. She was brought down to see
the corpse of her husband for the first time at
9o'clock that morning. As she approached
the coffin she gave loud shrek and was i'm.
mediately carried to her room. That evening
she was still very weak and fears are enter


tanned that she will lose her reason.
Year: 1871

There is a Farmers Club in Hi
nois which has agents who con-
tracts directly with manufacturers
for such implements and tools as the
members need, and who also advises
and assists in marketing grain and
produce. One of the members of
this club asserts that more has been
saved in this way in a single season
than it will cost to belong to the
club lifetime. He adds: "It
seems strange that farmers all over
the country will not take the mat
ter in hand and deal mutually to-
gether, and work for each others
benefit. Much can be saved every
year in buying implements in this
way, or in selling grain or other
produce Besides, there can be
much valuable Information gained
by these friendly talks about how
we farm, and how we ought to farm.
Farmers, it is greatly to your in
terest to organize clubs for your
mutual interest. Try it, and see
for yourselves"
Year: 1871

"I'd rather thrash in the barn all
day" said Reuben Riley to his sis
ter as be adjusted and uncomfor-
table collar about his sgnburnt
neck, "than 60 to this pesby party.
| never know what to do with my.
self, stuck up in the parlor all the
evening. If the fellows would phil
their coats off, and go out and chop
wood on a match, there'd be some
sense in it"


"Well, hate it IS bad as you do,
Reub," said sister Lucy. The
fact is, we never go nowhere, nor
see nobody, and no wonder ~e feel
akward when we do happen to stir
out


The remarks of this brother and
sister were but the echoes of the
sentiment of many other farmers
boys and girls, when invited ont
to spend a social evening. But
poor Lucy had not hit the true cause
of the difficulty. 1t was not because
they seldom went to any place, but
because there was such q wide diff
ference between their home and
company manners. The true way
to fell at ease in any garb is to wear
it often. If the pleasing garb of
good manners is only put on on rare
occasions it will never fit we'll and
seem comfortable.


Learn to behave properly at
home, to cultivate yourself. Do
nots sit, or stand, or lounge about in
ungainly attitudes, but acquire a
manly, erect bearing. l have new
er seen such vigorous, hearty man
hood, in any class as among Guilt
waited farmers sons. Let table
manners be especially looked after.
If you are so unfortunate as to have
a mother who is careless in this re-
gard, you must do the best you can
to remedy the defect in your early
training. Note carefully how we'll
bred people behave, and do your
best TO initiate them. Il is noble to
be an imitator of that which is good
and beautiful. Above all, if you
wish to be at home in society, fill
your brains with ideas. Set your
mind at work. Wake it out of the
sIuggishness 1t would naturally
sink into, ifyou were only plodder
and nothing more, by good stirring
thought. Take the newspapers
and read them thoroughly.
knowledge is a power in more
senses than one. If you go into
society with something in your
mind worth talking about, you
will not fail to find listeners who
will treat you with respect, and
where you are well received, you
will not fail very soon to find your
self at ease.
Year: 1871

You think you love the man who
is coming this Sunday night to visit
you. And he acts as ifhs loves you
Suppose he declares himself and
asks you to become bis wife. Are
you prepared to say to him, 81 love
and will trust you through life with
my happiness and the lives and
veal of our children?


He is jolly, gay and handsome,
and all the darts of Cupid are
sparkling in bis eyes; and will
those eyes always find expression
from the love of true soul?


To-night he says many pleasant
things, and draws many pretty
pictures for the future.


Does be go tomorrow 10 work
which gives promise Of the fulfill
ment of your desires in life?


Does his ambitions and achieve
ments safety you?


Does his everyday life shine
wits ere noble endeavisrs OF d atfraet
worthy man ?


If you think and desire a COM
psnion in your tbinking-one who
can unlock the deepest depths of
your mind, to what strata of hu
manitY does be belong in the scale
of excellence and morality7 Is he
doing ali he can to build up future
usefulness and happiness in which
you can share snd feel blessed
These are questions which the ex
perience OF after years makes wo-
men weep in the bitterness of soul
that they were not thought of be-
fore they answered Yes"
Year: 1871

The Lyndon, (Yt.,) Union says
there is lady living in that place
who lost ber husband in the late
war. She had an offer OF marriage
from a man who had lost his wife
by decree of the court. The an
swer the lady gave him was, "Tbe
Lord parted me and my husband,
but your own devilish actions part
ed you and your wife, and if you
want another you must go to the
devil for it, for l won't have YOU"
That was to the point.
Year: 1871

~ Some ingenious Yankee has
invented process by which maple
sugar can be made out of common
New Orleans molasses, favoring it
by steaming maple-wood. A CO.
temporary says: THE next thing
we are locking for from that land
of prolific ideas is a process where
by they will make honey from cod
liver oil, favoring it with bees
wax"
Year: 1871

4 thoughtful observer on wo-
mans rights comes TO their defense
very effectively as follows: II
have seen women 80 delicate that
they were afraid to ride for fear Of
the horses running away afraid to
walk for fear the dew might fall
afraid to sail for fear the boat might
upset bot l never saw one afraid
TO be married, which is more risk
ful than all the others put together
Year: 1871

A Physician in Wilmington, N. c., has
performed tho operation of transferring
blood from lamb into a human body
The subject was an inmate ofthc City Hos
pital, who had been suffering for some limo
past, and who bad lately seemed in dan
ger Of death from mere exhaustion. -
When laid upon tho table hc was too weak
to talk, and appeared to have but few
hours Of life left in him. When his vein
was opened but one drop ofblood fell from
it. The carotid artery Of the lamb was
opened and the blood was forced from
thence, by the palpitation Of the animals
heart, through small glass tube into the
patients cophalic vein. In this way about
cights ounces Of blood was conveyed from
the lamb to the man. The operation was
entiicly successful; and it is not only ex-
poctcd that the patient, who is a negro,
will recover, but that hc will hereafter
produce a superior grade Of mcrlno wool.
Year: 1871

'What are you disturbing tho whole
house with your yells in this way forty
demanded New Jersey landlord Of q guest
whom he had found late at night seemings
y in pursuit ofinvisiblc foes, and yelling
at tho top Of bis voice. ''l'm shouting
the battle cry Of aeadom" answered tho
guest, as be vent ahead With his search
and his yulls.
Year: 1871

INDIGESTION IN HORSES.
the evil is noticed, the animal must have
piece of rock salt and chalk constantly
placed in his rack, and q little pipe-clay,
magnesia, or other anti-acid,f in his water
IF worms have been passed, give three
drachms of aloes dissolved In two ounces
of turpentine and pint of Cruel Half an
ounce each of ginger and gentian, and half
drachm of sulphate Of iron, should sub
sequently be administered twice a day, to
impart tone to the digestive organs. Turn.
ing the animal out to grass in the spring
of the year when, it can be benefited by
exercise and fresh air, Will be found to be
very beneficial.
Year: 1871

WHEN TO CAsTRATE CoLTs.-Many per-
sons hold to the opinion that cold weather
is the most suitable time to castrate colts.
Having been engaged in this kind Of busi-
ness Tor SIX or seven years, my experience
and observation is that May and Septem-
Der are the most suitable times. In May,
there are no flies or other insects to tor
n1ent colt; and also, the weather not be-
ing hot, the animal does not resort to the
shade. Consequently, keeping out in the
open field, it is natural it will pick grass
and keep up its flesh and strength, and be-
ing kept In moderate exercise, colt viii
swell less than If IL remains too much Of
the time stationary under shade.
Year: 1871

Every hour that child sleeps is Just SO
much investment of physical capital for
years TO come Every hour after darl;
that n child is awake is So much capital
Withdrawn. Every hour that a child
lives quiet, tranquil, joyous life OF such
sort rs kittens live on hearths, squirrels in
sunshine, is Just so much investment in
strength and steadiness and growth of
the nervous system. Every hour that a
child lives lie of excited brain-wOrlS-
ing, either in n school-rOOm or in ball
room. is just so much taken away from
the reserved force which enables nerves
to triumph through the SORROWS. through
the diseases Of latter life. Every mouth.
full of wholesome food that n child eats at
reasonable hours, may be said to toll on
every moment of his whole life, no mat
ter how long il may be. Victor Hugo,
tho benevolent exile. has found out that
to be well fed once in seven days for one
meal has been enough to transform the
apparent health Of nil the poor children
in Guernsey. Who shall say that to take
once 10 seven days, or even once in thirty
days, an unwholcsome supper OF chicken
salad and champagne may not leave as
lasting effects OH the constitution Of II
child dp-IRdepeRdeNt
Year: 1871

The man who E,arrics the prcttiest girl
OF the place, is said 10 be II lucky lcl-
low" and 20 OF him who draws the high
est prize at Il lottery, Or by some "fortu
nate" turn OF affairs, clears the gulf be.
tween want aud wealth in an hour. And
vet the histories of all times tells us that
with terrible uniformity and certainty
the men who become suddenly possessed
OF unearned millions, die in misery


Within tive years well.to,,lo larmer
drew Il quarter oi II million of dollars in
Il lottery. The whole country cnvied him
his luck; but he has since died from Il
style Of living induced by his good for
tune, and his only son has turned out a
drunkard.


The man whose first bet on the race.
course, whose first deal at the card table,
whose first risk at faro, whose maiden
lotey ticket. brings money largely into
his pocket, is ruined man at the very
moment when the world pronounces him
lucky Any man, especially any young
man, who stats out in life with the con-
viction that money can be better made
than by earning it, is a lost man--lost al
ready to society, lost to his family, lost
TO himself


An alarmingly large number of the
sons of the rich men OF New York are
drunkards. Young men are they, many
of them OF education, OF many qualities,
of generous natures, honorable and high
minded but the demon Of drink has ta-
ken such possession of them that break.
ING fathers heart, mothers tears, and
sisters agony, avail not 10 draw them
from their deep damnation. Elegant
leisure was their ruin.


The best way To save a child from ru.
in, is to bring him up to 'hel p father. -
Make children feel that they must do
something TO support the family, TO help
along; ihon two feelings arise which are
their salvation-those of affection and
PRIDE for we must naturally love those
whom we help, or those whom we strug-
gle together with for q desired object,
and nothing So improves y child as to
make him think that he is OF some con.
sequence, that he can do something, and
that what he does is appreciated.-
Halls Journal of Health.
Year: 1871

This is the crying evil Of the times,
and in every community there are scores
OF people inclined To shun the quiet ways
of productive labor and try TO thrive in
the crooked paths of speculation and
needless traffic.


Here in this town there are deplorably
few boys learning trades, with ten times
the number who are anxious to get into
somc light business--tlat is 10 devise
some scheme whereby they may live
with but little, il any, brain or manual
labor.


Thousands of able. bodied men and
women, scattered overt country. and
every State has itsiull quota OF such,
are trying TO live by selling liquors, who
could be spared thereirom to enter upon
farming or engage in some other OF the
productive interests, and the public
morals would be made much better for
,he change. Ii there could only be An
improvcmant in this respect, and the
shiltlcss individuals now living from
hand 20 mouth, barely eking out miser-
able existence, could be made to believe
how much better il would lie for them to
take hold Of some manly or womanly
work, there would be far less complaint
Of those twin sisters "dul trade" and
"hard times"


Our cities and large towns to-day are
filled with vast numbers of people who
barely exc out an existence, and that y
most wretched one. sulering untold
miserieS during the winter months, and
at no time OF the year do they really
live and have any enjoyment. It's n
shiltless way Of passing ones life, lolf-
ing three days and working one, when
there is land at the West; or if they
cannot get there or do uo' want 20, then
they may find right here in Massachu'
sets that farm lqbor is in demand and
well paid Tor. 1t is strange that so
many will stick to the cities where work
il not plenty. when the farm offers so
many inducements.


Trying To- live without work is ut the
bottom OF many OF the evils which af-
fict society. 1t leads men to gambling
and all IFS accompanying evils, and wo.
men To- that worst OF all vices -prostitu
ton. Of limited means and wishing 10
dress. but not willing 10 work for it..
preicrrug IN indolent life TO one of
honest labor they enter into the circle
where for a time all seems lovely: then
the down grade commences and they
swiftly glide into the fearful vortex. ard
misery of the deepest dye is theirs.


Parents can effect great change in
this respect II should be bounden
duty with them to insist upon it that
their sons and daughters must learn
some useful occupation. 1t is of no
consequence il they have money suffi-
cient to keep them without labor. This
may not always he so; fortune may
change, and then your children, grown
10 manhood OF womanhood, will have
u hard chance ia The world. having no
habits OF industry or any occupation
whereby they may gain IN honest live
lhoOd.
Year: 1871

Once upon time there lived an old
gentleman in a large house. He had
servants aud everything he wanted yet he
was not happy, and when things did not
90 as he wished he was cross. At last
his servants left him. Quite out of tenn
per, he went to neighbor with the
story Of his distresses.


1" 1t seems to me-" said the neighbor,
it would be well for you to oil yourself a
little"


ITO oil myself"


Yes, and | will explain. Some time
ago one of the doors in my house creakee
Nobody therefore liked to go in or out of
it. One day l oiled its hinges, and it has
been constantly used by everybody since"


Then you think l am like your creak-
ing door ?' cried the old gentleman. "How
do you want me to oil myself'f'


"That's an easy matter" said the neigh.
Dor. "Go home and engage a servant, and
when he does right praise him. If. on the
contrary, ne does somthing amiss, do not
be cross: oil your voice and words with
the oil of love-"


The old gentleman went home, and no
harsh or ugly word was found in his house
afterward. Every family should have a
bottle of this precious oil,for every family
is liable to creaking hinge in the shape
of fretful disposition, cross temper,
harshItone or fault.finding spirit.
Year: 1871

"A scientific lecturer on walking says
his experiments show thai one side oI the
body always tends to outwalk the other
side. 1t is not possible when the eyes
shut, to walk in Il stlaight line for any
length of time, and il will be found,
where persons lose their way, that
they almost invariably wander off TO the
right rather than to the left.
Year: 1871

have to undergo. 1t surprising to see how
soon man becomes suspicious Of his wife :


Judgment, when she asks him for little
money. i may be that long years of joylcsz
tasks oecrburdening her life, have made her
inscnsiblc to the injustice Of his demands,
but not always inscnsibIc to the scantiness Of
its reward


When man money stands him instead
of books and newspapers. and the thousand
rItiu1 cau.r rt7 that brighten home, be
bad better emigrate to some other world
whore possibly such delights may BE- at a
discount, If the pursuit Of money shuts
him out from all the sunshine Of lif, and from
alI sympathy with humanity, tie might a. well
20 down into the darkness Of the earth after
IL, and never come back again. All wealthy
men cannot Pc grand and benevolent with
their money, It needs a fine taste, and a great t
heart to he that Poor men may lie marvel
ou-ty rich in torgetulness Of self and faith
ID God. But lor a haPeIe-sly sordid man, who
must leave behind him the gold that alone
made h'm luminous, by what sign shall he
He recognized, when God 4 cometh to make
uT b jewels" STELLA
Year: 1871

SWEET CoNsoLArIoS-A short time
sine ca man living in Georgetown, Consid-
cred respectable and OF good standing,
was tempted BY the circulars Of the pro-
fessed dealers in counterfeit money in New
York to forward S25 to them for a guam
tity of the stuff lie received in reply a
package, but of course it only contained
sawdust, the rascas being too sharp to
make criminals of themselves. He then
wrote a letter to the Special Agent OF the
Post Office Department in New York ask
ing his assistance in getting back his mon
ey. The reply was as follows


OFFICE of THE SPECIAL AGENT III Posi- OFFICE


DEPARTMENT, NEw YORK PosT OFFICE


March 80. ISL


SIR: [ have your letter OF the 18th
enclosing ten cents and asking me to assist
YOU in recovering SO which you have
paid on a c. o. d. express package Of
what you supposed to be counterfeit mon
ev, which you had ordered from Thomas
4 Walker Of - John street, New York
and with which you undoubtedly intended
to cheat and defraud your neighbors. |
not only refuse to give you the least as
sistance in the matter, but | am sorry you
have bought your experience 50 eheapIy,
and sincerely wish that instead of So YOU
had been swindIed out of every cent you
possess in the same manner. | hope you
wlll continue to send all the money these
rascals asS from YOU, and that when at
last YOU are driven to stealing fluids for
the purchase cf counterfeit money you viii
be caught in the act aud be sent TO the
State Prison, where you evidently teong.
| return the ten cents and advise you TO
invest in cheap copy Of the Ten Com
mandments and study the one which refers
to stealing.
Year: 1871

Many persons lose their life every year
by an iniudicious change of clothing, and
the principles involved need repetition ev-
cry year.


ltclUthinr Is 10 be diminished, it should
be done IN the morning when first dressing.
Additional clothing may - safely put on
at any time. In the Northern States, the
uuder-garment, should not be changed for
those ies- heavy sooner than the middle of
May. for even in june fire Is very com
Portable sometimes in New York parior.


Wooden flannel ought TO be worn next
the person by all during the whole year j;
but "a thinner material may be worn alter
the first OF June. \ blazing fire should
he kept in every family room until ten IN
the morning and rekindlcd again an hour
before sundown, up to the first day Of
October


Particular and tidy housekeepers, by ar
ranging their fireplaces for the summer
too early, oftentimes put ths whole fnmily
TO serious discomfort, and endaDger
health by exposing them to sit in chilliness
for several hours every morning, waiting
for the weather to moderate, rather than
have the fireplace all blackened up-that
Is rather than be put to the trouble of an
other fixing up for the summer, they ex-
pose the children to Group, and the old
folks to inflammation OF the lungs. The
old and young delight in warmth; it is to
them the greatest luxury Half the dis
eases of humanity would be swept from
existence if the human body were kept
comfortably warm all the time. The dis
comfort Of cold feet, or of a chilly room,
many have experienced to their sorrow ;
they make the mind peevish and iretful,
while they expose the body to colds aud in
Examinations, which often destroy it in less
than a week - HqlIS Journal of. Health.
Year: 1871

G4s.-There seems TO be a great controversy
about the gas Of the city, but everybody. are
agreed as to the superiority Of E, B. SPENCE
SONS Clothing. 1900 Main street Is the place for
all kinds of gentlemenis wear.
Year: 1871

We can't possibly conceive how one can DO
better in purchasing their dry goods than by
making the same Of LEVY BROTHERS. Our idea
OF shopping is to 90 where we can get every arti-
Gle down on our memoranda at the lowest price
that the article can be sold at and yet get good
article at the price. We also appreciate deal
ing at q store Uhere there is but one price dsked,
for then we are satisfied that II we purchase as
soon as we find the article to suit, we are doing as
well If not better, than II we purchased ut place
where price was asked for an article with the
expectation Of your asking them to take less,


sufficient tariff having been asked to allow for fs


IN the price, Eesides having the one-pricc system
in full operation, the Messts. Levy Brothers have
commenced regular closirg-ous sale OF all tneir
stock and have marked down their prices, IL
many instances far below cost. To get the full
advantage of the reduction In dry goods ut Levy
Brothers call there without delay, and call early,
In order that you may haye full time to make your
purchases.
Year: 1871

DANCERS OF KERosEsE.-Of the eight
hundred and tifty-six fires in the city of
New York in 1870 The Fire Marshal reports
that one hundred and sixteen were caused
by kerosene and forty-one by liquid. gas and
gasoline illuminating fluids sold as I" not
dangerous" and extensively used, not only
by the poorer classes in their closely
packed, combustible tenements, but in
houses where stationary gaslights do not
always suffice. The vital statistics OF the
year. would show the loss OF life from the
same cause.-The explosion of these "non-
dangerous burning fluids. Not week
passes without bringing news Of several ac-
cidents Of this kind In various parts Of the
country It is high time that housekeepers
and all who have occasion to use kerosene
should be convinced that there is NO prepa-
ration of it which is not, exceedingly dan
eerous if used with any less caution than
that with which they would handle gum
powder.--Neo York World.
Year: 1871

ELDERS PoRTRArT OF GENERAL X. u.
LtE.-On Saturday afternoon Mr.. John A..
Elder had placed on the wall of the Senate
Chamber the magnificent life-size oiipaint-
ing of General Lee, which he has recently
finished. IL is beyond question the best
picture ever taken of the General, and is
done in the handsomest style, and. even il
it were not such perfect representation OF
the great man of Virginia, its elegance and
beauty, as well as the superb and stately
figure of the man, would be sufficient merit
for the place it now occupies. it is to be
hoped that the State of Virginia Will at
once become the owner OF so valuable q
work of art, and place it where 1t can be
daily admired with respect and yeneration