Indiana American, Volume 9, Number 23, Brookville, Franklin County, 10 June 1870 — Page 1

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The Publication of the AND THE Laws Proceeding! of Commissioners' Courts ia the Newspapers. BT LCCISS G. MATTHEWS, OF THE NEW ALBANY LEDGER. It is a well recognized fundamental principle of our political system that the perwineat security of the Government lies in the general intelligence of the people. This intelligence must of necessity uiVace a knowledge of the duties, responsibilities and rights of the citizen, therefore, the duty of the State, to the end of perpetuating its own existence, to make all reasonable and proper provision for disseminating among its subjects information upon all points that pertain to their rights and duties. An intelligent submission to law can alone constitute true loyalty in a government like ours. If the people fail to become acquainted with the general theory of the democratic policy and its application, they are liable to be lead hither and thither by every wind of doctrine that msy be expedient for this or that party to .advocate, and following mere prejudice wilt yield submission to the authority of men and parties, in measures that are not only subversive of our forms of Government, but totally beyond the legitimate sphere of legislation. The ballot in the hmds of the uninstructed becomes a dangerous weapon against the well-being of the State. This unsheathed sword is now placed in the hands of all classes of the people. The poor alike with the rich, the unlearned with the learned have an equal voice in deciding who our law-makers fhall he. and what shall be, and what olisll b the character of the laws. It becomes, therefore, the duty of the State to seek to enlighten the masses, that the jower of the people may be rightly exercised for their own good, and consequently the highest ends of the State. Recognizing this principle, the State provides a general system of common schools, and eucourages other institutions of learning. Parity of reasoning will justify the State in using such other agencies as are proven to be beneficial in the diffusion of useful knowledge among the eople. We may, therefore, claim th it the en'Courage me tit of the State may be properly and leiritimately bestowed upon the 1'iess; for as a means oT diffusing general information it is second ia importance to no other agency, not exceptitijg the Public Schools themselves. In a State like ours, comparatively new, the only channel through which the masses ol the f eople ore reached with information concerning the political history of the world, the progress of the Arts and Sciences, and their application to com mercial and other industrial pursuits, is the Newspaper. The general literature of the day, issued in books, has no gen- j cral circulation among the people. The j public lecturer Hods an audie nee only here and there. The political rostrum is j cnly an occasional exception to the decla- ) ration that the masses of the people derive all their information on political, his toiieal, social and scientific subjects from the public i'ress, or go uninstructed. It j ti:ay then be legitimately urged that in a i U,ew country like our own, the State would j tuly b subserving its own highest ends ; ly aiding the establishment of a pood teas-paper in every county of this State. But there is still another consideration, not to be overlooked, aside from the beneficial effects of good newspapers iu the communities where they are published. 11: c newspaper goes abroad. If its general appearauce is respectable and its reading matter good, every issue is testimony in favor of the respectability and enter-j pne ot the region where tt is published. By it the character of the soil, the mineral wealth, and all other industrial and commercial advantages are made known. and it becomes a standing invitation and inducement to immigration and tbe in vestment of capital. May we not then claim without objec tion that the State should aid an agency that produces such benificent results, so ljrat leat as to the publication of its own ls to the people. i ne Mate presumes, in the execution of its laws, that all the people are acquainted ith them. It ought surely, then, afford '"e people the best facilities to make themselves familiar with them. It can cot he doubted or denied that there is now a lauientable want of information among the people concerning the simplest laws upon the statute book. The farmer must frequently Tee a lawyer to tell him that "is rights on the question of fences. He niu!t take advice when damaged by his neighbor's stock. A long course of lit'j.'tion looms up in the distance if the i-u:itg up of a stream is involved, and a suit for debt before a magistrate is an undertaking altogether too formidable to t'jiuk of without securing the assistance a member of the legal fraternity. The 'atute Laws provide against all this unfecesfary expense, if the people were only ttde acquainted with their plain and simI'e Provisions, expressly devised for their "'"'ruction and information. Hut these ''Ws re not in the hands of the people. hty can not now be procured, except at Prt expense, and they will contiuue to c unknown as long as they are published 001 J m the present form. It is, therefore, px'ly the duty of the State to place beure the people the laws by which they are to be governed, and by which they are to now their riirhts. and duties as irond pit. o Hut we do not rest the argument here 10 the duty of the State alone, but will P'eed to show that it is the interest of "Mate, even ia a pecuniary poiot of 'ew- to place in the hands of the citizen, jnrough the columns of his daily or weekJ paper, every law that ia enacted that s reference to the rights and duties of ""sens m general, and all laws that have reticular local interest to them. " it were understood io advance that

(Hi VOL. 9, NO. 23. the laws were to be published at the expeuse of the State, those who submit the laws for adoption to the General Assembly would be more careful to prepare tbem ia a simple and concise form; plain, explicit, and easy to be understood. There would be a two-fold advantage in this. The people understanding the laws would be careful to not violate them; and thousands of cases, that now burden and render expensive to tbe State tne vast machinery of the courts, would not be found upon the dockets. Would it not be much bet ter for the S'ate to spend a portion of the vast expense of the courts in informing the people what they may and -may not do, as good law-abiding citizens, than to spend the same amount in punishing them for what they now do, in many cases, ignorantly. The expense of the trial, conviction, and punishment o criminals in this State is very large. It may -be safely predicted that one third of those who are convicted, to say nothing of those who escape through the leniency of juries to this very plea, were ignorant of their violation of law when their offenses were committed. Not being principals in the crime, but through ignorance, taking such subordinate parts in the offense as appeared to them-in no way to endanger their liberty. The jurors themselves being now made judges of the law as well of the facts in any given case, renders it of still greater importance that tbe law be read and known by the people. Perhaps ten men out of every jury of twelve never read the laws upon which they are constituted judges on entering the jury room. We find here a most pointed reason why the laws should be published to the people. In all these cases, whether acquittal or conviction be the result, the State is involved in the expense. Three-fourths, perhaps, of law suits in civil cases would not be prosecuted if the litigants were acquainted with the law in the premises. Many laws are now placed upon the statute books that seem to be conceived for the express purpose of creating litigation. It is safe to presume that all such legislation would cense, if the laws as enacted were spread before the people. Com in on sense people will not appioveof much of that sort of legislation that requires the decision of the Supreme Court to unfold its meaniug. The people ought to be able to understand the laws that aie to govern them. Being made simple and plain, and facilities being afforded of knowing what they are, much litigation would be avoided. The State would save a large portion of the expense now incurred in sustaining the courts, the citizens themselves would save the expense of all unnecessary litigation, and the peace, harmony and good feeling in neighborhoods and communities would be greatly enhanced. The result of the whole matter would be th it no greater expense would have to be b-me by ibe State than now, wh le every cit ze.i might become acquainted with the laws, and thus make better citizens. The above would not be the only substantial advantages. The publication of laws in one or more papers of each county, would secure to each county a good newspaper, such as would meet the wants of the people as a source or channel of other useful knowledge and general information. While this is only an incidental result of the publication of the laws, yet, it is a result not to be overlooked. The general advantage of a well conducted and well sustained newspaper can not be over estimated. It can not be deubted that the patronage of the State in the publication of tbe laws would secure to the people good newspapers. It any one is doubtful on this point they may be convinced by taking tbe trouble to examine the comparative merits of the so-called country uewspupers in those States where a large amount of legal advertising is compelled by law, with tbe papers of those States where an administrator's or sheriff's sale need only be posted, in bad writing, on the school house, the ' blacksmit h shop, and the tavern of the township iu which the sale is to take place. Tbe result of such a comparison ia invariably the same, that those papers are always found to be better where the most legal advertising is required. This last advantage, of course, does not apply to the city papers, as the small amount that the State would be ab e to pay, compared with the usual charge ol advertising in the cities, would make it of little objtct for them to bave this patrouage. liut the publication of the laws in the city papers would have the'same ben eficial effects in enlightening tbe people, decreasing litigation, lessening criminal prosecutions, and, consequently, diminishing the expeuses of the courts. In the publication of the laws to the people there is yet another advantage, and one that may claim to be worthy ot special consideration, in view of the present cen tralizing tendency ot legislation in general. The attention of the country has been lately called to this subject by our distinguished Senator, Hon.O P.Morton, in the Senate of the United States, for which he merits the approbation of all thoughtful men. He warns the Senate against that sort of legislation th it has a tendency to separate the people from the Government, and advocates diffusion rather than centralization. When the effort wss made to discontinue the publication of the laws of Congress, he urged ihat it would be more wise to publish the laws in one newspaper in every Congressional District, and thus briug the legislative power into closer relations with the people. The vast accumulation of wealth in certain commercial centers, aud among certain monopolists has a tendency to centralize the political power of the country, and this should be resisted by the people. They should have the fullest information on all the doings and acts of their public servants, lest the power of the government shall soon be centered in the lew,, to the sacrifices of the rights and interests of the many. . Referring, in conclusion, to the second

THE UNION. THE CONSTITUTION, AND THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE LAWS

topic embraced ia the title of thin paper, j we may urge atill mo-e plausible reasons why he proceedings of the Commissioners' courts soouia De punusnea, Dy law, in toe county papers. In fact, it appears strange. in reviewing the subject and considering hw deepl,.he interests of the people .r? ( .r ... 5 involved, that provision has not long since been made to this end. There is in the whole system of our State and local legislation, no position of so great responsibility in which the interests of the people are so poorly- guarded. While the sessions of th. ... k. .... ui:. i ii j . , - yet no one feels called upon to become spy on their peoceedings for the public. Reviewed by no superior court, as to the details of their action, and screened by the indifference of the public, it is Bate to say that many orders are passed by these courts that would never have found a place upon the records, if they knew every act was to be placed before the people in the Public Press, and hence, become sub- , , , l -,-- r , . . rp, ; ject to the criticism of the people. These 3 ouu Com miss oners r no batt-r and rm .nr.. than other officers. They may, like other men be honest or dishonest. They should be treated, therefore, just as are all other officers in like responsible positions. The public interest should be guarded against tbe possibility of abuse. They occupy the same relation to the interests of the county as the Common Council does to the city. Who does not see the safeguards of economy in the publication in the city papers of the Council proceedings? A Councilman may with careless indifference vote for the allowance of an exorbitant bill against tbe city, but be soon learns, through experience that he must meet with public condemnation when his careless acts are reviewed in the public press by the citizens. There is thus made upon him a constant pressure to cause him to be vigilant and careful of the interests of the city. The same result would follow if the law provided for the publication of an aotheticated copy of all the proceedings of the Commissioner's courts. It is no valid answer to say that there is no law requiring the publication of Council proceedings, and that private enterprise should secure the publication of those of the Commissioners' Courts also. Our answer is that private enterprise does not secure it. Many of the country papers cannot afford to do thia work for nothing, in which all alike are interested, and the fact is plain, that they do not do it. The matter is of sufficient importance to require their publication by law. And here, again, we claim that this further encouragement to the Press will more than pay the expense, as in the case of the publication of the laws passed by the General Assembly. The writer of this article is I acquainted with a case that will illustrate aud prove the declaration, that it will be a vast saving of money to the counties to pay liberally for tbe publication of the Commissioner's Court proceedings. There is a record of a bill allowed for the transfer of a crazy wotna-n from one of our poor houses to the asylum at Indianapolis, in the proceedings of one of the County Commissioner's Courts of this State on the line of a railroad, the amount of which, above what ought to have been paid, would amply pay for the publication of all the proceedings of that court for five years. Who believes such a record would ever have been found there, if all the acts of the Court bad been required to be published. It came there either by carelessness or dishoaesty, and both would have been avoided, if the Commissioners were constantly impressed with tbe fact that all their acts were to be scrutinized by the people. How many such cases have oc. curred all over the Stale? How few of the records are free from all such mistakes? There is without doubt some dissatisfaction in the minds of the people in regard to this matter that arouses prejudice against county officers, often unjustly. These, with the Commissioners themselvea, should be relieved from the aspersious that are uuirequently heaped upon the so called Court ilause clique. The regular publication of all their proceedings will rectify all this, the interests of the counties will be protected, and all parties will be better satisfied. There are many other matters, connected with the topic under consideration, that would further illustrate an almost absolute necessity that all laws. State and Municipal, should be laid before the masses of the people, who are so immediately interested in their observance. They have not been elaborated here for the rea son that it was deemed unnecessary in the object to be attained. This subject is one that should receive the careful consideration of our law-makers, and the part of wisdom, I am constrained to believe, will induce them to adopt some means by which the citixeis shall become more thoroughly acquainted with the laws by which he is to be governed. Never intentionally wound the feelings of anybody. The good opinion of the world is the very best kind you can have; and tbe more the better. The man or woman who says he or she dosen't care a pin what the world thinks or says, gives utterance to what they know is absolutely false. We do care, and it is well we do, and those are gravely mistaken who say they do not. The Farmer' Lot. It is true that the prises of life seldom fall to the farmer; he does not acquire sudden wealth, nor die possessed of a princely fortune, his gains are slow, yet sure and in this one fact lies the secret of the superiority of his occupution over those of his fellowmen. If he fail io great wealth if he reaches riches slowly he has the satisfaction that his risks are few, bis rewards are certain, and his latter days are more apt to be well-springs of contentment. It is an axiom that "nine out of ten fail in trade." No farmer ever fills who exercises care and prudence, and who does not engage in pursuits outside hie farm. Cbatanqua Farmer.

BROOK VILLE, IND., FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1870.

Speech of T. A. Hendricks, CorreiDondenk. of th. Cincinnati ..... Vincinnss, May 28. Acoording to previous announcement "" a . eoar.c .aaressea e P,?"," oFt th" f ' "'l UP tbe fiftiltirtAl Avon fa Artha Hv Ths anJiAsiAA politioal events of the day. was sm ill, considering the popularity of the speaker, and not more than two huo dred, of all shades of political opinion, listened to his address In fact he could not hold his hearers, as was evidenced from tbe constant interruptions from tired persons, most y oi nis own party, leavmz .V . 3 , j ""S No enthusiasm was manifested, and the manuscript speech of the speaker, read io a prosy, set style, was not calculated to arouse any. I heard no poibts made against the Republican party that the poorest informed reading man of that party could not readily refute The ex pression of an intelligent man of his own party sufficiently indicates, I think, the , .l. -ar . i i ;j xencrat opinion oi vne euun wneu un paiu , ... , . A:A ! ' " ",v oui tain the reDutati.io ot the BDeaaer. . . . . i He espoused State rights in the fullest, broadest sense, and charged his opponents with attempting to create a centralized government, and said if tbe bill wh ch had that day passed Congress received the signatute of the President, hereafter the voters of the nation would bave to face soldiers at the polls, who would he intimated, awe tbem to cast their ballots in the interests of the administration. Li . -i - i . i i . . lie cuaracienzea toe law just passed as the worst law that over disgraced i the statutes that there of our nation: and said i wnriM V. . r.knninov rolling back of the tide of public j opinioo which would place the mioority i . in power, when all obnoxious laws would be sponeed from the record. He looked to tne people the source ot all power to accomplish this, but admitted that they were at the present time, a little demoralized, and that it would take time to bring about so desirable a chaoge. What he said about the want of confidence in the finances of the country, and a lack of general prosperity, was so flat and void of truth that the most ignorant could not help pronouncing him a specious demagogue. The finances have been improving ever since the war closed, and general prosperity has blessed the industry of the nation. He spoke of the balance of trade as specially being against us, with other nations, and all owing to mal-administra-tion of the Republican party. If my memory serves me aright, lor many years, even back into the golden days of Derucratic rule, our importations exceeded our exports. But the most glaring misstatement made was that in reference to the remanding of Georgia to a military government. He said the Republicans accepted the reconstruction of Georgia until an election took place, when the Dem ocrats succeeded, and then military possession was again taken of it. He did not ' tell bis hearers that an election had taken place, and that a number of colored men bad been elected, and that the rebel element in the two Houses of the Legislature had expelled them from their body, as incompetent to sit, on the account of color. In the face of this fact, when the colored men were declared incompetent to act as representative, to claim a succeeding election as a triumph of the rebel element, and the direct cause of the interference of the Government of the United States, is the coolest kind of impudence, and worthy of his brethren of the South ern wing of the party. It seemed that he was going to pass over the ejection of colored men from tbe Georgia Legislature entirely, but he gave it a passing remark by saying all deliberative bodies were the sole judges of the eligibility of their members. Hence the white majority of the Georgia Legislature had a rig In to say that the colored minority were incompetent (on account of color, of course) to sit, and their expulsion was just. He could see no difference between our late war and a war waged by foreign nations. When peace was declared the victorious should demand nothing more than what was just, and the defeated should submit to nothing that they could not in honor grant. Mr. Hendricks could see no difference between a red-banded traitor, with saber raised to strike at the nation's heart, and a patriot, fighting for his own fireside and altar. lie said if there were any men here who wanted a military despotism, as we were about to get under tbe present aministration, they had better go to France. Ah! Mr. Hen dricks, when you had such a love fur rebels and rebelliou you ought to have gone to your own the rebels and fought for them like a valiant man. Just suh men as you have prevented the healiug of the breach you so piteously deplore, when you say that five years have passed away since the war, and yet the country is not restored to peace aud order. Triumph of Science. Mr. Thcophile Ladislae Zchweskofski one of the cleverest pupils Baron Liebig, has just made an astounding discovery io chemistry, vis : the silicious and aluminous ethers. It is but necessary to pour into a champaigne glass a certain quantity of these two ethers to produce almost inetanteously the most magnificent stones; combined with very pure oxide of irou, the aluuiiuous ether produces ruby; with sulphate of copper, the sapphire; with salts of magnesia, the amethyst; with salts of nickel, the emerald; with salts of chrome, tbe silicious ether produces the different colorations of the topas. These ethers evaporate with a penetrative perfume, which several persons have declared to be very agreeable. The satts crystallise very regularly as soon as the liquid part has gone. The corindons obtained through this means are not quite as hard as the natural ones; but if the operation ia carefully done the brilliancy ia admirable. The silica and the alumina which constitute the earths and clays are principles easily found in the different parts of the globa, and the

preparation of the new others, though delicate, coat very little. Thia discovery will bring forth a revolution, not only in jewelry, bat in most 'of oar industrial arts. Matrimonial. at TRnX XlCKKLLAft. An aar! alwajt dwelli beneath, th roaf Whera in her virtue, a nmt wif. falfilW H.r fsntU dittos; and aDoambarad III From that lor.-gnardod precinct kaepa aloof. "The man who fta i a wife," 'twM said ef old, "Flad etnethiar good," and o I lws7t bold. The bachelor ia a nondescript (I beg Bit pardoa.bat tt'a true) quite oat of plaee. He aeemi te me, among our loving raoe; UaSniib'd, like a chair that laeks a leg A knife without a fork a book aaboond A loneljr traveller on a loaeaome way. Who, faint aad aad, look wiitfall; aroaad, Bat from the eunef leve receive ae enacting ray Mr. Peters' First Wife. Dear, dear! no toast? eggs boiled as "L , hard as brickbats, mod the coffee stone n n I ii i ! I ADd Mf- Fe,er8 r08e "Ota the table in teroP" no. mea amiable and rang l..e bel' v,olenty- There was no answer. ""5 mru, a iounn time, ana still no answer! Out of all patience, he went to the door and called "Maria! Maria!" A slight, pretty little woman, dressed io a soiled, tumbled wrapper, with hair iu a state of direful confusion, answered bis 'summons, bhe had one of those bright faces which nature intended should be ecea wn contioual smiles; but now, ail J lS.a . a!"9 r08es ,n bloom, it was drawn to its full ii .. ... , .. . ienBin' an IDe ,arge 1)1,18 Je9 bad ous. or rather doleful expression, totally at w"u ' , U8U"' JJOUB ,OUK- "er Vo,ce! too had ,08t 1,9 melodious, rinpiog 1 souud, aud was subdued to a dismal whine What is it, Joseph?' Where's Bridget?' Gone out for me. I want more white ribbon for my ascension robe.' Mr. Peters said a very naughty word, and then continued: 'Cold coffee, hard eggs, breakfast not fit to eat.' '1 wish,' whined the wife, 'you would think less of temporal matters, and turn your attention to the great end of life.' " Hang it all, madam, I like to enjoy my life when I have it. Here was I, the happiest man in the United Slates, with a pleasant home, a chatty, cheerful, loving wife, and good, quiet children; and now, since you have joined the Millcrites, what am 1?' 'Oh, Joseph, if you would only, only come into the blessed circle.' Oh, Maria, if you would only come out of it. Where are the boys?' 'I'm sure I don't know.' 'Are they going to school to-day?' 'No, dear Joseph.' 'For what reason madam?' 'My dear, their teacher has given up tbe 8ch"0'' D.J is tuning her mind to more exalted objects. You have still a week for preparatiou and repentance.' 'Repentance! Well, wheal take up the subject it will take more than a week to put it through.' And Mr. Peters put on h'13 coat and took up his bat. 'Joseph, said his wife, 'you need not send home any dinner. I shall bo out, and I'll take the boys over to their uncle's to dinner.' Joe made no answer, unless the violent- , ly emphatic manner in which he closed the j door was on. Muttering with anger, be 'strode into a restauraut to make a breaklast. Here he was hailed by one of his friends, Fred. Somers, who looked up as he heard Joe's order. 'Ilallol' he cried, 'you here! What are you doing here at breakfast time? Wife sick?' No.' Had a quarrel?' No.' Gone to town?' No.' ' Then why don't you breakfast at home? Chimney ou fire?' No.' 'Servants all dead?' No.' Well, what in thunder is to pay?' Maria's joined the Millerites ' Fred, gave a long, shrill whistle, and then said: 'Going to ascend next week?' Yes, and if I don't commit suicide in tbe meantime, you may congratulate inc. I am almost distracted. Can't get a decent meal, children running riot, servants saucy, house all in confusion, wife got the blues, either quoting tbe speeches of the elaeis at me, or sewing ou a robe, or groaning at every third or fourth stitch. Hang it all, Frd, I've got a great uiiud to take poison, or join tbe army.' U'rn! h'ui? you give an enchanting picture, but I thiuk I can suggest a cure.' A cure?' Yes, if you will promise to take my advice, I will make your home pleasant, your wife cheertul, and your children hapPJ-' 'Do it! cried Joe. 'I'll follow your word like a soldier under a superior officer. What shall I do?' At tea time Mr. Peters entered bis home whistling, Maria was seated at her sewing, and there was no signs of preparation lor the evening meal. Maria, my dear,' said Mr. Peters, 'is tea ready?' 'I don't know,' was tbe answer, 'have been out all day attending the meeting.' 'Ob, very well; never mind. Attending meeting! You are resolveJ then, to leave next week?' 'Oh, Joseph, I must go whea I am called.' Yes, my dear, of course. Well, 1 must resign myself, I suppose. By the way, my dear, has it ever ocourred to you that I shall be left a widower with three children? I think I am a handsome man, yet, my love,' and Joe walked over to the glass, passed his fingers through his hair, and pulled up his collar. Maria looked up in surprise. Yon aae, dear, it is rather a relief for

WHOLE NO. 431. you to go quickly, yon know. It is so wearing; on iuo nerves iu ivui mucrr, and besides, my dear, there will be no funeral expenses to pay, and that is quite a saving.' Mrs. Peters' lip quivered, and her large blue eyes filled with tears. Joe longed to quit his heartless speech, and comfort her, but he was fearful the desired effect was not yet gained So. my dear,' he continued 'if yon must go, I bave been thinking of getting another wife.' What?' cried Mrs. Peters. Another wife, my love. The house must be kept in order, and the boys cared for. The grief was gone from Maria's face, but her teeth weie set with look of fierce j wrath. ifr" Another wife, Joseph! Another Yes I think I hav selected a good successor. I have deliberated a long time, when I was a bachelor, between her and yourself. You will like her; she is your bosom friend.' 'What! Sarah Ingraham!' Yes, my dear. I think that on the day you ascend, I will marry Sarah Ingraham.' What! that good-for-nothing, aillv, empty headed old maid, tbe mother of my children! What!'

Well, my dear, it seems to be the best I i "P""" -nrr rnooea ,c,o one can do. 1 don't want to leave my business od "e-fourth ?f W, enon or noti - ,- , ... i. , i meg. The above u oice for lea cake, bake and go a courting, and she will bave me, I . , . , . , 'una long square tin or m two, and spread

nnw.' No doubt! ful ' Oh, you great, brutal hatc'Stop, my dear, don't fly into a fury. tit will try to spend our last week io happi nets. Oh, by the way, I have a proposition to maks.' 'Go on, sir! Do not spare me!' 'Ah, yes, that's tbe very thing I wish to do. 1 know your mind is entirely engrossed with your ascension, and I wish to spare you the care of the house. Suppose you invite Sarah here to-morrow, to stop a week!' What!' Then I can arrange our matrimonial preparations in tbe evening, while you are at the lecture!' What!' 'And you can leave the house in her charge nil day. That will give you plenty of time to go nut, and she cao learn the ways of the house.' 'What!' 'And, my dear, one little favor. It may be the last I shall ever ask of you. Stay at home one or two days and show her around, where you keep things, and so on, so that she won't have any trouble in keeping order after you go. You will do thia to oblige me, won't you? Mrs. Peters, for an answer, rolled up the ascension robe into a ball and fired it at Joe. The cotton, scissor3, work basket and table cloth followed each other in rapid succession, and he was unable to fly. Then Maria's rage found vent in words. 'So! you are going to marry Sarah? That's the reason you whistled so nice when you came in! But you shan't marry her, sir! You shan't have that gratification! I will stay, if it is only io spite you! 1 won't go! 1 tell you, Mr. Peters, I won't go!' 'But, my dear, you must go if you are come for.' 'I won't go!' But consider, my dear. 'I won't go!' But what will Sarah Ingraham think of it?' 'Sarah! Don't dare to mention Sarah to me again! I I I oh! I am fairly choking!' and the little woman threw herself into a chair, in a fir. of hysterics. Next morniog Mr. Peters met Fred in the afreet. 'Well, old boy, how goes it?' 'Fred,' was the reply. I am the happiest man in the world! I have regained my wife, and domestic peace, and got rid of a busy, tattling old maid, who, under pretense of loving my wife, was everlastingly interfering io all our household arrangements.' Then Mrs. Peters will not ascend, will she?' 'If Sarah is to be my second wife, and step mother to my children, Mrs. Peters has concluded, on tbe whole, bhe won't go!' Domestio Misdoings. Some cooks will throw out water in which meats have been boiled, without letting it cool to take off the fat. Bits of moat are thrown out which would make hashed meat or hash. The flour is rifted in a wasteful manner, and the bread pan left with the dough sticking to it. Pie crust is laid by to sour, instead of making tarts for tea. Cold pudding is considered good for nothing, when oftentimes it can bo steamed for the next day. Vegetables are thrown away that would warm fur breakfast nicely. Dish-cloths are thrown down where mice can destroy them. The scrubbing brush is left in the water.: Tubs and barrels are left in the sun to dry and fall apart. Nice handled knives are thrown into hot water. Silvor spoons are used to scrape kettles. Cream is allowed to mold and spoil. Coffee, tea, pepper, aod spices, are left to stand open and lose their strength. Tbe cork is left out of the molasses jug, and the Mies take possession. j Vinegar is drawn in a tin basin and al- j lowed to stand until both basin and viu-j egar are spoiled. i Drind fruit is not taken care of in sea- j son, and becomes wormy. j 1 Thare iz nothing in a woman admires more than man that aj his reddynesa and ability to smash auolher fellow, aud it ia jiss so with a hen. When a rooa- : ter gets licked, the hens all march oph with the other rooster if be ain't hi? to big or handsome. -To.li Billing.

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O.e , (It faea.) iasectt.v.,,..n .M One ouare, two inni . u On toBsr. three n-l... . m oui amba AU eqaeat iaeertion, pervade.. TxAXLT. One eotaana, haageaVIe ourtirl;... Thrae-qaarter f a, cojunra Oae-haJf ef a eoain. One-Quarter of a eolatna .?se e i ... ee se .ItH vae-cigaia l m eolaaaa ... Transient advertUeaaeata akeaid Ua ait ewe h paid for la advance. Uales a particular titec I sprite trkea haaAed la, advertisement will be pabUafceA aatll edered eat aad charged accordingly. Excellent Cake Recipes. Cheap Raitin Cale. One cup n aw milk, one tea-spoon valerates, one cap sugar. two eggs, three cups flour, wae-half cap melted butter, one cup raisins, one havlf tea-spoon cinnamon, one-half tea-atooa of spice. H athinoion Cake One and one-fourth pounds sugar, three fourths of a pound of butter, one and three-fourths of flour, on pint of milk, one glass of brand r. four eggs, one table spoon saleratus, one table spoon each of cinnamon, cloves, and nut meg, one ponnd of raisins, one of cur rants. Fruit Cake or WcJJina Cuke. Four cups of flour, two cops sugar, on cap molosses, out cup butter, one tea-spooat of saleratus in one cup of sour milk, four i '"i ooe pound raisins, one and a half of currants, one tea-snooo each nf anU iiui cinnamon, one loortn torofeler or wine. Cretan Coke. To one cup thick soet cream, add two of white fogar, two eggs, half a gill milk; salt, lemon, and nntmeg, one tea-spoon soda, bake in ona loaf, or cups, flour thick as pound cake (excellent) KuHroaJ Cuke. Two tgps broke into tea-cup, then fill the cup with cream, one cup white sugar, one tea-spoon soda, two . r . . ii i ? T jeiiy neiween. llingrr Ckir. Two cups molasaa, - . -. i i I one ui ouuer or laru, iour taoie-spooos ot j not water, two oi soaa, two or ginger, oaae quicx. l ry uus, it is splendid. Mas. A. P. H. How Marbles are Made. Tbe chief place of the manufacture of "marbles;" those little pieces of stone which contribute so largely to the enjoyment of "Young America," is at Obersten, on the Nahe, in Germany, where there are large agate mills and quarries, tbe refuse of which is turned to good paying account by being made into small balls employed by experts to knuckle with, which are mostly sent to ihe American marked. The substance used in Sazony ia a hard caicareous stone, which is fiist broken into blocks nearly square, by blows with a hammer. 1 bese are thrown by the one hundred or two hundred into a small sort of mill, which is formed of a flat, stationary slab of stone, with a number of concentric furrows upon its face. A block of oak, or other hard wood, of the same diametric size, is placed over the stones and psrtly resting upon them. Tbe small I block of wood is kept revolving while waj ter flows upon the stone slab. In about fifteen minutes the stones are turned to spheres, and then, being fit for sale, are henceforth called "marbles." One establishment, containing only three of these mills, will turn out fully sixty thousand "marbles" in each week. Agates are made into "marbles" at Oberstein by first clipping the pieces neatly lound with e hammer, handled by a skillful workman, and then wearing down the edgea upon the surface of a large grindstone. How to Exterminate the Curculio. Wm. B. Raneoai, the discoverer of the new method of exterminating the curculio, was found in the back of his orchard examining bis curculio traps. This was at 10 o'clock a. M., and he bad alreadj killed 1,357 ou 3VQ trees. The edifor Hooped down and lifted a corn cob not six inches long, and found and killed seven curculios. There ia no doubt whatever that ibe long desired means of exterminating tbe curculio is discovered. Uere it is: Put tbe orchard in the best order; level down the soil about the root of every peach tree, and t-mooth a circle for m dim amcter of two and a half feet from the tree as a center. Havo the ground very clean atound the bae of the tree. Do not leave a single hole next tbe tree. Leave no place where the curculio can ! bide except under the shelter you provide. Now lay close to the tree, and close to the ground, about four pieces to a tree, either chip, or bark, or board, or lath, or rag, or corn-cob, or old leather, or anything for a covert. The curculios will conceal themselves under this shelter and may be destroyed i by the thousands. Go around every day and turn over each chip, kill every curculio. They will generally odhere to the chip, but may oltru be found on the ground under the chip. . Taking it Up. A newspaper correspondent gives this, among some reminiscences of tbe deities of former days, Webster, Calhoun and Clay: I remember a story told by Tom Corwin illustrative of Clay's domineering disposition and manner orcurred daring the discussion of the Omnibus bill. Corwin grew tired of tbe tiuckliog to the South, and determined to haul off. After indicating this he was seated in his room one Sunday morning, in his ahirt-sleeves, when Clay entered He stalked np to the l table in solemn silence, sat down in a chair, and then, after a paue, h brought bis fit down on tbe table with a bang that made all rattle, and exclaimed: 'By , air, what does this mean? Corwin, peifectly furious, brought his fist down and roared: 'By, sir, if you break my table I'll fight.' The affair was too ludicroua for even Clay a dignity, and he iucoDtineotly softened aad tried persuasiou. When an ill-uatured fellow was trying to pick a quarrel with a peaceable mau, the latter temarked: "I never bad a fuse with but one man; aod he was buried at tour o'clock. It is now half-past three." 'Now, my little boys aod girla.' said a teacher. '1 want you to be vary quiet, so quiet that you oau hear a piu drop.' Iu i,,iute all was ailent, when a little boj shrieked, 'Lot her drop. ., , i " Idle men are dead all their lives.

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