Indiana American, Volume 9, Number 30, Brookville, Franklin County, 5 August 1870 — Page 1

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PUBLISHED EYIRT FRtDATT BY C . U BING1UM, Proprietor.

Office la the Nttonl Bank Buildings (Tkuit Story) TERMS Or SUBSCRIPTION: f 2.50 TEH TEAK, ik advance. $3.00 " " if NOT PAID IS ADVaNCK. No postage on paper delivered within this County. From the tirn del A Com merctal. Gooding it Charlottesville. D. S. Gooding has been posted Tot tome time j ast to make speech hers to-day (July ltUh,) and so he did, in his old stereotyped style of 'Fellow Citiaens,' Constitution, 'sate the Country and the old flag of our fathers Qthe "flag with ;ij stars onto it,' la A. J.) The attendance was about 100, all told, at least onethird being Bepublieaus who were drawn thither to see how Dave would take off and rut on his old clothes, and whether the i "topperneaas would realty mow it was him. His preliminary remarks show that lie intended to leave all the holes open lor future use, and that he acknowledged fealty to tvo party, but was now acting with the Democrats because the Beld had been vacated by Judge Reid to give free scope to Dave to butt himself to death against the adamantine Radical wall. You ought to have seen him bound! Once he came near falling on the tlat of his back, tut not knowing into whose hands he might fall, straightened himself up with the declaration that he was 'preacher in charge, and that he would run this canvass on the broad guage of his own inde pendsnc of mere party,' and those who didn't want to vote tor him, why, they tould vote for Mr. Wilson, my competitor,' to w hich we are sure the larger part of the voters gave assent while linking Dave's past aud present together, lie was ;iv solicitous that the past should be for

iotten and that we should 'come up to the'ers, properly executed, aud the establish- ; ivmg issues,' but icrsisted continually in rnt cr the identity of the person entitled !

living issues, but persisted continually in liuuing to his past ueaa acts, wntcu we are tersuaded are the $tinktn$rt things to Lis Meller I'imecrats ot any Ucau lunty that could rise to torment them. What j sav ou, 'you rascally Copperheads. Ot j ruie his fresent stock in trade is 'nigger.' j lie vot so accustomea io tuinain wen or i higjier when he ued to say that he "did iut eaie a continental whether niggers went up or niggers went down,' that he save him a hint we were not looking for and -t.ited that 'he was a man as we are, and that he would not deprive him ot any il'aiiv of his just rights. This was a bitter ill tor some of the old Deiuociatio laudmails, t ut they just opened their mouths iisd swallowed it down. Closest to David v etc some of those who used to be 'war Democrats' but have loltowed him back to the Mleh pots of Kgypt.' and the 'Copperheads dolled the margin ol the crowd, inhibiting in every feature remembrance ..f ether day when tic who now cord them a uvintv a a dove, thunUerevt ana 'meant to ifiuiidtr in their disloyal eats' his wrath j isa inveetivcs loo o.ccp lor utterance now. His speech, of near two hours, we may

tiuihlully say is lost upon this communi- ; check tor the periston to the pensioner iy, and li.e Democrats feci tins as well as j f crsonalty, and lor taking any such athwV, for, like his illustration cl Peter, all j davit falsely and corruptly the affiant shall men who are lor bun at all lollow a gOcat . be doomed guilty ot perjury, the penalty way oil, not dating to trust themselves d' which shall bo imprisonment f.r live lull to his guidance t.r tear of hetra v a I. ! v cars or less, and a titio uot exceeding "li e bet is eonoeded bv all honest men of jcT .IKK).

hoih parties that ho is a demagogue of the hrst water, and no thinking man ot cituci plaits any oi:tideticc in him. ; p.ive out en an ei-c.ui houndloss ud Tre?, j Anl iHits aivlJ . cv ;rvl. I v. all vole tor uc . The 'great ; iestio;K' he attempted to ' give liiiht upon wore, nigers, -nigger - equality,' Taxes, Taiiil, Greenbacks, oVe., : ,Ve., ail rt 'which were so full of ineotisis- : tciuifts in the manner set forth lhat they j .uriied no conviction with them at all.! His spasmodic otlorts at the nigger made lim bound like au amateur acrobat on a t in l ank, htu the negro cime out host at j list by D.vc's ovn admission of his , -t' I'pon nemoeouaiitv we notice little in.'te earnestness than he had lu MJ and)

... when he was going to 'pass a law vs- ! :oe certificates ol pension, one ot the arjecially to keep the Demoeiats from mar-j tides of agreement, if approved by him,

ivii'g itigets, but as he is 'preacher in thais.0, gteaier is the necessity now l pon the Tax question the 'hail had not been told,' hut we concede that he did his hail ample justice, and had the truth then been told the job would have been finished. With hint money was very soiree, and it ho vv. nt to Congress he would vote to issue three bundled million more greenbacks; thou ail would have plenty ot the needful At this declaration I saw a Democrat ttnusting his hand into his pockets to see if the Government had uot been 'palming soiue ot its filthy rags' upon him. The j;o-se that lays greenback eggs for the l'i moetat;e party party was ki.led by T. A. Hendricks at their last Picsideutial ucthinatiou, but Dave hasn't beeu in the party long enough to know this. Tha rest vt his spcich was a vaiu attempt to get up H'Uuse, his request to the contrary noi uh standing. Wo had forgotten to say be had a few words tor the bloated bondholder,' demanding they should he taxed, as poor men ol this country are taxe 'asserting that 'tiny aid no tax upon their bonds direct ly cr indirectly lo the support of the Gov ttl'tncli?.' We turu 'iiui over to the tender mercies ef the Dt mod.' tic party in the 4th District, who perhaps cau account lor his wayward illdviivios. Re1 The New Patent Law. The act of Congress, to revise, consoliL't and amend the statutes relating to fa'etus and copyrights,' which, by the bignature of the President a few days since, fa- Le.-.niii a l.iw reiuvils all former stat's on tho subject. It retains nearly ail OMMitia! fcatuics of the old law, but makes tLc tullowin.i eham-es therein r- o All aplioations must now be prosecuted i'hin two years alter any action has been had iheroou by the office, or they will le 'fgarded as abandoned. Applications which have been rejected r vuihdraw 11 prior to the passage of this ct ix;u;,t he renewed or prosecute i vvitliiu f'i mouths, or tney will be cousidered as '-audoncd. Applications for re-issue must, in all ca5e, be made by the inventor, if living. 11 here a natent it refostid on annlio tion . for any reason whatever, either by the T ' tt unuisstoner or 00 anneal, the applicant ?ay have remedv bv bill in eouitv in anv , -vs. vu via 1 J " a a tu 'vvii J a a anaj 1 "tied States Circuit Court, aud if the

VOL. 9, NO. 30. court find that he is entitled to a patent j heLomin.ssiooer Will be authorised to ' I . -i It tn3 a a .. I same. Certified copies from the Patent Office of foreign tateuis on record therein thall be received as legal evidence respecting such j patent. u nen is no longer required to work i his patent within eighteen months. A Trade Mark may be patented for """J years upon payment ot twenty. live dollars to the office, and the pateut may be j extended before it expires. All matters relating to copyrights are placed under the exclusive control of the Librarian of Congress. The law also provides for an Assistant Commissioner of Patents, and lion. Samuel M. Duncan, of New Hampshire, one of the Chief Examiners in the office, as beeu nominated for the position. The New Pension Act. The new Pension act, which went into effect July S, contains the following pro- ' " I SECTtox 1. Pension agents shall pre pare and transmit, within fifteen days preceding the 4th of March, June, September and December in each year, vouchers for the ijuarterly payment to pensioners di rect, who, or or after said 4th days named,

may execute and return said vouchers. .-. ... t, . r ,i . ' 1 ? Kr. lt Prescribes the manner oTrrnand none other, to said pension agents. f , . o.. , i? ' , . . I ,,,8 i drrmg returns under the preceding sccbt.o. . liroti the receipt tif sue i vimrh . i fr 1 ft

ruent ot the identity to the pension, the pension immediately forward by mail, , .. , aient shall to the said pensioner direct, atid to no other person, a check payable solely to the order of said pensioner, except when the pensioner is required to appear peisoually aud receive uie Tension. Sue. 3 .No peusioti shall, under any ; circumstances he paid to any one hut the j pensioner coinioa iiiercto, except in case j oi persons loysuy aisatuea. when r;ivments mav bo made to uuarJian: and n. i case or peisons icsideut abroad, when : n:. iiumi t mav ho made as nrovi.lt! in ,l, previous acts ( j ... j . hall receive for ! oFC, 4. I cnsion agents ail services rendered to t pensioners, iuclu j s, payable by the ding postage, thirty cent United States, aud not more shall bo re- I veiveu oj uieui tuiaer penalty oi coot'. J Sko. 5. The Secretary of the Interior ' .. ;.. . ... .i. .. . . . i shall provide blank vouchers to he used as hove stated, and regulations theretor. 5ec. t. 1 cusion asients and their authorixed clerks shall take and certify alii- ;

" " " . ...... vva.i.j mil- c-i I ill pensioners who shall appear tricts, and to retain or appoint one superm l't that purpose, and i:ive (ho1 visor lor such consolidated district. That

davits ot a betore them Skc. 7. The fee of an agent or attorney for the prosecution of a claim lor bountv laud shah not exceed 'J.. 1 ho agent or attorney mut tile (without cost to the elai'.uati tl vvtth the Commissioner ol Pensions duj lioato articles of agreement, duly attested, soiling tourth the tee agreed up on. When ho such agreement is liied or approved by the Commissioner, the lee shall ho cTl', and no more, Skc. 8. Per contract for demand, cr tceeipt or retention of any compensation gieater than alnivc stated, the penalty shall bo a tino of Sf.tK or less, or inij risotuueut tor live years or loss, or both. Skc t. The Commissioner of Pensions shall forwatd to the pension agents, with land direciions as lo the payment of fee j Skc. 10. Ihe pension agent shall dcjduct from the amount of pension due the amount oi ice, u any, aim iorwara mo same (less thirty cents) as directed by the Commissioner. .Jail yards are called hanging gaidens. Shocking Electric sparks and l-kc-The 'Great Tribulation A smoky chimney. A man whe rooms over he is' in a hot-ell. a kitchen says Adversity brings knees and elbows. a man out at the New division of time The Rest of the week. Sunday. 'Drowning men will So will diiuking men. catch at straws.' The most exclusive circle The Arctic Circle, which uo one has succeeded in getting into. Keep working; 'tis wisrrthan diltinjt aside, Alitt dteaming, and sigtitng, ntut wailing tUo tide; In life's earnest haul they only prevail Who daily march fornaid aud never say fail. All Ohio paper, alter chronicling the death of a boy from the kick of a horse, furiously asks: 'Where are the police?' Leigh lluut has this beautiful thought on Home: There are two heavens, swert, ll.it h m i.i.. of love vne inconeeivable Even by toe ctber, so divine it is; Ihe other, far on this si ls ef the stars, 11 - .11.11 u ........ ... V . . oy uivn ctftiieu uaie, nftici w,v. luet. " Women, so amiable 10 tbemseivcs, are never so amiable as when useful; and as tor beauty, though meu may fall iu love with giris at play, there is nothing to make them stand to their love like set-in;; t he in at work. CfbU tt. BackgauuuouI'he tirecian bend. 'It's a great comfort ta bo left alone,' said an Irish lover, 'especially when your sweetheart is wid ye. A widower was rcceutly rejected by a I damsel who didn't want aileetioue that had TtJI -U v uvf V w been 'warmed over.'

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

BROOK VILLE, 1ND. FRIDAY, AUGUST .5, 1870.

Abstract of the New Revenue Law. a.jj ACT to reduce internal taxes, and Tor othar purposes. Skction 1. Repeals the taxes imposed on article in rh.l oli A thn aneeial nx on boats, barges and flats; on legacies and j successions.on passports,nd gross receipts, : pn and after the first day of October, : 1870. ! Src. 2 Repeals all special or license : and tobacco dealers, on and after the first day of May 1871. ' Sec .3 Repeals the several taxes on sales except such as are paid . by stamps and taxes on sales of leaf tobacco, anutf, cigars, manufactured tobacco, foreign and domestic distilled spirits and wines, on and after the first day of October 1S70. SfcC. 4 Kxempts from stamp tax prom - isory notes for less than S100, on receipts : for any sum of money, canned or preserved fish, transfer er assignment of mort Sec Modifies penalty for failure to stamp instruments. Sx 0 Levies for the years lS70 and 1871 a tax of two and a half per cent, on income. Skc 7 Specifies hnt shall be included in determining income. In this there is n charts from tho law v' 17 T. , c,;Ana i e 1. , ' loTii A".T ; AIIU 1.I Ul lilt" Ml .JUUC.JV, tfllllled 'An act to provide internal revenue to support this tiiovernment, to pay inter est on the public debt, and tur other pnr noses.' as amended hv the act of.lulv 13. 180.15, and the act of March L', 180.7, shall 1 .i be construed to impose the taxes therein ..,.,..:.,.,., n i. e....i nr a. ..., kt but ,n tUt ,U(C-no pUf be ,cvied pr nnict ,ect;on Norn. This section refers to 5 per cent ,,n,-v " '"vinenus oi names, trust con.pi- ... , r- i m, M.Vl,,S iUtuiions, and insurance Oompanies. cec. ic Alimonies mo t resident- io , annex to, and unite with, each other, two o . - . . ift ?i .... or more adjoining collection districts, whenever in his opinion it will reduce the expenses of collecting the internal revenue, .:.i .: i... ..r .1.-. . i vv' -uiv.-h-mi.:j i mr m - vil'S and thereupon retain but one collector i ami one assessor lor sucn cniargcu aisiricr. And the President is also authorued to consolidate in like manner at his uiscrciion " two or more adjoining supervisors 'disas soon as practicable aner me passage oi ' this act, the number of assistant assessors : employed shall bo permanently reduced j by the dist harg of ail officers of that class j who are assigned specially to the assess'mcntofany taxes which shall have been ! abolished by law; and the Commissioner ' of Internal Revenue shall be required fur j tiier to reduce me number oi assistant assessors in proportion to any re- i duction of the service of assessment which has been. made, or may hereafter be made by the repeal of any portiou the inter na) taxes. Skc. 8. Ksempts military and nival : pensions and 2,UU0 trotu the income tan. , 1 Provides that HI addition to Lie Sec. n exemptions in the proceding peetions ; there shall bo deducted from the gains, j profits and income of any person all matenal, Mate, county and mumctpal taxes , paid within the year, whether such person ; be owner tenant or mortgager, all losses actually sustained during the year arising i- . 1" : i. a . a . 1 . : 1 : .. from shipwreck, fire, floods, or incurred in ... . 1 iii.- 1 ... 1 trad and debts ascertained to be worthless. i Sec. 10, 11, 12 and 111 prescribes time when income returns shall be made, manner of returning and pcualty for failure. Sec 1 1. Exempts consuls fiotn income tax, provided tho Government which such consul represents shall extend similar exemptions to consuls of the United States. Sec. 15. That thero shall be levied and collected for and during the ycarlSTl ... I . . . ft 1 1 . - a lax 01 two ami one nan per cumum on the amount of all interest or coupons paid on bonds or other evidences of debt issued and payable in one or more years after date, by any of the corporations in this section hereafter enumerated, and on the amount of dividends of earnings, income, or gains hereafter declared by any hank, trust company, savings institution, insurance company, railroad company, canal company, turnpike company, canwl navi. gation company, and slack-water compa ny, whenever and wherever the same stiatt bo payable, and to whatsoever person the sime may be due, including non-residents whether citixens or aliens, and on all undivided profits of any such corporation which have accrued and been earned and added to any surplus, contingent, or anyother fund, and every such corporation having paid the tax as aforsaid, is hereby authorised to deduct and withhold from any payment on account of interest, coupons and dividends an amount equal to the tax of two and one half per centum on the same, and the payment to the United States, as provided by law, of the amount of tax so deducted from the interest, coupons and dividends, claimed as due to any person except in cases where said corporations have provided otherwise by an express eou'rac: p,ovIlj,.,tt tl.at the tax upon the divU , - , f nsnr!ino. companies shall not be - f deemed due until such dividends are payable either in money or otherwise; and that the money returned by mutual insurance companies to their policy holders, and the annual or semi annual interest al- ! lowed or pJid to the depositors in savings j b"ks or savings ; institutions, shall not be considered as uiviuenas; anu tnat wneu any dividend i made, or interest as aforesaid'is paid, which includes any part of tho surplus or contingent fund of any corporation which has been assessed and tho tax paid thereon, or which Includes any

pa rt of dividends, interest or coupons re- j ceived from any other corporations whose , . . i . . , , I olT.cers are authorised by law to withhold

a per centum on the same, the amount of tax so naid on that nnrtion of lha stirnliia or contingent fund, and the amount of tax which has been withheld aud paid on dividends, interest or coupons so received. may be dednted from the tat on such divideud or interest. A Yankee Peddler's Trick. A Connecticut broom peddler a shrewd chap,fiom over aniotig the cheap wooden clocks, schonltnater,and other Gxins drove j thro' the streets of Providence heavily la-j j den with corn brooms. lie had called at ' several stores and offered his load, or ever ; so small a portion of it, but when he wan-, j ted the cash, and nothing else, in payment iihey had uniformly given him to understand that they bad brooms enough, and that he might co further At length he drove up to a wholesale store on the West side, and ot:ce more offered his wares. 'Well, I wnt the brooms badly enough,' said the merchant, Hut what will you take in pay?' This was a poser. The peddler was aching to get rid of his brooms; he despised the very sight of them, but he would sooner sell a single broom for cash than the whole load for any other article especially that which he could not dispose of as readily as he could the brooms. After a moment's hesitation, however, he screwed his courayo up to the sticking point it required some courage al ter having lost his ofcance of selling his load half a di xen times by a similar answer and frankly told the merchant he must have cash. Of course the merchant ..ft.. 1.... protesieu mat casti was scarce, ana tnat he must purchase it lie uta at an, with what he had in his store to pay with. He really wanted the brooms, and he did not hesitate to say so; but the times were hard, and he had notes to pay, and he had goods that must be disposed of. Finally he said he would put the goods at Cost ptice, for the sake of trading, and would take the whole load of brooms which the peddler j UboreJ unsuccessfullv .torC!, ... .iisl,ose nr at the 'bo unload the brooms, said ho to the mnh frolii t 'm. npotSeur "nml splrr-t frnn. ii.v ;., . ,.,;,.. ,,,,,1 v., Binii hnvn'th. .. . . aj. pr, price. i ,e p,,;j,nCr scratched his 1 head. There (-hows was an idea there, as plainly enough. the ferjucl 'I tell you what it is.' be answered at last, 'just say them terms for half the load and cash for t'other half, and I'm your man. Mowed ef I don't sell cout, if Connecticut sinks with all her broom stuff, the next uiinnit ' The merchant hesitated a moment, but finally concluded the chance a good one. Ho would get half the brooms for something that would not sell as readily ; as to the cost pi ice, it was nn easy gammon in regard to it. Ihe bargain was struck, the :, ro,ims wcri. bron ght in, and the cash for paid over. .,.,,,, vvu 'Now what will you have for the remainder of your bill?' asked the meridian t. I Tli a iipdilhp sprntr-lipil h? head nrain. j lll s ,ite t!u,re vi:-onutsl v. He walked the floor, whistled, and drummed with bis lingers on tho head of barrel. Ily and by j ,.,... ,,, tl,,wU. rbdiheratelv. and 1 crnthatio:ill-y. " I -You Providence fellers are cute; you ; .c at cost etf mnc.h of y0U) nj i nu(ko lonoy don't gee 1C)W it'r jono - . k b . coot!?, bar yOUr gOOU?, liar rin one article, and ef I take anything else r J ay bo cheated. So secin as it won t k jj,, t , 1 s!l y uke j J . . . ' ' f . . . 1 ; hrooms. I know them like a book, and can sware to just what you paid for (til: And so saying, the peddler commenced roloadini: his brooms, and having snugly deposited half of his cart, with a regular Connecticut grin, ho left the merchant! enrsinu his impudence aud iiis own stu pidity, and drove oifiu search of another customer. . Tf. seven d.-viistha possessed Marv ! M a I ce. s were all tnnha iivvltttun.

- i . i i i i m .. .1. ... .i. oome one was ii n; a vrcrman vi a les, hut she, like modern Marys, thought,, . " ... . , , .i"i. i, i ; brewer who had married a youn lady reiKni.li ! 'inn pvpii iliot.on he lie a t . j r i

i -i .i . i ii . . '.IkviI (liar Khe ironlil not ti:irt Wltn a single one until the omnipot'.nt voice of Christ bid them 'be off.' A sermon was once preached fiom a text which the preacher found in Job, which tuns as f .Hows: Though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh I shall see Uod. This he divided into three parts, as follows: First skin worms; second, what they done; third what the man seen after ha was eat up.' The following sentence will show the iirprrrtance of the position of a comma: 'Woman Without her man, is a brute.' , Nevrr speak badly of others, even with a cause remember we all have our faults, and if we expect charity from the world wa must be eharfiable. An eating house in the city advertises 'shoo-fly soup.' Upon investigation it proved to be the favorite ox tail. An exchange speaks of 'the language of a classical bore,' and the Boston Commercial Bulletin thinks this must be the 'hog latiu' we read about. The mere lapse of years is not life. Knowledge, truth, love, beauty, goodness, faith, alone cau giv e vitallity to the mechanism of existence. Dying for love Coloring your mustache to please a woman. A gentleman once asked, What is woman?' when a married man replied, She is an essay on grace, in one volume, ele gantly bound. Although it may bo dear, every man stsould have a copy of it.' We prefer the" diamond edition. :

The Scolding Wife. ti. . .u i, there waa a country blade, ho wooed a - -..-j And safely conducted her horn, home, hotnei JMip wa neat in eerr art. And she stole away his heart, But this pretty little deary she was dumb, dumb, dumb: . She could knit and sri conld aw, Sh could bake and she could br; She could swcpb the bouse clean with her bronm, broom, broom ; ' Sh could card and she coul 1 spin, And do ttiost anything, But this pretty little deary ahs was dumb, dumb, dumb. To the doctor then tie went, For to make her heart content, By Cminp his dt-ary of ihe mum, mum, munt ; Wats the doctor; "Then indeed I enn prove a friend in need j . ... . . 1 , . j u. can cure your deary who is dumb, durtib, dumb," In the niorninsr she arose, A.. J . I . .... . i , . , iiu (nit- mncK pin on ner ctoiiiFa, And it ks. ...hl. . 'drum- ' ' Her feet betran to walk, And lor tongue began lo tnlk "Oh! I'd sive anything on earth if the was dumb, dumb, dumb." To the doctor then he goes With his bosom full of woe. ' Saying, "Doctor, doctor, dearie, I'm undone, I m m.done ; For my wife abVa proved a sco'd, And the d I her tongue can'i hold ; Oh 1 I'd give anything on eanh if she was dumb, dumb, dumb." Says the d actor, ''Then indeed I have proved a friend in need; I have cured your dearie, dearie, who was dumb, dumb, dumb; I tut it' 8 past the art of man, Let him do the best he can. For to make a scolding woman hold her tongue, tongue, tongue." If We Knew. If e knew t It cures and drnrs Crowding round our neighbor's way, If we knew the liule losses Sorely grievous dy by day. Would we then so often chide htm For ihe lack of thrift and gain, Leaving on hi heart a shadow. Leaving on his heart a stain? If we knew the cloud around us Held but gentle blfsaini! there, Would we turn awuy all trembling In our blind and weak despair? Would we shrink from liitle shadows Lying on the dewy grass, While 'lis only birds of lid en Just in mere) (lying pasl? If we knew ihe silent story Quiverang through the heart of pain. Would our manhood dare lo doom ibeiu Hack to haunts of guili sixain? Life hath many a tangled crossing, Joy ha'h many a break c.f woe, And the cheek tear-stained is whiiest; This the blessed angels knowi Let us reach into our bosoms For ihe key to others' lives, At d with love t'ward erring i.iittire Cherish good thai anil survives; So thai when our disrobed spirits Soar to realms of light again, We may pay, "Dear Father, judge us As we judge our fellow-meu." Wrecks of departed joys A pile of old oyster shells. Much of the hair now worn by ladies is 1 cut from the heads of convicts.

There was recently ninety-four convicts ' its we should have been to have ihem betin the Vermont State Piisou the largest ter, we can on them appeal with coufidcnce number for teli years. j to the country.

A Curious Western yisitor inquired if: 1 the State prison was reckoned amoiiK our iimtitiilinliK lif pllulilV? '( Vllul II I ; KNft ! ' ,,, ,.it ,...,. . .i,,,n,ia t . Silence is one groat art in conversation. He is not a fool who knows when to hold his tongue; and a person may gain credit for seuse, eloquence, wit, who merely says ; nothing to lessen tho opinion which others have of these qualities in themselves. If has been scientifically discovered lhat w have no further use for the "little busy i bee, as honey can be made better and I cheaper by a new pn cess. Bees must jlo . "to some other business. ". 1 " i lated to the peer, when tho German I re marked: 'Ah yes, a very proper match. Of course a brewer ought to be connected with the beerage." A good action performed in this woild receives its recompense in the other, just as water poured at the loot of a tree appears ; a00ve iu fruit and j The bible is a map of heaven, a true history of the primitive Church, an infallible rule of life, and immovable ground of hope, and an everlasting spring of consolation. All of us who have ever been schoolboys will appreciate the following schoolboy witticism, which is nevertheless brimfull of the 'latter end' of our school-days: 'One swallow does not make a summer; but a crooked piu often makes a spring.' Anna Maria. I'm verv sorrv.mem. I'm j j , - sure, that the fish wasn't to your liking, but I have only been used to cook salt fish, mem, that comes out of the sea. Mistress. But fish are not caught ready salted you must know. Anna Maria (pronl of hrr superior knoicUihe ). Oh! yes, mem, excuse me, but I think it's so, and have heard it Irequently in my last place. Before temperence societies came intoi fashion, a person who had a vefy red face j was one day rebuking his son for playing I with gunpowder. 'Gunpowder!' said he, I will set my face arjrainst it.' 'Oh, doj not for the world!' answered his son, 'if ! you do we shall all be blown up!' j There are three-fourths as many miles; p ! - - i C : -1 4 A .-..aiiI r a nr r.'inri.au uiitsucu auu iu oui:ii:?i-iui i.i'c ration in the United States as in all other eountiiee combiued

WHOLE NO. 43S.

A New Eleolion Law irt Minnesota The Minnesota papers are just now discussing the following plan for an election law in that State, the great advantage of which is that it will dispense with caucuses, and give people an opportunity to ?ote directly for theif first chaica. 1st. Allow. the voter to place upon his ticket the name of one person as his first choice, and below the same the dames of One or more persons as substitutes or second aui third choice for the same offieo. 2nd. If, on counting the ballots, it appears thfit one person is named its first choice on a majority of tun ballots, ha is to be declared elected. 3rd. If no one is so elected, then the person whose oame is upon the greatest i 1 p ft. . 11 ... r .. . i 11 u in out 01 uauuis. eniier aa ursr cuoice ur i . , . , ' , , , , , .substitute, is to be dediared elected. 4th. As between two persons having an 'equal number of ballots, under article ., r . !bird, the preforence is to Riven to the one who was designated as first choice upon the greatest number of those ballots. . Average Yield of Wheat Per Acre. We do not repose much confidence in the statistics showing the average yield of grain and hay per acre.as we are familiar with the random guessing at such qsianti. ties and with the perfunctory mode of pre paring the tables. And yet the yield must he very small, as there are many so poor farmers all over the country. A correspondent of the Cork Constitutiou calls attention to the fact, shown by the consular returns to the Foreign UlL'ee of the Continental States, that the produce of wheat per acre in France is under 14 bushels; Pruss'.a, fraction over 17; Helginm, 21; the other countries average 12 to 15; while that of the United Kingdom of tJreat Britain and Ireland is 1!S; but ta. king the high farmed districts, it reaches an average of 44 to 48, when the holdings ! are large and Capital expended the latter I being treble the average of France, the J United States and the rest of Europe, j while it is very near double the crop of i Belgium. The New York Tribune, summing Up the labors of the list Congress, says: There has been no Congress of late years which has done more idle talking than that which has just closed its second session. Vol it li:4 uppiini nlihed A rrput deal ti.ore i f imm.rtnnt legislation than anv nreced.nir 1 Congrc-s for many years. The talcs have ; many years been reduced sixty millious, the Tariff 1 thirty bullions and the Department expenses twelve millions less than the estimates. I The funding of the debt will save ?2(J U00, DUO annually. The Banking facilities have been extended, free banking authorized, and the National Bank system firmly and forever fixed. Four iStates have been reconstructed, and ttie Union restored, as far as legislation could do it. The army and navy have been reduced, peace with the Indiat.'S assitred, hew abd important railways authorized ,and regulations at elections and naturalization instituted. At t ie same time that this industry has been displayed bv the Legislative branch: the greatest economy has been practiced by the Executive Department?! atid the year aud the session have been such lhat, u'ad A well known citizen of North AddtiiS ! h,is been cured of a lameness of several .......... ct..mln.f 1,- .niriim. a nntiln ill nmh i n i .K..ir.i ... . - , . . ,, UHtl llllll'. MIC I'l I'liuiit i'U ma iiuiiio and aches all left htm, and haven't returned during the subsequent six mouths. Anybody who don't believe I his may pi? to North Adams and see lor themselves. 'Biddy,' said a lady lo her Betv-ant' 'I wish you would step, over and see how old Mis .1 niiri is this iiilir iiini- In a lew minutes Uiddy returned with ihe ii.formation lhat Mis. Jones was just seventy -tw o years seven mouths and two day: wo days. We have had silver, shaving, tin, and various other kinds of weddings, and vvou d suggest that one more be added, namely: ihe 'lasses candy wedding, which should occur when the first baby gets big enough to lick. In the development ofcVCfy fnoral prln. ! ciple, there h, sooner or later, a crisis i reached, which, it safely passed, insures the greatest possible, amount ol good of whith ihe case admits; otheiwisc liie gt'-at-est possible amount of evil. The weight cf a feather may turn the scale. Whoever will mak e a ruie, and abide by it always, to live within his income, is on the sale load to competence, if uot t'J wealth. A bfy was caught stealing candy, and was locked up iu a daik eloset by a grocer. The boy commenced beggiuy most j pathetically to be released, sod, after o-sng all the persuasion that Ins young mimi conld invent, he prr.pt.sed: '-Now, it you li , : f pay you for thecaudy and lick me beside ; let me out ann senu lor my iatner, no u The grocer eouid not withstand this sp j peal, aud released the urcli'n Mr. C. was In the habit of asking the children to repeat the text on their rctui n from church, to prove that they gave a tention. One Sabbath, tbe text was 'why stand ye here all tbe day idle? Go into my vineyard and work, and whatsoever is tight 1 will pay thee.' Charley came home grlj was asked to repeat the text. 1 le hes:tated a moment, and then, as if it had jaat, come to him after much thought, he 6aiJ: What are you standiug arouud doing nothiuir for?. Go into uiy barnyard td go to work and I'll make it all right j with yon.' i n-ilK DAK ' i A 1 T fT. . . I .! i-i.nL-A 1 . 1 . ' rraa Kolil i . .in iuui o iv m.. hm. , i- . . have failed; hut it is discoveted that wild oats can be tow u andvr it chvtil'Jl rays.

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Sam Lawson on Courtin. 'I 'member I used to lead the singio' a them days, and Miry used to6tog counter, so we sot putty near together in the singers' seats) add I used to think Sunday moroio's, when she come to rucctiu' in her white dress d her red cheeks and her boonet all tipped off with laylock, that 'twas for all the world jest like a June sun rise to have her come into the singers' seats. Them was the days that I didn't improve my privl egos, boys,' said Sain, sighing deeply. 'There was times that ef I'd a spoke, there's ho knowiu' what mightn't 'a' happened, 'cause you see, boye, 1 was better lookio' in thotu days than 1 he now. Now you rtiidd, boys( when you grow up, ef you get to waitin' on a nice gal, and you're 'most a tuiud to speak up to her, dou't you go and put otf, 'cause ef you do, yot may live to repent it. Wal, you see from the'tituc that Bill j Elderkin coino and took the academy I j could see plain enough that it was time I for me to hang up my fiddle. Dill be ! used to set in (he singers' fcut?, too, add j he would have it that Le suiig tenor. He no more sung tenor than a skunk black .bil(1) but he IHade L-lieve he d.jjest t.i j get next to Miry io the singers' seats, and j t,en they used' to be a wiitin' backward jnd forward to each oilier till fhey tore out j j ,he leaves of the hymn books and the j singin -books besides. Wal, I never ; thought that the house o' the Lord. was jest the place to be courtin' in, aud I used j t0 get consid'able shocked at the Way things went on atwt-en 'em. Why, they'd j be a writin all seriuon-time; aud I've ! en him a looking at her all through the prajcr in a way lhat wa'nt right, coo J sideru' they was both professor of religion-, ijut ,,ICI1 ii,e fact was, old Black lloss Jchu was to blame for it, 'cause he never iet 'cm have no chance to home. Ye see 0 j Black Uoss he was sot ag'in Klderkiu .nU,e he was poor. You see his mother, ,he 0d Widdah Elderkin. she was jest about the poorest, j eakedest old body over to Sherburne, a.id went out to days' works, aud Bill Elderkin he was ail for books and laruiu. and ohi Black I loss John he thought it was just pl.iftlesincss; but Miry she thought he was a genius, and she got it sot oil her mind that he Was goin' to be Prtsideut o' the United States, of some sich. Wul, old Black Iloss he wa'nt none too polite to Miry 'a beaux in general, but when" Eldcikln used to come to see her he was 8d!cr than a saw; he hrtdtl t tl good word u'r ,,i.a' i be'd rake up the flw right before his face and eyes, and rattle about fastening up the windows, and tramp up to bed and call down the chamber stairs to Miry to go to bed, aud was sort o' aj;grav'atiu' every way. Wal, tf folks wauts to get a gal act Ott bavin' a man, that ar's the wy to go td work. Miry had a consid'able stiff Will of her own, and cf she didn't care about 1 1 Tom Beacon belbr.e she hated hitn now; and ef she liked Bill Kldikin before, she was cleau gone over to him now; and 80 she look to goiu' to the Wednesday evening lecture, ami the Friday evening prayer u.eettu', and the singin' school, jest as regular sis a elockj and so did he; and afterwards they iiiways walked home the longest way. Fathers in-iy jest as Well let their gals be courted in the house, peaceabloj 'cause if they can't bu Courted there they 11 find places whete they cuti be; it'a jest huuian natur.' ("Mrs. StOwe, iu August Atlantic. A Magical Way of Ccunttng Money. When Daniel Webster was Secietary ef State. Sighor Biiis called on him in Wash ington, when the following dialogue took place: 'V hat has brought you to Wash ington?' 1 have come for au office, sir. 'An ollictj What office is there tinder ihe government of the United States for magiciati?' ' 1 o count the money in thetreasury. I should like you to take one bundled thousand dollais of treasury holes and'eount them carefully. I will then fount them also, when it will appear that here are only cventjlive thi.upaud dolMars.' 'Ah' Mgnor, saia .ur neDSter, that wont do. We have magicians ill Washington who, if a hundred thousand dollars were to pass through their hands. Wouid leave not king ol it.- Which uobodyr can deny. Old Maids. Never be afraid ot becoming ati old maid ftir reader An eld ti;-i'l is tar more honorable than a heartless Wife, and sitigleblesscduess to wedded life without love. 'f all not in love, uear gins, oenare: the old soi g. On ihe eouirary, we huUl i that it is a good thing to fall ia love, Or tint ifi lo, if the loved object be worthy No tall in love as soon as you like, provided it be a suitable person. Fall in love,then marry; but never mafty Uulcss you d levc. That is ihe great point. Never marry for a home or a husband. Never" degrade yoorsed' by becoming a parly t such an alliance. Be an old maid, if tortune tlifows uot in jour way thi man of your heart and though the witless may sneer and the jester laugh, you still have' vour own reward in au apLrovm" con j st.jeuce ,afj com para lively quiet lite Felon on tne Finger. Many persons are liable to extreme saf- : fering from felons on th finger. Thead iafllictions are only very painful, but no j ut,irequc!itly occasion permanent crippli 0f ,;te members aBeCied. The f following siui j-ie prescripttj'n in recoom mended as u ;curo" f.)r the distressing ailment. Take common rock suit,- such as is used for salt ' uwn irork or beef, dry it iu an oyet: . .i.u 0-tmd it fine, and mix with n-irit f rir.,enIic in cq-ial parts. Put it ou , alld Wrap the part aileetej, Hud a U j.,.,8 dry, pm (.ii more, aau iu twcuty-Wur ( hours you ate cmed-iho fe.lu.tt will bf ; jaj. It wi: du uo lui u to t'Y. 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