VOLUME 4. (Driniiral |3oetri|. FOR TH* CITIIIUf. A QUARTER FOR THE LORD. In walking to the home or Clod One lotoljt Sabbath day, I joined the tbroii?. that pawed along, To hear the holf p«*waWe Where aioitaU ">eetto pray. I aaw a la«ly, whom they «a d, Whi MkillMl in christian hive; huiuble me. «ha c«iul not eee, 1 followed in her wako* while ehe Went tripping on before. A gaudy draaa of tnolr antique, Bhf wi.r« with many a gem, A ghain of red tu r rubies »hed. The coifure on her renal head, Wae like a diatltrm. Her diamond ring*, hrr gulden wntcb, ]]er gifttor ngfury chain, All, 1 am tojd, would bring if sold, hi tough ginning yellow gold To buy a firm in apuiii. Adown the aisle in l-fty grace, into her i#i*w she nwept, With look profound, slit- heard the sound <;! lioiy woid», nor gaxed tround, S'ur lik« htr neigbbora »ltpt- The paraon in aon<-Htlrrlng atraina, Laid d"»wn iiilaai<»n plea, lie boygetl of all, both great and nmall, To hear the Macrdouian call, Of those beyond the sea. Said he : give to benighted souls, Depend upon in> W »r<l. The OIIH tint I ven and freely gives, Always lenf.dd more receives, fur ieudlng to the lyirU. 'Twas then I iookol np>»n Ihe dame, b.. ml. uinl yet tw im"k. Flow how, thought I. — I n her sign, A tear 101l Iro.u hr dark blue e;« And glistened ou hei cheek. Ah. there Is christian grltf, I thought, hhefeulM f>r others woes, The heal lien K»iol»-he d> ewdepl Ta Jiut let ni«- wait, and *''o what uiure list future acts disclose. At lust the contribution b*»x, A box ol pxillted lill, M as pas««-d ar..iit.d, !<»r heathens h«»nud, Theplo >s dame with xr.ice p found, Just dropped a quarter in. Twos then n war within me rose, A struggle htrco and wdu, 1 scorne-l, I -ity, her ricli array, And mk I turned my head a*ay, The good olj seXlou smiled. Awry , thought I, with vanity, Away Willi lon lex divine. The devil may, from day today, Hit On the chriatign g »rb t.. i pr.ty, Aud liKu un angel shinu. That rich clad lady, rich in gold, And man_v nbrilliant ward. That lady grave w.«« imiunion's alave. She gave hiln tlioiHahda, while the gave A quaiter to the L »rd. L SAUNA, dune 17, IM>7. fflhtclla ttmxn. RECONSTRUCTION! Removals by Military Commanders. Opinion of Attorney General Stanbery Washinuto.n, June lli —Attorney General Sttfubery's npiiiuiii as 10 the pow «r ot military comin ui.le.s stana out by a recital of the «e. tions ot the original net applying thereto. He Wo see clearly enough th it this net contemplates two distiuct governments in each of the ten States, the one uiil.t-iiy, the o'.her civil. The civil government is recog nized as existing at the date ot the act; the military government is created by the act. lioth aie provisional, and both are to continue imtil a new State constitu tion is framed, and ihe State is admitted to representation in Congress. When that event takes place, both of these pro visional governments are to cease. In contemplation of this art, this military authority and this civil authority are to be acted on together. The p-ople in those States are made suhje' t to both, and must obey both iu their respective jurisdic tions. There is. tlwn, an imperative necessity to define as clearly as pos-ibte the line whifch separates the two jurisdictions, aud exact scope of authority to Such. N iw. as to tho civil authority recognized by the acts, is the provisional civil covcrn ment it covered every department of civil jurisdiction in eacn of these States. Tt hid all the characteristics and powers of a State government, legislative, ju li cial and executive, and was iti tlie full and lawful cxeteiscs of these powers, ex cept oniy that it was n> t eniit'e I lo rep. resehtation as a State of the Union. This existing government is not set aside; it is recognized more than orice by this act. Tt is not in any one of its <1 pan me 'ts or any of its functions reprab'd or modified by this act, save only i»i the qualification!! of persons eligible lo office,'he 111111116:' of holding clefct.ons and 'he mode of framing the Constitution d the States. The act itocs not iu any other respect change the provisional government, nor does the act authorize the military au thority to change it. The power of fui <her changing it is reserved, not granted, and it is reserved to Congress, not dele« gated to the military commander. Congress was not satisfied with the organic law or Constitution under which the clvif government was established That Constitution was to be changed in only ouo particular to make it aceeptab'e to Congress, and that was in the matter Of the cleetivfc franchise. The purpose, the sole object of this act, is to effect thiit change, and to effect it Ity the agency of the pfcoplc of the S'ate. *l' such ol them as are made voters, by menus ot elections provided for in the act, and iu the meantime, to preserve order and pun ish offender*, if found necessary, by mili tary commissions. We arc, therefore, not at a loss to know what powers were possessed by the existing c vfl authority. The only question is up n the powers conferred on the military authority. We set, first of all, that tu -Ii ol these States ' is subject to the military nuthority of the United States, not t.Mh' M.ilitfarj author ity altogether, tint jvoli ih - express lim ■ Station as hereinafter prescribed. We most, then, examine wuat is thereinafter AMERICAN CITIZEN. provided to find the extent and nature of the pbwer grafted. Thi», then, is what is granted to the military oowmander. the power or duty to protect all persons in their rights of person and property, to suppress insurrection, disorder and violence, and to punish or cause to be punished all disturbers of the public peace and criminals, and he may do this by the agency of the Criminal Courts ot the State, or if necessary, he may have resort to military trials. This compro mises al 1 the powers given to the military commanders. There is a general cl ime making it the duty of the military eouini indeis ti give protections to all person; in their rights of ptanon and property; considered by itself and without reference to the con text, and to othor ptdvisious of the act, it is liable to its generality to be misun derstood. What siirt of protection is heie meant? What violations of rights of persons or property are intended ? In what nianuer is this protection to be given? These questions arise at once. It appears that some of the military com tnauders have misunderstood this grunt of power as all comprehensive, conferring on tliem the power to'remove the exee utive and judicial officers of the S.ate, aud to app tint other officers iu their places ; to >uspeud the legislative power of the Siate ; to >akc under control ol ficeis appointed by themselves; the eoi lection and disbursement of the revenues of the State ; to prohibit the execution of tlie laws of the by the agency ol its appointed officers and agent*; to change existing laws in inciters atlcciing purely qivil an i private right"; susp md or enjoin the execution of judgment and deeisiooS ol the established State Courts; to interfere iu the ordinary administ. a. tion of justice in State Courts by |rte scribing new qualifications for jurors, aud charge upon the ground of < xpedl ency the existing relations of the panic to contracts, giving prot'c ion to one party by violating the lights ol the other party. I feel confident that these military officers, in alt they hive done, have sup posed that they bad full warrant for their action. Their education a:.d training have not been of the kiud to fit theiu for the delicate and difficult task of giving construction to such a statute as that now under consideration. They ic<|uiie in struction, and nearly al! ol th' in have asked for iustiuction to i-o'v.' ■ heir own ii mbis, an I to turumh t lit in a sale guirtl fiir the performance. of their duties there can be tio doubt as to the tule of construction according to whi* h «emu* interpret this grant of power. It is a grant of power to Ihe military auitioris overc.vilri hts and citizens in time "I peace. It is a new jurisdiction never granted before, by which, in certain pur ticulars and for certain purposes, ihc cs tablished principle that them lit ity si >1 be subordinate to civil authority i" re versed. The rule of construction to be applied to such a grant of powei is thus stated in t'warris on Statutes, page (ij-: ,l A statute creating a new jui isdicti.m ought to be const tied strictly." The Attorney General proeo ds totlij construction of vari us portions of .lie act. The act doer, uot give jmwer to con fcr new rights, but only to protect those that exist and are established by the laws under which these people live. It is a power to preserve, liot to abrogate ; to sustain the existing frame of social order and rule, and not a power to introduce military rule. It is given to meet the contingencies recited in the preamble, of wSut yf adequate protection for life and property. '1 tiis duly or power of protce tion is to be performed by the suppres sion of insurrection, disorder ami vin leuce, &c , and it is declared that nil inlcitereuce under State authority in the exercise of this military authority, shall be null aud void These spcial pious ions touch no other depaitmcnt or tunc tion nf the civil administration, save only its criminal jurisdiction, and even as to that, the clear meaning if th s act islh.it it is not In be infrtered wi h by military authority, unless wlieu mre<sity for such interference may happeti to arise The existing civil authority, in all ,ts other departments, legislative, executive and judicial, is left ur.touehtjd. The civil rights act and the freedinen's bureau act made auijde provisions lor pri tection of ait merely civil rights where the laws or oollits of Sates ltl'2ht fail to uive 1..11 and impartial protection. I find 11 . anthortty sny where in this lor the removal by the military conn tiiander of the proper officers of the State, either elective or udicial,or appointment-' of persons to their places Nothing i-h ort of an expre-s grant of power could justify the rem oval or the appointment of such au officer. There is no such p .wcr either expressed or even implied. Ou tho con. trary, the act clearly enough forbi Is it. The regular State officials, duly elected and qualified, are entitled to hid I the offices. They, too, have rights which the military commander is bound to protect, not authorized to destroy. I find it impossible, under tho prnvis ions of this act, to comprehend such au official as a Military Governor of one ot these States appoin'ed to office bv i>ne of these Military Commanders The law takes no eognizajce of such and official, and be is clothed with no authority or color of authority. What is true as to the Governor, is equally true as to all the other legislative, executive and judicial officers of the State, certainly the act is rigorous enough in the power which it gives. With all its sovereignty, the rich' of electing their own officers is still left with the people, and ir must he preserved. This opinion is confined to the proper authority of the military commander when peace and order prevail. In case of wtu»l ioSurrftjiiop dr violence, w df "Let us have Faith that Right makes Might; and in that Faith let us, to the end,dare to do our duty as we understand it"—A Ltkcoln. BUTLER, BUTLER COUNTY, PENN'A, WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1867. these of lato so formidable as to require the temporary suspension of all civil gov eminent and the establishment of martial law in its place, whatever power is neces sary to meet such an emergency the mil itary commanders may properly exercise in the suppression of insurrection aud riot. The military commander is wholly independent of the civil authority. So, too, in the trial of criiniua's and offend* ers, he may supercede the civil jurisdie tion. If civil order is preserved and criminals are duly prosecuted by the reg ular Criminal Court*, the military pow er, tlu ugh present, must be passive. Its proper funution is to preserve the peace, to act promptly when the peace is broken, and restore order ; when that object is done, and civil authority may again safely resu ne its funotions, the military power becomes again passive, but ou guard and wuchful. This is ihe whole scope of the military 'power conferred. By this act (he military commander is made a conservator of the peace, uot a legis!a> tor. His duties are military dunes; executive duties, not legislative duties Congress reserved to itself the power to alter, amend or abolish such taws as it nad not interfere 1 with. Where, then, does a military commander fiud his au thnriiy to abolish, modify, control or »u, ercede uuy one of these laws 1 flic Attorney General proceeds tospe city some of the acts of military com manders in which, in his opinion, they have exceeded their authority un ler the t.w, in unc district, the judge of one of tlie Cum ual Courts has been sum un ity dealt with The act of Gotigicss gives a»tliority iu cases of necessity, to the military commander to transfer the juris diction of a criminal court to a military tribunal No appointee if the military commander in place of the judge super seded, can 'awfully exercise au'lmrity. either as a civil magistrate or un.niber of i military ti ibuual The commanding General of the dis trict ot North Carolina and South Caro lina construes the act of Congress a placing liitil on the satn; footing as re -Tarda power and authority as Congress itself. He assume* tint'lie paramount authority nf the United Slates at any time to abolish, modify, contract or su pers. de is vested in him as Inlly as re served to Congress, lie assumes, direct ly or indirectly the authority of the Siate t.egislat-re, executive and judicial, and in effect declares, I am the Slate In the Attorney General's opinion, thi-re arc executive dutie-i to be perform ed, which cantn t safely be avoided or delayed. The-e commanders, n >tw,th. standiu_' their assumptions, are not in any sense clothed with paramount un thnl'ity. They treat as suborditrato c icoutivc officers* responsible for the preper execution ol their duties, and the final respon-ibility end duty remains with him to seo that tha\ ex-cute their duties faithfully and aCcordiny to law In support of this opinion he cites the opinion of the Supreme Court, deliveied by the Chief Justice in d sinis-ing the nut ion of the State of Mississ ppi fur leave to tile a bill against the President. He then proceeds to reply to certain questions propounded from one -it' the military districts touching the power ol military commanders to constitute mill' rary tribunals for the trial of offenders. Whilst the act does not in terms displace the Ciiminal Courts of the S ate. it do 'S give power to tho military commander when, in his julgnent, the necessity arises, to *ake the adniinistiMti'ou of the criminal law into his own h;in Is, and to try and punish offenders by in ans ot military c< tnmissions. Hefx re.-sts grave doubts as to the Constitutionality of this provision of the law in Mule of peace, and cites in support of his position ihe opinion of the minority of tho S iprctn Court, delivered by Chief Justice Chase, lie says : Nothing short of a necessity can give any color of anihority to u unli tary commander to call into exercis • such n power. It is a power, the ex r ctsc "112 which may involve him an t c*ery ■ ■ne concerned in the graves' responsi bility The occasion for its exercise should be reported at once to the K*"o utive for sneh in-tructions as may tie dee jed necessary Iftid proper. The Attorney General is clearly of tho opinion that military commissions can t kc cogniznace of no offense that has not, happened alter the law toi k effect, ind that they have no jurisdiction totty and punish for acts not tnade crimes or offenses by Federal or State law There is no legislative power given under this military bill to establish a new criminal c ide as to crimes or offenses ag-iinst the laws of the United States. The military authority can take no cognizance of them, nor in any way fnterferc with the regu tar administration of justice by the appro' priatc courts. The Attorney General supplements this opinion with a synopsis from his former opiuion, giving the classes dis franchised under the military bill. AoiTAITOS Agitation is a part of the snhliuie order ot nature In thuudei it make. the stagnant air pure, which would otherwise breed pestilence. In tempests. 1 it purifies the deep which would other wise exhale miasma and dea h. And in the immortal thpughts of duty, orhuuiun ity and liberty, it so rouses the hearts ol ! nien that they think themselves inspired by God; and not the mercenary c'amorol the market place, nor the outcries of poli« tlciims, clutching at the prizes ofambitinn can suppress the utterances that the met) beltievc themselves heaven Committed to declare — Tit. Uk is only one 'mail contract, says a young lady that I would care about cmbarkiug in, nad that in a contract of ' mtrrtlige.' THE ANGEL'S WHISPER. BT SAMUEL LOVER. A superstition of great beauty prevails In Ireland that, whffu a child smiles iu its aloep, it is " talking with angels." A baby was It* mother w*s weeping; For her husband wa* far oa the wild rnglng sea; Ami tbs letiiped wiw Kwelling Round the fuhei uum's dwelling ; And she cried, ''Dermot,darling,oh come hack tome I** Iler beads while she numbered, The baby still slumbered, And arAlled in her face m nh« bended her knee : M obl«*s h«* that warning. llj child,tuy *leep adorning. For I know that the angels are whispering with thee." " Ami while they ar»» keeping Br ght wutch o'er thy »le#*ptng, oh, pray to them my Imby.With me! And nay thon w><uld«t rather They <1 watch o'er th.v father! For I know thet ths ngeln are whimpering to thee." The dawn of the morning Saw Per mot ieturning. And Uie wife Wfpt with jdy her babe's father to see; And closely careening Iler rhilti with a bletsing, Said.' 1 knew that tbe aiigeis were whispering with thee.'' A MAN WOLF. lfev. Dr. Butler, the well-known Meth odist who established the iu s sion of that church in ludm, in ISSO, reet'titly returned to this country, lie make* the following statement of a re niatkahle case : In 18.)'J a Hrtti.nh soldier, wliile bearing a "li.spiitch ftoui one munis* trate to another in Oude, passed an un frequented ravine, where ha aaw a pack of wolves, and with them a hum iu being evidently ooc of their company liiime diataly turning lack he reported the c r junist incc to them igi-trate for whom he was traveling. The latter forthwith mustered a number of Coolies and went to the place. The pack ol wolves fled a short distance aud sought refuge in a sort of cave or den. Beginning to dig, the party soon discovered the feet of the wild man, and, drawing him forth, succeeded til binding and carrying him to the town i)r Butler has seen him often since, and «ays he is evidently a uian, and at the time of his capture apparently about twenty»four years of age The captured creature at first violently resisted the attempt ti potclothing upon him, but after wiiihi ceased to tear the garments. He is now kept by a gentle man in the city of'Thaje VauipoiO, Some eight hundred tniles west Irotli Calcutta. When first taken he'was unwilling to cat anything but raw meat, and has never been able to speak or m ike any approxi mation to a knowledge of the alphabet. If any one looks earnestly or sharply at him, he expresses his annoyance by a half-uttered grunt, immediately turning away and settling upon his haunches in a corner ol the mom, or lies d 'wo lie cats liis 100 I off the ground, and although a human being, is tn habits a wolf, with the instincts jf that beast. This is certainly an tinomalous fact in history, although it is said that four sim ilar cases are known to have occurred in India, presenting the same general facts. Wolves abound in India, where the inhabit ants live wholly in the cities and villages; and'at the approach of ulgli' all persons employed in the open country retire to these clusters of houses, or huts, and these roving and feroc ous animals find free range. It frequently happens that a wolf steals into a house and carries off a child. So frequently is this the ease, that in the schedules furnish tl for recording the mortality in each place, no column is headed, " Carried off by wolves." PrttvKY op Tin; LARKS—The survey uf the Northern I ikei is to be prosecuted this year with energy, under the direc tion o' Brevet Brigadier General Win F. Reynolds. The Detroit I'ott ->ays : '• One of the in >«t interesting subjects to be investigated this year is a new one, namely, the source of supply an 1 the outfluw fort c great Northwestern lake* There has bqen sotnc discussion but no investigation among the scientific men on this subject. S one have choired that the fall of rain and the ttifl iwiny r tronns are not sufficient to feed the Ik s with their constant evaporation an I mi fl nv. and that there most he a su'i'errane in s mrce of supplies. O hvs again e intend that th" single Outlet of Niagara river is not sufficient to carry off the water which is eonstartly poured into the lakes from numerous sources, and that there must be a subterranean out ct. As before sta ted there will he special invocation with reference to the subject d irittg the com* inn season This work has been place-! in the charge of D. Fari'and Henry Bbutal Case of Lynch Law in Kansas. — Senator Wade's party passed through Wyandotte, Kansas, last Thurs day, en route for St. Louis. A cr iwd surrounded the hotel, and called on him for a speech, whieh he refused to tnake, saying he would not speak in a city where Lynch law reisned, and where nieu were butchered without trial. He alluded to the esse of two colored men who were ar rested last Wednesday, charged with murdering a faring named >1 . Mann, a few days since, aud lodged in jail, but who were next morning taken out by a large mob and huitg, but the ropes breaking, they wete shot lo pieces in the court-house yard, where their bod ies rem lined all lay. The coroner's jury refused to take tiny testimony, and sitnpK gave the vcnlict of " Ilung ny a tnub." The evidence developed shows clearly that these men were innocent, and that fhe real murderers were the ringleaders of the mob. —Real greatness has notniiHg to do with a man's sphere. It docs not Jle in the magnitude of his outward agency.— I'eihjps (he greatest in our city at tills mqpieat are buried in obscurity —Ohutt- ( iry. Gardening lor Women, There is nothing better for wives and daughters, physically, thuu to have the care of a garden—a flower plot, if noth ing more. What is pleasanter than to spend a portion of every passing day working among plants, and watching the growth ofshrubg, and trees, and plants, and to observe the opening of flowers, from week to week, as the season advan es Then, how much it adds to the enojyuient to know that jour own hands have plants ed and tilled them ! This is a pleasure that requires no great riches nor profound knowledge. Tlfe humble cottage of the !aboriu£po)r, nut less then their grounds, may be adorned with pot plants, which indue time will become redolent of rich prefuuie, not less than radieot with beauty —thus ministering to the lovo of the beautiful in nature. The wife and daughter who loves homo, and would seek ever to mako it the best place for h 'sbaud and brother, is willing to forego some gossiping morning calls for the sake of having leisure for the cul» tivation of plants, an I shrubs, aud flowers. Tho good house wife is early amoug the (lants and flowcre, as is the husband at his place of buisii' ss. They are botl utilitarians, the one it may be in the ab* stract, and the other in the concrete, each as essential to the enjoyment of the other as are the r.'aland ideal in hutuau life. The lowest utilitarianism woul l labor with uo less assiduity for the substantial things which elevate aud refine the mind and exalt the soul. The advantage which woman personally derives from stirring the soil aud snuffing the morning air, are freshness and beauty Qf cheek and brightness if eye, cheerful ness t.f temper, vigor of mind, and purity of heart Consequently sho is more cheerful and lovely as a daughter, more dignified and womanly as a sister, and moreittraotive and confiling as a wife. Exchange. LITTLE NEC.I.ECTS DRITTUIY FARM PROFITS.—IIy neglecting to lock the file door,the horse was stolen; by leaving a lot of old rubish in the barn yard, one colt broke his leg and another got a nail in his foot; in neglecting to spend half an hour in battening up the sheepfold, a pair of twin lambs froze to death; by care essly tying the bull, the ox was gored »nd died; by neglecting to kiil the ticks on the sheep, and lice on the cattle, the sheep bqcamo poor, she I their wool, gave no Ini k, and the lambs died, and a fine stock of cattle, in hif»h condition when they came to stall, lost all their flosh be fore spring, some were helped up by the tail and survived, while others were sna ked off by the neck, a sort of retributive jnstice to their owners; always attached in some wly to huiuau transgression . Verrmxtt Farmer. —Vico President. Wade, at Lawrence, Kansis, made a speeeti containing come utterances which it will be useful to n.ite : ''He declared utieqii vo-ally in favor of female snffrau", reiterating views expressed in the Se .a'e la-t Sp'ing, lln ileidiired thatjie tlier Joting tin r iliod lc nild teinrit to de-ert the people ; suid that tlie S tuh> i riters now hid the inildu-t terms offered tlieai thi'V ever w. aid get ; and tlnlt if they rejected the screw would bo d ivon an tlier turn, and they would bo compelled toyield. i he Senator added that the»haio\f of an itlier struL'nlo was ovfrus; that Congress, wliieli has don" f-o much fur til- -lave, cannot quietly 'Oiill l d the terrildo distinction wlncti • xts;s lx>rweeti theblborer and employer. Property is not .fairly di vid d, an I n more equal di-tributi in most b" xroJtr it oit. It' voir dull he>d«, lie -aid. nio'ttinders aid this, the women will,, an 1 vnnvtt'Ser- upon fie eve of an election will 'nivtitn tell t ie laborers what they will do fir them. —A correspondent of the Cincin nati Commercial iwis the following to sav of the talented member from this district : "Thomas Williams, of Pennsylvania who lias represented the Pittsburgh district f.ir lour or five years past, is a genial good humored, well-read anil opulur man, who knows as much law as arty member of the present Con gress, and, although given tJ rather long speeches, can state a case with admirable precision. lie js sixty years of age, with a fine head, kii.dly blue eys, and gray locks, just begin ning to turn white." —Tin* Loui-ville Courier i» (leeidedJy op posed t«» the ifh aot any X rthern man permitted t» speuk in tlie South upon po'it iital MilrjecThe Courier inn d;iy affer the f;»ir. The campaign f«»r trfce speech has c«»muieueed, wrvl morp will be sjied through the late rebellious *ection»in a year to c me Ihan it has seen in all. i-inee the f»undarion uf the t'n on Lieten to the Courier : ' The sp«?cchf's of*tich men ft" Wilscnand ICelley ouirnces upon, awl insults to the Niuthern pe -plo, and. they would he more or Je s human if they eoul l. lUfcen to them with, ut foaling* of resentment, The m«Jj at Moti'C i* hut the of what we sliu.ll s*e if these pettdler.H ot political doeti Jaeohih in-o'mcp do not a'*an* don their pilgrimage through the bouth ern States/ A brttte in New .Jersey has found lodging in the Poniteutiary for whippiug Hfe irfttftoir; bgW $7. NEWSPAPER LAWS. Posttriasters are required to give notice by letter, when a subscriber dose not take his paper from the offico and give the reasons for its not being Uken. Neglecting to do so makes tho poitmastcr responsible to tho publisher for the payment. Any person who takes a paper reg ulaly from the po?toffioe, whether he has subscribed or not, is responsible for the subscription. A person ordering his paper to be discontinued must paya'l arrearages, or the publisher may continue to send it until payment is made, and collect the whole amount whether it is taken out of the office or not. The courts have decided that refu sing to tak" newspapers and periodi cal from the post office, or removing and leaving them uncalled for, is ■prima facie evidence of intentional fraud. LABOR HONORABLE. —Labor is not ouly useful but neceessary and honora ble. It makes the framework of society, and is the basis of civilization. In what consists tho cheif difference betweeu the civilised Mian and the savage ? The for mer labors In one way or another ; the lat ter is idle. Our daily food, all the arts and refinements and luxurious indul genccs of life are tho products of labor from the first tilling of the soil and rais ing a primitive hut, up to tho construc tion of sla'ely mansions, palaces aud churches, with all their iuterior decora tions. Not less necessary is labor in its infinite variety of diversions for personal comfort and adornment whether it be in manufacture of tho coarse woolena for protection against cold, or of those rich silks and brocades and laces, the wearers of,which, in porlor or drawing-room, iu court receptious or in tho ball room, too often forget tho many dexterous hands that labored to gratify their desire for such rich display. We know not bow far the heaven ot aristocracy may bo fermenting in the mir.ds of those American citizens who by wealth and station, may now be up permost in society. They can hardly forget that most of them have been ele vated by labor—if uot of their own hands, at any rate by the labor of others who have plowed, sowod and reaped,spun and wove, plied the hammer on the anvil, and kept furnace and forge a going to swell their incomes, and give them leis ure, case aud enjoyment. HAVING IT OUT. —A gentleman riding through the country a few days since, ap proached a fence corner, when his ears were greeted by exclamations of anger, accompanied by vigorous thwacks on some object that, judging from the dust aris ing from the locality, was anylh'ng but patient under the infliction. Approach ing the spot, our informant beheld a tow headed nrchin of some twelve summers, belaboring, with all tho strength he was master of, what pecmed to be a most stub bun specimen of the genu* mule. The operation did not apparently discommode the beast further than to arouse its "inu lishness," and to which it gavo veut by a series of kioks that would do honor to Caste I lo's circus ring. At this juncture, our informant ventured to remonstrate, when the following explanation wis vouch safed : " Dad whips mam, (whack —kick.) mum whips sis, (whack —kick,) aud sis, (gratuitous kicks,) darn her, In at* uie, an' I'm going to ln/:e it out I —(whack.") A WIT SIIAUPENKR.<--While the troops were iu Nashville, a little fellow fre quently passed headquarters inquiring whether any one desired his services to sharpen knives. The boy was poorly clad, and seemingly very ignorant. One morning, when hu stoppel as usual, Col. 15., of the Regiment, who prided hims'4f on his literary attainments and sharpness of speech, asked the boy " if he thought ho could sharpen wits ?" Tho juvenile eyed the elegant uniform for an instant, an.i replied, " V«s, for tliein what's got any, but I never thinks of bringing my sharpener round here." DANCING. —An English lady at the Court Of Y'icnna, with whom un " Impe rial Highuets'' danced three times on the same evening, flattered by his attention, frankly expressed her gratification at the ) compliment. "I did not intend it as a compl mcnt," was the answer. " Then," said tho lady, " your Highness must bo very fond of datlcing." '• I detest dan cing." was the unsatisfactory response. — " What then, m.if I ask, can be your Im perial Highwas'g motive for dancing ?" •' Madam," was the exalted personage's curt reply, ''my medical attendant advises me to perspire." —A DECOCTION of the leavesofeommon chamomile will destroy every species of insect, and nothing contributes so inuoli to the health of a garden as a number of chamomile plants dispersed through it. No greenhouse or hot-houso should be without it, in a green or dried state; either the flowers or stalks will answer.— It is a singular fact, that if a plant is drocping ami apparently dying, iu nine cases out ol ten it will recover if you plant ! chamomile near it. j The will of Artemus Ward, after I providing tor his wife and the boy Stephen, land the children of John C. fleriy, of I Waterford. Maine, leaves his library to j the best scholar in the schools of that j place, and tho residua of his property to Horace iu trust for (uperanuua ' nW pntfWW NUMBER 29. PBETTT Poiß PRACTICES.—i" Cos mos," who edits the rural column of tho Saturday Evening Post, thus enutnera oa a lis! of pretty poor practices : It is pretty poor practice for n farmer to dig and delve, tug and grub, and clear up fifty acres of land at a cost of 82,000, and then in the third year surrender about a fifth of it to the briars, brambles and o.\ eye daisies. ' Poor practice to half manure, half plow, half seed,half cultivate a field, and then harvest from it less than half a crop Jo keep two inferior, scrawny, scrub cows for dairy purposes, that give less milk than one good one, and consume more food than three. To purchase in town 500 loads of livery stable manure, and suffer 600 of better home made manure to run to waste. To attempt to fatten threo hogs into 1200 pounds of pork on just so much feed as would keep two nicely growing. To estimate agricultural fairs as arrant humbugs, and spend throe days every month saving the country at political meetings. To depend upon borrowing your neighbors' rakes, mowers, and all sorts of implements in haying and harvest time. • To house up a thousand bushels of grain, waiting for a rise, till one tenth has gono to feed rats and mice, and the remainder smells liko the essence of rat, and the price is down 40 per cent. To plant out a big orchard of choice fruit trees with a first thought oi money making, and leave them to do or die. J-'o k 'ep two fancy five hundred dollar carriage horses, and pay sis dollars a day for a team to plow. It is positively a poor practico to call "book larnin" all bosh to ig nore news and agricultural papers, and attempt to keep up an even yoke with ycur progressive neighbors by main strength and stupidness. YOUNG MAN, don't look at tho girls so. Can't you sec tlicy don't like it? Iu fact won't endure it! It is alsolutely insulting. Do you suppose they put ou feathers, flounces, waterfalls, ribbons, and rigs for yoti to look at? Not much—it's only to please pa and ma. They can't bear to be looked at—which ou might know by their blushes, if you had any sense.- Dno't do it. GOOD TEMPLARS. —The Grand I>odgo of North America, I. O. of G. T., met in Detroit, on the 28th ult. Twonty-seven States, Teriitories and Provinces were represented, including Canada, Nova Prince Edward's Island, California and Oregon. The order has tnhde unpre ceded progress since 1864, and now num bers 340.000 in tho United States and British Provinces. —A blind man had beensittingoneday and pleasantly chatting with some visitors for an hour, when one of them wished the company good morning and left the room. What whito teeth that lady has !" said the sarcastic blind man. How can you possibly tell that?" said a friend.— "Because," was tho rcadyanswer, "for tho last half-hour she has dono nothing but laugh." —Good deeds are very fruitful. Out of one good action of ours, God produceth a thousand, the harevst whereof is propet ual. If good deeds wore utterly barren and incommodious, I would seek after them for tho conscience of their own goodness. How much more shall I now be encouraged to preform them, that they aro so profitable both to myself and others! —Bimap Hall. AN honest Dutchman, in training np his son in the way ho should go,frequently exercised him in Bible lessonj. On ona of these occasions he asked him, 'Who vns dat wnuld not shleep mit Botiver's wife?' 'Shrislicph' 'Dat's a coot poy !—Vel vat vas de reason he would not sleep mit hor?' 'Don't know—shpese iie wasn't sbleepy.' —Breathes there a man with soul SJ dead—who never to himself hath said— I will my local pap:r take—both for my own and family's sake?—lf such there be, let. h tn repent—and have tho paper to him sent—and if he'd pass a happy winter —he in advance should pay the printer. —lt is gossiped in Paris that a widow of 45 summers married a young man aged 18. By her first husband she had a son. who, at the time of her second marriage, was 21. She recently died, and by her will left her fortune to her son and husband. As her husband was not yet of age, her son was appointed his guardian. AN exchange in speakiug of the magic al strains of a hand organ, sa jt: —'When j ha played 'Old Dog Tray,' wo noticed eleven pups sitting in front of the ma chine on their haunches, brushing the tears from theireyes with thsir fore paws. —With regard to the amount of trav el across tho ocean, it is now stated that thero is more difficulty in securing a re turn passage from Europe than it is to get passage from this side. The return wiH tfe grwthjr eroirtW in
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