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pSmSKEIGI&'W “Don't Stay Long!" liuw juanv a Joviug heart utters the refrain fff the following lines. “Don't Stay tnXG !’’ — There is nothing of poetry in the phraseology, hut there is in the touching manner in which the iron Is frequently frnd voice—in the “ yearning tenderness. *’ fond hoax's ami deep Sympathy of which they become the imperfect interpreters. His experience in the poetry of life and love mnst havybeeil Iwifrcn imleed \rlo dors not find these lines thrill like the edu> of cathedral music to his heart of heails: A look of yearning tenderness Heiu*ft?h her lafohos lies. And flo'fWblß! love umitterabfe Arc shadowed in her eyes. As in some deep rmnilHed stream Are clouds and summer skies, She passed to early womanhood, From dreamy, sweet girl life. And crossed the rosy threshold but To find herself a wife ; l)h ! getitly should he lead Ikt steps A long the path of life ! And as she clasped her small white hands Upon his arms so strong. How often, like a summer sigh, i fjj f- fijrcot pkeyUng song. ShCwliHpetC. with a jmrtHig kiss. “ Lie loved one, don't stay long.** It's almost always on her lip. Her gentlest parting words, Sweet as the fragrance from the rose leaves When by soft zephyrs stirred, And iiygefing in the memory Like so rigs of summer birds. And irt bis heart they nestle warm, Wlien other scenes amid ; lie stays not till she weary grows, And her fond eves arc hid Anlcai'ij widehlie in bitterness Beneath each veiling lid. And oh, lw>w many hearts arc kept By that lorc-utteriug song ’ There's scarcelyone who on life's waves Is swiftly borne along. But what has heard from some dear Tips Those" Street words—‘‘don’t stay long/’ FACTS AND FANCIES. Sweet nmsic-—children crying- in bod. Shades of night—window curtains. The cause of woman suffrage—scarcity of husbands. Some ladies, tin's season, wear wings on their hats—but it doesn’t make ’em angels. Barber—“ Thin out your hair a bit. sir ?” Licton—“No, never mind, my wife attends to that, dost oil it well, however.” The hair from ladies' braids should never be worn on the lapel of a gentleman’s coat; mi less the parties are engaged. It is well enough for children to be like lambs, but it is not desirable to have them grow up sheepish. Wlien men publish their acts of charity they doubt the ability of the Lord to keep accounts. A clmp was told by a clergyman to remem ber Lot's wife, and replied that lie had enough trouble with his own without foolin’ with other men s wives, It is a pleasant thing to see roses and lilies growing on a young lady's cheek, but a bad sign to see a man’s face break out in bioesoins, “ It's generally the case with bad boys,” philosophically remarksAliss Anthony, “ that they look like their mother and act like their farther.” “ Sir," said an old judge to a young law yer, “ young would do well to pluck some of the feathers from the wings of your imagina tion. and stick them in the tail of your judg ment” “ Will you have a small piece of the light meat or a small piece of the dark ?” asked Bob’s uncle, as he carved the turkey at din ner. “I will take a large piece of both,” answered Bob. “ Why, George I are you smoking?” ex claimed an amaze 1 mother, who came upon her little son as lie was puffing away at a cigar. “No, mama! I’m only keeping it lighted for another boy.” “ There ! ” exclaims the indignant Boston wife, as she fetched her husband a resonant whack on the head with a chair rocker, “ I'll raise a Bunker 11 ill monument on yon that YbifTTTeinemher ” A party of ragged Chinamen returned to San Francisco the other day from Nebraska where thoy r had been fanning, mournfully and confideutialy told a reporter: “ Too mucheo hoppec all around like hell.” A Boston girl, just one month married, upon meeting an old school-mate in the street, put o4i a very wise look and remarked : “You can not imagine the labor and anxiety inci dent to the care of a family.” Lorenzo Pay having married Miss Martha Wock. n local paper comments : “ A Pay is made, a Week is lost, Hat Time should not 'complain— There'll soon be little Days enough To make the Week again.” The Nevada ninehammer who has just firmed his wife in a silver coffin lias done a good deal' of harm. Other women will now feel that nobody cares a farthing for them if they are not laid away in the same style, and they won’t put up with any of your German silver coffins, either. W 1 sen one looks around and sees hundreds of dougb heads- getting rich doing nothing, while lie is working like a slave for his daily bread, we tell you what, it makes a fellow feel as though the butter of this world was spread by a step-mother. Transfusion is a success. The veins of an lowa lawyer were recently filled with the fresh blood of a Durham bull. The thing works like a charm. He used to make peo ple shed tears by delivering eloquent Fourth ef July speeches, and now they shut him up in a four-acre lot. where he bellows and paws the earth, but bothers nolnxly. “(>f all homed cattle,” said Horace Greeley, ** deliver mo from a college graduate.” The sentiment contained in this remark is bound to be genemal during the present month, for forty-fcighLcollege commencements are about to occur. Acres and acres of sheepskin will be pored fourth upon a suffering people. “ Henrietta*' * said a lady to her new girl, ‘•when‘there’s bad news—particularly family affiictions—always let the hoarders know it before dinner, it may seem strange to you, Henrietta, but such things make a great differ ed ce in the eat ing in the course of a 3 r ear.” Danbury N<'& i There is nothing which in spire a not will dress-up woman with such ter ror Its the appearance of a dressed-up sister. However i\ev>ted shemighl be to the front-yard flovfere,' she will leave them in* a flash on the ;■ approach of a well-dressed female, and, tak mg Her' stand behind the front blind, will in a brief space of time see everything she has got oir, and figure out the cost to within a lew cents. It is marvelous. TMiSTORY column. An Irish Fable. “ TIIE DAD SON AND THE GOOD SON.” “ An’ it was once long ago. in the onld counthry,” said Mrs. Biddy, “ there was livin’ a fine, clane. honest, poor widdy woman, an’ she havin’ two sons, and she fetched the both of them up fine and careful, but one of them turned out bad intirely. An' one day she says to him. says she : r Eve given you your livin’ as long as iver 1 can. and von must go out into the wide worruld and sake your fortune.” Mother. I will,’ says he. “Ah’ will ye take a big cake wixljuao curse, ;or a little cake an' me blessing?” says she. “ ‘The big cake, shure,’ says he. “ So she baked a big cake and cursed him, and he wint away laughin’. By an’ by he came fommst a spring in the woods, and sat down to ate his dinner off his cake, and a small, little bird sat on the edge of the spring. “ ‘ Give me a bit of that cake for me little ones in the nest,’says she; and lie caught up a stone to throw at her. “ ‘l’ve scarce enough for rneself,' says he ; and she bein’ a fairy, put her bake in the | spring and turned it black as ink. and went away up in the trees. And while he looked i for her to kill her, a fox wint away wid his ' cake “So he wint away from that place very mad, an* nixt day he Stopped, very hungry, at a farmer's house, and hired out totind the COWS. “ ‘ Be wise,’ says the farmer’s wife, ‘ for the next field is belongin’ to a giant, and if the cows gets in his clover lie will kill you dead as a stlione.’ “ But the bad son laughed and wint away out to watch the cows ; and before noon-time he wint to slape up in a tree, and the cows all wint in the clover, an’ outcomes the giant and shook him down out of the tree an’ killed him dead, and that was the ind of the bad son. “ And by the next year the poor widdy woman, she says to the good son : “ ‘ You must go out into this wide worruld and sake your fortune, for I can kape you no longer,’ says she. “ ‘ Mother, I will,’ says he. “ ‘An’ will you take a big cake wid me curse, or a little cake wid me blessing?’ “ ‘ The little cake,’ says he. “ So she baked it for him and gave him her blessin’, and he wint away, and she a weepin’ afther him foine and loud. An’ by an’ by lie came to the same spring in the woods where the bad son was before him, and the same lit tle bird sat again on the side of it. “ ‘ Give me a bit of your cakeen for me lit tle ones in the nest,’ says she. “ ‘ I will,* says he, an’ he broke off a foine piece, and she dipped her bake in the spring and toorned it into sweet wine ; and when lie bit his cake, shure an’ she had toorned it into a fine plum cake entirely, an’ lie ate an’ drank an’ wint on lighthearted. And nixt he come to the farmer's house. “ Will ye tind cows for me? 0 ’ says the farmer. “ ‘ I will,’ says the good man. “ ‘ Be wise,’ says the farmers wife, ‘ for the clover field beyant is belongin' to the giant, an’ if you leave in the cows he will kill you dead.’ “ ‘Never fear !’ says the good son ; ‘I don’t slape at my wurruck.’ “ And lie goes out into the field and lugs a big stone up in the tree, and thin sinds ivery cow far out in the clover fields, and goes back ag’in to the tree. And out comes the giant a-roarin’ so that you could hear the roars of him a mile away ; and when lie finds the cow boy, he goes under the tree to shake him down, but the good little son slips out the big stone, and it fell down and broke the giant's head intirely. So the good son wint away to the giant’s house, and it bein' full to the eaves of gold and silver and splendid things ! “See what fine luck comes to folks that is good and honest! An’ he wint home and fetch his old mother, an’ they lived rich and continted, and died very old and rispicted.” —Sarah 0. Jewett, in St. Nicholas for July. A Brussels Love Story. There is a pretty love story told in connec tion with the introduction of the manufacture of fine lace in Brussels. A poor young girl, named Gertrude, was dying for love of a young man, whose wealtli precluded all hopes of marriage. One night, as she sat weeping, a lady entered her cottage, and, without say ing a word, placed in her lap a cushion, with its bobbins filled with thread. The lady then, with perfect silence, showed her how to work the bobbins, and how to make all sorts of delicate patterns and complicated stitches. As day light appproached, the maiden had learned the art, and the mysterious visitress disappeared. The price of the maiden's lace soon made her rich on account of its valuable patterns, and she was able to marry the ob ject of her love. Many years after, while living in luxury, with her numerous family about her, she was startled by the mysterious lady entering her comfortable house—this time not silent, but looking stern. She said : “ Here you enjoy peace and comfort, while without are famine and trouble. I helped you ; you have not helped your neighbors.— The angels weep for you, and turn away their faces.” So the next day Gertrude went forth with her cushion and bobbin in her hand, and going from cottage to cottage, she offered to teach the art she had so mysteriously learn ed. So they all became rich, and their coun try also. A Poor Season for Them. “Speakin' of shootin’ ducks,” said an old sportsman, “ puts me in mind of a great storm that occurred when I lived on an island fur ther west. The island was near by Casco Bay 7 . An awful storm arose, and was so fierce that it drove all the ducks from the Bay into a pond, covering about an acre, near my house. In fact, so main 7 ducks crowded into the pond that I could not see a drop of the water.” “Jerusalem !” cried a listener named Smith. “ Did ye shoot any of’em?” “That's what l was coming at. I went in to the house and got my double-barreled shot gun, and discharged both barrels right in the midst of them, but to my astonishment they rose in the air, leaving not a solitary duck in the pond!” “ Good gracious! ye don't say so!” ex claimed Smith. Didn't ye hev any shot in 3’er gun, or what in thunder was the trouble?” “ Well, I was coining to that,” said the story-teller. “It astonished me at first, but, as soon as the ducks rose a few hundred yards in the air, and commenced to separate a little, the ducks began to drop, and whether you believe it or not, I picked up twent3 7 -nine barrels of ducks, and it was a poor season for ducks, too ! You see the ducks were wedged in so solid in the pond that, when the3 7 rose, they carried the dead ones into the air with them, and when they separated, down came the twenty-nine barrels of dead ones !” Never play at any game of chance. FARM, APIARY, &c. Facts in the Nautural History of the Ho ney Bee. There are three classes of bees in a hive, the Worker, Queen, and Drone . Queens are raised by peculiar food and treatment from eggs that would otherwise produce workers. The worker is an unde veloped female. Workers in the absence of a queen sometimes lay eggs. These in variably produce drones. The queen lives from two to five years. The worker from, two to three months iu the working season, and from six to eight during the season of rest. The queen is perfected in fifteen or sixteen days from the egg. the worker in twenty to twenty-one, and the drone in twenty-four. The queen usually commences laying from seven to twelve days after leaving the cell, and is capable of laying from two to three thousand (*ggs in a day'-. The impregnation of the queen always takes place outside the hive, on the wing, and generally’ the fourth or fifth day after leaving the cell. Excepting in rare cases, one impregnation answers for life. The drone she has mated yvith dies immediately. The eggs of an unimpregnated queen pro duce nothing but drones ; and it is generally conceded that impregnation does not affect the drone progeny; consequently, the male progeny’ of a pure Italian queen is pure with out regard to the drone she has mated with. The queen and worker are provided with stings ;,but yvkile the latter will use it upon any provocation, the former will only use it on her own rank. The drones have no stings. One queen, as a rule, is all that is tolerated in a hive ; but previous to throwing off “after swarms,” two or more queens are permitted in the same hive for a short time ; but the extra ones are soon disposed of. In case of su perseding a queen, the old one is preserved until the new one is fitted to take her place. Queens have a deadly hatred for each other, and will destroy, if permitted, all queen larvae or cells in the hive, and will fight each other until there is but one living one left. A frightened bee, or one filled with honey, is not disposed to sting. A good swarm contains about twenty thousand bees. A strong or medinm hive, with a good laying qqeen, is never seriously troubled with the moth yvorm, but a hive without a queen or the means of raising one is sure to be taken by them. Bees recognize each other by their scent. The first one or two yy’eeks of the young bee’s life is spent inside the hive, as nurse or wax worker. The range of a bee’s flight for food is generally within two or three miles, much greater range is of but little benefit to them .-National Lire Stock Journal. Ti mips. Too early yet to plant any variety but the Rutabagas : but is none too early to begin preparation of land for this crop. When the time comes to plant the seed the soil ought to be perfectly clean—no undecomposed yveeds or grass mixed with it and in the finest possible tilth. The latter is absolutely’ essen tial to the growth of a large crop. A rather light, sandy soil is the best for the turnip, and the richer tiie better. The old fashioned plan of cow-penning a turnip patch, where practicable, is as good as any r , if not the best. Plough yvell, selecting a rather dry’ time, before turning stock upon it. Every week or ten days plough again (cross) —never plough yvhen the ground is “ heavy ” “ and just before time to plant, run smoother and harrow as often as may be necessary to pulverize thoroughly. Lay r off shallow drills feet apart, put in superphospate at the rate of 250 lbs per acre, and bed up—not very high. At planting time run a scantling ( rigged with shafts ) to cut off the top and freshen the surface : do this just after a rain or late in afternoon. Make a shallow drill by running a light wheel with V shaped edge along the freshened ridge, drill the seed and cover by running the “scant ling ” lightly over the beds again to cover, and at the same time “ firm ” the soil, some thing like a roller. This “ firming” is essen tial to the germinating of the seed, if the weather is dry. —Southern Cultivator for July. The Housewife’s Table. The following is a valuable table for the housewife, by which persons not having scales and weights at hand may readily measure the article wanted to form any re cipe without the trouble of weighing ; allow ance to be made for any extraordinary dry ncss or moisture of the articles weighed or measured: Wheat flour, 1 pound is 1 quart. Indian meal, 1 pound 2 ounces are 1 quart. Blitter, when soft, 1 pound is 1 quart. Loaf sugar, broken, 1 pound is 1 quart. White sugar, powdered, 1 pound 1 ounce are 1 quart. Best brown sugar, 1 pound 2 ounces are 1 quart. Ten eggs arc 1 pound. Sixteen large tablespoon fuls are one pint. Eight large tablespoonfuls are a half pint. Four large tablespoonfuls are 1 gill. Two gills are a half pint. A common sized tumbler holds a half pint. An ordinary teacup is 1 gill. A large wine-glass is 1 gill. A large tablespoonful is half an ounce. Forty drops are equal to one teaspoonful. Four teaspoonfuls are equal to one table spoonful. The Preservation of Eggs. The Journal de Pharmacie et de Chirnie containes an account of some experiments by M. 11. Violette,on the best method of pre serving eggs —a subject of much importance in France. Many methods had been tried; continued immersions in lime water or salt water ; exclusion of air by water, saw-dust, etc., and even varnishing has been tried, but respectively condemned. The simplicity of the method adopted on many farms, namely, that of closing the pores of- the shell with grease or oil, had, however attracted the at tention of the author, who draws the follow ing conclusions from a series of experiments on this method. Vegetable oil, more espe cially linsecd x simply rubbed on the egg, hinders an3' alteration for a sufficiently exten sive period, and presents a very simple and efficacious method of preservation, eclipsing methods hitherto recommended or practiced. S cox'd e Cake.— Ten eggs, two cups sugar, two cups flour, two teaspoonfuls cream tarter and one of soda. Beat the yolk of the eggs well, add the well frothed whites and the flour alternateh 7 ; flavor, and bake quick. Citron Custard. —One lb. sugay one half lb. butter, six eggs—whites and yolks beaten seperately. Flavor with lemon or brandy and bake in crusts. SUNDAY READING. Religion in the Family. Christianity was evidently designed for all classes of men, and should be the con trolling power in all the conditions and re lations of life. It contemplates all the mo ral wants of man as an individual, and all that pertains to him in his connection with society". And especially is it adapted to the family' relaiton, inculcating the only lessons and principles by which were ever secured the sanctified blessing of a Christion home. It guards at every point the purity, the love, the sacredness of such a home, and gives to it a charm which no other place on earth has. It recognizes the family as being instituted by God, and teaches what are the dirties of those who compose it. Fathers and mothers, husbands and wives, children and servants, these are all instructed in regard to their dis- positions and deportment towards each other. Now it is evident that a religion which so recognizes the family, so particularizes its different members, and instructs them in their relative duties, should be cherished and cultivated in every domestic circle. There its lessons should be studied and learn ed with the greatest assiduity and care. The head of the family should make provis ion for an habitual religious influence and culture there. There should be a “family altar” around which all may gather, and with devout hearts supplicate the divine pro tection and guidance, and express their thanksgiving for the blessings which they in common enjoy. Nothing tends more ef fectually to prepare a household for the cares and annoyances of the day, as the bowing together before such an altar, and offering up the morning prayer; nothing has more power to sanctify and endear all the affec tions and blessings of home. The remem brances of such home in later years are sacred, mingled with all the better feelings of the soul. And yet we fear with all our advancement in other things, there has been a sad decline in regard to the religion of the family within the past fifty years. But few fathers comparatively, as we apprehend, gath er their families around them for religious instruction and conversation on the Sabbath now. They leave this to Sabbath-school teachers and others. And many, we are sorry to say, do not have with their families daily prayer. We are greatly in error if this whole matter of family religion is not sadly neglected even by members of the church. It is one of the alarming deficiencies of the age. Business engrosses time; men hurry away to this without prayer in the moring, and the soul of piety is neglected even if its form be retained.— Zion’s Advocate. “ Sometime-” “ Do all you can for the conversion of my chil Iren,” said an invalid father as he fol lowed his pastor to the door. “But how is it with you, my friend?” questioned the young servant of God. “ I will be honest with you, my dear pas tor,” he replied. “At the age of twenty the Spirit of God strove with me. My heart was tender, and convictions for some days deep. I felt sure that ‘ now was truly the accepted time,’ and would prove the ‘day of salvation.’ I was ‘ almost persuaded ; ’ but I lingered to count the cost. I was young; I could afford to wait just a little while. I was gay, ming ling daily in the society of those who seemed to have no thought of the hereafter. Some time the pleasures of life would have less charms for me. “ A few years passed, and again the Spirit whispered gently, ‘ Come.’ ‘Go thy way for this time,’ I said ; ‘ I will attend to that mat ter soon.’ T was then in early manhood, my mind busy with ambitious plans. The desire of large possessions, increased comforts, and worldly honors, drove away every serious thought. “ Once again the Spirit came, more gently and sweetly than before; but then I was sur rounded and hemmed in with business and friends. My highest earthly hopes had been realized. Nothing I sought had seemed to be denied. ‘lt is impossible now to attend to religion,’ I said ; ‘my family, my busi ness, everything claims my whole attention. When I have less to do, and I am enjoying the quiet of old age, I promise to attend se riously to the calls of conscience. Eternal things shall then be all my care,” “ But the grieved Sprit left me forever. Nothing moves me now. There is no ten der place in my heart but what is satisfied with the love of earthly friends. I believe in a God and a hereafter, but it is a belief which brings no joy, no restful peace. I stand upon the shore of the river, but the passage will be a dark one. Save my chil dren. if possible, from a fate So fearful.” Affectionately the kind pastor labored with him, but apparently without avail. And so lie passed away, ere he had touched upon the period of old age and anticipated rest.— American Messenger. Is There a God? How eloquently does Chateaubriand reply to this inquiry: There is a God ! The herb of the valley, the cedars of the mountain bless Ilim ; the insect sports in His beams; the elephant salutes Him with the rising orb of day ; the tlmncler proclaims Him in the heavens ; the ocean declares His immensity; man alone has said, “ There is no God ! ” Unite at thought at the same instant the most beauti ful object in nature; suppose you see at once all the hours of the day and all the seasons of the year; a morning of spring and a morning of autum ; a night bespan gled with stars and a night covered with clouds ; meadows ennobled with flowers, and forest heavy with snow ; fields gilded by tints of autumn ; then alone you will have a just con ception of the universe. While you are gaz ing on the sun which is plunging under the vault of the west, another observer admires him emerging from the gilded gates of the east. By what inconceivable magic does that aged star, which is sinking fatigued in the shade of evening, reappear at the same instant, fresh and humid with the rosy dews of morn ing ? At every instant of the day the glo rious orb is at once rising, resplendent at noonday, and setting in the west; or rather our senses deceive us, west, or north, or south in the world. Everything reduces itself to a single point, from whence the king of day sends forth at once a triple light in one sub stance. The bright splendor is perhaps that which nature can present that is most beau tiful ; for while it gives us an idea of the per petual magnificence and resistless power of God, it exhibits at the same time a shining image of the glorious trinity ! Someone suggests that more seats should be placed in the vestibules of churches for the young men who come to walk home with the young ladies, without wishing to attend divine service themselves. Live up to your engagements. 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JEFFERSON BUSINESS DIRECTORY. PEG FISSIONS. Physicians.. -J. D. i 11. J. Long, J. J. d O . ter, N. W. Uarithers. Atty’s at Law...J. B. Silman. W. I, pju J. A. 13. Mahatlby,. W. C. Howard, M. M. Pitman P. F. Hinton. ’ ME EOT A NTS. Pendergrass & Hancock, F. M. Bailey, Stanley & Pinson. Wm. S. Thompson. ' 3 MECHAXIOL Carpenters --.-Joseph P. Williamson, SenV. J. P. Williamson. Jr. * Harness Maker... John G. Oakes. Wagon Makers... Wm. Winbum, Monro® Ray, (col.) Buggy Maker... L. Gilleland. Blacksmith... C. T. Story". Tinner... John 11. Chapman. Tanners. ..J. E. & 11. J. Randolph. Boot and Shoe-Makers „.N. B. Stark, Se* bom M. Stark. HOTELS. Randolph House, by Mrs. Randolph. North-Eastern Hotel, by John Simpkins. Public Boarding House, by Mrs. Elizabeth Wdrsham. Liquors. Segars. Ac... J. L. Bailey. Grist and Saw-Mill and Gin...’J. D. k h J. Long. Saw-Mill and Gin...F. S. Smith. COUNTY SCHOOL DIRECTORY. Martin Institute. —J. W. Glenn, Principal; S P. Orr, Assistant: Miss M. E. Orr, Assistant- Miss Lizzie Burch, Music. Centre Academy.— L. M. Lyle, Principal. Galilee Academy. —A. L. Barge, Principal. Harmony Grove Academy. —R. S. Cheney, Prin cipal. Murk Academy. —J. H. McCarty. Principal. Oak Grove Academy —Mrs. A. C. P. Riden, Principal. Academy Church. —J. J. Mitchell. Principal. Duke Academy. —Mrs. 11. A. Deadwyler, Prim cipal. Fork Academy. —Miss V. C. Park. Principal. Chapel Academy. —W. 11. Hill, Principal. o ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS, Athens mail arrives at Jefferson on Wednes days and Saturdays, at 10 o’clock, A. 31., anddc parts same days at 12 o'clock, M. Gainesville mail arrives at Jefferson on Wednes days and Saturdays, at 11 o’clock, A. 31., and de parts same days at 12 o'clock, M. Lawrenceville mail arrives at Jefferson on Satuj. days, at 12 o'clock, M, and departs same day at 1 o'clock, P. M. * . F. L. Pendergrass, Dep'y P. M .J Useful Information [for the Millions. A note dated on Sunday is void. A note obtained by fraud, or from one intoxi cated, cannot be collected. If a note be lost or stolen, it does not releasi the maker; he must pay it. An endorser of a note is exempt from liability if not served with notice of its dishonor within twenty-four hours of its non-payment. A note made by a minor is void. Notes bear legal interest except when otherwise stipulated. Principals arc responsible for their agents. Each individual in a partneship is responsible for the whole amount of the debts of the firm. Ignorance of the law excuses no one. Tt is a fraud to conceal a fraud. The law compels no one to do impossibilities. An agreement without consideration is void. Signatures in lead-pencil are good in law. A receipt for money is not legally conclusive. The act of one partner bind all the others. Contracts made on Sunday cannot be enforced. A contract made with a minor is void. A contract made with a lunatic is void. To ascertain the length of day and night.—At any time in the year, add 12 hours to the time of the sun's setting, and from the sum substract the time of rising, for the length of the day. Subtract the time of setting from 12 hours, and to the remainder add the time of rising the next morn ing. for the length of night. This rule is true of either apparent or mean time. RURAL DIVINITIES. Flora —The goddess of Flowers, Pan —The god of Shepherds and Hunters; fa mous for his whist ling which fatigued him so much, that he invented pipes to blow on. PLUTUS- —The god of Riches ; represented with j wings. Pomona —The goddess of Orchards and Fruit trees. DOMESTIC POSTAGE. Newstwt'kks. Magazines, and Periodical* sent from a known office of publication,“ or by newsdealers’ to actual subscribers, postage to w prepaid in bulk by publishers and newsdealers, *t office of mailing, and go free to subscribers. Letters .*1 cents each it oz.; Drop Letters at let ter-carrier office. 2 cents ; Drop Letters at *** letter-carrier offices, 1 cent. Transient matter embracing newspaper*, circulars, and other printed matter, seeds, cutting*, bulbs, roots and scions, books, merchandise and samples. 1 cent for each oZ. Registered Letter* 8 cents in addition to regular postage. Post-Office Money Orders.— Attention i* called to the Money Order system, as a safe and cheap method of transmitting money through mails. Orders are issued in sums of not mor* than fifty' dollars. Larger sums can b* transmitted hy additional Orders. On Orders not 1 exceeding 810. 5 cents ; over 810 and not exceed ing 840, 20 cents ; over 840 and not exceeding SSO, { 25 cents. INTEREST RULES. For finding the interest on any principal for any ; number of days. The answer in each case being in cents, separate the two right hand figures of l answer to express in dollars and cents : Four per cent.—Multiply the principal by the number of days to run ; seperate right-hand iiguß from product! and divide by!). Five per cent.—Multiply by number of day*, j and divide by 72. Six per cent.—3fultiply by number of day*, seperate right-band figure, and divide by 6. Eight per cent.—3lultiply by number of day*, and divide by 45. Nine per cent.—3lultiply by number of day*, seperate right-hand figure, and divide by’ 4. Ten per cent.—3lultiply’ by number of day*, and divide by JO. Twelve per cent.—Multiply by number of day*, seperate right hand figure, and divide by 3. Fifteen per cent.—Multiply by r number of day*, and divide by 24. Eighteen per cent.—Multiply by number of day*, seperate right-hand figure, and divide by 2. Twenty per cent.—Multiply hy number of day*, and divide by 18. , Twenty-four per cent.—Multiply by’ number #* days, and divide by' 15. USEFUL TABLE EOR FARMERS. 4 inches make one band. 50 lbs. Corn make one bushel. 50 lbs. Rye make one bushel. 60 lbs. Wheat make one bushel. 00 lbs. Clover Seed make one bushel. 100 lbs. Flour make one barrel. 200 lbs. Beef or Pork makes one bbl. 32 lbs. Oats make one busfiel. 00 lbs. Potatoes make one bushel. 14 pounds make one stone. 3 miles make one league. G feet make one fan thorn. A perch of stone is 162 feet long, 1$ feet thid and 1 foot high. or24f cubic feet. A mile is 320 rods—l,7oo yards— s,2Bo 03,360 inches. An acre is 4.840 square yard—l3,s6o sq*“ feet—0,272,640 square inches. COUNTING. 12 units arc one dozen. 12 dozen one gross. 20 units one score. 5 scores one hundred. PAPER. 24 sheets one quire. 20 quires one reams 2 reams one bundle. 5 bundles one bale. Recipes.— To drive cabbage worms away. China tree leaves on them. To kill lice on take one gallon of ashes, three spoonsful of and one of sulphur; mix amWq>rinklc it on wp* twe with dew. A sure remedy.