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pmmaf ? epattownt. THE DEVIL'S PUTTY AND TARNISH. When a man cams to the konklusion that he would like to kill sum boddy at thirty paces, he imagines that he has bin wronged, and sends hiz best friend a challenge to fite a dewell; tha meet, and an elegant murder is committed; the cracks in this transaction are puttyed up, and then varnished over, bi being callea "an affair of honor."? When a man robs a saving bank, or goes tew Europe on the last steamer, with the stolen receipts ov a sanitary kommittee m his pocket, akommittee ov investigation are got together to examine the stait of affairs, and unanimously report "a diskrepansy in his ackounts." 2 yung men hire a hoss ana buggy at a livri stable, and go into the kuntry on Sunaa. Tha stop at the fust tavern tha meet, and invest in some ardent speerits. The more tha histe in, the more tha drive, till bi and bi a devv 1 ^ 1 ^ o /loTnlich frtlttar liisn Dnage ups lucm u?u uw <* ^ - that sumboddy haz lef in the side ov the road, and tha are all killed, inclooding the hoss and the buggy. This is called a "Fatal acksident." A man and his wife are living in the middle of joy an consolashun, tha are surrounded on awl sides by a yung ana interesting familee, their bread is cut thin and buttered on Doth sides and the edges, but the destroyer enters the family, the wife wants a nu silk gown, the man sez he "be d?d if she duz," and she 4 4be d?d if she don't" One words brings on another tell tha fite, both of them lose awl the hair in their heds, and 2 full sets of false teeth, the thing ends in a divorce, the man runs away tew Australia bi the overland route, the woman marry'8 a cirkus rider at 40 dollars a month, the children are adopted bi sum sunda school, ana are brought up on nomopathy. This furnishes a collum and a half in the neuspaper. under the hed of 4'Disturbance ov the married relation." A youth of 21 summers begins life with 36 thousand dollars. Several hosses belong tew him, there are several fast wimmin that he belongs tew, all the tavern j keepers are hiz patrons, faro banks are built for his amusement, consolidated lotterys are chartered on purpose tew make him happee; nothing is left unaun tew make him feel gooa. He wakes up about the 25th of next May without a dollar in his pocket, and a host of warm friends on hiz hands, without any vizible means ov supporting them. He takes an akount of stock, he buys a pint oy rum and 4 yards of bed cord, the one makes him limber while the other makes nim stiff. The putty and varnish in this kase iz: "Driven tew desperashun on account of finanshul pressure.'' A rale rode trane stands snorting in front ov the depoe, the last bel iz ringin, the kars are full ov souls that belong to different individuals: the konductor is Bourbon, that belong to the devil, the engineer labors under an attack ov Jamaka for the bronketis, the switchman liked a little good old iye, the kars aiskount 45 miles a hour, 2 tranes try tew pass each other on the same track, it kant be did suckoessfully; the mangled and ded are kounted bi stores, a searching investigashun takes plase, the community iz satisfied, because it was an "unavoidable katastophre." The devil furnishes putty and varnish, free ov expense, tew hide the frauds and guilt of men. All of which iz respectfully committed bi ARTEMUS WARD. SHORT SERMON FROM A HARD-SHELL. "There's nine men standin' at the dore and they all sed they'd take shugar in ther'n." Sich, friends and brethering? was the talk, in a wurdly cents, wunst common in this our ainshunt land: but the dais is gon by, and the sun runs diy, and no man can say to his naber, hoo art thou, man, and will you take any more shugar in your ( kaughfey? , But the words of our tex has a difrunt and more , perticklereer meening than this. Thar they stood at the dore on a cola wintur's morning, two Babtiss and two Methodiss and five Lutharians, and the tother one was a publican. And they all with one vois said they wouldn't dirty thirfeet in a dram shop, but if the publican would go and git the drinks they'd pay for 'em. And they all cried out and eveiy man sed, "I'll take mine with shugar, for it won't feel good to drink the stuff without sweetnin." So the publi- , kin marched in. and the barkeeper sed, "What wantye ?" and ne answered and sed, "A drink." "How will ye have it ?" 1 'Plane and straight.'' says he; "for it ain't no use wasting shugar to cir- , cumsalvate akafortis. But there's nine more a standing at the dore, and they all sed they'd take shugar in ther'n." Pnends and brethering, it aint only the licker of J sperits that is drunk in this rounderbout and un- , derhand way, but it is the licker of all sorts of hu- ( man wickednis in like manner. Thar's the licker , of maKs, that many of you drinks to the drugs, but yure sure to sweeten it with the shugar of selfiustification. Thar's the licker of averis that sum keeps behind the curtain for constant use, but they always has it well mixed with the sweetnin of prudence and ekonimy. Thar's the licker of sell-luv that some men drinks by the gallon, but thev al ' - * .1.1 X? XT^ ways puts 111 lots uv tne sugar uv taxe Keer ui nu, 1. And lastly, thar's the licker uv extorshun, which the man sweetens according to circumstances. If he's in the flour line, he'll say the pore'U be better off eatin korn bread; if he's in the cloth line, why it's a good thing to larn em tu make their clotn at home; if he's in the leather line, it'll larn 'em the needcessity of taking better keer uv shoes. "And thar's nine more a standin at the dore, and they all sed they'd take shugar in ther'n." cut friends and brethering, thar's a time cuming and a place fixing, where thare'll be no "standin at the dore" to call for "shugar in ther'n." But they'll have to go rite in and take the drink square up to the front; and the barkeeper'11 be old Satun and nobody else; and he'll give tnem "sugar in ther'n" you'd better believe it, and it'll be shugar of led. and red hot led at that, as sure as your name's Conshunce Dodger. And you'll be entitled to your rashuns three times a day, if not more frequentlier, and if you dont like it you'll have to lump it, and so may the old Nick close down upon all our silk palverin around the plane ole pools of brotherly luv, and ginirosity ana feller-feelin, and fair play! Amen. Total Abstinence.?A young lady, who was a firm advocate of total abstinence, when riding from her father's country seat to a neighboring village, met a young man on foot, who was carrying a suspicious looking jug. She at once reined in her horse and asked him what he had in his jug. Looking up with a comical leer, he simply winked one eye and smacked his lips, to indicate that it contained something good. The young lady, supposing he meant alcohol, immediately began to talk temperance, but her auditor requested the privilege of first asking just one simple little question. "What is it?" she inquired. "It is this." he replied. "Why is my jug like your side-saddle ?" She couldn't tell. "It's because it holds a gal-on," said he. 4 'What trifling ?'' exclaimed the indignant young lady, and then continued: "Young man, ao you not perceive?" "Just one more question," interrupted her auditor, "and then I'm done. Why is my jug also like the assembly room of a female seminary at roll-call?" "I'm sure I don't know," petulantly replied the young lady. "Well, it's because it's full o'lasses," said the incorrigible auditor. The fair lecturer touched her spirited horse with the whip and was soon out of hearing of the rude young man's laughter. Selling a "Subject. "?A man sitting one evening in an ale-house, thinking how to get provisions for the next day, saw a iellow deaa drunk upon the opposite bench. "Do you not wish to get rul of this sot'.'" said he to the landlord. "1 ao, and half a crown shall speak my thanks," was the reply. '"Agreed," said the other;'"get me a sack.' A sack was procured, and put over the drunken guest. Away trudged the man with his burden; tul he came to the house of a noted resurrectionist, at whose door he knocked. "Who's there?" said a voice from within. "I have brought you a subject," replied the man; "so come, quick, give me my fee." The money was immediately paid, and the sack with its contents deposited in the surgery. The motion of quick walking had nearly recovered the poor victim, who, before the other had been gone two minutes, endeavored to extricate himself from the sack. The purchaser, enraged at being thus outwitted, ran after the man who had deceived him, collared him, and cried out. "Why, you dog, the man's alive!" "Alive!" saia the other: "so much the better; kill him when you want him.'' A lady made a call upon a friend who had lately been married. When her husband came home to dinner she said: "I have been to see Mrs. ." "Well," replied the husband, "I suppose she is very happy." "Happy? I should think she ought to be. she has a camel's hair shawl, two-third's bcler 1 ' j^twttltoral fepartraeut. \ From the Southern Cultivator. THE KITCHEN GARDEN. f Continue to complete all unfinished operations, heretofore directed, such as the preparation of the 7 ground, by trenching, digging, laying out and ap- h plying manures. This is the busy season in Southern gardens. Your beds should have been deeply dug or sub-soiled during the preceding month, and heavily manured upon tne surface, ana the manure jj lightly covered witn the plow. Manures applied ? deeply have comparatively but little immediate effect. Want of manure is the great want of Southern gardens, and for this cause only, Lettuce and ? Cabbage refuse to head, Radishes grow slowly, and are peppery and stringy?Onions will not button, Turnips are of-small size, hot and fibrous, s Beets are late and lack sweetness?in short every thing falls in succulence, flavor and earliness. Insects are more troublesome on the feeble plants of unmanured gardens. We saw at Cincinnati more manure piled up to be applied to market gardens v of two or three acres, already black with fatness, ^ than our planters put upon pian unions wuve llUli- 1 dred acres, garden and all. What is the use of v plowing, digging, hanrowing, sowing, weeding and noeing, unless there is richness enough in the soil ? to make a first-rate crop. To those who lack good compost manure, we advise the application 01 Pe- f ruvian Guano, as a surface dressing, sown now, and a lightly plowed in?500 lbs. per acre will be none toomucn. Apply, also, Super Phosphate of Lime, r with the seed, ana as there is a great difference in v the value of this axticle, get the best We never a intend hereafter, to plant Radishes. Turnips, Cab- ? bage, and a good many other garden crops, with- f out a liberal dressing of Super Phosphate. Fresh stable manure should no longer be applied, except s to where corn, beans and the later and coarser y crops are to be grown. Reserve the rest carefully and what is not needed for hot-beds, make into 0 compost, with turf, swamp earth, or leaf mould.? Press forward the work in good weather or you will e find yourself behind hand the coming month.? Still do not be hasty in sowing. In this latitude, a the* main crops of hardy vegetables should not be committed to the earth until nearly the last of the 7 month. Early crops, if not already put in, of Peas Irish Potatoes, TurnipSj Carrots, Lettuce, Cabbage, ;s' Radishes, and the main crop of Onions, Leeks, >Parsley and Spinach, should De planted at once.? i Cover fine seeds, and indeed, all seeds, with fine a soil. Do not expect the vegetative force of seeds ? to press upward the tender shoot through small 11 rocks, or hard lumps of clay. v The last of the month, plant early Corn, Okra, n Beets, Carrots and Parsnips. ^ Roots of all kinds should be set out in plaoe, as sage, Thyme, Rhubarb, Seakle, &c. If you have ? no Asparagus bed, procure roots, if possible, and make one at once. If you cannot get roots, sow 5 the seed, and raise young plants to form the bed next season. ^ Cabbages raised in hot beds, or kept over in a J: cold frame, may be planted out the last of the 11 month. We succeed better with Winter Cabbage, 8 if sown in April. 1 Rnt. beds and cold frames should now all be put in requisition to bring forward early Tomatoes, L Peppers, Egg Plants, &c. 0 IMPROVED FARMING IMPLEMENTS. u There is a great deal of force in what the Augus- v ta (Ga.) Chronicle and Sentinel says upon a veiy important subject to farmers and planters. Now ft that the negroes can no longer be forced to do a t; moderate day's work, says that paper, the agricul- e tural interest of the South must suffer for the want v of proper, persisting and patient toil, unless the evil can be remedied by the introduction of cheap, t simple and durable mechanical contrivances, which s will enable the Southern planters to accomplish the t necessary amount of work to cultivate and prepare ? for market the crops which, in former years, were c produced by the compulsory labor of slaves. * ** e We confess that we nave not very strong faith in t the willingness of the negroes to perform their T work with such efficiency as will secure large re- ( suits. We think that we should begin to look a- p bout for such mechanical aids as will enable us to | cultivate the usual number of acres without the la- t bor which we have formerly bestowed upon them. c We want ploughing machines, grubbing machines, a improved cultivators, and all the modern appliances of mechanical skill which are used in Europe and f in the Northern and Western States. Tne old p styles of one-horse ploughing, by which an acre or y an acre and a half were Scratched' over in one day, a must give way to the gang plough or sulky cultivator, with which from ten to twelve acres are thoroughly prepared for the seed, or the young crop cultivated. The farmers of the Western States have already discovered that their lands can be made ten times v more valuable by the introduction and use of these I modern appliances for cultivating a crop._ They s are already far in advance of the i ankees, in their t invention and use of farm implements. Indeed, the s Western fanner does now nearly the whole of his t farm work with those new machines. ****** ^ What machinery has thus done for the West it will* u do for the South, now that free labor is substituted v for that of slaves. We see no reason why the cot- g ton and sugar fields of a great part of the South should not be tilled by machinery. The slaves, ig- e norant and careless because they had no interest in ii the work, used only the rudest and clumsiest tools; t but in the hands of intelligent freedmen, the rotary r spader, or steam plow, or cultivator, can be used t to great advantage on level ground devoid of rocks, r roots and stumps. t > > c U/vnimrnM ai> riortBc ?Ttio nbvsinlfiPV of nlants c JLtUl*'\AIV^ v/r vwviw. m-v ? a? ? A is such, says the Rural New Yorker, that scarcely t any two of them take from the ground or the at- ^ mosphere the same kind of nutriment in equal pro- I portions. Hence it follows thftt in continuous crop- * ping, of the same product, much of the productive power of the soil and of the fertilizers combi- J ned with it is lost or remains inert. This loss may * be retrieved by a judicious system of rotation, by which means all the elements of growth are brought * into successive action and rendered available for * farm products. _ t Perhaps the order of the crops is not of special t importance. One might begin a system of roots; j follow with cereals, peas, anu beans, and then pas- ! ture or meadow, according to the tastes or necessi- * ties of the farmer. Some lands will do well in pas- ? ture for a series of years. So of the meadow, but * as a general rule, the best results are attained by changes every three or four years at the most. If J oftener made, the chances 01 remuneration are be- < lieved to be improved, while the soil is relieved from 1 the thousand noxious plants which impair its vital- 1 ity without returning anything of value by way of * recompense. t Children's Feet. ? Life-long discomfort, dis- { ease and death often come to children through the 1 inattention or carelessness of the parents. A child 1 should never be allowed to go to sleep with cold feet; 1 the thing to be last attended to, see that the feet < are dry and warm ; neglect of this has often result- ' ed in a dangerous attack of croup, diptheria or fa- J tal sore throat Always on coming from school, on 1 entering the house from a visit or errand in rainy, muddy, or thawing weather, the child's shoes 1 should be removed, and the mother should herself ( ascertain if the stockings are the least damn, and if so, they should be taken off, the feet held be- ' fore the fire and rubbed with the hand till perfectly 1 dry, and another pair of stockings and another pair < of shoes be put on, and the other shoes and stock- ( ings should be placed where they can be well dried, J so as to be ready for future use at a moment's notice. 1 A Vine Near the Door.?The Massachusetts 5 Ploughman well says that a traveler over a country ' road would instinctively have his eye caught and his thoughts somewhat tangled up by a fine vine j growing vigorously near the door of a home. It La, not JinOT cnmllnr hiimhlfi flint, homo ' UUUO UUb UiUtiA/1 uv ?f v. ???v ..V.MV may be, it is raised in esteem of any observing passer-by holding up the suggestive shelter of a ' vine. It expresses love in the house, thoughtful- , ncss for what is at once graceful and appropriate, pure and healthy domestic sentiment, and a spirit of contented happiness which many a one goes the " world over to fina, and looks for in vain. Such a simple home ornament as this is a token for all men to see, that the dwellers beneath the roof it adds expression to, are persons of feeling for what is true and lovely, for native refinement and quiet happiness. There should not be a farm-house in the land without a vine some where contiguous. ^ Salt and Ashes for Horses.?Those keep- Jj ing horses should", twice a week, throw in a hand- i ful to each of salt and ashes. Mix them by put- ]( ting in three parts of salt to one of ashes. Horses v relish this, and it will keep their hair soft and fine. a It will prevent bots, colic, etc. A little ground t sulphur mixed with salt and ashes, and given once in two or three weeks, is also beneficial. All domestic animals will be thus benefitted. j _ c 5&*Go to strangers for charity, acquaintances s for advice, and relatives for nothing?and you will h always have a supply. t" Reading for the tiWrtn. THE BEST FUN. "Now, boys, I'll tell you how we can have some un," said Freddie B??to his companions, rho had assembled on a beautiful moonlight evenQgfor sliding, snow-balling and fun generally. "How?" ^ Where?" "What is it?" asked sevral eager voices all at once. "I heard Widow M tell a man a little while go," replied Freddie, "that she would go over nd sit up with a sick child to-night Now, as oon as she is gone, let's go and make a big snow aan on her door-step, so that when she returns he cannot get into her house without first knockag him down." Capital!" ' 'First rate I" ' 'Hooray I'' shouted ome of the boys. "See here," said Charlie N , "I'll tell you he best fun." "What is it?" again inquired several at ome. "Wait awhile," said Cnarlie. "Who's got a rood-saw?" "I have!" "So have I," answered three of the oys. "But what in the world do you wjint a rood-saw for?" "You shall see." replied Charlie. "It is alaost eight o'clock now, so go and get your saws. r? ^ JJ-- ?J vr_.i 7 Lou, rrcuuie auu xiutuau, uu ^ ***** et a shovel. Let us all be here in fifteen minutes, nd then I'll show you." The boys separated to go on their several erands, each wondering what the fun could be, and rhat possible use could be made of wood-saws and xes in their play. But Charlie was not only a reat favorite with them all, but also an acknowldged leader, and they fully believed in him and in is promise. Their curiosity gave elasticity to their teps. and they were soon assembled. Now," said Charlie, "Mrs. M is gone, for met her as I was coming back; so let's be off at nee." "But what are you going to do ?" inquired sevral impatient members of tne party. "You shall see directly," saia the leader, as they pproached the humble residence of Mrs. M . "Now, boys." said Charlie, "you see that pile of rood; a man nauled it here this afternoon, and I ieard Mrs. M tell him, that unless she got ome one to saw it to night, she would have scarce,r anything to make a fire with in the morning.? fow we can saw and split that pile of wood just bout as easy as we can build a great snow man, nd when Mrs. M comes home from her watchig she will be fully as much surprised to find her rood sawed, as she would to find a great snow lan on her door-step, and a great deal more pleasntly surprised, too. What say you ? Will you o it?" One or two of the boys rather demurred at first, 'hey didn't like to saw wood, they said. But. the lajority were in favor of Charlie's project; so they nallv joined in and went to work with a will. "111 go around to the back of the shed," said Iharlie, "and crawl through the window and unisten the door. Then we 11 take turns in savring, plitting and carrying in the wood; and I want to lie it up real nice, and so shovel all the snow away rom the door; and a good wide path, too, from lie door to the street?won't it be fun, when she omes home and sees it?" The boys began to appreciate the ftin, for they sit that they were doing a good deed, and indiviaally experienced that self-satisfaction and joy rhicli, always results from well doing. T* O 1rtn<T anrl OTOftriKfimfi iflh fiir Seven 11 ?Yao UVSV <* 1V11K UUVA ieaJthy and robust Doys, to saw, split and pile up bo poor widow'shalf a oord of wood, and to ahov1 a good path. And when it was done, so jjreat ras their pleasure and satisfaction, that one of the oys who objected to the work at first, proposed hat they should go to a neighboring carpenter's hop, (where plenty of shavings could be had for he carrying away,) and each bring an armful of indling wood. The proposition was readily aceeded to, and this done they repaired to their sevral homes, all of them more than satisfied with he "ftin" of the evening. And next morning, rhen the weary widow returned from the watching >y the sick bed, and saw what was done, she was ileasantly surprised ; and aflewards, when a neighlor (who had, unobserved, watched the labors of he boys,) told how it was done, her fervent invo* ation, "God bless the boys," was of itself an bundant reward for their labors. Ah! boys and girls! the best fun is always bund in doing something useful. This is the deberate opinion of a gray-headed old man; but if ou doubt it. in the least, just try for yourselves, nd j'ou will be fully convinced. from the Boys and Girls' Monthly. VEGETABLE WONDERS. There are two great books we should all erideaor to study; the first, and greatest, is the book of levelation; _ the teachings of which should be tored away in ourveiy inmost hearts; the second, he book of Nature, is ever spread out before us, o that whichever way we turn our eves its beauios and wonders meet our view. Let us now, towevor, take a peep at a ffew Botanical wonders, uostly of foreign countries. Botany is the science vhicli treats of plants, and is one of the three yeat divisions of Natural History. A gentleman who spent many years in Califorlia, told me that while there he was one day walkng by a tree that had been felled, which was so hic.k that a covered wagon, drawn Dy four horses, rnssed on the other side, and though he heard it, (e could not see it till he walked round into the oad. In the neighborhood of the Sonora valley, here are a great number of immense trees, some if them 30 teet in diameter, and 400 feet in height; me that is hollow and has fallen down, is so large hat a man can ride through it on horseback.? Some of these celebrated trees are known by name: father Pine, the Three Sisters, Mother Tree, dother and Son, Twin Sisters, rioneer's Cabin, iiamese Twins. Guardian if the Times, Uncle Pom's Cabin, rride of the Forest, Beauty of the iVoods and Two Friends, are the largest. Humboldt describes what he calls the Shirt tree, rhich grows on the slopes of the Cerra Duida, in South America. It is about fifty feet high; and he Indians cut off a piece about two feet in diameer, and as long as they wish their shirt, and then, vitbout cutting down the bark, strip it off carefiily. It is fibrous, resembles coarse cloth, and is of i red color. Two holes are made for the arms to to through, and this seamless shirt is ready for ise. You all have very probably heard of the Breadwhich grows on the islands of the Pacific >cean. The fruit is about the size of a child's lead-; and when gathered before it is perfectly ipe. and baked in the ashes, becomes a wholeiorne bread, somewhat resembling wheat bread in asto. There is a tree called the Milk-tree, or the Cowree, which grows in Venezuela. When the bark s cut, a rich juicy sap runs out, which is, in taste ind color, very much like cream. It flows most ibundantly in the morning, and at sunrise, orowds if natives arc to be seen hastening to these vege1able cows to procure their morning's beverage.? [ have also read of a tree that yields a substance rerv much like butter. ^ The Tallow-tree grows in great abundance in South America, ana beautiful cakes of Tallow are >btainod from it, by simply melting the nuts. In Mexico, there is a tree that is soft enough to ie cut in any form when green; but in a tew years, vhether buried or exposed to the air, the wood becomes petrified ; so that a man may build a wood;n house of it, and in a few years have a fire-proof stone building. T - - v/r A L? The J cory-nut-tree grows in uinereni parts ui South America, and when the nut is fresli it can je cut in any form j but exposure to the air harIcns it, so that it is almost exactly like ivory.? Most of us have seen little articles made of it The Cannon-ball tree of Guinea, is another cu ious plant The nuts resemble immense cannon jails, and when they burst from the shell make a wise like the firing of a gun. 2seur the centre of the island of Fierro; one of lie Canary group, which is almost destitute of yells and springs, there is a large ever-green tree, torn the leaves and branches of which, clear water jontinually drons, so that the cisterns that are built iround it are Kept constantly filled. It is called he Raining tree, and seems to be supplied with vater by a cloud that always rests on the top of it. Mrs. A. 11. Dickson. The Mother.?My dear youth! Thy mother s thy best earthly friend. The world may forget 'ou ?thy mother ne:ver, never; the world may rilfully do you many wrongs?thy mother never; he world may persecute you while living, and when lead, plant the ivy and the nightshade of slander ipou yourgrassless grave ?but thy mother will ove and cherish you while living, and, if she surives you, will weep for you when dead, such tears s none but a mother knows how to weep. Love hy Mother! Love thy Mother! A Sweet ThoTtoht.?"This little fellow," said lartin Luther of a little bird going to roost, "has hosen his shelter, and is quieuy rocking himself to leep. without a care for to-morrow's lodging; calm7 holding by his little twig, and having God alone o think of him." IpsMlaiwfluai jtotidb. IMPERTINENCE. Some writer, who is evidently an unpardoned rebel, in a letter to the Richmond Dispatch, thus uncharitably refers to the loyal citizens who have been elevated to positions of honor and trust by the legal voters of this county. He writes from Sbepj herdstown, that super-loyal town, which has now the honor of being the county seat of Jefferson: "The Senator from this district was engaged during the war in smuggling whiskey and other goods to the rebels, and while revenue officer he gave permits to known rebels to buy goods and carry them through the lines; yet he took the iron-clad oath, though it must be said he_always ran away when any Confederate soldiers visited this region, and on one occasion was seen making for the 'other side of Jordan' with his wife's unmentionables on, which he had seized in his haste. The delegate, ?oo, from this county, sold, by contract, corn, hay, and bacon to the rebel government, and hauled them twenty-two miles to deliver them, and would have continued to do so if the money had kept good; yet he has taken the iron-clad oath. One of our magistrates made boots and shoes all through the war for rebel soldiers, and on one oceasirm shmilrlorwt his musket to nrevent the Yan kees from capturing a wagon carrying provisions to rebel soldiers; yet he has taken the iron-clad oath. Yet these are the men that voted to deprive honest men of citizenship, of the franchise, of the right to collect money due them, to serve as guardians, judiciaries, and administrators. The Evening Before the Wedding. ? I will tell you, continued her aunt to Louisa, two things which I have fully proved. The first will go far toward preventing the possibility of any discord after marriage: the second, the best and surest preservative ot feminine character. ' 'Tell me,'! said Louisa anxiously. "The first is this. Demand of your bridegroom as soon as the marriage ceremony is over; a solemn vow, and promise yourself, never, even m jest, to dispute or express any disagreement I tell you never ??for what begins in mere bantering will end in serious earnest. Avoid expressing any irritation at one another's words. Mutual forbearance is the one great secret of domestic happiness. If you have erred, confess it freely, even if confession costs you some tears. Further, promise faithfully and solemnly never, upon any pretext or excuse, to have any secrets or concealments from each other, but keep your private affairs from father, mother, brother, sister and the world. Let them be known only to each other and your God. Remember that any third person admitted into your confidence becomes a party to stand between you, and will naturally side with one or the other. Promise to avoid this, and renew the vow upon every temptation.? It will preserve that perfect confidence, that union which will indeed make you as one. 0, if the newly married would but practice this spring of connubial peace, how many unions would be happy which are now miserable.1 ?Knickerbocker. Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Masons.? At the regular annual convocation of the Grand Royal Arcn Chapter of Masons of South Carolina, held in this city, the following officers were elected and installed: M.\ E.\ R. S. Bruns, Grand High Priest, Charleston. M.E, \ B, Rush Campbell, Deputy Grand High Priest Laurens. R. \ E.". Montgomery Moses, Grand King, Sumter. R. \ E.'. C. M. Miller, Grand Scribe, Laurens. R,\ E.\ C. F. Jackson, Grand Treasurer, Columbia. E.'. Ebenezer Thayer, Grand Secretary, Charleston. M.Rev. Thomas P. Rayzor, Grand Chaplain, Branchville. E.'. H. H. Miller, Grand Captain of Host, Charleston. 4 E.Geo. P. Wood, Grand Royal Arch Captain, Charleston. E. \ Thos. Allison, Sentinel, Charleston. Resolutions were adopted to present Bro. A. G. Mackey a suitable testimonial for past services, and also to present a testimonial to Bro. R. S. Bruns for his uble and elaborate report on Foreign Correspondence, also resolutions of respect to tne memory of Bro. David Ramsay.?Charleston Courier. "Impossible."?The word "impossible" was hateful to Chatham, as it is to all vigorous natures who reoognize the talent, the reserved power in men and nations. "Never let me hear that foolish word again," said Mirabeau. "Impossible? it is not French," said Napoleon. My Lord Anson, at the Admiralty, sends word to Chatham, then confined to his chamber by one of his most violent attacks of the gout, that it is impossible for him to fit out a naval expedition within the period to which he is limited, ''Impossible," cried Chatham, glaring at the messenger; "who talks to me of impossible r' Then starting to his feet, and forcing out great drops of agony from his brow with the excruciating torment ot the effort, he exclaimed : "Tell Lord Anson that he serves under a Minister who treads upon impossibilities.'' One of his contemporaries calls all tnis ranting. ' 'Lord Chatham's rants," he says "are amazing." But a statesman who indulged in such fine rants as Quebec and Minden, who ranted France out of Germany, America and India, and ranted England into a power of the first class, is a ranter infinitely to be preferred to those cOol and tasteful politicians who ruin the country they govern with so much decorous duncery and grave and dignified feebleness. An Apt Illustration, ? Hon. A. H. Ward, of Kentucky, in a speech before Congress, narrated the following as an illustration of what condition the Southern States would be after they shall have passed through the "course of sprouts" prepared tor them by the radical party: There was a tuan once came to ray neighborhood and preached what he called the doctrine of restoration in reference to a higher and a better world. He said that all sinners would finally be restored to walk the streets of the New Jerusalem; but he said they would first have to go to the place of perdition, the pit that burns with fire ana brimstone, and stay there until they had expiated all their sins. An old man who was present and heard him, one who was noted more for his straightforwarc and blunt language than for his piety, got up and said: "Why, brother, after I have been in that sulphur and fire burning long enough to have my sins burned out of me, don't you think I would be a d?d pretty singe cat to go to Heaven ?'' [Great laughter.] And that is what the gentleman is pleased to call a perfection of the Republic. Happy Fellow.?The local editor of the Danville (Va.) Time* is the most contented man we know of. Hear him: _ We are happy in being no more miserable ? no wood ? no money ? snow three inches deep, and more, we fear, coining?ink frozen ? roller ditto ? the devil with a bad cold, and our heels frostbitten. We don't care a constitutional for the country; it may sink or swim; the probability now is, it will freeze. Fact is, we've been out so long in the cold, we are indifferent, and don't know that we'd "stand treat" if Uncle Sam would offer to take us in. We are pretty much in the temper of the obstinate urchin who had kicked the cover off and woke his "mammy" in the night, crying out "he was cold." "Well, pull the cover on you, Johnny," said she. "Shan't do it," replied the youth; "durned if I don't freeth furthst f" The Baptists in tiie United States.?Tliere are in the United States and in the territories 12,075 Baptist churches, with 1,043,641 members, and 8,038 ordained ministers. These figures are from returns made in 1805, with the exception of twelve of the Southern States, in which the statistics are for 1860. Of the States making returns in 1805, New York stands highest, the numbers being 826 churches, with 89,107 members, and 745 ordained ministers. The six New England States have an aggregate of 897 churches, with 97,071 members, and 799 ministers. There are 29 colleges in the United States under Baptist influence. [ The oldest of these is Brown University, founded in 1764, and the youngest is at Chicago, founded [in 1859. There are 13 Baptist theological institutions. fiSTJosh Billings replies to some parent: "I can't tell you the best way to bring up a boy; but if I had one that didn't lie well enough to suit me, I think I would set him in a dry goods store.? Probably the best way to bring up a boy in the way he should go, is to travel that way ourselves, once in a while. Still there is much uncertainty. I have seen them brought up as careful as a lap dog, and then go to destruction as soon as they could strike the track. And then, again, I have seen them taken out of gutters, and they would wash up like diamonds. Raising boys is a good deal like raising colts. If you don't get more than one out of ten that is a fast one, you are doing first rate." Indian Superstition.?A peculiar superstition exists among all the Indians 01 the Pacific coast, and is adhered to with such tenacity as to be a great obstacle to their civilization. Whenever a death occurs in one of their houses they leave it and burn the building. No efforts of the agents have been able to eradicate this foolish custom. So long as this superstition exists among them it will be difficult to improve their condition by inducing them to reside in permanent homes,, and thus adopt even the first step necessary to their civilization. Occasionally a family evades what they consider the fatal consequences of a death by removing the sufferer before he expires to some temporary hut erected for the purpose. Thus by adopting an expedient which the agents have taught them, they sometimes save their residences at the cost of the less expensive building, which is always destroyed by fire. Clerical Joke.?A few years since when Rev. Dock Hawks, the celebrated Episcopal clergyman, was about leaving New York for the South, he was waited upon by the vestrymen of a small church in Westchester county, and urgently solicited to 1 take charge of the same. The Rev. Doctor graciously received the committee, but respectfully declined the proposal urging, as a chief objection that J the salary, though large for the Darish they repre- j sented, would be inadequate for his expenses, having a considerable family of small children to educate and provide for. One of the committee re- 1 plied: ; "The Lord will take care of them; he has promised to hear the young ravens when they cry and to provide for them.'' 1 'Wery true," said the reverend gentleman; "but he has not promised to provide for the young Hawks."?New World. Attachment of a Wife.?Daniel Webster once said: ' 'There is nothing upon this earth that can compare with the faithful attachment of a wife; no creature who, for the object of her lovej is so indomitable, so persevering, so ready to suffer and die. Under the most depressing circumstances, woman's weakness becomes a mightrp power, her timidity becomes fearless courage, all her shrinking and sinking passes away, and her spirit acquires the firmness of Marble?adamantine firmness? when circumstances drive her to put forth all her energies under the inspiration of her affections." Economy.?When a Spaniard eats a peach or pear by the roadside, wherever he is, he digs a hole m the ground with his foot, and covers the seed. Consequently, all oyer Spain by the road sides and elsewhere, fruit in great abundance tempts the taste, and is ever free. Let this practice be imitated in this country, and the very wanderer will be blessed, and bless the hand that ministered to his comfort and joy. We are bound to leave the world as good, or better, than we found it, and he is a selfish churl who basks under the shadow and eats the fruits of trees which other hands have planted, if he will not also plant trees which shall yield fruit to the coming generations. Efficacy of Onions.?A writer says: "We are troubled often with severe coughs, the result of colds of standing, which may turn to consumption or premature death. Hard coughs cause sleepless nights by constant irritation in the throat, and a strong effort to throw off offensive matter from the lungs. The remedy I propose has been tried by me, and recommended by me with good result, which is simply to take into the stomach before re- 1 tiring for the night a piece of raw onion, after chewing. This esculent in an uncooked state is very ' heating, and collects the waters from the lungs and , throat, causing immediate relief to the patient" STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, York. District. < WHEREAS, THOMAS WHITESIDES hasapplied to me for Letters of Administration, : on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of THOS. L. WHITESIDES, late of the District aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and 1 singular, the kindred and creditors of the said de- 1 ceased, to be and appear before me at our next Ordinary's Court for the said District, to be holden at York Court House on the TWENTY-SEVENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY inst., to show cause, 1 if any, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and Seal, this 13th day of 1 February, in the year of our Lord one thousand ' eight hundred and sixty-seven, and in the 91st 1 year of the Independence of the United States of America. F. C. HARRIS, 0. Y. D? February 21 43 2t STATE OF SOUTH CAEOLINA, York District. WHEREAS, A. A. BARNETT has applied to me for Letters of Administration on all and singular, the goods and chattels, rights and credits of WM. S. BARNETT, late of the District aforesaid, deceased. These are, therefore, to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindredand creditors of the said deceased, to be and appear before me, at our next ( Ordinary's Court for the said District, to be hold- i en at York Court House on the SIXTH DAY OF , MARCH next, to shew cause, if any, why the ; said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand and Seal, this 19th day of , February, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, and in the 91st year of the Independence of the United States j of America. F. C. HARRIS, 0. Y. D. < February 21 43 2t E. E. STOKES, ; BOOK - BINDER, AND ! BLANK-BOOK MANUFACTURER, Opposite J. C. Dial's Hardware Store, MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. BLANK-BOOKS Ruled to anv Pattern, Paged 1 and Bound in the best Possible Manner, with Printed Headings when required. The attention of Clerks, Sheriffs, Ordinaries, Commissioners in Equity, Railroad Officials, and all public officers is particularly invited. A large stock of BLANK-BOOK PAPER, of the 1 Best Quality, always on hand. Special attention given to the binding of Music, old Books and Files, and all other work in plain ' or ornamental style. j Orders sent to, and contracts made directly with me, will save money, as I am prepared to do work at a very small advance on New York Prices. ! My business motto is "Promptness, Economy and Substantial Work." E. R. STOKES, Columbia, S. C. November 29, I860. 32 tf ' ESTABLISHED 1854. Lengniek Sell, Importers and Wholesale DEALERS IN MILLINERY, STRAW AND FANCY GOODS, N. E. Corner Meeting and Market Sts., CHARLESTON, S. C., INVITE the Trade to examine their full and varied assortment of BONNETS, and HATS, trimmed and untrimmed; RIBBONS, of all descriptions; Flowers, Feathers, Dress Caps, Nets, Veils of newest designs, Ruches, Laces, Crapes, Silks, Corsets, Skirts, <ftc. October 4 24 6m THE BEST TONIC IN USE. SB MAJN UJfAulUJtiKD BY \ I>r. O. F. Panknin, CHARLESTON, S. C. Januxiry 24 39 ly* IX EQ,UITY?FORK DISTRICT. Joseph J. Watson, vs. Caroline Culp and others. ?Bill for Foreclosure of Mortgage. rpHE creditors of W. J. CULP, late of York X District, deceased, are hereby ordered to render on oath and establish their claims according to law, before me in my office, on or before the tirst day of May next, or be debarred from taking any benefit under the decree of the Court in this cause. WALTER B. METTS, ($8 40) Commissioner in Equity. January 17 38 3m* THE CHARLESTON COURIER. PUBLISHED by A. S. WILLINGTON <fc CO., City Printers, NO 111 East-Bay, Charleston, South Carolina. Terms.?Daily, one year, $10; Daily, G months, $5; Daily, three months, $2 50; Tri-Weekly, one year, $8; Tri-Weekly, six months, $4. The Proprietor of the Enquirer is the A- 1 gent of the "Courier" for Yorkville. He will take t pleasure in forwarding subscriptions. g January 3 36 tf <?nquiw. TERMS?IN ADVANCE: SPECIE. CUB REN CY. One Copy, one year, 9 2 50 9 3 50 One Copy, Six months, 1 25 2 00 One Copy, Three months,.. 75 1 00 Two Copies, one year 4 50 6 00 Five Copies, " " 8 75 12 50 Ten Copies, " " 17 50 25 00 To persons who make up clubs of ten or more names, an extra copy of the paper will be furnished one year, free of charge. ADVERTISEMENTS Will be inserted at One Dollar and Fifty Cents per square for the first, and Seventy-five Cents per square for each subsequent insertion?less than three months. A square consists of the space occupied by ten lines of this size type, or one inch. No advertisement considered less than a square. Semi-Monthly, Monthly, or Quarterly Advertisements, will be charged Two Dollars per square for each insertion. Quarterly, Semi-Annual or Yearly contracts will be made on liberal terms?the contract, however, must in all cases be confined to the immediate business of the firm or individual contracting. Obituary Notices and Tributes of Respect, rated as advertisements. Announcements of Marriages and Deaths, and notices of a religious character, Inserted gratis, and solicited. nst* Personal Communications, when admissable; Communications of limited or indivual interest, or recommendations of Candidates for offices of honor, profit or trust, will be charged for as advertisements. nmrwTTwa.TTnTTsrE at.it a vat vnv i?fl7 5 ? 2 H 2! 2 iS; S ? ? B 2' 2 ^ g 3 s S i ? S ??!??>? 1867-^>s|^|,86T-5i;>s|-!g i ^ < I i ! ^ ' j 1 ::**::: I I : : ^ i : : Jan. 1 2 3 4 51 July ... 1 2 3 4 5 6 6 7 8 91011 13 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 13 14 15 16 17 18 19, 14115 16 17 18 19 20 20 21 22 23 24 25 26; 21122 23 24 25 26 27 27 28 29 30 31 ! 28 29 30 81 Feb 1 2 Aug. 12 3 345678 9| 4; 5 6 7 8 9 10 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Il'l2 13 14 15 16 17 17 18 19 20 21 22 23l 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 24 25 26 27 28 1 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Mar 1 2! 13 4 5 6 7 8 9 Sept. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 17 18 19 20 21'22 23. 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 ,24 252827282930 22232425282728 2^ 1 29 30 Apr. ... "i "2 "3 "4 *5! 0 Oct "i "2 "3 "i "5 7 8 9 10 11 12113: 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18:19120 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25128127! 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 27 28 29 30 31 May. 1 21 3j 4 NOV 1 2 5 6 7 8 9jl0.ll: 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 15 16! 17118 10 1112 13 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 23j24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 26 27 28 29 30i311...! 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 June 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 DEC.. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 13'l4|l5 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27,28,20 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 |...|...l 29 30 31 !.... STAMP DUTIES! IMPOSED BY ACT OF CONGRESS, TO TAKE EFFECT, A'UGUST 1, 1866. THE following ia an Alphabetical list of the stamp duties imposed by the Act of Congress passed July 13, 1866, and to take effect August 1, 1866: Agreement.?Other loan those mentioned in this schedule (or any appraisement) for every sheet or piece of paper on wnich it is written, 5 cents; appraisements of value or damage, 5 cents. ' Bill of Exchange, Foreign.?Drawn in, but payable out of the United States, if drawn singly or otherwise than in a set of three or more?same as inland bills of exchange or promissory notes. Drawn in sets of three or more, for every bill of each set, whore the sum made payable shall not exceed $100, or the equivalent thereof, in any foreign currency in which such bills may be expressed, 2 cents; for every additional $100, or fractional part thereof in excess of $100, 2 cents. Bills of Exchange, Inland.?Draft or order for the payment of any sum of money, not exceeding $100, otherwise than at sight or on demand, or promissory notes, except bank not^i and checks; or any memorandum, cneck, receipt, or other printed or written evidence of an amount of money to be paid on demand or at a time designated, for a sum not exceeding $100, 5 cents; for every additional $100, or fractional part in excess of $100,5 cents. Bill of Sale.?Bills of sale bv which any ship, or vessel or any part thereof, shall be conveyed to, or vested in any other person or persons, when the consideration shall not exceed $500, stamp duty 50 cents; do., when the consideration exceeds $500 and does not exceed $1,000, $1. Exceeding $1,000. for every additional amount of $500, or fractional part thereof 50 cents. Personid property other than ships or vessels, 5 cents. Bill of Lading.?For goods and merchandise exported to foreign ports, other than charter party, each 10 cents. Bonds.?Of indemnity?where the money ultimately recoverable thereupon is $1,000, for every additional $1,000 or fractional part in excess of $1,000, 50 cents. For the due execution of the duties of any office, $1. Of any description other than such as may be requirea in legal proceedings, or used in connection with mortgage deeds, and not otherwise charged in this schedule, 25 cents. Certificate?Other than those mentioned, 5 cents. Certificate of damage?And all other documents issued by any port-warden or marine surveyor, 25 cents. Certificate of Deposit?For a sum not exceeding $100, 2 cents; exceeding $100, 5 cents. Certificate of Profits?In any incorporate company, for an amount not less than $10, nor exceeding $50,10 cents; from $60 to $1,000.25 cents; exceeding $1,000, for every additional $1,000, or fractional part thereof, 25 cents. Certificate of Stcck?Iu incorporated company, 25 cents. Charter Party?On any letter or memorandum relating to the charter of any vessel, if the registered tonnage does not exceed 150 tons, $1; from 150 to 300 tons, $3; from 300 to 600 tons, $5; over 600 tons, $10. Checks, Drafts or Orders?For any amount on any bank, broker or trust company, at sight or on demand, 2 cents; for amount exceeaing$10on any person other than a bank, banker or trust company, at sight or on demand, 2 cents. Cigar Lights.?Hade in part of wood, wax, glass, paper or other materials, in parcels or packages, 1 cent; in packages of more than 25 and not more than 50 lights, 2 cents; for every additional 25 lights, or fractional part of that number, 1 cent. Contracts.?Contracts, broker's note, or memorandum of sale of any goods or merchandize, stocks, bonds, notes of hana, for each note or memorandum of sale, 10 cents. Conveyance or Deedof Grant.?Where the consideration of value does not exceed $500, 50 cents: from $500 to $1,000, $1; and for every additional $500, or fractional part thereof in excess of $1,000, 50 (rents. Entry of Goods.?At custom house, not exceeding in value $100,25 cents; from $100 to $500,50 cts., exceeding $500, $1; for the withdrawal of goods from bonded warehouse, 60 cents. Eriction Matches?Or lucifer matches made in part of wood, in packages of 100 or less, 1 cent; when in parcels or packages containing more than 100 and not more than 200. for each narcel or naok age, 2 cents, and for every additional or fractional part thereof, 1 cent; for wax tapers, double the rates herein imposed on friction matches, 1 cent. Lease?Where rent is $300 or less, 50 cents; where the rent exceeds $300, for each additional $100, or fraction in excess of 300, 50 cents; assignment of a lease, same stamp as original, and additional stamp upon the value or consideration of transfer, according to the rates on deeds. (See Conveyance.) Manifest Entry, Clearance.?Of Cargo of vessels for foreign port, if tonnage does not exceed 300 tons, $1; from 300 to 600, $3; exceeding 600, $5. Meats, Fish, Fruits, Sauces, Jellies, dc.?For and upon every can, bottle or other single package, containg meats, fish, shell-fish, fruits, vegetables, sauces, syrups, prepared mustard, jams or jellies, contained therein, packed or sealed, made, prepared and sold, or offered for sale, or removed lor consumption in the United States, on or after the 1st day of October, 1866, when such can, bottle or other single package with its contents, shall not exceed two pounds in weight, 1 cent; when such can, bottle or other single package with its contents, shall exceed two pounds in weight, for every additional pound or fractional part, 1 cent. Mortgage or Personal Bonds.?Given as security for the payment of any definite sum, from $100 to $500. 50 cents; exceeding $500 and not exceeding $1,000. $1. For every odditional $500, or fractional part thereof, in excess of $500, 50 cents; provided that upon each and every assignment or transfer of a mortgage, policy of insurance, or the renewal or continuance of any agreement, contract or charter, by letter or otherwise, a stamp duty shall be required equal to that imposed on the original instrument. . Passage Ticket.?To a foreign port, if of less price Uinn ass so from 835 to 50. 81: and for everv additional $50, or fractional part thereof, in excess 3f $50, $1. Pawnbroker's Certificate.?For any amount, 5 jents. Playing Cards.?For and upon every pack, not exceeding 52 cards in number, irrespective of price I sr value, 5 cents. Policy of Insurance.?On any life or lives, where ;heamount insured does not exceed $1,000,25 cents; Irom $1,000 to$5,000,50 cents; oxceeding $5,000, $1. Fire and Marine Risks.?Premium not exceeding : J10,10 cents; premium not exceeding $50,25 cents ; 3xceeding$50,50cents. Accidental insurance Companies are exempt. I Power of Attorney.?To transfer stock, bonds or icrip, to collect dividends, interest or rent, 25 cents; > o vote by proxy, except in charitable, religious, i iterary, ana cemetetry societies, 10 cents; to sell i >r lease real estate, and perform all other acts not < ipecified, $1; for any other purposes, 50 cents. < Probate of WiU or Letters of Administration Where the estate does not exoeed the v%lue of $2,000, $1; for every additional $1,000, or fractional part in excess of $i000,50 cents. Protest of Note, Draft, Ac.?or marine protest Ac., 25 cents. Proprietary Medicines, Cosmetics, Ac.?Not over 25 cents, 1 cent; not over 50 cents, 2 cents; not over 75 cents, 3 cents; not over $1, 4 cents. For every additional 50 cents or fraction thereof, 2 cents. Receipt.?Receipts for the payment of any sum of money, or for the payment of any debt dne, exceeding $20, not being tor satisfaction of any mortgage or judgment, or decree of a court, or endorsement on any stamp obligation in acknowledgment of its fulfillment, for each receipt, 2 cents. Provided, that when more than one signature is affixed to the same paper, one or more stamps may be affixed thereto representing the whole amount of stamps required for such signatures. Sales.?'Or contracts for the sale ofstocks, bonds, foreign exchange, gold and silver bullion and coin, a promissory notes or other securities, when made ^ by brokers, banks or bankers who pay a special tax, require stamps equal to 1 cent on every $100. If there is a fraction over $100, the same to be stamped at the full rate of $100. When made by a person, firm or corportion not paying special tax, for every $100 of value, 5 cents. A memorandum of sale or contract must be made by the seller to the buyer upon the sale or <;ontract being made, and thus stamps affixed thereto. * Writ.?Writ 60 cents. Where the amount claimed in a writ, issued by a court not of record, is over $100,50 cents. Upon every confession of j uagment, or cognovit, for $100 or over (except in those cases where the tax for the writ of a commencement of suit has been paid,) 50 cents. Writs or other process on appeals from justices' courts or other courts of inferior jurisdiction to a court of record, 50 cents. Warrant of distress, when the amount of rent claimed does not exceed $100, 25 cents; when exceeding $100, 50 cents. EXEMPTIONS. No stamp duty shall be required on powers of attorney or any other paper relating to application for bounties, arrearages of pay, or pensions, or to the receipt thereof from time to time; or upon I tickets or contracts of insurance when limited to injury to persons while traveling; nor on certificates of the measurement or weight of animals, wood, coal or other articles, nor on deposit notes to mutual insurance companies for the insurance upon which policies subject to stamp duties have been or are to be issued; nor on any warrant of attorney accompanying a bond or note, when such bond or note shall have affixed thereto the stamp or stamps denoting the duty required; and whenever any bond or note shall be secured by a mort- 1 gage, but one stamp duty shall be required to be , 8laced on such papers; nor on any certificate of le record of a deed or other instrnment in writing, or of the acknowledgment or proof thereof by attesting witnesses; nor to any indorsement of a negotiable instrument. Provided that the stamp duty placed thereon shall be of the highest rate required for said instruments, or either of them. Receipts by express companies for the delivery of any property for transportation are exempt from 8tamp duty. PENALTIES. Penalty for making, signing or issuing any instrument. document or paper of any kind whatsoever, or shall accept, negotiate or pay, or cause to be accepted, negotiated or paid, any bill of exchange, draft or order, or promisory note for the nntrwiAnf nr? att uflifcAM* *1-- ? ?? ? t- -1 uajmouv vi iuvuv t ^ niuiuuv iuo fWlllt? LWIIIJ^ duly stamped, or denoting the duty hereby imposed thereon, $50; and the Instrument shall be deemed invalid and of no effect; or for-the counterfeiting stamps or dies, $1,000, and imprisonment at hard labor not exceeding, five years. For making, signing, issuing, accepting or paying any bill of exchange, draft, order or note without stamp, $200. lor selling proprietary cosmetics, matches, meats, fish, fruits, sauces, jellies, Ac., without proper stamps, $50. OTHEB PROVISIONS. Instruments are not to be recorded unless properly stamped. 1 1 No instrument is valid for the want of the particular kinds of stamps designated, provided a legal stamp of equal amount (except proprietary stamps,) is duly affixed.,; /. All official instruments, documents and papers A issued or used by officers of the United States Gov ernment, or by the offloers-of any State, county or other municipal corporation are exempt. In cases where an adhesive stamp snail be used for denominating any duty imposed by this act, the person using or affixing the same shall write thereon the initials of his name and date upon which the same shalb.be attached or used, so that the samemay not be again used, under a penalty of $50 V Instruments heretofore issued without stamps, not be void where stamps are subsequently affixed. Postage stamps cannot be used as revenue stamps. Any person may present to the commissioner of Internal Revenue any instrument, and require his opinion whether the same is chargeable with any stamp duty; and if the said commissioner shall be of opinion that it is not chargeable with any stamp auty, he is required to impress on it a particular stamp, with words to signify that it is J not chargeable with stamp duty|; ana every instrument on which said stamp is impressed shall be received in evidence in ail courts, notwithstanding objections on the ground of such instrument being without the proper stamp. The party to whom a document is issued from a foreign country, or by whom it is used, shall, before using the same, affix tbereon the stamp or stamps indicating the duty required. Proprietors of cosmetics, medicines, or proprietary articles, may furnish private dies, ana are allowed 5 per cent, on all purchases of $500; over $500, 10 per cent. "CONFEDERATE MONEY fflHE following table shows the price of gold for J_ Confederate currency in Augusta, Ga., at various times from the breaking out to the close of ^ the war. The record was kept by a broker long doing bhsiness in that city: 1881. Gold Premium, For $1 tn Gold. January 1 5 December 15 g 21 00 July 1 10 1864. October 1 12 January 1 $ 2100 October 15 15 January 15 20 00 December 1 20jFebruaryl 20 00 December 15 30 February 15 21 00 1862. March 1 28 00 January 1 20 March 15 20 00 January 15 20 April 1 19 00 February 1 25 April 15 21 00 February 15 40 May 1 20 00 March 1 50 May 15 18 00 March 15 60 June 1 to July 15 18 00 April 1 75 July 15 to Aug. 15 20 00 April 15 85 August 15 22 00 May 1 90 September 1 20 50 May 15 95 September 15 22 50 June 1 95 October 1 27 00 For $1 in Gold. October 15 25 00 June 15 .g 2 00 November 1 28 00 August 1 2 20 November 15..... 28 00 September 1 2 50 December 1 32 00 November 1 3 00 December 15 35 00 1863. December 31 50 00 February 1 3 10 1865. March 1 3 25 January 1 60 00 March 15 5 00 January 15 65 00 May 15 6 00 February 1 50 00 June 1 6 50 February 15 46 00 j June 15 - 7 50 March 1 55 00 July 1 8 00 March 15 57 00 July 15 10 00 April 1 70 00 ^ August 1 14 00 April 15 80 00 ^ August 15 15 00 April 20 100 00 ^ September 1... 14 00 April 26 200 00 ^ September 15 14 00 April 27 300 00 i October 1 13 00 April 28 500 00 October 15 12 50 April 29 800 00 November 1 13 00 April 30 1,000 00 November 15 15 50 May 1 1,200 00 December 1 20 00 ?Which was the last actual sales of Confederate notes. VALUE OF CONFEDERATE CURRENCY. j ANNEXED is a table showing the value of "Confederate currrency" in United States currency for the last four years?deputed from the average monthly rates of the respective currencies, in gold, at New York, Richmond and Augusta. As the rate of stamp duty upon documents executed during the late war is based upon the value of theconsiderationin United States currency, this table will be found very convenient in fixing that value. TABLE SHOWING THE RELATIVE VALUE OF "CONFEDERATE" ANDU. 8. CURRENCY FOR FOUR YEARS. Month, j 1862. 1863. 1864. 1965. | ; Value in Value in! Value in Value in a o-o fnr Con. cur-j Con.cur- Con. cur- Con curAverage ior rency ofirenev of rency ofrency of month of $lintj.s. $iinlJ.S. $lin U.S.$linU.S. cur'cy. cur'cy. cur'cy. cur'cy. J January $2.00 $13.50 $26.90 February 2.19 13.79 25.20 March 2.93 14.57 34.90 April 3.23 12.33 May 3.87 10.65 June 4.85 8.12 July 6.89 7.79 August 10.53 8.85 September.. $2.19 9.71 10.56 ......... October 1.95 9.70 12.80 November.. 2.29 9.90 12.55 December... 2.28 12.60 18.26 To ascertain the value of a given amount of Confederate currency, divide the number of dollars by the figures in the column opposite the date sought for, and the quotient will be the amount in United States currency. $1,500 PER YEAR! WE WANT AGENTS everywhere, to sell our improved $20 Sewing Machines. Three new kinds, upper and lower feed. Sent on trial. Warranted five years. Above salary or large commissions paid. The only machines sold in the U. States for less than $40, which are fully licensed by Howe, Wheeler & Wilson, Grover & Baker, Singer <& Co., and Bachelder. All other cheap machines, are infringements, and the seller or user are liable; to arrest, fine and imprisonment. Illustrated circulars sent free. Address, or call on SHAW ?fc CLARK, at Biddeford, Maine, or Chicago, 111. ' i May 31 6 ly J