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A STRANGE STOBY.
Strange stories have been from time to time related
of lewels, rings, and even watches, found in
fishes when caught and opened, and subsequently
returned to their owner. Wnether or not these
stories be true I of course cannot say, but I vouch c
for the entire truth of the following, related by a s
dergymap, himself the hero of the stoiy, to a wan- v
dering circle of listeners. Though expectant of c
something strange as a finale, they were by no f
means prepared for the actual aenoument:
. "It was one summer twilight," said he, "that
standing on a rustic bridge which spanned a well y
known trout-stream near my father's house, I won c
from the girl I had long loved the promise to be J
my wife. She was something of a coquette, and I 1
had a rival in the field, so, to make the matter
sure to myself, and evident to him and others, I ;
drew from her hand a ring, which she had often
declared she would give only to her betrothed lov- s
er, and transferred it to my own finger. ?
"It was my mother's engagement ring," said ,
she, half in earnest and hall playfully, "and there
is a superstition connected with it bo long as you j
keep and wear it we are engaged; but if yon loose
or part with it in any way, the engagement is bro- t
ken. So take care.''
"Some weeks after she went away on a visit,
and then my great consolation was to haunt that
favorite spot on the bridge which had been our .
trysting-place. Once, leaning over the railing and J
thinking over our betrothal, I took from my finger 1
the treasured ring, and gazed fondly on the initials ;
?hers as well as her mother's?engraven within. 1
In attempting to replace it, the golaen circlet fell ?
from my grasp ana disappeared in the water be- i
jaw 1
"Only a lover under similar circumstances can v
imagine how I felt Day and night I mourned,
disconsolate, my lost treasure; and my great dread 11
was her returning and finding the ring missing. a
Yet, stnuage to sav, I had a singular presentiment .
or intuition that I should recover it?though by
what means I had no idea.
"Not long after, fishing in the samestream, some 8
distance below the bridge, I fell to thinking of my ^
lost ring. If I could only fish it up?and just then e
there was a quiver, a tug, a pull, and a struggle at r
my line, and after some play I drew out a fine large D
trout At the sight of him the thought suddenly
and unaccountably flashed into my mind that the
rin^?my lost ring?was to be found within his |
I cannot account for the feeling, but I know that ,
it was heightened into almost a conviction when, R
upon grasping the victim, I perceived on a portion
of his hody a singular protuberance, and felt there tJ
beneath the skin something like a hard foreign e
substance. * Q.
"1 seized my large pocket clasp-knife. Eager- tJ
ness made me cruel?yet not more so than if 1 nad
left my victim to die a slow and lingering death. u
I cut of his head, and then, with a trembling hand, n
lipped open his body, and explored the suspicious .
protuberance. My knife grated against something sl
hard, and?yes, 1 caught the glitter of some shi- ^
ning substance! Imagine my feelings when, with d
a beating heart and trembling hand I drew forth?" .
"The ring, uncle?" breathlessly iuquiredNellie,
''Ma mo rlt-or Onltr n ni?v> of green glass!" .
The genend consternation and indignation may J?
be imagined.
UNFORTUNATE VERY. *
A young medical student from Michigan who s
had been attending lectures in New York For some ^
time, and who considered himself exceedingly good
looking and fascinating, made a deadly onslaught
on the heart and fortune of a blooming young lady
in the same family with him. After a long seigc jj)
the lady surrendered. They were married on Wed- j0
nesday, in the morning. The same afternoon the ic
young wife sent for and exhibited to the astonish- a]
ed student a "beautiful" little daughter aged three jv
years and a half. g,
"Good heavens I then you was a widow ?" ex g
claimed the student ct
"Yes, my dear, and this is Amelia, my youngest
; to-morrow Augustus, James and Reubin will tc
arrive from the country and then I shall have my ^
children all together once more. p;
The unhappy student replied not a word; his b(
feelings were too deep for utterance. The "other ei
little darlings" arrived, Reuben was six years, ly
James nine, and Augustus a saucy boy of twelve, at
They were delighted to hear they had a new papa, w
because they could now live at home, and have all bi
the playthings they wanted. The "newpapa," as tl
soon as he could speak, remarked that Augustus
and James did not much resemble Reuben and A- er
melia. * fo
"Well no," said the happy mother, "my first bi
husband was quite a different style of man from m
my second?complexion teperament, the color of
hair and eyes all different lo
This was too much. He had not only married a T
widow, but was her third husband, and the aston- w
ished stepfather of four children. io
But the fortune thought he; that will make a<
amends. He spoke of her fortune. ai
"These are my treasures," said she, in the Ro- tc
man style, pointing to her children. u]
The oonceit was quite out of the Michigander, pi
who finding that he had made a complete goose ai
of himself re tired to a farm in his own State, where
he could have a chance of making "his" boys use- n(
ful and make them sweat for the deceit practiced aj
upon him by their mother. jn
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A RUSTIC COURTSHIP.
I hitched mv cheer ud close to hern, shet my H
eyes, and tremulously said? fo
"Sal, you're the very gal I've been hankcrin' w
arter for a long time. I love you all over, from
the foot of your sole to the head $f your crown, in
and I don't keer who knows it; and if you say so, p:
we'll be jined in the holy bonds of matrimony.? si
E pluribus onions, gloria Monday morning, sic
temper tyrannis, non compi mentis, world without re
end,' sez I; and I felt as tho' I had throwed like ai
an allygater, I felt so relieved. yc
With that she fetched a scream, and arter a ai
while she sez: lo
"Peter 1"
"What is it, Sally ?'' sez I. tl
"Yes," said she, a hidin' of her face. pi
You may depend upon it, I felt orful good. /
"Glory I glory!" sez I. "I must holler, Sal, or ri
I'll burst open. Hooray! hooray! I can jump G
over a ten rail fence. I can do anything a fellow b<
could, would or orter do." si
With that I sorter sloshed myself down by her
and clinched the bargain with a kiss. Talk about a
yer sugar, talk about yer molasses, talk about nite- T
blooming serious, they want no where; you couldn't hi
have got me to come nigh 'em; they would tasted w
sour after that. hi
0! bn>imstraws with sorghum lasses on 'em! w
Ef Sal's daddy hadn't bawled out?"It's time for ai
all honest folks to be in bed," I do believe I'd stay- tl
ed all nite. b
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A Rather Inquisitive Yankee.?While Lord ^
Grosvenor was traveling West, he was one day
waiting at a country station for a tardy train, when w
one of the farmers of the neighborhood entered in- ti
to conversation with him: # h
"Been about these parts cons:derable, stran- e:
ger?" ti
"Yes, for some length of time." oi
"Like 'em pretty well, eh ?" fi
"Yes, pretty well."
' 'How long have yer bin here ?'' tl
"A few weeks." tl
' 'What's yer business ?" v
" I have no business." ?
"What are yer traveling for then?" JJ
"-Only for my own pleasure." A
<<TN ?, 1 1 * o TT
\uon i yer ao any ousiuesa: xzuw uu^ei gut
yerliving, then?" a
"It isn t necessary for me to work for my sup- b
port My father is a man of property, and gives h
me an allowance sufficient for all my wants." v:
"But 'spose the old man should die?" a:
"In that case I dare say he'd leave me enough r<
to five upon." w
"But, 'spose he should bust up ?" tc
Here the conversation ended, and Lord Grosvener
walked away, evidently struck with a new idea, h
b
The Head Turned Round.?A crazy man w.is
found at a grindstone sharpening a large butcher h
knife, and now and then examining the edge to see cl
if it was keen. ai
' 'What are you doing here ?'' u
"Don't you see? sharpening this big knife."
"Yes, but what are you going to do with it when s(
sharpened?" o1
"Cut old Ben Brown's head off to be sure." ai
"What! you won't kill him, will you?" si
"Oh no! I only cut his head off and stick it
right on again hind side before, just to let the old j
fellow look back on his past life! It would take cl
him all the rest of his life to review it, " _ _ w
What a queer idea the lunatic had in his mind, ai
And what if it were so, that every man when he w
reached a certain ago had his face turned around, tl
and was obliged to spend the rest of his days in tl
looking over his past life! Wouldn' there be P
strange sights.?Sunday School Times. oi
?ttt tie ?lowc Circle.
From the Christian Observer.
THE SKEPTIC.
A STORY OF THE WAR.
Mr. Marston sat by the window of his neat and
omfortable parlor, apparently absorbed in thought,
is he puffed cloud after cloud from the pipe he
?as smoking. The old gentleman was both disontented
and unhappy, for his only son, had that
norning left home, to rejoin the forces then nobly
Kittling in their country's cause.
"Nannie," said he at length to his daughtef
vho sat upon a low stool near nim, busily knitting
in a coarse wcllen sock, "Nannie, I do not see
vhat is to become of us, or how we are to live
hrough another winter.
"God will provide for us, dear father ; if you
rill only trust in Him, all will be well."
"Oh, yes!" said the old man pettishly, that is
Jway8 tne cry with you and Hany. But I don't
ee what good your great faith and trust has done."
"We might be much worse off than we are,"
aid Nannie.
"I should like to know how you make that out?
Toro too oro with nrt nnc to snnerintend. or to see to
mything; not more than enough provisions, in
he house to last half the year, and that liable to
>e taken from us any time, and we left with nothng,
as has been frequently the case before."
"It is true, my dear father, we have been subect
to raids and sometimes suffered greatly by
hem, but our sufferings amount to nothing comlared
to others; who have been driven from their
tomes, their property destroyed, and in many intances,
not even a house left to which they can reurn.
I know it is very hard for you to part with
Tarry. but he is only doing his duty, and if killed,
rill fall in a glorious cause.''
"All that sounds very fine, but if George Somiiers
had to go, I guess you would alter your tone
little.".
"Not at all," said Nannie, falteringly; "George
javes home to-morrow morhing."
"Whatl" said Mr. Marston, "not to join the
rmy, his health is too delicate.''
"Yes my dear father, George's health is indeed,
elicate, but it is supposed that we are on the
ve of a great battle, troops are needed, and
reorge thinks that every man that can shoulder a
ausket should respond to the call."
"Now, I am indeed undone," said Mr. Marton,
"for George has been a son to me ever since
larry joined the army."
Nannie smiled faintly, for only a few moments
efore he had said, "there was no one to do anyaingwhen
Harry was away ;" and though at the
me she said nothing, she knew George had done
rerything he could to supply Harry's place; freuently
neglecting his own business to attend to
bat of Mr. Marston.
"I fear you overrate your strength, my daugh;r,""said
Mr. Marston, "what if George Somlers
should fall in battle?"
"My earthly hopes would indedbe blighted" ]
le replied, turning pale at the thought, but I
ould still pray for strength to say, 'Thy will be 1
one.' "
Nannie's fortitude, under what he knew to be
le greatest trial of her life, greatly perplexed her j
ither. He was a skeptio upon all religious subsets,
and believed not in that Strength that com- 1
:h from above. He regarded religion as being
seful in keeping the jgnornant and superstious
in check, ana believed that all things were call
i into existence and kept in place by lawsota
uperior Being, but denied that Providence guided i
le affairs of men. . (
Harry and Nannie had been carefully and piousreared
by a gentle, tender mother, who after ]
jing an invalid for years, calmly yielded up her <
fe to Him who gave it The event had been so i
ng looked for that it seemed not to make much 1
upression upon her busband ; who now centered j
1 his affections upon his children, especially j
is son. of whom he was very proud, and as he j
rew older confided all his business to his care, and I
lought there were few things in which Harry f
>uld do wrong. _ c
George Sommers and Nannie had been children <
gcther, and the boy being naturally delicate, had 1
lught the companionship of the gentle girl, in t
reference to mingling in the ruder sports of the
jys. The attachment thus began had strength- j
ied as they grew older, aud Nannie could scarce- i
remember the time when George was not daily
; her side. And these two so closely united in heart, t
ished also to unite their hands in matrimony, \
it older, if not wiser heads, thought best for 1
lem to wait till the war should end. s
Nannie was cast down and dejected as her fath- i
had anticipated, and the old man wondered, i
r he heard not the prayers that were in secret i
eathed, for strength to endure whatever trials ;
light be in store for her. i
A few weeks passed, and letters came from the i
ved ones, stating that they were well and happy. \
hen came rumors of a great battle fought and <
on. Then came the papers containing the anx- |
usly looked for account, and as Nannie glanced i
; the list of killed and wounded, her check paled
id she fell back insensible. Mr. Marston sprang 1
> his daughter's side calling loudly for assistance, i
pon receiving which he hastily snatched the pa- i
2r, to find alas! that George Sommers was killed ^
id Harry wounded; it was feared mortally. i
Nannie was conveyed to her room, where a kind <
jighbor bestowed upon her every attention that <
fection could suggest. Mr. Marston was almost <
i despair at this double affliction, for he had re- 1
lrded George as a second son. i
The next mail brought a letter, stating that if '
.'any survived, he would in the course of the next <
w days, be carried to the hospital in the city near 1
hich his father resided.
"My daughter," said Mr. Marston next morn- J
g, as he paced up and down Nannie's small a- 1
irtment, "I must go and look for Harry! This ]
ispenseis intolerable! I can bear it no longer." J
"It will be useless, my dear father, for if Harrv <
r>r\vore vnn will nrohahlv. nass him on the road. 1
id if he lives not, you will fatigue and distress I
mrself for nothing. We can only trust in God,
id pray that He will spare the life of our dear
vedone." 1
Mr. Marston left his daughter, but only to walk <
ic passage with hasty strides. His distress was 1
tiable as he murmured to himself: "where shall i
go for comfort, where find relief?" and involunta- i
ly, he lifted up his heart in supplication to that ;
od, without wnose guidance he nnd pretended to :
} able to walk through a world of sorrow and of I
n. i
The pastor of the church, of which Nannie was 1
member, now came to visit her in her affliction. 1
he door was not closed, and Mr. Marston could <
ear the words of comfort and consolation, with <
hich he soothed the sufferer, and led her to fix i
er thoughts above the things of this transitory i
orld; and as the minister knelt and prayed with <
id for her, the old man stopped his walk to listen; (
len as he prayed that God would not break the j
ruised reed," but spare the life of her brother, i
te father softly entered, and kneeling, humbly l
owed his head and joined in the petition. i
The minister was much surprised, for he was 1
ell acquainted with the opinions of Mr. Mars- \
>n, but he did not show what he felt, and rising >
e shook the old gentleman warmly by the hand !
^pressing his sympathy for him; at the same ?
me, remarking: "our lives were all in the hands
f God, who could take or spare them as He saw
t." # 1
"I have always denied that, Mr. P ; and I I
lought I believed what I said, but I find, that in 1
lis, my time of trouble and distress, my heart in- <
oluntarily lifts itself up, as if to ocg assistance I
om some Power mightier than man. I fear I ]
ave been living under a delusion, and this sad af- i
iction was necessary to bring me to my senses." i
The minister conversed with him a long time, 1
nd dispelled many errors under which he had laored,
and when he left, Mr. Marston asked "that '
e would pray for himand also, that he would
isit and comfort his daughter, during his absence, ,
3 he should go immediately to the city, to be in |
jadiness to receive the hrst tidings of ilany; and
hethcr the tidings proved good, or bad, lie hoped 1
) be a different man in future.
Ilarry recovered, though disabled for life, and
is father true to his promise, made in his affliction, 1
ccame an altered man. 1
The remains of George Sommers were brought !
ome, and placed in the grave yard of the little
liurch, and Spring's earliest, Summer's loveliest,
ad Autumn's latest flowers, were placed as trib^
tes of affection on his grave. < 1
Nannie went about her domestic avocations, l
jemingly with an increased interest, but her wid- ]
sved heart dwelt not upon the things of this world i
id ere many summers fled, she was laid by the
de of liim she so dearly loved, and early lost. i
Kg" By six works of mercy Christ wrought mira- 1
es upon the body, and by these six also doth He J
ork miracles upon the soul. Blindness is ignor- 1
ice and error; Lameness is infirmity and way- <
ardness of the will; Leprosy is concupiscence of i
ic flash ; Deafness is oixluration of the heart; s
le Separation of grace from the soul is death ; }
overty is the defect, or want, of the knowledge 1
f God, the power to receive the gospel. I
IpSttUancottS JMiftw.
THE MORAL OF A PAIR STOCKINGS.
The following letter was written by a distinguished
literary lady to a learned Judge 011 the eve of
his marriage :
Dear Cousin: Herewith you will receive a
present of a pair of woollen stockings knit by my
own hands; and be assured, dear coz, that my
friendship for you is warm as the material, active
as the finger-work, and generous as the donation.
But I consider the present as peculiarly appropriate
on the occasion of your marriage. You will
remark, in the first place, that they are two individuals
united in one pair, who are to walk side by
side, guarding against coldness, and giving comfort
as long as they last. The thread of their texture
is mixed; ana so, alas, is the thread of life. In
these, however, the white is made to predominate,
expressing my desire and confidence that thus it
will be with the color of your existence. No black
is used, for I believe you will be wholly free from
the black passions or wrath and jealousy. The
darkest color is blue, which is excellent when we
do not make it too blue.
Other annronriate thoucrhts rise in mv mind re-1
garding t?ese stockings. The most indifferent
subjects, when viewed by the mind in a suitable
frame, may furnish instructive inferences, as saith
the poet:
"The iron dogs, the fuel nnd tongs,
The bellows that have leathern lungs;
The firewood, ashes and smoke,
Do all to righteousness provoke."
But to the subject. You will perceive that the
tops of these stockings (by which, lsupposo. courtship
to be represented) are seamed, and by means
of seaming are drawn into a snarl, but afterwaids
comes a time when the whole is made plain, and
continues so to the end and final toeing off. By
this I wish to take occasion to congratulate you
that you are now through with seeming, and have
come to plain reality. Again, as the whole of these
comely stockings were not made at once, but by
the addition of one stitch after another, put in
with skill and discretion, until the whole presents
the fair and equal piece of work which you see, so
like does not consist of one great action, but raillions
of little ones combined; ond so may it be with
your lives?no stitch dropped when duties are to
be performed, no widening made when bad principles
are to be reproved, or economy is to be preserved?neither
seeming nor narroicing where
truth and generosity are in question.
Thus every stitch of life made right, and set in
the right place, none either too large or too small,
too tight or too loose, may you keep on your smooth
and even course, making existence one fair and
consistent piece, until together, having passed the
heel, you come to the very toe of life; and here
in the final narrowing off and dropping of the coil
of this emblematic pair of companions and comforting
associates, nothing appears but white, the
token of innocence and peace, of purity and light.
May you, like these stockings, the final stitch being
dropped, and the work completed, go together
from the place where you were formed, to a hapBier
state of existence, a present from earth to
leaven.
Hnnintr that. these stool-incs and admonitions!
may meet a civil reception, I remain, in the true
blue friendship, seemingly, without seeming, yours,
from top to toe.
A MAX-WOLF.
Rev. Dr. Butler, the well known missionary in
fndia, recently returned to this country. He
makes the followiug statement of a remarkable
;ase:
In 1859, a British soldier, while bearing a disrateh
from one Magistrate to another in the King- i
lorn of Oude, passed an unfrequented ravine,
vhere he saw a pack of wolves, and with them a
mman being, evidently one of their company. Im- .
mediately turning back he reported tne eircum- i
itanee to the Magistrate, for whom he was travelog.
The latter forthwith mustered a number of i
Joolies and went to the place. The pack of wolves i
led a short distance and sought refuge in a sort of i
jave or den. Beginning to dig, the party soon
liscoyered the feet of the wild man, and drawing
lim forth succeeded in binding and carrying him <
o'the town. Dr. Butler has seen him often since, i
ind says he is evidently a man, and at the time of i
lis capture apparently about twenty-four years of i
tge. . / :
The captured creature at first violently resisted
he attempt to put clothing upon him, but after a
.vliile ceased to tear the garment. He is now kept
iy a gentleman in the city of Thabje-Vampore,
iome eight hundred miles west of Calcutta. When
irst taken he was unwilling to eat anything but
aw meat, and has never been able to speak or
nake any approximation to a knowledge of the
il phabct. If any any one looks earnestly or sharply
it him, he expresses his annoyance by a half ut;ered
grunt, immediately turning away and settling
lpon nis haunches in a corner of the room, or lies
lown. He eats his food off the ground; and al:hough
evidently a human being, is in habits a
wolf, with- the instincts of that beast
This is certainly an anomalous fact in natural
history, although it i9 said that four similar cases
are known to have occurred in India, presenting
he same general facts. Wolves abound in India, ,
where the inhabitants live wholly in the cities and
tillages; and at the approach of night all persons
jmployed in the open country retire to these clusters
of houses or huts, and these roving and. ferocious
animals find free range. It frequently happens
that a wolf steals into a house and carries off
i child. So frequently is this the case that in the
r?: .t~j t>? A:?
sui1uuuu23 jui j11m1cu iui icwiuujq me iuui uiiibj 111
sach place, one column is headed, "Carried off by
wolves."
I)r. Butler's theory on this strange case is that
v she-wolf nrobably earned of this person when he
ivas an infant, but that before she devoured her
rircy, the child instinctively searched for food.?
Beginning to draw its nourishment, it awoke in
:he wolf the maternal instinct which led to the
preservation of its life, and thus the boy lived and
grew.
??
Grinding Tools.?More than half of all the
wear and tear, breakage, and bother of dul tools,
jomes from a lack of proper knowledge and practice
in grinding. All steel, however highly refined,
is composed of individual fibres laid lengthwise in
the bar, held firmly together by cohesion, and in
llmost all farm implements of the cutting kind, the
steel portion which forms the edge, is from a sec- i
tion of a bar, laid in and welded to the iron longitudinally
; so that it is the side of the bundle of
fibres, hammered and ground down, that forms
the edge. Hence bv holding on the grindstone all
3dge tools, as axes, drawing-knives, knives of reapers.
scythes, knives of straw-cutters, &c., in such
:i manner that the action of the stone is at right
ingels with the plane of the edge?or in plainer
words, by holding the edge of the tools square a?ross
the stone, the direction of the fibres will be
gradually changed, so as to present the ends instead
of side as a cutting edge. By grinding in
this manner, a finer, smoother edge is set, the tool
is ground in less time, holds an edge a great deal
longer, and is far less liable to "nick out1' and
break. Farmers will do well to bear these hints
in mind, and act accordingly, always in grinding
scythes, cutlery and knives of reapers and fodder
cutters.
God's Care for Us.?We talk of God as if we
thought Him to be the governor of the world, and
the di.snen.ser of all events that happen to mankind
; but yet, alas! how few of us are there that
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[lare repose any commence m xxnn i vui wuc *bout
our affairs is as threat as if all things came to
pass by chance, or fate, or the will of man. We
ire, indeed, apt enough to trust God with our
souls, not caring how little thought we take about
them ourselves ; but as for our worldly concerns,
we will not trust Ilim any further than as we see
we have the means of accomplishing our designs
in our own hands. But this is a base, unthankful
unworthy practice ; for shame's sake, let us quit it;
let us shake off this dull, earthly, stupid humor;
let us cast our eyes up to the Author and Preserver
of our beings, and, like men, make use of the
reason and understanding that He has given us,
not living altogether by sense as the brute beasts
do, but exercising faith in the goodness and power
of God. "Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon
them that fear Him, upon them that hope in His
Mercy.''?Archbishop b'huip.
The Iron Bar.?A bar of iron, worth five dollars.
worked into horse-shoes,lis worth $10.50;
made inio needles, it is worth $355; made into
penknife blades, it is worth $3,285 ; made into bulince
springs of watches, it is worth $250,000.?
What a drilling the poor bar must undergo to :
reach all that: but hammered, and beaten, and ;
pounded, and rolled, and polished, how was its
value increased! It might well have quivered
md complained under the hard knocks it got; but
were they not all necessary to draw out its fine 1
lualities and fit it for higher offices ? And so with
nen, all the drilling and training which you are i
mbiect to in life, and which often seem hard to
vou, serve to bring out your nobler and finer quali- i
:ies and fit you for more responsible posts and i
jreater usefulness in the world.
JUjrifttltal ?*pa#taRat.
PRESERVING FKUIT.
Could you not oblige us by giving an article on
the subject of canning fruits?also where I can procure
a supply of screw top self sealing iars; of
course, the nest would be the cheapest. N. C. N.
We are surpised that the manufactures do not
advertise their fruit jars in Southern papers. We
give from Thomas' Fruit Culturist and Rural Affairs,
full directions for canning fruits.
Quality of Fruit? It is important that the fruit
be well grown and well ripened, as it then contains
more and richer juice for preservation. Small,
half green, imperfect, or half decayed specimens,
should be rejected.
Jars or (Jans.?Glass iars are now generally employed?earthen
succeeds equally well, and somewhat
cheaper, but the fruit cannot be seen. A
large numSer of patent covers have been invented,
Sossessing various degrees of merit They may be
ivided into three classes?those consist of cork;
those made of metal or glass, with cement lining;
and those with India rubber lining. The objection
to cork is porosity, requiring a large amount of
cement, through which the air pressing is apt to
impart flavor to the fruit The India-rubber linings
are the most convenient and easily applied,
Knf tlion sknnlil ko ttoII mnrlA nnrl form n. nprfoof
fit; many that have been offered in market, not
being tight, have caused the spoiling of the fruit.
Different modes are employed to remove the covers
in taking out the fruit The corks should have
two small and strong oords placed under them, for ;
lifting them out, the ends of which should be covered
with cement, to prevent the admission of air,
or a round piece of cotton cloth may be used for i
the same purpose. Pincers may be used for drawing
the cord or cloth in taking the covers off. The
covers may be loosened with the India rubber lining,
by inserting the point of a knife.
Heating the Fruit.?The fruit should be heated
to nearly about the boiling point of water, but
should not be made to stew or boil, as this would
break the form of each specimen, and reduce the J
whole to a mass. For common family purposes, <
the best way is to place the fruit in a tin pan, with ?
about as much sugar as will give it a proper flavor, j
and then set the pan in the top of a stove boiler, '
where it will fit as a lid; then let the water boil
beneath the fruit until the whole is well heated j
through. Small fruits require less time than large
ones.
About fifteen minutes will be needed for strawberries
artd raspberries; twenty minutes forcher- 1
ries, currants, peaches and plums, and half an hour j
for apples, pears and quinces.
Filling Jars.?While the heating of the fruit is 3
going on, place three or more empty jars in another
boiler, and pour iu cold or moderately wann wa- t
ter till it rises nearly to their necks. A heavy 1
weight, as bricks, flat irons, or flat stones, must be
placed on these jars to hold them down; and it is ^
safest to place a few small strips of wood on the s
bottom of the boiler, before setting the jars in, to
prevent the cracking by the heat below. Wnen a
the water about the jars has nearly reached boil- f
ing, they then maybe filled with the fruit by means s
of a dipper. This work is faciliated by providing }
a wide tin funnel made on purpose to fit the mouth
of the jar, and it should have a handle a foot long, c
to prevent any danger of burning or scalding the a
hand. When the jars are full, the contents should !
be slightly shaken, to start up any bubbles that
may remain, and the water allowed to boil slightly
about them for a few minutes. The covers should
be then applied, and made air-tight, at the moment
the jars are withdrawn from the water. Bert
1 .1 _1 n 1
tore applying tne cover, me jars snouia De so completely
filled with fruit, that not the least air or
space may remain, but the whole be perfectly solid.
To save the hands from scalding, there should
be a pair of forceps made to fit the neck of each
jar, to grasp it readily in lifting it from the hot water.
The juice of all small fruits furnishes sufficient
syrup with the sugar to fill all the interstices; but
some larger aud dryer sorts require sometimes the
addition of a portion of syrup made by boiling a
pound or two of sugar in a quart of water.
Some persons, after having heated the jars, fill
them while they are standing on the table, and
then replace them, and continue the boiling for a
few minutes, or until every air bubble has passed
away, before sealing them tight. Either way will
answer, if the work is well done.
Cement.?The best is made of one part of tallow r
mixed with about ten or twelve parts of rosin. An
increase of the tallow softens the cement. The
most perfect India rubber linings obviously need
no cement; with corks it must be used freely, and
is indispensible. The best mode is the following,
described in the American Agriculturist.
Small tin saucers, or "patty, pans," are procured,
an inch more in diameter than the mouth of the
jar?these may be obtained cheaply, by the .
quantity, of any tinman.
When the jar is filled with fruit, the cork is
crowded snugly in, and a coating of cement is placed
on the top. A portion of the melted cement is
then poured into one of the tin saucers, and the
mouth of the jar inverted, placed in it?forming,
as soon as cool, "a perfect air-tight cover, the sau- ^
cer remaining until the fruit is taken out of the
jars. Common tea saucers, and even blacking
boxes may be used, instead of tin saucers. ,
Quantity of sunar required.?Some have stated /
that they succeeded in keepine the fruit without
using any sugar; but in oru.aary practice it is
safest to apply it, and it is best to do so at once,
rather than defer it till the fruty is used. Strawberries,
peaches, pine-apples, and quinces, require j
but a small quantity, five ounces to a quart of fruit
being sufficient Cherries, plums, raspberries, and
blackberries require more, or from seven to eight
ounces.
Stone Jars.?In the absence of common jars. .
which could not be procured, a friend employed
two gallon stone jars, with an entire success. They
were filled as already described, the fruit running
out all around as the lid was applied, so as to pre
vent an v vacancy or air, ana tne wiioie well cemented.
After several months they were opened in
perfect condition.
Tomatoes.?These are the easiest preserved of
all ripe fruits. They may be kept entire by mere- '
rely removing the skin or, what perhaps is better,
as well as more economical, stewed down to about
half their original bulk, as they are a veiy watery
fruit.
Strawberries need but a few minutes cooking; cherries
a greater length of time; peaches still longer,
and should be well done.
In order to determine whether the fruit has been
well put up, when India-rubber lining is used, lift ]
them by the covers, or apply a few pounds' force
to them. If the cover conies off, the work has not
been well done?some air has been allowed to remain,
or the heating has been insufficient, iti which .
case the boiling must be done over again. It is *
safest to examine them a second time, in about a
week.
It is important that the jars, after the whole
process is completed, be placed in a cool and rather
dry place. If the temperature is warm, they
may spoil by fenucntatiou; and experience has .
fully proved that tlicy mould in a damp cellar. If .
the temperature were but a few degrees above freezing,
they would probably keep uninjured for
years. There is no doubt that the apartment
should sometimes have the credit which is ascribed
to a particular mode of putting up.
Glass jars should be kept in a dark place, to ex- ,
elude light. >
i
FATTENING ANIMALS. o
There are some rules which may be advantage- ?
ously adopted in feeding animals, whicb, however
obvious, are often passed over or neglected, and i
we propose to lay before our readers a few of these
rules: _ c
It is evident that when we wish to fatten aivApi- 0
?i ? x ?i???,i
111(11, we must IIUl CAJJWi/ ?iij< niuui ui uiiu, (uiu
hence the food for a fattening animal should be a
given to him in that form which will require the
least labor on his part to convert it into the prop- a
er shape for swallowing. The ox that is obliged
to wander over an acre to get the food which he
should find on a few square rods?the horse that is
three or four hours eating the coarse food he would
swallow (just as well masticated) in fifteen minutes,
if the grain was ground, and the hay cut as it
should be?the sheep that spends hours in making
its way into a turnip which, if it were sliced, it
would eat in as many minutes?the pig that would
consume time and waste grain in eating corn off
the cob, when it would make more fat and less
work for it if it had been ground and mixed with
water?may indeed fatten, but much less rapidly
than if their food was given to them in a proper
mauner. From this we may deduce the rule tnat
nil food intended for a fattening animal should as
far as possible be put into proper sicalloicuuj order
before the animal gets it
From the time tne fattening process begins until
it is fully accomplished, the animal should never
be without food. Health and appetite will be best
promoted by a change of food ratner than by limiting
the quantity.
The animal that is stuffed and starved by turns I
may have streaked meat, but is made too slowly *
sither for the pleasure or profit of the farmer.?
When asked to account for the fine appearance of
his pen of fat hogs, a farmer answered that "hi
never allowed them to squeal." This isagrea
point When we approach a hog pen, ana th<
contents set up a universal squeal, we know some
thing is wrong either in bed or board ; and whei
on going into a sheep-fold causes a universal bleat
ing, it is a sign that food or salt is wanted there.
Another important point, which "is second onh
to quantity, is that the food should be given a
regular periods as well as in regular quantities. I
fea irregularly, the animal, although it may hay<
enough, will soon acquire a restless disposition, L
disturbed by every appearance of its keeper, anc
is never in that quiet state which so much promotes
the laying on of fat To those who have not triec
it, it will be surprising how soon an animal acquire
habits of regularity in feeding, and how soon the
influence of this is felt in the improvement of hii
condition. When at the regular nour the pig has
had its "pudding," aud the sheep his turnips, thej
compose themselves for rest with the conscious'
ne8s that their digestion will not _ be disturbed 01
their quiet broken by unwonted invitations to eat
All animals fatten better m the dark than in the
light, and this can only be accounted for by the increased
quiet In the dark the animal rem aim
perfectly quiet, while in the light the reverse is
often the case. Some kinds of stock which art
the most irritable in confinement, as turkeys and
geese, are found to lay on fat best when confined
in the dark and fed only at stated periods. There
is no surer proof that a pig is doing well than tc
see him eat his meal quickly and go to bed to sleep
until feeding time again.
Animals while fattening should never be alarmed,
never rapidly driven, never fed at unreasona
ble" hours, and above all things never be allowed t<
be in want of food even for half an hour.?Germantown
Telegraph.
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2 THE BECOHSTBUCTION LAWS.
t For the information of our readers, we re-pub2
lish, the "Reconstruction Act," the "Proposed
- Constitutional Amendment," "An Act to Prescribe
i an Oath of Office," and the "Supplement to the
~ Stevens-Sherman Shellabarger Bill," all of which )
we will keep standing until an opportunity shall
1 have been presented for obtaining the neoessary
? information which these papers contain : (
THE BEC0H8TBUGTI0H ACT.
' An Act to provide for the more efficient govern- <
3 ment of the rebel States. i
1 [Passed over the President's Veto, March 2d, 1867.] i
3 Whereas, no legal State governments or ade- |
| quate protection for life or property now exists ]
in the rebel States of Virginia, North Carolina, i
Smith Cnrnlina EmronH. MifuifMinni. Alahama.
* Lousiana, Florida, Texas, and Arkansas; and
5 whereas, it is necessary that peace and good ori
der should be enforced in said States.until loyal
r and Republican State Governments can be legally
established: Therefore,
lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in
Congress assembled, That said rebel States shall
5 be divided into military districts and made sub
jectto the military authority of the United States,
i as hereinafter prescribed, and for that purpose
, Virginia shall constitute the first district; North
, Carolina and South Carolina the second district;
j Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, the third district;
Mississippi and Arkansas the fourth district; and
' Louisiana and Texas the fifth district.
' Sec. 2. And bo it further enacted, That it shall
> bo the duty of the President to assign to the com>
mand of each of said districts an officer of the
army, not below the rank of Brigadier general,
and to details sufficient military force to enable
such officer to perform his duties and enforce his
" authority within the district in which he is as>
signed.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That it shall
be the duty of eacli officer assigned as aforesaid
, to protect all persons in their rights of person and
' property, to suppress insurrection, disorder and
violence, and to punish or cause to be punished
all disturbers of the public peace and criminals,
and to this end he may allow local civil tribunals
to take jurisdiction of and to try offenders, or,
when in his judgment it may bo necessary for the
' trial of offenders, he shall have power to organize
military commissions or tribunals for that purpose,
and all interference, under color of State
authority, with the exercise of military authority
under this act, shall be null and void.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all persons
put under military arrest by virtue of this
act shall be tried without unnecessary delay, and
> no cruel or unusual punishment shall De inflicted;
and no sentence of any military commission or
tribunal hereby authorized, affecting the life or
liberty of any person, shall be executed until it is t
1 npproved by the officer in command of the district, t
1 and the laws and regulations of the government i
1 of the army shall not be effected by this act. ex- i
cept in so far as they conflict with its provisions.
Provided, That no sentence of death, under the c
provisions of this act, shall be carried into effect t
' without the approval of the President. i
1 Sec. 5. Ana be it further enacted, That when \
the people of any of said rebel States shall have \
1 formed a constitution of government in conformi- v
' ty with the Constitution of the United States in t
' all respects, framed by a convention of delegates t
: elected by the male citizens of said State, twenty- a
[ one years old and upwards, of whatever race, color r
' or previous condition, who have been resident in \
' said State for one year previous to the day of such g
election, except such as may be disfranchised for i:
participation lh the rebellion, or for felony at com- t
' mon law; and when such constitution shall pro- \
1 vide that the elective franchise shall be enjoyed by a
' all such persons as liave the qualifications herein a
stated for electors of delegates; and when such 1
! constitution shall be ratified by a majority of the o
persons voting on the question of ratification, who c
are qualified as electors for delegates; and when 1
such Constitution shall have Deen submitted r
to Congress for examination and approval, and \
Congress shall have approved the same; and
when the said State, by a vote of its Legislature, j
elected under said constitution, shall have adopted a
the amendment to the constitution of the United e
States, proposed by the Thirty-ninth Congress, r
and known as article fourteen; and when said ar- ,a
tide shall have become a part of the constitution ;
of the United States, said State shall be declared a
entitled to representation in Congress^ and Sena- v
tors and Representatives shall be admitted there- g
from, on their taking the oath prescribed by law; a
and then and thereafter the preceding sections of c
this act shall be inoperative in said State. Provi- t
ded, That no person excluded from the privilege t
of holding office by said amendment to the consti- r
tution of the United States shall be eligible to elec- c
tion as a member of the convention to frame a |
constitution for any of said rebel States, nor shall c
any such person vote for members of such conven- 0
tion. a
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That until c
the people of said rebel States shall be by law ad- t
mitted to representation in the Congress of the c
United States, any civil government which may c
exist therein shall be deemed provisional only, e
and in all respects subject to the paramount au- t
thority of the United States at any time to abolish. a
modify, control or supersede the same; and in all t
elections to any office mider such provisional gov- t
ernments all persons shall be entitled to vote, and t
none others, who aro entitled to vote under the t
provisions of the fifth section of this act; and no 0
person shall be eligible to any office under such
provisional governments who would be disquali- c
lied from holding office under the provisions pf v
tho third article or said constitutional amendment, jj
SCHUYLER COLFAX, 0
Speaker of the House of Representatives, ti
LAFAYETTE S. FOSTER, v
President of the Senate, pro (em. c
? v
PBOPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. g
The following is the Constitutional Amendment fj
referred to in the 4th section of the "Reconstruc- 1
tion Act." q
article xiv. t<
Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the jj
United States ana subject to the jurisdiction there- fl
of are citizens of the United States and of the State a
wherein they reside. No State sliall make or en- a
force any law which shall abridge the privileges ^
or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor 0
shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty 0
or property, without due process of law, lor deny P
to any person within its jurisdiction the equal P
orotection of the laws. e
Sec*. 2. Representatives shall be apportioned a- P
mong the several States according to their respec- "
tivo numbers, counting the whole number of persons
in each State excluding Indians not taxed.? e
But when the right to vote at any election for the c
choice of electors for Presidentand Vice President r
of the United States. Representatives in Congress, ?
Executive and Judicial Officers of a State, or the c
members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to u
any of the male inhabitants of such State, being 0
twenty-one years of age and citizens of the Unitea ?
States, or in any way abridged except for partici- J
pation in rebellion or other crime, the basis of rep- ?
resentation therein shall be reduced in the propor- K
tion which the number of such male citizens snail ?
bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty- 11
one years of age in such State.
Sec. 3. No person shall bo a Senator or Repre- ^
sentativo in Congress, or elector of President and "
Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military,
under the United States or under any State, ?
who, having previously taken an oath as a mem- "
ber of Congress, or as an officer of the United v
States, or as a member of any State Legislature,
or as an Executive or Judicial Officer of any State
to support the Constitution of the United States, P
shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion a- P
gainst the same, or given aid and comfort to the J1
enemies thereof. But Congress may, by a vote of 11
two-thirds of each House, removesuch disability. J
Sec. 4. The validity of the public debt of the "
United States authorized by law, including debts a
incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for
services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion.
shall not be questioned. But neither the Unitea
-States nor any State sliall assume or pay any debt -n
or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or re- *
bellion against the United States, or any claim for
the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such j
debts, obligations and claims, shall be held illegal ft
and void. v n
Sec. 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce ai
by appropriate legislation the provisions of this
article. ci
o
AH ACT TO PEE8CBIBE AH OATH OF OFFICE u
The following is the oath of office referred to in *
the 5th section of the "Reconstruction Act," and F
also in the Cth of the Supplementary Bill: -
Be it enacted, Tliat hereafter any person elected
or appointed to any office of honor or profit under
the government of the United States, either in the _
civil, military or naval department of tho public
service, except the President of the United States,
shall before entering upon the duties of such office, "
and before being entitled toany of the salary or other
emolument thereof, take and subscribe the following
oath or affirmation: "I, A. B, do solemn- _
ly swear (or affirm) that I have never voluntarily j
borne arms against tho U. S. since I have been a cit- p
izen thereof; that I havo voluntarily given no aid, j
countenance, counsel or encouragement to persons ^
engaged in armed hostility thereto; that I have nev- j,
er sought nor accepted, nor attempted to exercise j
the functions of any office whatever, under any au- j
thority, or pretended authority, in hostility to the ^
United States; that I have not yieldod a voluntary g
support to any protended government, power or n
constitution within the United States, hostile or in- *
imical thereto; and I do further swear (or affirm) v
that to the best of my knowledge and ability, I will support
and defend the constitution of the United
States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; f<
that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; tl
that I take this obligation freely, without any men- f<
tal reservation or purposo of evasion, andthatlwill S
well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on
which I am about to enter. So help me God," 1
which oath, so taken and signed, shall be preserved 1
among the files of the Court, Houses of Congress, or I
tho department to which said officer may apper- S
tain. And any person who may falsely take said
oath shall be guilty or perjury, and on conviction $;
in addition to the penalties now prescribed for that y
offence, shall be deprived of his office, and rendered
incapable, forever after, of holding any office or g
place under the United States. p
Approved July 2,1862.
SUPPLEMEHT TO THE 8TEVEHS-8HEBMAir BILL.
aw ACT supplemental to an Act entitled An Act
to provide lor the more efficient government of
the rebel States, passed March 2,1867, and to facilitate
restoration.
Be it enacted, Ac., That before the first day of
September. 1867, the commanding general in each
district donned by the Act to provide for the more
efficient government of the rebel States, approved
March 2,1867, shall cause a registration to be made
of the male citizens of the United States, twentyone
years of age. and upwards, resident in each
county or parish in the State or States, included
in his district, which registration will include only
those persons who are Qualified to vote for delegates
bv the Act aforesaid, and who shall have taken
and subscribed tho following oath or affirmation
:
"I, , do solemnly swear, or affirm, in the
presence of Almighty God, that I am a citizen of
the State of ; that I have resided in said State
for months next preceding this day, and now fl[
reside in the county of -?, or the parish of , ]
In said State, as the case may be; that I am twen- ,
ty-one years old; that I have not been disfranchised
for participation in any rebellion or civil
war against tho United States, nor for felony committed
against the laws of any State or of the United
States; that I have never been a member of
my State Legislature, or held any Executive or
Judicial Office in any State, and afterwards engaged
in insurrection ana rebellion against the United
3tates, and given aid or comfort to the enemies
thereof; that I have never taken an oath as a member
of Congress of the U. S., or as an officer of
;he United States, or as a member of any State
Legislature, or as an Executive or Judicial Officer
jf any State, to support the Constitution of the U.
States, and afterwards engaged in insurrection or
rebellion against the Uuitca States or given aid or
jomfort to the enemies thereof; that I will faithPolly
support the Constitution and obey the laws
)f the United States, and will, to the best of my
ibilitv, encourage others so to do. So help me
3od.'r
which oath or affirmation may be administered by
my registering officer. 1
Sec. 2. That after tho completion of the registraion
hereby provided for in any State at such time
md place therein as the commanding general shall
Appoint and direct, of which at least thirty day's
public notice shall be given, an election shall be
leld of delegates to a convention for the purpose of
istablishing a constitution and civil government
'or such State, loyal to the Union; said convention
n each State, except Virginia, to consist of the same
lumber of members as the most numerous branch*
>f the State Legislature of such State in the year
.860, to be apportioned among the several districts, .
ounties, or puishes of suchStateby the commandng
general, giving to each, representation in the
atio of voters registered as aforesaid as nearly as
nay be. The convention in Virginia shall consist ;
>f the same number of members as represented the
erritory now constituting Virginia in the most
mmerous branch of the Legislature of said State
n the year 1860, to be apportioned as aforesaid.
Sec. 3. That at such election the registered voters
>f each State shall vote for or against a convention
oformaconstitution thereof under \isact. Those
roting in flavor of such a convention shall have
vritten or printed on the ballots by which they
'ote for delegates as aforesaid, the words 'Toracon entionand
those voting against such a convenion
shall have written or printed on such ballots
he words "against a convention." The persons
ppointedto superintend said election, and to make
eturn of the votes given thereat, as herein proided,
shall count and make return of the votes i
7ven for and against a convention ; and the comuanding
general, to whom the same shall have
teen returned, shall ascertain and declare the total
-ote in each State for and against a convention. If
. majority ot the votes given on that question
hall be for a convention, then a convention shall
>e held, as hereinafter provided; but if a majority
>f said votes shall be against a convention, then no
oilvention shall be held under this act: Provided,
["hat such convention shall not be held unless a
najority of all such registered voters shall have
'oted on the question of holding such convention.
Sec. 4. That the commanding general of each
listrict shall appoint such loyal officers or persons
a may be necessary, not exceeding three in each
ilection district, in any State, to make and com- (j
>lete the registration, superintend the election,
ind make return to him of the votes, lists of *
roters and of the persons elected as delegates bv
i plurality of the votes cast at said election), and
ipon receiving said returns he shall open the
iame, ascertain the persons elected as delegates
locording to the returns of the officers who conlucted
said election, and make proclamation
hereof; and if a majority of the votes given on
bat question shall be for a convention, the comn
an (ling general within sixty days from the date
>f election, shall notify the delegates to assemble
n convention at a time and place to be mentiond
in the notification, and said convention, when
irganized, shall proceed to form a Constitution
ind civil government according to the provisions
if this act. and the act to which it is supplemen- :
ary ; and when the same shall have been so framd,
said Constitution shall be submitted by the 9
onvention for ratification to die persons regis ten s
d under the provisions of tnis act, at an clecton
to be conducted by tho officers, or persons *]
ppointed by the commanding general as herein- J
tefore provided, and to be held after the expire
ion of thirty days from the date of notice thereof
o be given by said convention, and the returns 1
hereof shall be made to the commanding general ..a
f the district. I
Sec. 6. That if. according to said returns, the 1
onstitution shall be ratified by a majority of the 9
otes of the registered electors qualified as here- 9
a specified, cast at said election, at least one-half B
fall the registered voters voting upon the ques
ion of such ratification, the president of the con- fl
ention shall transmit a copy of the same, duly fl
ertified, to the President of the United States, 9
/ho shall forthwith transmit the same to Con- fl
ress, if then in session, and if not in session. 9
lien immediately upon its next assembling; and ^fl
r it shall moreover appear to Congress that the
lection was one at which all the registered and tB
ualifled electors in the State had an opportunity fl
o vote freely and without restraint, fear or the M
tifluence of fraud, and if Congress shall be satis- 9
ied that such constitutioh meets the approval of 9
majority of the qualified electors in the State, .9
nd if the said constitution shall be declared by 9
'ongres.s to be in conformity with the provisions I
f the act to which this is supplementary, and the *9
ther provisions of said act shall have been com- I
lied with, and the said constitution shall be ap- fl
roved by Congress, ;the State shall be declared 9
ntitled to representation, and Senators and Re- B
resentati v es shall be admitted therefrom as here- B
a provided. 9
Sec. 6. That all elections in the States mention- 9
d in the said "Act to provide for the more effi- S
lent government of the rebel States," shall, da- B
ing the operation of said act, be by ballot; and all B
fficers making the stdd registration of voters and 1
onducting said elections shall, before entering 1
pon the discharge of their duties, subscribe an I
ath faithfully to perform the duties of their said 9
fflce, and the oath prescribed by the act approved ]
uly 2,18G2, entitled "An act to prescribe an oath 1
f office:" Provided, That if any person shall 1
nowingly and falsely take and subscribe any fl
ath in this act prescribed, such person so offend- B
ig, and being thereof duly convicted, shall be fl
object to the pains, penalties .and disabilities B
rhich by law are provided for the punishment of B
le crime of wilful and oorrupt penury. 1
Sec. 7. That all expenses incurred by the several 1
ommandlng generals, or by virtue of any orders fl
isned or appointments made by them under or by tiA
irtue of this Act, shall be paid out of any mon- ^B
ys In the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. ^B
Sec. 8. That the Convention for each State shall fl
rescribe the fees, salary, and compensation to be 9
aid to all delegates and other officers and agents 9
orein authorized or necessary to carry into effect
le purposes of this Act, not herein otherwise pro- fl
ided for, and shall provide for the levy and col- H
jction of such taxes on the property in such State * B
s may be necossary to pay the same. 9
Sec. 9. That the word "article" in the sixth sec- m
oil of the Act to which this is supplementary, .9
hall be construed to mean "section." M
rALUE OF COHFEDERATE CTJBBENCY. I
1 NNEXED is a table showing the value of ''Con- 9
federate currrency" in United States currency 9
>r the last four years?deputed from the average 9
lonthly rates of the respective currencies, in gold, 9
b New York, Richmonu and Augusta.
As the rate of stamp duty upon documents exe- B
utcd daring the late war is based upon the value 19
f theconsideration In United States currency, this fl
ible will bo found very convenient in fixing that fl
alue. fl
able showing the relative value of "con- ^fl
ederate" andu. 8. currency for four years. fl
Month. 1862. 1863. 1864. 1965. a Jfl
iValue in Value in j Value in,Value in
vfiriifffl for Con* CQrj Con.cur-; Con. cur- Con cur- JH
mnntfi n? rency of renc7 of rency ofrency of JH
month ot $iintj.S. $iintJ.S. ?llnUS. $lintr.S. TM
cur'cy. cur'cy. cur'cy. j cur'cy. .J|
anuary $2.00 $13.60 $26.90 9
'ebruary 2.19 13.79 25.20 M
larch 2.93 14.67 34.90 H
.pril 8.23 12.33 M
lay... 3.87 10.65
une 4.85 8.12
uly 6.89 7.79 ?
.ugust 10.53 8.85 iH
eptember.. $2.19 9.71 10.56 H|
ctober 1.95 9.70 12.80 H
November.. 2.29 9.90 12.55 H
ecember... 2.28 12.60 18.26 U
To ascertain the value of a given amount of Con- |H
^derate currency, divide the number of dollars by |H
ic figures in the column opposite the date sought H
>r, and the quotient will be the amount in United U
tates currency. |H
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