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VOL. XII.

" CAPE ISLAND.- CAPE MAY COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6. I860.

NO. 574.

Law* of New Jersey. [rr autdoutt] At set to ascertain by pro|xr proof lb* eitfr-iswbo shall be satirist! to (be right. ofswffragw. 1. Be it enacted by (he HraiU end Osnsral Assembly of (be State of New Jersey, Tbat there ibell be (bree ptriom ■Merited by the botrd of choseo freeboMer* for (be cerersl towsibipe ie their reepeeiire eoenlie*, sod the cjmmou cosocit tor the tererel wards of their rv- * pee tire rili** of eeob of the poUtieel pertiee to be repreeeeted in the Appoint, ■est* for eeeb eieellos district in the Stale, to be koows u iotp*ctur* of registry sad election* ; provided, that wh.rc the elecUon district ie composed of * township, tbe eeeesior end collector of Mid township «b*ll constltols two of seid ieepedtor*. the esid inspectors shell make t»* registry koreinafur provided for said districts, sod sbell hold tbe a|eetloos bereiomfter meotiooed sod preside St the seme sod bore sod possess ell the powers sod be sohjacl to ell the dolies sod liabilities of jodgee of eleetiose; saeh ■pperitmsnls sbell be mods daring tbe ■sett of Aegsst, end (be persons so appelated shall take sod Ble Co lbs offles of she olerk of tbe county the folloeing ostb : -I do solemnly *wsar for sffirm> tbel I will support tbo consUtntlon of the Ooitod B teles end the conetitnlion or tbe Huts of Now Jersey, end that I will faithfully discharge the duties of tbe oBce of in•pector of registry of elections, according to Us ben of my ability j" tbe eeld inspectors shell recelre from the clerk e ceetiflcsle of sncb eppointmsot ; the eeid inspector! of ele.tion sbell meet annually en Tuesday, tb ret weeks prscsdlog lbs general election, at sine A. M., at the pries designated for holding the polls of esid aleetlDO, end org seise thtmselrei S.M22 5 ',v.'r.rsr.^"';r.tt dieUisl, sod tor tbts purpose tbey ahull appoint onn of their nombsr shslrmen. whs sbslt sdmlolittr to lbs other Inspecwbo (bull to other Inspec-

tors the Ostb of office ; sod tbs seme ostb •bsH then be admioislered to tbo cbelreaea by oso of -the other inspector*; tbs add board shell then proceed to asks s list of all persons qnslllrid Ind entitled . 4* sale at tbo eosoisg election in the -election district of which they are inspectors; said list, wbsa completed, shall ' constitute sad bo kscwo as tbe register ef election of esid district ; lb* said Inqpostera at their Brst meeting on Tout•dsy, three weeks preceding lb* genera! ■el ratios, ebell bete power, if neaeeeery, to sit two days for the purpose of nuking eeld sag later- prodded, that at the nomas! (taction, and prior to said meeting, the nomber of Vetera in the raid district ef which ibey era inspectors exceeding few handrad ; vacancies oecnrring in soy ef iseh offices shell be imasdletely filled by the Gorernor in the manner ebote provided by lew ; in case, oa the day of oriutfon any inspector shall, for any re* wan, fail to appear, his piece may be supplied la tbe sseoner now provided by law Bar judges of election; no person shall be eligible to be nor shall bo appointed inspector of registry and elections wo less he shall be • que! Jed voter with is ■the district ie which such election is silos--ted, nor on less hs can reed and writs sod •peak the English language enderstand<ag»y t inapweto n of registry and election. from the performance of military end lory : daty ; la cities so place shall be designs- | ted or need as a polling place noises tbe I Mas be lighted wltlr gas, in case gts is need in tbsdistrist; the said inspector ohall designate and appoint polling plicn •ad places for registry hi tooh election district and gfwo the requisite notice of Mob OmttBilioo ; the bnsines. of registry , shall be carried on at tbe plaosnao dot ; i^se^vd ft^that pnr^oM, e^d the poU.^or 26 be Iberrity* )f"»id iuspectors to be I ri Wmttut atleodanon daring tba hour. do ties, aed aay lntpwlor °wbo ISreH wi Ifully abeewt Wmtslf from bis dalles sbell bo dlsmsd galtty of a mlsdemoaaor, and OW OooTietion thsrsof, shall be pnnish-d MM act lest than t*noty4r. dollars »fc#ra than dm hundred dollars , any MM aelieg so iospsetor without the It iMmlloes herein prescribed, shell on {CMpBOMO^ be deemed gollty of a mMHBsanor, and shall be p combed by , flee ait exceeding See bundled dollar.', •v impriraca*nl not more tbnn on. Uoeibmilal. nlgk *hs teen Lly arranged ae- ' ■ ndbm to (Mr respects** sornames, so sstasrire ri e«wU. ». name lo foil tbo nwrnbor of the dwelling, if (bar* j arsfiffinrlsratris of UedweHrig ptlos of J MgbMw*m So As^HMaSt meetfag ' M^wTs^sd7 1

of slactioo for tbs purpose of reviliog end cArractlng said Hsu, and for this purpoke ■ bay shall meet at nioe o'clock in. ike * morning -mud remain in session notil nine * o'clock P. M .. of '.bet day, and tbey shall Ibsn revise, corroel, add io and soMract from sad complete the said lieu, end sbell ' oa tbat day add to the earns lbs asms of ■ soy person who wnold on ths esid day of - election be entitled nuder the provisions ' of the constitution end lews of this stele 1 to oxorcis* tbo right of suffrage in tbsir * respective election districts. 1 4. And be it enacted. That lbo~ proi erodings of said board uf inspectors shall ■' Sf open, and all parsons residing and so- - tilled to voto io said district shall be *o1 titled to be beard by asM inspectors to » relation to oorrecliou* or additions to ' raid register; one of the lisle so hspt by ' laid Inspectors as aforesaid sbslt be nsed by tbam on tbe dey or days tot making 1 ctirracOooe 'or additions for tbe porpoee - of complsting Ike registry far sncb dls1 triet ;• no addition ♦hell bo mad* to tbo ' and register of tbe nem* of ony person ' nor shall ths name of any persou tie placed 1 thereon eicept of on* who shall beva 1 appear*' P*™0" boforh the said board; ' and any person not born la Ih* United ' States, on applying to have hie name ( placed on tbs registry shall prove (bat he is n eitiseo of lbs United Sutes by pro- ' dociog a eartificat* of naturalisation from ' a court of eompstent jurisdiction", sod the ' certificate shall be endorsed with tkcdsls - of exhibition ; oor shall toy other proof * of his being o citiioo bo rgcolvod aolsts ' bo hod boon raglstorad si tbs lest election, [ sod known by o majority of tbe inspec1 tors as s lege! voter, sod in places not incorporated tbe Inspectors shall take the ' poll lists of tbS last geosral election, end ' oss tbe-mma for lbs porpoee of preparing ' ths list of voters for lbs snsning slactioo, 1 emending, altering sod revising ths sstne ' io sack a tnenoar aa to m|k* a complel* 1 j lift in porsnaocs of lbs provisions of tbfl 5. And be it enacted. That it shall -be ■ ths dotv of laid insoeetara at their meat- ■ tloty

1 log for revising and correcting said list, to erase therefrom lbs aims of soy person iissrlsd therein who shall be proved to tbo satisfaction of said iaopsetom to bo a non-resident of srtfdistrictor olh»rwiae not entitled to yote in aaid district at tbo olhction then ocst to bo hold: any •lector residing io slid dMnct sad ontilled to vote therein may appear before said board of inspectors and require bis name to be recorded on said alphabetical list, end upon complying with lbs requirements of this set tin trams shell bo recorded ; any person no requiring his same to be entered oe-cold lift shall make ths same statement as boralobsfora mentioned and shell be subject to tk* seme fines sod ps**'1'** toT ™?oiiog to givs each information, or for falsely giving tbo same, ood shall bo. also subject to ' challenge, either by tbe inspectors or ' either of thorn, or by ony elector who** oam* appears upeo said alphabetical list. ' sod lbs setae oaths shall be admioislered ' by lb* iespectors a* may by law be ad1 ministered to persons off* ring to vote at ' a» election. 1 «. And bo it onoctod, Tbat aftor said 1 list shall bars base completed, tbs said ' inspectors shall cause four copies of tba , same to be mads, each uf which shall be ■ certified by them to be a correct list of i | tbe votsn of their district, one or which i I shall be filed, ia tbo office of tbo county ' | clerk of lb* county aod hob of which : 1 { copies shall be retained by each of tbo ! | I said inspector* : it shell tie tbs doty of ' : lb* raid inspectors carefully to preserve ' - the sold list for ibeir oss on election day, j ' 1 aid to designate ooo of tbeir nombsrai , \ | tbo opokiqg of the polls to obeck toe i ' ; oame of every voter vuting io such dit- ! 1 , trict whose tismeis 00 tbs register ; and ' j no vols shall bo racoivod or bis builot 'i deposited at say annuel election in. ibis ' i stats, where they vols by ballot sclera ■ ■ ths ooms or the persoa « Belief 40 veto ; ' ; bo on lb* oaid registry, made and com- ; plated as berelobefora provided, pre- j ; ceding lbs elsstios, aod tbe inspect rv 1 j shell obeck sech name oo tbs list before ' - receiving tk* vote, aod aay person whose ! ' ' nam* isos lb* registry may be challenged, 1 end tbo note oaths shell bo put as art I sow pruooribod by law ; and ths Dumber ' I I of hours for labor oo elect Iod days sbail 1 be limited to eight ; this section shall bo taken aod bold by ovary judicial or other i tribunal as maadalory and sot as directory and any voto which abatt be received by the raid iospsetor* of election in contravention of Ibis aoutien sbail be void and shall be rejected from the eooot in any legislative or judicial scrutiny into ' soy rasull of tbs election. 7. And bo it onsctsd, That tbs clerks •t each poll, in addttsoo to tbo duties sow proscribed by law, shall ontar on tbo poll list kopt by tbam ia oolumua pro- I pared lor tbat purpose, opposite ths cams ' of rack porson voting, lbs samo otals- ' .BMBt sr miouto os boninhrion required of inspectors is making lbs registry ; hot ' sock risotto bo mods by tbvm if tbo 1 registry oootoini corraotiy tbe trams aod < rssidesce 6f such volar: every person at I the limo of offering his vou shell, truly I statu lb* strast in which h* rumdus, aad i tlrator. th* ubctor | rasldra. aad tbs n urn bra, ia osao the I boas*, lodging or tawamsnt is numbered, i SttSir-ra?. ; in the column of ths poll list for entering i tba number, sad ie oss* of refusal to < maths dri atalomawtai aforasaid, the vols • ef saeh vrictor shall sat bo roooivod ; ooy wboahaU wilfully make say^tsleo I

I bars of ths board of iospeclors sctlog us I judges, sbslt receive the seme rompsosa- > tion ss is-ullowod by Isw for. judges of • election of tbahssistry sod rsc«>risgAhs I voire, to be paid to them st the lime aod I io tbs tneousr in which they are paid I their other fees ; the escsirasry blank*, r instroetions, and other incidental *xf ponses incurred in sxacuting t * provii sions of this act shall be provided sin] > paid for io tbs manner now presided for r ths payment of incidental sxpsosst of election of vho tiku'eboracisr. "~~ 11. And be it en AC ted, That any of the I inspectors may. si suy sutborixsd msst- . ing of lbs board, administsr (lis oaths rs . quired by law tu Test tbs qualifications of I electors, end may also administer oo tbe i day of tbJhwakiog and completion of the r list, to any elector of tbe district who I 0> sj r be offervd aa a wiloeas to pros* the ■ qualification of any parso'n claimfag the 1 i right to be registered, the following ostb : " )t'ua do swear (or affirm) that you alb I . an elector of tb|e election district ; Vhst i i you will fully and truly aoswer alt such I questions srsbali bo put to yho tousbing i ths plaoo of reriplencu soil ulbor quslifi- i cstioos ss an ettctor of tba person noef i claiming tbs right to bs registered st s < voter in this {(strict ;" and whoever shall > I make a false oath shall bs deemed guilty I . of perjury. , . i la. Au«l be it ensefBd, Tbat any per. i son who shall cause his name 10 be rtgis- I it-red io mora then Ms electloo district, I :r shall causa hi* uih*.tq be registered 1 oowiug that lis is not n qualifiyd voter 1 t ia the sfffrd or distri$ where said registry ■ is made, or wtfo shall fulralyepqysooaio I any regillered voter, end uny person I csuiin. any sack net, or aidiag or abet- ! ting -ny person in any manner io either I of raid acU, shell be pusishrd for each I and every qffuqc* by floe of on* hundred I dollars or imp$a»nm*oi.for not mors than t ops year ; all persons »eeanng falsely bs. t foro. said bokrff of registration shall bk t deemed guilty of witful "tod coiropt per- e jury, aad oo conviction punished sssucb; t iT soy member or officer of raid board, who ahull refuse to rerlller env nerinn c i, refuse register any

r- legally entitled to. vol* st (he ensuing i d election, or who shall wilfully vfuhtu any i o of tbo provisions of tbts set. or be guilty i r, of say fraud lu lbs i-j.ecutiss.of lb* duties i it bis Office, by imprisonment in lb* state 1 y prison for not more liiaa oat yssrt or fins i i. not txcusdiog live houdred dollars. i W IS. And be it onctsfi, 'That lbs wna- i a list required tabs mads ami perfected at < ,1 genera! sleclsoni shell in the same ment- net be made aad perricteJ by lb* io- I a specters or ail sleelions for charter , officers in the several cities Id this stale o wbsta "(bay vote by ballot, cap lb* proi. vision* end requirement! in tail act, so « far sa th* tarns may bs, ar* made appli- , cable to such charter alecuao, on which r occasion they sbell use tbo register of o slsetioos mads aod perfected at ths r general election immediately preceding, 0 which said register shall bs reviled, cor- i , reeled aod completed laths manner herein I j provided far revising, correcting and com- ■ . plating tbe rvglityr of oleotors made on I 1 th* Tuesday three weeks preceding tbs i - slactioo of general elections. < 1 14. And bs it enacted, Tbat at ths I i next November general election, and on ( , ; each succeeding Novembsrelection, three ; , parsons shall bs elected aa inspectors of i f i registry for etch election district for tbs ( ) , term of oos year, who shall possess tba c f | p«w«rt, be required to perform thedollus, i ) | aod bs tubjsol to tb* liabilities mentioned 1 I . in the first eeclion of this act ; no ballet t 1 for this purpose sbail cocisto mora tbso ■ , I two names ; in esse more (ban two names < , : are roled for, tbe ballot aballooly be void s I silo tsid inspectors, and tbe three perI 1 tons who rareivo tbo highest oomber of s - ! votes shell be deemed aod taken to be e | ; elected inspectors of registry ; ia case i t i two persons sbail receive ap equal cum- j. , bar of sot*#, tbe first person named on t , ! tbs ballot for inspector of ragritry shall i ] bs dscled. | . I 16. Aod bs it eoanctsd, Tbat whsn i . j tbs present polling places contain more c ■ ! than eight hundred voters, it it hereby t , I enacted tbat thous polling placet shall bo , divided ap so oa to oouioln not morslban e , eigbt hundred voters in saeh polling die- s , triet ; and tbs mayor aaiTcoumoa council t . in the different cttiss, sad tbs town com- • [ mines ia lbs diffsrant township* are f , hereby required tu prepare tbs bounds a . nee sf said divided polling places oo or t belore lbs first day of Jooa next, vix : r . 00 the first day of Jooo, is tba year one t , thousand sight busdrsd and rixlysix.and d I file on* copy of said boundaries or the r . polling districts is ths office sr tbs ascre- f i of stats, oos in ths offios of tbe h drab of the county, and coo in the office J of ths mayor of arid cities ; in can the a . mayor and common council or town com- ii mills* shall not establish these bounds- o rise of tbs divided poll districts, and file ii ths description in said offices, it shall be 0 tba duty or kba govern* to make said t I division oa or before tbs Brat day of July, a i and ssuUisb tba boundaries and SI* said a description of tba buundariaein lbs offices ii above mentioned ; the inspector* ofn. y gieter shall giro two weeks' previous notice la said divided poll districts aod tl ia ths other distrioM by publication ia a newspaper, aad posting op handbills of tba una of aommeocing the registry, re- J vising the (eras end for tbe election . 16. Aed he it suae Led, That the secretary ef etete shall cerate this Isw to )» priuted, and e scfficiont number of copies thereof toot to the ooouly clerks of lbs several ooaolise, to supply tscb or lbs G officer* named io this set with • copy ; J and it shall be ike duty of tbo eouuty w clerks, immediately, to tranemlfia eopy It of tbe same to each of tha inspectors of u election In each city, township aad eeusty. n 17. And be it reacted, Tbat thie act a •ball take effect oo tke Bret day or May, Ii eighteen hundred aad sixty-eix, and all a: riwipoafiietiag with thri aetata hereby si "?S&WapA4,1W. « A rinber sepplemeat ie the eri eeyUcd tl "An BM for the relief of each portion Moid* im'a,y tuurame^b. . eiereolisritgiteea haedradaad sixty- ^ . . t! krareu etart^AJttra^briw'ra^thl " OKWiS: 5 I keoth ragtmist ef loriotry wee —4 rac p

ognixed by tbe gowrncr of this stete a New Jersey regiment tntil the tweotyoiolh dey of January, eighteen hundred and lixly-lwo, asd'didnot receive uny eucb relief from Ibis slits es was coo- - templttrd by ths act te which this ie a ,- tupplemwot until on and after the raid . tweuty-ointh dey of Jauusry, eighteen - -boadred end sixty-two; eud wberra", tbe yaid first regiment uf New Jersey . caveiry ws» not recognixed by the gov. , •rnor of thie elate as a New Jersey regiment until tbe nineteenth dey of i February, eighteen hundred end sixtytwo, aod did not receive any.euch relief from this stale as contemplated by th« act to which this i« a lopplemem notil j on and after the said nineteenth day of . February, eighteen hundred and sixtyI. Be it enacted by tbe Senate and General Assembly of the Elate of New ' ; Jersey, That all persons who enlisted in the sard tenth regiment New Jersey vol- - nnteers, and were mustered into lb* service of tbs Unittd Stales et members of - said regiment previous to the said twenty- . ninth day of Jat'oary, eighteen hundred , ' and sixty-two, and have been booorably difhbarged therefrom, be and they are , ■ hereby declared to be e n tilled to the re- , authorised bjrtli u set to which this . oolistuient io said regiment to the said tvreoty-ninth dey of January, eighteen hundred, end eixtf-twn. <" 2. And be it eActed, That ull persons ' who eqjisled in tlie first rugimsol New Jersey cavalry, end were mustered into the service of the Uoitud Stele* as mem. i of said regiment previous to the j said nineteen lb dey of February, eighteen hundrgd end sixty-tec, aod have been ' honorably discharged therefrom, be aod i Ibry ire hereby declarsti to fbao tilled to , the relief an tborixed by the alt to which this (a • -supplement, front "the time of ' their enlistment in tsid regiment to the , •aid Dinelsunth day of FebrMry, eighteen and sixty-two. 3 And lie iL auullril Tbet' tlia nriei. ( And it

nal discharge* "of lb* members of the said regiments, or ths re:ord, or a copy there of in (bs adjutant general's office uf this stale, duly certified by tba said adjutant - geosral, shall bs hsid and dsemsd audi eient proof -tbdl they«re entitled to the relief aothorixed by ibis act, aed upon ' presentation of such proof tbe comp- ' trailer thill audit sncb .claims, end ths > treasurer of thu slits shall pay ths tame ' 1. Aod bo it enacted, That this set | ■bait be deemed u public set and shall ! take effect immediately. Approved March 28, 1866. A further supplement to lbs act entitled "An act for the instruction of indigent dvof and dumb persons, inhabitants of this state," apprcvud April tantb, eighteen hnndrud and forty-six. 1. Be it enacted bytho Senate aod Geoera! Assembly »f the State of Now JerTbat the atoual expeosei for each deef mute Instructed at the charge of the food provided oy the act to which this is supplement, shall not exceed tbe earn of two hoodrei end forty dollar*, unleis tbe governor <* person administering tbe governor or (arson administering the government ebdl be satisfied . that tbo mean* of *uch dutf mute or tboee of his or her parente ot guardians ere insufficient to keep (nib deaf mute supplied with clotbioi dorbg bis or bsr term of instruction, to whfck care clothing may supplied at tbasbsrge of said food at an expense not exceeding twenty.fivo dollar* in any oo* par for any otra pupil •o anppUad. 2. And be It ataclsd. That the a* nasi appropriation ofnx tbouur. I dollar* now entboriied by Imr, be aod lb* aame is to eight thousand dollars, subte Ibo-provitieni of "tbe act to which tbie it a lupplemsat. 3. Aod be it ooected, Tbet all acta aod parte of acta, i* oooliel with or ooo-* to tbe provitioot aod requirements of (hit act, (ball be and lb* same are repealed. 4. And.be It enacted, That the governor tra authorised to pay to the "PennSlvenie laeUtuU fpr the Derieod Dumb," e sum of five hundred and forty dollars sod eighteen esnta, to bo drawn from tbe provided by the act to which tbie i* a supplement, in repayment or lot* acally sustained by that inititotion by of receiving compensation ooly at th* rata of two hundred and twunly-five |rir anoom fbr tbo support aod education of tbo inhabitant* of ibf* state I tbe first of September, eighteen hundred end sixty-foer, to th* tint of eighteen hundred and aUly-five ; I alio to th* New Tork'insiitutloa. for the | of th* dtnf aod dumb, th* ram of three hundred aid aevtaty. three dollar* aod seventeen oaatu, ia rnpeymenl < of lora actually *ostara.d by lhat institute , naaon of receiving eempenaatton only at the raU of two hundred dollars per for tbe support end education or I iohabitoata of ibt* *utcdariog th* past ■ yw. 5. And bo It enrwUd, That this act > taka effect imm*diately. r Approvsd March 21, 1864. further rapprimMt to th* act entUrid < "As act to rafalata the practice of 1 Courts of Law," approvsd April flf- . tenth, e|||gH. hundred gad forty. ' 1. Be it eoactsd by U* Buaato aod . Assembly of tbo Stat* of Now Jersey, That oa tbe application of Ed- 1 ward Livingtloa Prion, who hat rarved < tha army of tbo Ooitod Sutra daring r late war for the iipprsttion of th* rebellion, for admiration to practice at in ' attorney or coaatolUr in tori stats, tbo time during which b* but to tarred in the - shall bs deducted from the lima of study aod practice required uodur th* I lew* of this auta aed «bs ruin of Ike , eaecUd, Tfci Uit act ' take effWct immediately. i Apprwrod Merck 31. 1866. Oar guiding •tar.'riilust brightrat tu , darkest hour and praprie the gloom t wi.h friry (eras ef He owt crsetioa ; lib. , a beaewo to ths stem- tossed mariner, it tpraAeof reel and joy sftor Ik. hitter 1 praeeet shell hav. rawd ; ood while the ' portleg voice Mid liofsrt at the her, r cherae we Ureogh the loeff fratpcutivt of t

®hc Sect's tf omtv. AT THE LAST. slrniiB U calmest when It oeare the tide, (uldel close ta gvratog-a rokr ot halm : morBIng calls to toll, but Klghl to rest. A holy Mgrance, like the breath of prayer, Footalepa of aagrls follow In her trace. All tblecs are hnahed before her, as she throws with aad lest -ur mu|h and thorny way, And hear the heat ami hurdru ofthr day. And ISave behind ua. aa we paaa away. Sweat, "tarry twilight round out alrrplng clay 1 Irlrct ^Gltstrtlanw. TIIE HOSE A.VO THE NETTLE. In a country somewhere in the world— no matter where — at tno North probably, or maybe at lbs Sooth or perbapa between the two— there rose a large and flourishing city. It* manufactories were noted for their extent, and tbo merchaot-princes of thai place rocellcd in ths wealth tboge man- □ factories produced. On the outskirts j of tbs town, were boilt two bouses — I

I alike in form, io extent, in value ; , "Two pent," or "two not*;" or "'two t pins," had frequently described their ' similarity. Now in these two bouses j j lived lio brothers — twins — the only j - ■ son* of the builder of thoio two houses 1 ' J It bad been a fsbcy of tbe 0I4 man to j I I have "tbe boys," as he called tbem, j 1 ; ldtH^"* a"KJ be ; and hit meao* being | ample, he liU the power of indulging J j hit fancy. ''Tbe boys married, and on J their wedding jlay the first stone of ( either homo was laid. "Time enough to get them finished," J tsid tbe old man a* ho robbed his . baud* In glue ; "won't want a nurse I J1" fbr a twelve-month, at any rttc. Small 1 , house do till tben." Tbo yoongbrideg were prcaentwben I, that remark was made. One blushed i > — aod smiled; the other blushed— and j ' frowned. It was tbe netjla and the : rose again standing tide by side. | Six months patted, tnd the boutet I [ were half np— the old gentlemen him- ! l self directing all tbe arrangement* of j ' the building. "It it good indeed of your father, I now on .old man, to take an interest ' in our comfort," said one of tbe yoong . wivea to her husband. "Ralph,*"— that wae the huabar.d't name — "you 1 can Dever repay him for bit kind feel- < - iog aod bU generosity to at." 1 "It is an absurdity fbr your fother 1 1 to play tha architect, and almost'brick layer," remarked tbe other wife to her , apouie, Uoydell— his name. "Yoo should taU him that it is incontinent 1 with hie calling and hi* itatioo. 1 "It i* consistent with hi* pleasure," remarked tbe hoiband, "and therefore ; I am content." 1 Twelve months paased and the. 1 were finished. t "Norser^ ready In time," (aid the i good old man — "ready ia time — ready I in time." 1 Tbe homes were occupied, in the | course of twelve months the nurseries , oeeapied also. , "There are unceasing angfetiMjo a , mother1* lot," said tha wife of Aelph, "but onceaslog pleiaurti too.'? >.cd 1 the smiled at the Innocent feedyof her , ilesplog "babe. | "How woman can like (he bora of , children, I cannot imagine," remarked , afoter-ia-law, at he* child wtt hastily given to lu auras. j Years passed on — a* they alwtjra do t —aod the ynaag wives became middle- c aged women. Sons and daughter* i clustered aroond tbem, and the grand- , old and feeble, now leaned on , these young thing* for support. , Time hadjrarktd a wondrous change j in the two brothers — lUlph'a told of a t bomaatock of bapploett, from which | , draw largely, wkil* Uoydell looked , if content and happtatM,' Were , not Io the world at all, ( At the same time wbeo the femUie* , of each wore springing op. and needed to be spent oa tbem, in adaea- , tion, maintenance, and the different |. adjuncts of their station, ona of those t panic* of lie commercial world, whh.li „ rcfo thousands, took pries. Uafono- , natal/ Ralph a*4 h>« broth** had , •atared lata larga apscul.lioui, which | failing, thay were ritored ia the pre- j

vailing ruin, and fonnd tbrintrlv,, F verging on bankroptcjr. "Be of good hesrt, Ralph," raid bi.« wife, "there it bread la this gre»r world for all. Qay fiat, large house, our M-rrunts and our carriage!, are not < absolutely necessary to oor happiness; 1 •e can do ss others do— live wlthoutheto ; and the children, Rslph 1 this lesson of adversity mtv bs for tbeir 11 welfare. Take comfort, Ralph ; thcr. it plenty of thai left for as in the world, if oor wealth bat flown awty " "Yes," onttverrd her huaband^al'lir " clasped her hand, aud drew her t» ' Mm — "yes, there is never-failing com fort here, Lucy. Ood be praised for Having given ore one to 'meet to help' mo, both In joy tnd sorrow, wealth o. 1 "You tboold have foreseen tbie crisis," reuisrke-i the wife of Hoydell. "and out allowed your children to be brought lo beggary at their age. when just entering on life. Expenses tr< unavoidable, unless indeed, tbey can • be educated at the luburiuQmclsuca - j which idea may he worthy yoor win 1 consideration." 1 She ceased with a sneer on her fare. I "Other men would not have been *u 1 venturesome with their atoocy," ibt . remarked "Tbe Urowuiugs, for iostaucr 1 sod the Smiths v. ithdr.-vr In time, and Lionel lilagdou told mo that yuur 1 children, might thank you, and you - only, if alteration wfire their fate "ri | ' In mercy cesac," replied the hus-

> I baud, "or yoo will drive trie mad " r "1 must put your conduct fairly bc1 fore your eyes— it is my duty," she re r plied. ; "Tbco reserve it unlit I am likely 1 to appreciate your efforts at the pcr- , j formaiitc of tbe duty," he sutwered || bitter ly. ; Poor— Doty !" how dreadfully Is shr mulrundlcd by thrse at-ellc dam a. "Il ( Is n duty l"and uuder.tbut pit-* many a 1 harsh trath is uttered. " It it a duty I" ' | to ssyt tbe sverstrict ditcipliusrisn, 1 nnd cold stern word" ere driven forth to tremble on au over-worked nnd wearied brain. " It is s duly !" con-re ! the cruel rebuke nnd the' severe rc- t I joinder, It may be n " duty"to sprak ! plainly and boldly sometimes— but il is s doty to choose the opportunity 1 wheu tbe speech may be acceptable, land not fret aod chafe the wounded I heart, by o repetition of the very truths ' which, vilcutly recognised, arc gulling ' it already. Bujdell knew qoilo well that he ntighl have forseoti and pariially liuvn provided for the melancholy event which bad takeu place, HI" conscience reproached him bitterly for carelessness and rashness, snd hit wlftVwords were not needed to sdd to the self reproach which,- left io ftsvlf, might bars worked eome good by producing s quiet detcrminstiou to abide by the more sober councils of Ralph i;i future, for R*lph'« voice had been lifted against the vrry peculation which bid csueadtbe j .irn fail .re of tbe brotliers. Fretted end gtlted; nnd wearied of life and lift's struggles, tloydelPknew not w hither to tiirn tor, cooifurt snd , eousulstion. llis fiither had been gathered to the dead; his brother, 1 Hoydell was too pro»d to betray his of domestic 'pciee lo him; his children, imitatlug the bad exemple of tbe mother, tarnrd^gsinst him, iustead of cleitering igould'' him in the hour of woe,, opeaty blamed him for the coarse he bad adopted. At last his mlud. torn by a tboutaud cos fllcllng sorrows, gave w*y; s lunatic asylum became hie borne, while hri wife aod children dragged on n lift of misery, supported by the m pre cberiry of relations. Ftr differeatly fared Ralph. In tbe ' humble cottage on the oaukiru of tbe when be now dwrit — slunk always welcomed him when lis esme fronybe city's toil and'dln, tired i with Dip/business of the d*y, heart- 1 sicls--<itb its ' disapptMctmeoti— rest j snd pruce tod huppirrte awaited him 1 that little koae fits children— 1 drawing -ikeit tone {torn that good | I wife aad riotlJH-^-thpughl ooly how 1 tbey could toathe the tirsd wanderer ] who hid rutaroed lo (hem. sad make forget io the placid juj of the 1 present, the misery of the past. " Ralph," said his * IT*, •oeMsy, " I 1 woohl scarcely egebungs uur promt 1 for the one we b" hi » hen Cr»t I ' yoor wife. Tbvre h •• rarnr.t- I osee in this q.tvt foe of strict utility j whioli it lo«t io t%* gilded days M , wealthy fpleodar. 1 am as happy I h«re, Ralph, at W yea had prietd mo j a prirae— happier Udead— " |BL.

1 "Not happier, Lucy," be added, "not happier, dear wife. Yoor n stare wonld carry blin as perfect as this world can bestow ioto any phaaa of life— not 'bappitr,' Lney, bat aa happy either here, or there, or anywhere oa ea«h — es happy, at toch a kindly heart as yours can aod ahoold, aad will be anywhere." Rulph lived to aa old *g» ; bis hair was white, and bis stap tottering ; bat the heart aud mlud war* firm still. Ilia children wek married, or ather- - -wisqrattlod la tbe world ; wealth had fallrartinfie ebarn of some, competency only to the lot of others. But sorrow, keen sorry, now fell oa Ralph— Lucy died ; and as be saw the ffpuld full on the lowered coffin nntil It was hidden Iron) hie view, be whispered, ■■ if to her who lay there — "I know what loss 'low' ie now, dear wife. 1 never felt its meaning b*fow." Buydcll *lfo lived to ao old age. A partial recovery enabled him to return to his houro, bat be was do welcoma guest there. Uultiudnsss aod want of care bad the result which might have tieou expected— he returned lo tbe asylum, hopelessly mad, and died there •otnc yoai* affrrwards, to the very erideul relief of his wife aod cbildreu. Now, in ill human probability, tbeta two women worked tbe sequel to ths fate of their kuibnods. Too one by her gentleness euo hod the wounded

•pirit, and in eet-king to blese him, sowed a full harv«*t of blessing for herself. Aod tbe other ; truly did she "cast her seed upon the waters," and "truly did the find it after many days." It was like the poisoned Up** berry, taking root aod *pringirg till the desdly tree crat its deiiruetite iufluence oo 1 bote poor wr. tchs* • bo sat beneath JigritttHiiraL Amount or Park from a Bushel of Corn, Tb* Country Gentleman Says that a 0 .•tperim.Dter, J. B. Laws, oblaioed 100 , lb*, ot pork from *.v*u bn*h*ls of com, or I lb. of pork from I j lb*, of corn ; the grain wa* ground nnd moi*ien*d wltb with water liefors faedisg. Nathan «. Morgan, of Uoioa Spring*, by Mftieg bis mul with fire times lis Wright ia hot aotar; aad Wttiag 11 stand twain te eighteen hoars before feeding, obtained 1 lb of pork from 2j lb*, of corn. DonbtUss different resells wonld bo obtained from •liffereot breed* of twine. Largo ts. Smnil Po*ttfo^s. Hsory Tildso writs! In' lbs Froiri* fbr. ""•'-As to the lira and quality of seed 1 wnold at soon ore ths smallest nubbins of eorn for seed as to us* small potatoes. I save the largest *nd best sad change th* seed nccoaionly. Lral y*sr I received a barrel of potatoes from Mfehlgcn which contained two ha.hris.nf Peach Blows and one-half bo'btl of Pinks/at. Tbe Poach Blows were wry much superior tn lh« old slock, sud yi.l led 1J0 bosbolt. or .15 fold. Active Manure. One of lb* most active manures, and readily within the retch of host farmer., i« a mixture of lsacbed a-bra, pUalsr and night rail, mixed with floe toiL Lei tksm be Ihorotghly walked over oe • smooth *pot, and allowed to etonde week before using, working it ower every other day, aad yoo have a ruo-t variable manure el a trifling coil of lime. A handful of tbts mixture in • (ill it excvllut to givs sera a staiL Poutost sod gardto V*gstsbist g'osrally fs-l it vary quick, litn manure It an excellent ingredient io such msunrst, but it ahoold b* null tlstod wilh water bsfors mixing with other subtleness. In this olimole ws btv* quite oflun a cold week or two the Brat of Joe*. • hen corn aod Itodsr garden vegetable* suffer severely. W* know of to better way to keep ep th. coorags of pleaU at this trying tea>oo than by the nssof such manurat. — Maine f armer. To Keep Tires an Wheels. User whet a practical man aeya oa tbe subject : "1 iruu.d a wagon oo* jvor ego for my owa 0*v, nod belore 1 ut trig om lb* Urea 1 fill**! th* felloe* with lie«e*4 oil ; •nd th* tires have woru net *ad nwur loose. 1 irootd * buggy for my u*o oa* reraral yrare ago. and the tir-s erenow at light at when put on My ntvtnoi) of BMmg ths ItllOea with qil it *s follows : i ih • long gsatdroa bvalrr, mud* for lbs pnrpo**. Thwwtl it hnnrgln • bulling haul >h. wheel is piocml ua t .rick, *n as t« fiseg Ih iri. oil rath hile*. su hour for a cumuma Sifd fHI..--The tiattmr sbuold b* dry, •- grave lira. U. will not uk* oil. Cam abwrid tv-ti.k-elhqtthaaH.iM-M ri»t-s >ka. a boiling h.ml, io ordrplbtl In- Itmivv t.B..l Iran i. Timber *11. d -ihrnU em susreplibte lo watar *ad I' * >ia>b*r ie mark ware dev hi*. . 1 <u-s*wri wtsae oor- ago. «h™ I luld U* tirirksmith nr. .Ugh' au tibra-l*. by relUag atv' «b it ii *y 0 pr Hl.t-l-w«bfV » i'l "J • -ai-tt i- pr S ab . .. .- t -m-k**ujt* priv wa~h; bwi ww,> ».is b* (armvr •— »-p,..i,. ih. *uv.J...u.4 ■ ■