THE PERRYSBUilG JOURNAL.
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Who Men should Marry.
BY MRS. PEARSON.
If you ore a mechanic, a farmer, or a fol
lower of any profession, by which you ex-j
fct to support yourself and family, and get
rich it you can, surely it is of the utmost
importance that you should marry a woman
capable of assisting you in your efforts.
Nie should, therefore, be possessed of sense,
goodness, and industrious and frugal habits. !
J)o not, therefore, suffer yourself "to be cIaz-luPon
led bv a tastv dress, or fall in love with
pretty face, or run crazy after accomplish
ments, though none of these are to Ik?
despised when accompanied by solid sense
nii.J useful acquirements. Suppose now, as
ym are just beginning life, you marry a
oung pretty creature, who knows nothing
of house-keeping or plain sewing. You
must immediately hue one or more servants,
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turn j ur lie
them, or even
will
decide
!ent and capable
the right kind of
pleasure in doin"
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not lie al)le to direct
whether they are
if you
"Whereas,
pru
liave il
1 WOinan Slie Will tfikP
the'little work which is
r ijuneii uy two persons, ana win atwavs
ie:tt and cheerful at the same time. Thus
vou will save the wages, the board, and
waste of a hired girl, who in so small a fam-
i,y is a useless and troublesome supeniumer-!lh,i
arv. Your wife will be more heakliv
cheerful, for the lisdit labor and care, uf her
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.'.on-:.- inl nml i eneilil Ilium it, an lnevnen.
n.ivd wife does better thmi an iuevnerieiKVil
servant. So take a woman's advice, everv
ir.au of you w ho earns his living by the labor
ot ms ueaii or nanus, an i expect ot your
x(r tl(e. Derfonriiiiu-.e. of (he. Utile lahnrs of
your household. It w ill not injure her
health or impair her beautv, but will save
her from a thousand little" managing ; it
will prevent her polluting her soul with the
vile trash of the novelist, with which idle-hvliat'11
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ness is lain to "kill" trie precious hours
existence; it will prevent her becoming a
Her habits of industry
will be learned, and she
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gauaer anu a scanctai monger; it will Keep
disorder and waste from your kitchen, and
sorrow and shame from your soul. By the
time that an increase in your family renders
li'dp necessary your wife will bit well quali
fied to oversee and direct, and will know
what her expense ought to be, and b'i able to
what amount ot laDor a woman is
able to perform,
and management
will be a help to vou as long as you both
live. Meantime it will be vourduty to make
!:er jour confident in all'things. Tell hen
of your success, her joy will make it doublv
precious to vou. Tell her of your trials, re-
buffs and disappointments ; her sweet sym-
patfcv and gentle words of hope and cheer,
will take all pain and bitterness from vour
Everv sorrow thus shared "will
MPiHthen the. bond of love, and knit your
heart more intimatelv together, and in the
iirfpyf iifi,leiiee nf enph a hWa.xl iin'mn
you lean on each other , and know no fear,
no bitter grief.
Suffer no ridlrnW tr inmir vou
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iu illume iiie uppeurance ui ueaiiu, vwiil.ui
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rna iln not iinses. 'rnvfi vour mdenen-
dcuovj and true nobility by
your
w.i"
U lilll WUU Mill UO IU VU OULII
ha been recommending,
ir to marry at once. You will
nving withm
iiiluuo uuvi ii; b iiui, nil. wuiui niw a a.
If vou know a irl who will be to vou su
a "wife as I
maoil tint far t" mnrrv
find the expenses of your household less than
vou now nay for the cold and comforts of
bachelorship. And there are plenty of girls,
w ho notwithstanUins ta se educational tneo-!,.:.!
ties, will feel happy and honored to fill this
true woman's sphere at your side. Active
duty is ever agreeable when it has a worthy
object. Wre enjoy a self respect, a 6ense of
our own importance in tne world, an in-,
approbation in the discharge of our
duty, which when crowned by the loving
approval of your dearest friends, constitutes
the most perfect happiness. Therefore, if
you would desire to have your wife good and
happy, make tier your confident and assis-jnd
xani, ana ue assureu jou win soon nnu your-1
self prosperous und possessing a fulness of
content, which is fat better than passionate
and fluctuating happiness.
Can there be anything more deplorable,
more conteniDtible. than the too common
hypocritical misery of keeping up appear-j
ances? And how many are condemned tq
this constant stxnggle, deception and fear,
the l'ass,,1g notice of a few fashionables, who
by assuming a false position at commence
ment. And what chd these persons ever
gain by their abject slavery to caste. Merely
doubtless sneered at the pretensions which
they tolerated. By daring to appear what
you really are, you may command the re
spect of all classes. By assuming to be
what vou are not. will brine imon vourself
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tll,; hatretJ f thoe whom u look down
and the contempt of those whose so
a!cu:l .uu a"f,ct.
Is it not the extreme of folly to sacrifice
independence, self-respect and home comfort
that you may be called on by fashionably
dressed persons, and by such recognized in
t lie street, when by this course you forfeit
the respect of every sensible person? It is
really distressing to see a care-worn man
toiling all day and deep into night, that his
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c alul uaugmei may Lie laamuuauiy uiiu-
,eu and live in genteel idleness. Ihis kind
of conjugal happiness is confined exclusively
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l" -"-'ca auu nine uu-siaii iiiosca. in Liic
' country, people live rationally. When a
Dei"' -'-" a .v, scalio iu nccy i.i
j husband's house and assist him in getting a
thelm"S- Ancl country parents are in no haste
J t0 hiive tfieir &ir!s married, because they are
ba"y. sunshine of their home, and
andjvaluable assistants in all the labors of life,
Now boys, 1 am not going to say do not
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muiiv uui ji iuui euueic ui tia. kinases
i do not make people, though they form
habits. If you know an agreeable, a sensi-
ib'.e, and amiable girl, who is willing to take
jyou tor what you are, and accomodate her-
'sell to SUCtl a mode Ot llle as VOUr income
! warrants, take her and be happy ; but ba-
jwure how you deceive. If you woo herun-
tier false colors, if you permit her to deem
.vou that which you are not, and promise
arenot ablti to perfotn, and so win
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oti"CI E"l11 Juu "-j ucccivc an
the miseries that will loliow. v hen you
see your wife disappointed ancl weeping;
when you hear her complaints and upbraid
ings, and feel that she despises you as a foul
deceiver, what can you reply? A woman
will forgive a man almost every sin but de
ception. A deceiver she can neither honor,
trust nor love. Therefore, use no conceal
ments. If a young lady refuses to marry
Lvou on accouut of your pecuniary circum-
(stances, let her go; she does not love you.
'Surely you would not deceive such a one
i""" Decoming your wue f n jou uo, you
will live miserably, or drudge yourself to
; tleatI, to maintain the appearance of her
accustomed rank you are a poor poltroon,
a slave, a very fool, and it is your own fault,
Never marry a girl who is ashamed to be
seen engaged in any useful and suitable em
heart. I ployment. Flee from the girl who sits toy-
ling in the parlor, while her mother drudges
m the kitchen, as you would irom the lep
rosy. She has neither heart nor soul. She
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i will never care uuw iiaiu j uu iuii iu&uppuri
'her selfishness. Once more, I conjure you,
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" uu ,m,&l "la.h uut u.v " 1UI "J mc
. tal or manual labor, seek a wite wl
i tal or manual labor, seek a wife who will
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:h w i i ii i 1 1 v .1 rr iil id mil- jiri yriinr. iu-
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Better
ias sour and surlv as you please
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yoiithanbo burthened with a proud, silly, and
unreasonable wife, and children of her train-
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ig"n rj"u L :: "'iizz" "".t:
' inS- ou &aJs a """"'
Tut F.vr.i.rsu Eyi.iniTmvpv Armv Tho
forces under command of Lord Ragalan, de-!oak
r-,0i-a to atrninct TJiicola will -nn.iuoi
c;sV nfW hnttnlinns nf lino nd 3 nf font
crUurds in all 25 battalions, which, with the
'nrtillprv and cavalry, will make an army
at ieast 25 000 men'.
The troops, according to the direction giv
ward en in a recent treasury announcement, are
; to be suppiied with malt liquors, preserved
, potatoes, chocolate, coffee, tea, sugar, rice,
anci Scotch barley broth, at the wholesale
' cost reckoning duty, freight, packing, &c.
this is in addition to the regular rations
0I- bread and meat.
Dr. Cronk, of root beer memory, has been
arrested in Syracuse for passing counterfeit
1 money, Why, Doctor!
Nicholas P. Trist, st well known as
special agent to Mexico during the late, war,
is now engaged in selling patent ifghts fqr
washing machine. Exchange.
How to Raise Sweet Potatoes.
Joseph Mock, of Columbus, Ohio, had at
the Dayton State Fair a lot of as fine sweet
potatoes as we ever saw grown. He has just
written how he manages them. He says :
I have experimented with sweet potatoes
for eighteen years, and for the past five I have
raised annually from 400 to 700 bushels. I
plant in hills. When I commenced, some
said plant in hills, others in ridges ; some
advised me to cut all the vines off as soon as
they reached down to the botrom of the hill ;
others said wind them round the top of the
hill ; others said cover them up ; and others
said that the vines must be kept loose from
the ground. I tried all these plans, and had
my labor for my pains ; so I let nature have
her own way.
The best way I have discovered to secure
a good crop is 1st. Be sure your seed is of
a good kind. 2d. That the ground is in or
der this is very necessary. My plan is this :
I plow a piece of sward ground early in the
fall ; in the spring of the year when the ground
becomes sufficiently dry, I cross-plow, har
row, and roll, until.it is in good order for
making hills. I then run furrows three feet
apart, each way, or, take a common plow
and make ridges; then with a shovel plow I
cross the ridges, making hills. In this way
I can make 1,500 to 2,000 hills in a day.
The best time for planting is from the
middle of May to the first of June. I have
planted as late as July, and had a tolerably
good crop.
My method is to plant, if I can, just be
fore a rain. As I plant the sprout, I make
a hollow around it, sufficiently large to hold
a half pint of water, which I fill for a few
days, and which enables the plants to grow
in very dry weather.
In preparing the ground for the second
year, in the winter or spring I cover it two
inches thick with dry straw. When I am
ready to plant I plow the ground very shal
low, harrow and roll, then cross-plow some
inches deeper than the first time, and so con
tinue until the ground is in good order. By
this method the same ground may be cropped
for several years in succession.
Weeds should never be permitted to grow.
I always keep my potatoes pure, and have
a great demand every year for seed. I have
now for sale over fifty bushels, which I would
be glad to dispose of to any who want to
raise sweet potatoes. Or I will sell sprouts
any time through May or June. My resi
dence is four miles north of Columbus. Or
ders by mail sent to the Columbus post office
JOSEPH MOCK.
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Cutting Timber. If oak, hickory or
chestnut be felled in the eighth month, (Au
gust) in the second running of the sap, and
barked, quite a large tree will season per
fectly, and even the twigs will remain sound
for years ; whereas, that cut in winter, and
remaining until next fall, (as thick as one's
wrist,) will be completely sap-rotten, and
will be almost useless for any purpose. The
body of the oak split into rails, will not
last more than 10 or 13 years. Chestnut
will last longer, but no comparison to that
cut in the eighth month. Hickory cut in
the eighth month is not subject to be worm
eaten, and will last a long time for fencing.
When I commenced farming in 1802, it was
the practice to cut timber for post-fencing
in the winter. White-oak posts and black
i
rails cut at that time. 1 found would
lasi more man iu or 14 years, in me
year 1808, 1 commenced cutting fence tim
j be.r in the eigntn month. Many of the oak
of!ra3 cut hat year are Yet sound, as well
! most of those formed of chestnut. If the
odVK is noi larcen 011 xnis monin, nowever,
it will peel off itself the second or third
year, and leave the sap perfectly sound,.
The tops of the trees are also more valuable
for fuel, than when cut in the winter
a
a
ennn
I advise vouns farmers to try the experi
ment for themselves, and if post-fence will
not last twice as long, I forfeit all ray ex
perience as worthless. N. J. Herald.
The unimproved lands of Oregon are
barren jthat a surveyor writes : " I think
United States ought to make Great Britain
take it all back, or fight. Thank God,
did not get up to 54 40; 49 is bad enough.''
Mr. F. J. Scott, writing from Paris to the
Toledo Blade, has the following remarks upon
the style of churches and schoolhouses here
at home, after an examination of some of
the celebrated edifices of Europe :
What I object to is, that our architects,
instead of designing simply in the spirit of
Gothic science, which is good for all time,
design generally in the spirit of the monastic
or priestly requirements, that were good only
for the centuries bygone. The, church was
the most useful institution of the feudal ages,
and it was correspondingly glorified in stone
and on canvass. The school is the most use
ful institution of our day, and we should do
it homage by making our school buildings
our noblest monuments, and the repositories
of all arts. It is an old boast of New Eng
land that in every district may be seen a
church and a school-house, side by side ; but
it is not so creditable that the latter general
ly crouches by the former in the dingy hab
iliments of a poor relation. Cleveland has
reared its scores of elegant churches, while
as yet it has not one grand school-house.
Toledo, if she will, may take a lead in this
respect that will do more to make her famous
than the corn-trade.
The Crystal Palace in a New Phase.
Our Crystal Palace closed its doors against
visitors on Saturday last, April 15, not to be
opened again to the public until the 4th of
next month, when it will be again inaugura
ted under a new organization entirely.
It is intended by the present directors,
with the world-wide-known Barnum at their
head as president, to open the exhibition with
eclat, giving the artizan and mechanic a
voice in the inauguration and enterprise,
which was so improperly withheld from
them at the opening last summer. It is un
derstood that the politicians and military
chieftians are to take their proper position
on the stage, while the mechanics and arti-
zans to whom the association are indebted
for their beautiful structure, and the ingen
ious machines and works of art which make
the place attractive, are to have allotted to
them a high and prominent position on the
occasion.
It is designed henceforth to make the ex
hibition a " people's exhibition" in every
sense of the term, and reduce the price of
admission on certain days of the week 50 per
cent, from the rates heretofore charged. With
Barnum as its chief manager, and the people
foi its patrons, there is every prospect of the
Crystal Palace becoming a permanent insti
tution in our land, affording useful and en
tertaining knowledge for the elevation of the
mind, the promotion of the arts, sciences,
inventions, manufactures, and works of in
dustry, and a credit and honor to our people
and country. Scientific American.
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or
so
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i of the other." N. Y. Tribune
Strychnine. Distillers employ strych
nine in the manufacture of whiskey. It 13
a recent discovery that this deadly drug in
creases the yield of whiskey per bushel of
corn. In some places the poison is used to
such an extent that hogs die in. great num
bers from drinking the still slop. And we
may add that it is known that this deadly
poison is used in other liquors beside whis
key. A few months ago some "pure cognac
brandy" was analyzed at Washington, and
was found to contain strychnine. Colum
bus Dem.
Well, why not? If some men are allowed
nay, licensed to poison others with alco
hol, why not with strychnine also? If the
latter is fatal, so is the former; if one is im
bibed by thousands in total ignorance that
they are poisoning themselves, so is the
other.
And besides: strychnine, though it kills
the imbiber, has rarely or never been known
to make him kill others. We never knew a
man made a terror to his family or a pest to
his neighborhood by strychnine. Then why
should Legislatures interfere with men's
''right to eat and drink what they please'.'
if they please to take strychnine? Eithtr
stop the sale of alcoholic beverages or let
those who prefer theirs tinctured witb
strychnine have such potations as suit their
taste. Don't "make fish of one and flesh.