BY DAYID OVER. Itl ?r t 011 r ij. THE SOWER TO IIIS SEED. Sink, little seed, into the earth's black mould, Sink in your graves, so wet and so cold— There yon must lie j Eartli I throw over you, Darkness must cover you, Light comes not nigh. What grief you'd tell, if words you could say ! What grief make known for the loss of the day ! Sadly you'd speak; '•Lie here, must I ever 1 Will the sunlight never My dark grave seek ? " llavo faith, littl? seed. Soon, yet again, Thou'lt rise from the grave, where thou art lain ; Thou'lt be so fair, With thy green shades so light, And thy tloWirs so bright Waving in air. So must we sink in the earth's black mould— Sink in the grave, go wet and so cold ; There most we stay, Til! at last we shall see Time turn to eternity Darkness today. From Punch. HOOP DE DOODEX DOO. A FASHIONABLE BALLAD. Me go to ball do oder night, De room wid gas was blazing bright, De gals were drest in de fashion's hight, Wid do Hoop de doodan doo. Derc air-tubes dey were so blown out, k-'ach Miss was as good as a mile about. Do leanest figure she look stout, In de Hoop de dooden doo. But dcre was one uey calt aeu iw, As Big its Ben afore ho fell, 0 Golly ! she were such a swell, In de Hoop de dooden doo. iler dress was white, her sash was red, ■She wore a bucket 0 on her head, Her neck look like de garden bed Hoop de dooden doo. She stretch so far from loft to right, She cover up a eofy quite, She put six chairs oleau out of sight, Wid de Hoop de dooden doo. 1 ask dis gul to liab a dance, But soon as wo begin to prance, .De Crinnylean stop our advance : Hoop de dooden doo. De garment which dey call de skirt, It trail behind to catcb de dirt, It trip me up, it gib me hurt : lloop de dooden doo, When I get up de truth I tell her, Says I, "Miss, you'll excuse a fella, But I can't dance wid do gig umbrella! '' Hoop de dooden doo. At dis my joke I laugh Tup ! Yup' She look as thongh she eat me up, So den I take her down to sup In her lloop do dooden doo. JSOBAL. Now, gals, if you at parties show, And in de dance would shake do toe, .Not like balloons but ladies go: lloop de dooden doo. • You tink de Crinnylean de ting,' But your partners It to grief do bring, It bruise dero log, it break dero sbiu— Dis Hoop do dooden doo. In polka, waltz, or in qnadreel, Dis child yon see he lub to feel Soft flesh and blood, not bone and steel; Hoop de doodeD doo! *Bouqut ?—[K. CRITICAL. —Sol Jones was a stage driver, for many years, before railroads became plen tiful, and be has followed various occupations shoce. His principal employment now is drink •H strong liquors, and his nose reflects con stantly the 'everlasting bonfire.' Oue day last week, Sol stepped into one of our fashionable restaurants, and called for brandy. The de canter was handed to him, and be poured out a tumbler nearly full. With a look of aver sion at the water pitcher, whioh was standing near, he tossod olf the brandy, and set down bis glass with a strong expression of disgust upon his humorous countenance. 'Anything the matter with tho brandy?' in quired the bar-tender. 'Yes,' was the gruff reply. 'What ails it?' asked Boniface. 'Why, hang it, says Sol, I kin taste the wa ter in it!' They are tanniog an elephant's hide at Cin cinnati. It was purohased by a furri v r in Wis consin, where the animal, which beiouged to a menagerie died. The frieght to Cincinnati cost §ls. It is an immense hide, so bulky that the tuners handle it with great difficulty. It is nearly two inches tbiok, and full a yeai and a half will be required to tan k thorough A Weekly Paper, Devoted to Literature, Politics, the Arts, Sciences, Agriculture, &c., &c—Terms: One Dollar and Fifty Cents in Advance. DEATfI OP JOAN D'ARC We make t*he following extract 4 frora Apple - lon's work, "The World-Noted Women." It is from the pen of Mary Cowden Clarke: "There is something indefinitely touching in the saint's and hero's ielapse into simple hu manity and womanhood, on the dark, unnatural May xsarmng, when the heavy news was told her ttaLAhe must die before sunset. She wept bitterly> Like Jeptha's daughter, she iiKiwa od tharter pure sad ■beauteous body should be thus early sacrificed. She shrank, and shriek ed, and writhed at the thought of the flames, pitying herself for the pain. But the saint tri umphs soon—even through the fiery vista be fore her she sees a better kingdom than France —a better home than Domreniy. Even in this death she recognizor 'the deiiverance' ptomised her by 'the voices.' /'She appealed to God from the injustice and cruelty of earth; she partook of the holy sac rament with many tetrs; she uttered her touch ing and tremendous words to the Bishop of Beauvais, a summons to answer for her death before God. What child-like aaturaluess, a plamtive naivete marked the words she addres sed to one of the preachers standing by: 'Ah, Maitre Pirere, where will I be this evening?' "We can fancy the tearful, wistful look, the terrified tremble of the hands, and all the voice broken in sobs with which she said this. Then, as the priest replied: 'Have you not good hope in the Saviour?' the light of reassu rance, the smile, the clasped hands, the heav enward gaze, the voice -clear and fervid, as she said: 'Oh, yes, God aiding, I shall be in Par adise.' "Bound and borne in a cart, like a common malefactor, surrounded by a guard of eight hundred English soldiers, Joan d'Arc passed thtough the streets of ilouen to tho market place; but in the eyes of the angels that awful hour must have thrown into shade all foregone hours of triumph—grander to them than tie prrudest conqueror in his triumphal car, fol lowed by princely captives and the spoils of kingdoms. "At tho stake the maid again bravely pro claimed her faith in 'the voices,' and nobly de fended her King. Her sublime, yet meek com posure, her marvelous womanly sweetness, fil led many of her persecutors with wonder, pity, and vain remorse. The people looked on as in a horrible dream, weeping, groaning, praying, hut powerless to help. One last word of re- ; tlMl Ti" 1 op of jrf&arais cU.it its way to a deep unaus pected vein of human feeling, and let it out in tears. "The scaff'dd towered high above the crowd, a huge pile of fagots lit it at the base, a gi gantic altar of sacrifice, fiery Calvary. "When the flames uncoiled themselves from below, and darted upward, in angry flashing ! •lengths, hissing and writhing, when thoy struck their fang 3 into hor flesh, the flesh cried out in shrieks that must Lave echoed forever through the guilty and craven souls who heard. "Well had the young martyr learned the self-forgetful spirit. In her agoDy, through the flame and smoke of her torment, she saw the danger of the fail hful priest who held the cru cifix above, and eL'treated him to leave her.— He went; he bore tfroni her sight the image of her crucified Lord, bat ho left beside her, in the midst of the fla/ues, the Lord himself.— May not her last cry of "Jesus!" have been, not a cry of fear or supplication, but of joy and recognition, us sho. sprang through the fio ry path of martyrdom into the welcoming arms of his compassion—i'uto the bosom of bis infi nite, ineffable love?" 4 GRG.iT CLOCK. The great Clock in the Cathedral of Stras burg is thus desoribcd by a correspondent: "The priests <*nd military have retired, and I am no* sitting in a chair facing the gigantic clock—from the top to the bottom not less than one hundred <fect, and about thirty feet wide and fifteen def-p. Around ino are many stran gers waiting to see the working of this clock as it strikes the hour of noon. Every eye is upon the clock. It now wants five minutes to twelve. T/ie clock has struck, and the people are goiDg, excopt a few whom tbo sexton or head man "with a wand and sword is conducting around the building. The clock has struck in this way —the dial is some twenty feet from tho floor, on each side of which is a cherub, or lit tlo boy, with a mallet, and over the dial is a small bell, the cherub n the left strikes tho first quarter, that on the right the second quar ter. Some fifty feet above the dial, iu a large nicho* is a huge figure of time, a bell in his left, and a scythe in his right hand. In front stands a figure of a young man with a mallet, who strikes tho third quarter on the boll in the hand of time, and then turns and glides with a slow step round behind Time, and out oomes an old man with a mallet, and places himself in front of him As the hour of twelve comes tho old man raises his mallet, and deliberately strikes twelve tions on the bell, which echoes through the building, and is heard all around tho region of the church. The old man glides behind Father Time, and the young comes on, roady to perform bis part as tb# iiue comes i reuod again. As soon as tho old man has struck twelve and disappeared, another set of machinery is put in motion, some twenty feet ; higher still. It is thus—there is a htgh cross ! with the image of Christ on it. The instant twelve is struck, one of the apostles walks out | from behind, comes in front, torns facing tha ! cross, bows, and on aroand to his place. As ! he does sr, another comes out in front, turns, i bowr, and passes o. So tweivc apostles, fig ures as large as life, walk round, bow, and pas i on. As the last appears, an enormous coc' 3 perched on the p'.cnaclo of tne clock, slow! y flaps Us wiv.gs, stretches forth its ueck, arid ' crows threo tunes, so loud as to bo I. ard ou ,t* j fide the church at some distance, and so nat - BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1858. rally as to be mistaken for a real cook. Then all is silent as death. No wonder this clock .U the admiration of Europe. It was made in 1571, and has perforowd these mechanical won ders ever since, except about fifty years, when it stood out of repair." HORRORS OF THE MIDDLE PA3BAGK. A correspondent of the New YOFK Jtwrn.J of "Commerce/Vrriting on board tho United States frigate Powhatan, at St. Helena, Ist, gives an interesting account of a visit to a slave vessel which had been captured by the British cruisers, and taken te St. Helena. The slaver was a brigantine, built about four years ago, at New London, Conn , and admira bly constructed for speed. She measured about 220 tons, and her slave deok was ODly four and a half feet high, yet no less than six hundred and fifty Africans had been cvowded into this small vessel. The utmost compression compat ible with life was resoTted to, and, had not a large portion been mere children, they could not have been stowed away. Tha writer says the following method was employed to econo mize space: "The Africans were placed in roft ?, faco to face, leDgthwiso of the deck, and eftdi one run ning one leg between the legs of the ose sit ting opposite. Another row was placed back to back against the exterior row first seated, and thus the whole deck was almost a solid mass of living human flesh To keep them still and powerless, and prevent vusuirection, a ring was put on one ancle, to vsLich an iron bar was attached-, which reached up to the body, and to which the manacles were fastened which were put on their wrists. Thus situa ted, row facing row, and legs interlaced with legs, a long iron bar ran aJo&g over the whole lino of ancles, to which tho irons: were attach ed which fastened the feet, Thus, nearly all motion of the body and cxcToise of the limbs was impossible, men in the stAcks having as inucb liberty as they had s -with all tho advan tage? of light and air. Even for a day, such a position would be painful and alcanst intole rable; and what, the'j, a passage, from conti nent to continent, o /er the broad Atlantic, amidst storms, and c Alms, aad suffocation, and occupying often six: .j j a y 3 a ud more ! m ViJjr AsraruMM pn.^S a short time, am'i where they are washed by having buckets ( ff salt water thrown upon them, their fetters and i manacles yet remaining on ; them, and the s kit water washing the sores and raw flesh which their sitting position on the hard pianks, pressing against each other, together with the galling irons, have made.— Both men a: jd women arc either utterly naked, or elso hav 3 hardly the equal of a fig leaf for their protc (tion. The stench and filth are ne cessarily h crrible and indescribable, which a stable or : a styo can hardly exceed, and seldom *qual. 1/ is not strange that a frightful mor tality soi jsi broke out, whioh ended tho woes of many, a would have done of all, but for the Ptovid- *itial capture." Predictions for this Tear. T .fie following sagacious predictions are uiade or. he year 1858 : Through the whole oourse of this year s /hen the moon wanes, tho night will grow iark. On several occasions during the year the sun trill rise before certain people discover it, and let before they have finished their day's work. It is quite likely that when there is no busi jess doing, many will ho heard to complain of bard times,but it is equally certain that all ■who hang themselves will escape starvation. If bustles and hoops go out of fashion a, i church pew will bold more than three ladies. There will be many colipses of virtue, some visible, others invisible. | Many delicate ladies, whom no one would ! suspect, will be kissed without, telling the ma- i ma's. If the incumbent of a fat office dies, there will bo a dozen feet ready to step into one pair of shoes. There will be more books published than will find purchasers, and more bills made than will find payers. If a young lady should happen to blush, she will ba apt to get red in the face without the use of paint; if she dreams of a young man three nighrs in succession, it will be a sign of something; il she dreams of him four times, or has a toothaohe, it is ten to one she will be a long time getting oither out of her head. l)inuers and entertainments will be given to those who have plenty to eat at home, and the poor will receive much advice gratis, legal and medical excepted. He who marries this yoar will run a great risk, especially if he does it iu a great hurry. He who steals a watch gives tattlers occasion to gossip, and will be apt t involve himself and pride in disagreeable relations. Many young ladies who hope for it, but little expect it, will be married; and many confiden tially anticipating the glorious consummation will be doomed to Wait another year. Finally, there exists but little doubt that this will be a most wonderful year, surpassing in interest all that have preceded it. One of the best looking girls in a certain fpminary, is a red-headed*girl from Vermont. )ut of compliment to her hair, they call her | the 'torch of love.' Rather more poetio than complimentary. There is a local editor out west so poQf fb** he never stauds on more than ono kot a^ ( - ' too { for fear that he "may wear, out ' quick." VALUABLE INFORMATION.—The width of the United States is 2,650 milc3. Its length 2,600 railos. Area of square miles, 2,936,167: Coast, line of rivers and lakes 15,204. It has thirty-two States, of which*l7 are freo and 15 slave States; and seven Territories. Its population is 23,189,876, of which tbere ; are 13,349,740, free at the North: and in the Satb, 6,221,51.8, and 3,204,313, tHrves: there are also HLi,3OS free persons, of color. The area of square miles uf ma basin is 580,000. • Atlantic slope, basin of square miles, 410,- 000 Pacifio slope, basin of square miles, 600,- 000. Mississippi Valley, basin of square miles, I,* 200,000. Texas slope, basin of square wileß, 280,- 000. Utah slope, basis -of squaie miles, 280y 000. Red River of the North, basin of square miles, 20,000. Area of the North in square miles, 61,- 807. Area of the Territories in square miles, 1,- 500 9 9 5. Number of miles cf Railroad, 22,000. River and Lake navigation, 19,720 mileß. ABOUT GIRLS' NAMES.—If you af? ft very j precise man, and wish to be certain of what j"?B get, novcr marry a yonng lady named Aun; for wc have the authority of Lindley Murray and others, that "a is an indefinite article." If you would like to have a wife who is "one of a thousand," you should marry an Emily or ao Eunna; fur any printer can tell you that •'ems" are always counted by thousands. If you do not wish to have a bustling, fly about wife, you should not marry one named Jenny; for every cotton spinner kuows that jennies are always on tho go. If you want to marry a Bell, it is not neces sary that you should be a scxtOD, just because you have to ring her at the altar. If you many one named Margaret, you may feat for tho manner in which she will end her days, for every one knows that "Fogs" were made for hanging. _ The most incessant writer in the world is ire who is always botnid to Ad-a-line. ' /.You may adore your wife, bat you will he surpassed in love when your wife is A Dora. If ypn wish to succeed in life as a porter, veFy Stndfy, tor rofi% w you ttuiiiiSwu-fLher this, you will be good to Carry. Many men of high moral principles, and who would not gamble for the world, still have not j refused to take a Bet. KING CUARLES AND HIS FUOL.—This good fellow's influence was so great that the King ! once remarked to him, they had better change places. As Jeau did not look to be well pleas ed with the proposil, Charles asked hiui if he were not cuntcnt at tho idea of being a King j "Oh content enough," was the reply, 'but 1 should bo exceedingly ashamed at having such a fool. It was this fellow who tried his master's nerve by rushing into the room one morning with the cxclammation— "O sir, such news' Four thousand men have risen in the city!" : "Wbat!"cried the startled King, "with what intention have they risen?" r "Probably with tho intention of lying down t again at bedtime." CAtfcc-B.—The American word caucus U ill- 1 troduced into English politics. Ihe .London Star speaks of "a caucus of Lord Palmerstou's friends." This word (which Webster is at a loss to explain in his dictionary) is derived from early revolutionary history. The north part of Boston, wbioh is celebrated for its anti-tea demonstrations, wes the field of labor of the caulkers , and other mercantile laborers. These caulkers were the most active in patriotic move ments against British oppression, and a 'caulk er's meeting" became gradually to be called a caucus. The word, thus derived from revolu tionary patriotism, is now adopted even iu the | land whose tyranny gave wwion to its oiigin. GREAL EXPLOIT OF A IIEN.— The "local ed itor of the Philadelphia Inquirer, saw a hen the ether day which had recently hatched out fif ty-six chickens at one batoh! of which all but twenty are alive. The lad who had charge of the fowl made a largo nest in the ground, and had the hen sitting on some wads of cotton for a day or two previous to patting in the eggs. He then placed the eggs, fifty-six in number, under her in two tiers, placing the upper one I beneath the other tier. In tweuty-ono days, j tfao entire bateh was hatched out safe and l sound. A JOLLY LIFE. — Insects generally MUST lead a truly jovial life. Think what it must be to lodge in a lily. Imagine a palace of ivory or pearl, with a pillcr oL silver and capi tals of gold, all exhaling s\*m a perfume as never, rose from human ceuser. bancy again the fun of tucking yourselves up for the night in the folds of a rose, rocked to sleep by the gentle sigh of the summer air, nothing to do when you awake but wash yourselves in a dew drop, and fall to and eat your bed-clothes. It would seem that men often value the work of human hands more than they do thoso of nature. In Florence, the marble statue of a | girl often briugs ten thousand a j Constantinople you can blood, dozen lovelier creatures p i<s j on 't seem to know Prentice the way to Oonstanti j that yd" aDd blood. ->p!e —* An Irishman making love to a lady of great fortune, told her "ho couldn't sleep for drcaui iug of her." VARIETIES. CTLPICE OP BOOKS.—Some books are to bo tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested j that is, some books are to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly and with diligence and at tention. Soiae books, also, may be read by deputy, and extracts made of them by others, but that would he only in tin less important and meaner port of books. What makes man wretched t Mti' ,UC33 1 Lorenzo! no; 'tis happiness disdained. She comes too meanly drest to win onr smile ; And calls herself Content—a homely name ! Our flame is transport, and content our scorn ; Ambition tarns, and shuts the door against her, And weds a toil, a tempest, in her stead— Young. "JULIUS, what's a latitudinarian ?" "A lafy tudy what?" "A latitwdinamn ?" "A laty tsrdemartam, Mr. Snow, is a man what ascer tains the circumference of de hemusfear, and brings dc axle of de arf opposite to de hub ob de universe." * A SERIOUS QUESTION.— Said Lady Bab to Lady Sue, "I wish I wtre as blest as yon ; Your husband is polite and kind, Of gerile manners, generous mind, Obliging, gay— in friendship warm, With every quality to charm." "Fray, Lady Bab," cried Lady Sue, "How came my Misband—en/re nous — So intimately known to you I" A DISTINCTION AND DIFFERENCE Fred, idly strolling ut one day, Was told that Kate had passed that way, And though somewhat a fop in taste, His clothes thrown loosely on in haste, His hair dishevelled —stock untied. With panting breath he reached her side; Surprised, she gazed on Frederick's plight, And justly angred at the sight, Said, in a tone of jesting ire, "I see you're running to a the." "Well, no," he naively said ,hut'much the same, I've just been botly chasing up a flarue !' Our Jeeuis says be never travels by a "light ning express train" unless be's sure it has ft good conductor.-Caning/en's Commiscionaire. Many of the Vigilants would have been ap- , propriate adornments of the lower end of a perpendicular rope.— JV. O. True Delia. Exactly ! but not inclining to the perpen dicular, we presume they 'sloped.' — Ed. Com. A WOMEN'S RIGHT-ER.— lt is said that Middleton, the fashienable gaiter maker, is an earnest upholder of wd* ll * lll 8 fights —aad lefts. Patience waited, apC Hie egg sang.— Jerrc&d. EPIGRAM ON A DRUNKEN BRAWLER. Who only in his cups will fight, is liko A clock that must bo oiled will ere it Btrike. Thomat Bancroft. 1638. TIME.— i Time t sat, is past; thou canst not it recall. Time it, thou hast; employ the portion small. Time future is not, and may never be, — Time prtunt is the only time for thee. The mother who saw a baby prettier tbau her own, has been sent to a lunatio establish ment. REVIVAL RHYMES. —A New York poet, in touching on the conversion of Awful Gardner, goetb it tt>us.=— We sing and shout our grateful thanks, That Awful Gardner's joifted our ranks ; That as the lamp holds out to burn. There may be chance for Patrick Hearne ; And as his mercy's all enduiin', We may even hope lor John Van Bursn. Paddy's description fa fiddle can uot be beat: 'lt was the shape of a turkey, and the size of a goose ; he turned it over on its back, and tubbed its bolly with a crooked stick, and ocb, St. Patrick! how it did squaleP 'You'll have to bear the responsibility,' said a mother to a bright-eyed young daughter, who thought of marrying without the maternal approbation. 'I expect to bear several, ma,' said Fanny. 'Miss Julia, allow me to close the blind; the glare of the sun must be oppressive.' 'You are very kind, air but I would rather have a little son than no heir at all. Tbc selfish man cannot see (he miseries of the world —be cannot feel the pangs and thrusts of hunger. An Irishman being asked for a certificate of his marrage, bared his head and exhibiting t hugh scar which loooked as though it was made wifh a fire shovel. The evidence was satisfac tory-. 'Do you know the priaouer, Mr. Jones ?' 4 Yes, to the bone.' 4 What is his character V 'Didn't know he had any.' 'Does he live near you!' 'So near that he lias only spent five shillings for firewood in eight years.' A dyiDg Woßt India planter groaning to his favorite negro servant sighed out, 'Ah, Sambo, j I'm going a long journey.' { 'Never mind, massa,' said the negro, cooso : lingly, 'him ail de way down hill.' 'Here's Webster on a bridge,' said Mrs. Pariington, as she handed Ike the dictionary- ( 'Study it contentively, and you will gain ' deal of inflammation.' . • vessel when she An boa^ dei{ngj being desired was on the {jomf M e jj C waß going dowu,replied not wish to go on deck to see him- Joff drowned A FACT. —One of the wise men of 'Grease' recently declared in a public meeting that the size of sausages was not so important as the material of which they were manufactured. Some hearts, like primroses, open most beau tifully in the shadows of life. All is sugar to the vain—even the praise of fooh. VOL. 31, NO. 29. AGRICULTURAL. gin •* jHwp <Wlip VI VP We havi met with many experienced persona who have never teen the grape vine grafted The process is so easy, that thousands who are anxious to possess the newer varieties* should especially take care of their old roots and in sert scions of the Dew. No clay or covering of the grafted part is ueccssary. beyond the natu ral soil, below which the graft is to be inserted* Saw off your stock and put in your scion with two or three buds, wedge-fasbion, as io the deft-grafting of fruit trees, and then cover up a few inches, leaving one or two bads above ground; where the stock is very large arid convenient to split, a gimlet-bole, so made as to bring the two barks together, answer*. Tee sprouts of the old stock, as tbey Bpriog up to ; rob tLe graft-, must be pulled off- Grafts often [ bear some fine clusters the first season of growth | and many rnoro the second. In this way, the old stocks of wild grapes removed from the woods are very useful with due care. We have lately seen an old Catawba vine that was want ed for shade forty feet off, lid down for a year till it had rooted well, and then was grafted with perfect sucoess, and fruited the first sea son.—Horticulturist. Ono good way to keep hams ia summer is to pat a layer of coarse salt in the bottom of a barrel, then lay in a ham and cover it with salt and then another, and so on, till the barrel is filled. Of course this salt should be diy, and the barrel should be kept in a dry place.' Another and better way, is to sew up each ham in a coarse cloth bag, then give the whole a coating of whitewash, and hang up the bag in a smoke-house, or any dark, 000 l place. Jf •- • tw£ *8f,? to has them as before mentioned, and bury the big in the ash-hole, taking it out as wanted. We ha-e known them to keep very well by simply wrapping in several thicknesses of news -1 paper, and banging in an open garret. A cor ■ respondent says they also 'keep perfectly, as jhe has proved, by packing in * sweet dry hay ! run through a hay cutter. Then wrap them ; with a single thickness of newspaper, and sur ! round each ham with a portion of the hay ,* tie ; the whole in large cotton bags, and hang in a ! dry place.—American Agriculturist June. FARMERS OF AMERICA LOOK AT TIMB PIC TURE ! In Great Britain about 60,1)00 families own all the territory, which is occupied by over 27 millions of inhabitants. Fire noblemen, the Marquis of Breadalbane, the Pukes of Argyle, Athol,Sutherland, and Bueclouoh,own I perhaps, one-fourth of all Scotland. The es tate of the Duke of Sutherland, compiisetf about 700.000 acres, or more than one thousand square miles. The domains of the Marquis of Breadalbane extend 100 English miles, and reach nearly from sea to sea. By far tLe wealthiest proprietor in tho lowlands of Scot land, is the Duke of Buccleucb, whose estates cover several counties, and whose palace at Dalkeith, is an establishment of regal magnifi cene. BLOWING UP STUMPS. —Select a solid place in a large toot, near the ground if an oak or any stump with a tap root, and with an inch and a quarter auger, bore in slanting down ward, to as near the heart of tho base of the root as you can judge; then put in a charge of one or two ounces of powder, with a safety-fuse, and tamp in dry clay -or ordinary tamping rna- I tonal, to fill the hole, some six iiches above ' the charge; then touch fire to the fus, and get out of the way. The blast will usually spl the stump into three pieces, and make it hop right out of the ground. If the charge is put too high up the blast will only split the top ... . /vut: t'irfO't" the stump without lifting for. Won MS IN D * 1 tro< iB * thin: Feed your horses with plen ashes and tobacco cnce a week, and I will guarantee that they will never more be troubled i with worms or botts. Tobacco kills them and t ashes carries them away. 1 handle a goo-/ many horses, and this is my remedy. 1 never had a horse troubled with botts or sick with worms.— Correspondent of Prairie Farmer. SOAP SUD3 should never be wasted. In winter, or when not needed for the grape vines or flower-beds, they should be thrown over the manure heap. Roaejrjjkd grumes ere much benefitted by t# tions af nJ j proper trial is all that is nec.ss.ry to convince ! unbeliever?.
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