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STICK TOGETHER.
When midst the wreck of fire and smoke,
The cannons ren 1 the skies asun ier,
And fierce dragoons with quickening stroke
Upon the reeling regiment thunder,
The ranks close up to sharp command,
Till helmet's feather touches feather :
Compact, the furious shock they stand,
And conquer, fur they stick toget tie-.
Or, when mid clouds of woe and want,
Our comrades' wail< rise an i faster,
And charging madly on'our Iront,
C rnie on the legions of di as er,*
Shall we present a wavering band.
And fly like leaves before wild weather '
No ! side by side, and hand in hand,
We'll >land our ground and stick together '
Cod gave us hands—one led, one right :
The first to help ourselves, the other
To stretch abroad in kindly might,
And help along our faithful brother.
Then, if you see a brother fall
And bow his head beneath the weather,
li you be not a dastard all,
You'll help hiiri up, and stick together.
THE DOi BLE MUtJUAGE.
A TAt-R.
f i the course ot a iatr tour in the south ol
Eur p, I remained far a sho;{ time in I'ior
nice before proceeding to Naples. It was in
Autumn, the most delightful season of the year
in the Tuscan capital. The country, not less
than the city, is fitfpd in a high degiee to ex
cite intenst. The whole vale presents the as
pect of a continued grove and garden, enhanc
ed in beauty by the graceful windings of the
river Arno, which intersects it fiom east to
west. Numerous white villas, situated aiong
its bank*, strike the eve through the extt nsive
orchards; and romantic residences, equally beau
tiful, stud (lie surrounding hills, rising in every
variety of form, till the prospect is bounded by
the lofty Appenines.
With such inducements to perambulate, I
was daily abroad. One ol my favorite routes
was the line oi road leading to the Abbey of
Vallambrosa, a place the name ol which trust
he familiar to every reader u! Milton's "Para
dise Lost." In this direction I frequently met
an elderly gentleman and a lady, apparent!,
his daughter, generally riding in an op<*n ve
hicle. There was something in her appearance
that affected me deeply. She seemed about
twenty years of age. Her features were of
nature's finest mould, and her whoie form was
elegance and grace. I could rasiiy peiceive,
however, that a settled melancholy rested on
her countenance —the sure indication that grief
prayed upon her heart. '
Having met her father, shortiy afterward, at
•ha house of a friend, I availed myself it the
opportunity of inquiring after her health. Af
ter answering my inquiry, and informing me h~
expected her that day to join the party at din
err, he thus proceeded :
•'I perceive, sir,that you a:e, like myself,
cornpariuveh a stranger in Florence. It i>
Jittle more than three months since I 1< It S< ot-
Isnti with my daughter, to try what a cLang,
••fur, and a variety ofscenery, might '-fleet in
th*> restoiation of her health. Hitherto, oui
four Itas been productive of no benefit to her,
*nd 1 am beginning to fear that the results may
be fatal. The anticipation of such an event is
to me the more dreadful, for I have myself to
blame as the sole cause of her present afil iction.
Amelia i my only child. She had the advan
tage of being tiained under one of the b<st of
mothers, till she was twelve years of age, when
she was sent to a boarding-school in the neigh
borhood of London. She remained there lor
nearly four years, when the*illoess of her mo
ther rendered it necessary to recall her home.
This was a trying season to Amelia. She neg
lected all attention to her own peisor.ai com
fort, watching night and day by her mother's
bedside, and administering to fur wants with
the most endearing tenderness. But every ef
bit that atlection or medical aid could devise,
was ineffectual. Disease continued to extend
its ravages, till Amelia was rendered motherless,
and I was deprived of one ot the most valuable
nl womankind. Among those who \isited her
during her illness, none was more unwearied
in his attentions than Mr. R , the respected
tutor at Rosehall. He was a young gentleman
unaffected piety and engaging manners. He
tad distinguished himself at the I niversity by
'ne rxtent and variety of his classical and liter-
| ary acquirements. Unsuspicious of danger, I
encouraged his visits alter the death ol my wife,
and his interesting conversation tended much to
j relieve our minds of the grief consequent on
i such a bereavement. Amelia herself did every
! thing she could to comfort me, and I was Ihatsk
j ful to Heaven that 1 had been blessed with such
a daughter. J>y the lime slit- had reached her
eighteenth year, her admi ers were numerous :
many ol them exceedingly wealthy, and of
fcigli respectability. Her own fortune, left iter
by her mother, was handsome; while the addi
tion likely to be given by me, rendered her
not an unfit match for any gentleman ofdistinc
tion in our neighborhood. Of those who aspir
ed to the favor of her hand, there was one Mr.
Tarnley, for whom 1 felt some partiality. He
was the son of my former partner in business;
he had lately returned from the West Indies,
and was sole heir to iii? father's f mlune, which '
was immense. Hut she had discovered, on a
very short acquaintance, that his morals had
been corrupted during bis residence abroad.—
Aov civility she subsequently showed him was
very distant, and seemed rather in deference to
my feelings, than from her own choice. Mr.
I'arnley was much piqued at her indifference:
and, iu conversation with me, attributed it to
an unworthy attachment she had been cherish
ing lor ihe tutor at Kosehali, and with whom,
it was suspected, she intended to make an ear
ly elopement. When I spoke with her on the
subject that evening, she solemnly assured me
that if Mr. R , really enfeitained an afTVc
tion foi her, he had never avowed it. From
the ambiguous manner in which she expressed
her own feelings on the occasion, as well as
from what 1 witnessed shortly afterwards, not
a doubt remained on my mind that this inter
course, begun in friendship, had, on her part,
gradually ripene ! into love. Strong as was my af
! feet ion for Amelia, and much as 1 respected Mr.
R , the knowledge of this attatchment gave
| me great pain; and 1 resolved at once to break
up a correspondence which threatened to bring
j disgrace on my family and friends. Without
; communicating my design to"A uvTn, T w rote
to him that very evening, forbidding further
j visits at Benth-y House, but. in consideration of
his kind sen ices during the illness ot my wife,
enclosed him a small present, which 1 begged
him to accept as a proof of my gratitude, and
I as a memorial of iter name.
1 "Next morning Amelia, taking a waik before
: breakfast, had a packet put into her hand by
I the f.K>tman from Kosehall, which she instantly
j opened, without perceiving that it wasaddiess
; eJ to me, and read as follows :
" -Dean. Sir —What the ciicumslancr-s are to
which you refer, 1 know not, nor is it likely I
i ever shall, as i leave this part of the country
1 early to-moriow morning, never to return. 1
had just finisned perusing the mournful and un
• expected intelligence of the dealh of my belov
i ed mother, when I received your card; and
shortly after, one of a most reproachful kind
from Miss Amelia. Jhe contents oi both as-
1 tonished me; hut it is almost needless to add,
, ;f.at, had I remained here, your commands
; would have b-en most sacredly obeyed. I am
j vviiiinor, however, to believe that vou have
j ireen made tire dupe of some designing villain.
! and With this impression 1 have you, on part
| nig, my cordial forgiveness.
"'For obvious reasons, i decline accepting
the very elegant gift which you have now done
me the honor to enclose. 1 could never look
! >n it, without associating with it the Utter with
i which it was accompanied.
" 'Wishing you ami your amiable and ac
■ complished daughter, every temporal and spir
itual blessing, 1 bid you farewell.'
"In the perusal of this fetter, and the owe
; address-d to herself, which was designed as an
; answer to hers of the preceding day, feelings of
a most painful kind agitated tin bosom of Ame
j lia. She stood for some time stiuck with as
i tonishinent. She had written hirn no letter.—
I rhe viilany of Tarnley at once flashed upon
j her mind. The letter she had sent to him, two
' days before, was of'.ire character described.—
With some acid lie had di-charged the super
scription, and addressed it to Mr. R .
• Scarcelv knowing what she did, she returned
to the house, threw both letters on my table,
| and rushed up stairs to give vent to the bitter
ness of her sorrows. My heart smote me the
| moment I read them, and I instantly rang lor
i Amelia. After waiting for some time with
sjreat impatience, f ran to her apartment. She
' had sunk into a swoon in the arms of her ser
vant. On Jicr recovering a little, I attempted
iu console her, and to justify the part I had ta
| ken, assured her that it originated solely in a
i d-sire for her welfare, and respectable settle
' merit in life. She was too well convinced of
the sincerity ol my affection to blame my mo
-1 lives—still the measure, designed though it was
!i> promote her worldly interests, was evident
ly one which met not the app'obation of her
heari. I then called over at Rosehall, design
' ing to apologize for w hat I had done, but found
i (hat he had gone off several hours before. On
BEDFORD, PA, FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 22, 1858.
my return, home I wrote to Mr. Tarnl*-y, up
braiding tiim for the baseness of his conduct,
and received a reply filled only with the most
horrible imprecations. Shortly aller, he left
the place, but not beforp mournful traces of his
villainy had become visible. Meanwhile Ame
lia remained inconsolable. In this state she
continued for three months, when reason again
dawned: but it brought along with it no ditni
. nution of her sorrows. Her physicians, one
and all, ascribed her illness to some painful cir:„
cutnsfances pressing upon her mitul, and decla
red, that, till this was removed, they had noj
itope of her recovery. A tour to the continent I
was then recommended as the ia.-L resource,,
with a view to hei recovery. We have pro
ceeded thus far; but her menial sutler ing still
continues. Nearly two years have now elaps
ed since she was first taken ill, and to ali ap- :
pearance nature cannot long sustain the si rug- j
gie. Oh, sir, had I I lie wealth of empires, it j
would ins'antly be sacrificed ti procure happi
ness to mv daughter, and to do justice to the I
merits ol Mr. George Ribinson !"
"George Robinson !" I exclaimed, with e.in
lion, as the old gentlemen had finished hi* narra
tion, and was bathed in (ears. ' Did he belong
to rear •♦The very samV" replied
Mr. Dennett, looking on me w itii an eye of en
quiring interest. "Well, then," said I. "George
is II y old elass-fellow and intimate friend. I
have not heard from him, indeed, since his
mother's death, hut his sister's address is in my
possesion. The lost letter I received from her
was dated IVom l.er aunt's*, and as she understood
I was then about to proceed to the Continent,
it contained a handsome memento of her grati
tude, for a service once rendered to hei brother."
Here I took from my breast an elegant silver
medal, which I showed him. It bore the fol
lowing inscription ■ "I're-ented by Harriet Rob
inson to Mr. *** ***", as a memorial ot her
lasting gratitude for saving her broth i' life,
at the imminent danger of his own, May, 182(5.''
Mr. Bennett was just returning mo the medal,
when we observer a.m- >. vwoiitig into fife gSfr
den, accompanied by the lady of iiie imuse.—
VVe soon joined them when 1 was intioduced
to Amelia as an inti ..ate liiemi of Mr. it Vin
son's. A ray ol hope instantaneously ti hted
up her finely expressive and intellectual counte
nance, ami stie received m-' with uncommon
warmth and cordiality. At the father's request,
1 accompanied them home that evening. After
this, I vi>itfd them almost daily ; and though,
when Mi. Ribinson \va>sjioken of, hope, and
fear sepmed alter natefy to prevail in the bosom
of Amelia, yt t it was very evident tiiat her
mind had been considerably relieved, lit the
meantime, I wrote to Miss It ibinson, making
inquiry after her tiolaer, but u e.-k after week,
was disappointed of an answer. J ,\as much
puzzled to account (<r thi-, and, on my return
Irom visiting Air. Rennett one evening, having
carelessly thrown the reins on mv horse's man- 1 ,
was musing a- to the in as'ire- I should next a
dopl for discovering Alt . it >bins.-n, vv In n, on a
sudd; n, fuun sonn .uh 1 m hit hJnt* ■r 1 i.t w,
my iiorse n ar> J, and m a feu seconds, horse and
rider were thrown over a da-go oris precipice
•of considerable depth. Chat moment mv ie-
Coil 'Run Itfi :n- - . On tecovering, 1 found nv
self in bed, but not in rny own apa. Imt-nf, and
an eiili riy n a'lOU sitting mar .lie leading.—
Or att mj ting to rriuv e, ? di covered that my
head and left aim vvvie bandaged. She had
observed mv motion, and ti.-ing up, la nay snr-
JIIISP, adtliessed nv in the LANGUAGE ofinv OWN
tOiiidrv, putting several kindly inquiries.—
'* I"i: ai k Heaven,' said she, "youn? gentlen an,
that you have escaped. Aly mistress had been
accompanying ln-r brother to the nearest post
town on his way to .Naples, when on lier return
you were found lying insen.-ihle, ycur load
streaming with blood, and your liors • dead 1 v
your side. Aly y oung mist it ss has bet nin deep
concern ever since von were found. She ha
just gone out, but will be here presently."—
That instant she entered the room, and appear
ed astonished to see me engaged in conversation.
Her manner had in it so much sweetness and
feeling that I could not help being struck wiih
it and I thanked her for her disinterested kind
ness to one who was a stranger in their country -
"Sir," said she, "if 1 mistake not, neither your
name nor your history is unknown to me. Are
3011 not Mr. of ?" On mv answering
with surprise, iu the aihiinative, she instantly
asked, "Do you remember George Robinson V
"I do, ma'am," said I, will to the latest
hour of my life. Do you know anything 0!
hit.?" 1 immediately rj lined, with some
impatience. "Yis sir ," said she, blushing]
"George is my brother, and you are now in his
house. I'lie medal on your person led me to
suspect who you wer**, the moment we found
found you. George was appointed, shortly
after my mother's death, to an othce of considera
ble emolument and literary distinction in Flor
ence. He is ut present on a visit to .Naples, but
will be hem *in two or three weeks. Oh, how
overjoyed he will be to see you ! Rut 1 for
get— longer conversation, in your present es-
Freedom of T1 ought and Opinion.
hausted state, may expose you (o relapse ; (
, {must, therefore, leave you to repose." Hefore
1 J could recover from my astonishment, she had
1 left the room. Her sylph-like form seemed still
' to rnnve before n.e ; every look, and word, and
action, was impressed upon my mind ; and
emotions,such as I had never bpfore experi
enced, swelled my bosom. Eveiy day she ap
peared to i>e more interesting. I was never
\ happy unless when she was with me. f see
*Jfed to live—to breathe only for Harriet. In
a short time I was out of danger, ami able to
move about, when I wrote Mr. Bennett, in
firming him of what had occurred, and of my ,
intention of remaining in Mr. Robinson s house !
tiii his return from Naples, after which he
might expect an early visit from us. That very
I evening George returned, and our joy at mee
jting was unbounded. Among other topics
;ot conversation, my interviews with Mr. and
Mi;,s Bt-nnctt held a chief place, and at my re
quest h>> consented to visit them the following j
•Jay. We were nearly ready for our depart utej
j when i' carriage slopped at the door, and Nlr. J
; and Miss Bennett were immediate!v announced* |
: neorge's bosom heaved with in.l-scrib.ibic erno- (
iion, and he Mood for a little in breathless sus- !
: pence. Mr Bennett then entered the room!
i uccompani-d bv Amelia. In n moment the
• two lovers were locked m each other's arm*.
/ lie I ather was deeply affected. Harriet and
I instantly left the rwir, and were speedily
followed by Mr. Dennett. From that liour a
. i >ad was removed from Amelia's spirits, n*.d
siie soon regained her iieallh and beauty
George was in tran-port* at having an honor
, conferred upon him which he had never hoped
to realize. Harriet was overjoyed at her
1 -
motion* s g-"od fortune : and my gralificatior
wis none of the i. a*!, that, while I Had thu:
been the means of bringing together two so wei!
worthy of each other, I had received such an
important occasion 1 1 try own happiness in
, securing the afl'ction of the amiable Harriet.
\\ wer< waited oil, sh rtly afterwards, by a
f\. L, ia.., i f..m Scotland, then in
i the neighborhood ; and the same !our that uni
} ted George to Amelia, made ilas ri t min \
A sronr trtru A MORAL.
Mr. (nines, of the firm of Fo.*.-il, Bones x Co.,
was one of those remarkable money making
! men w hose uninterrupted success in trade has
, been the wonder, and has afforded the materia!
lor the gossip of (tie town for seven years. Being
! of a familiar turn of mind, he was frequently in
j terrogated on the subject, and in variably* gave
i as- the s-. ciet of his success, that he minded hi*
j own business.
j A gentleman met Mi. Bones on the Assan
j pink Bridge. He was gazing intently on the
| dashing, foaming waters as they* fell over the
; dam. ile was evidently in a brow n study.—
! Our fiietid ventured fodisturb his cogi'ation.
k *Air. Bones, tvi! me how to make a thousand j
dollars."
Mr. IT continued looking intently at the vva- |
ter. At last he ventured a reply .
"Do von see that dam my friend."
"Celtjinly I do."
"Well, here you may learn the secret of ma- ■
king snuin-v. The v ater would waste away j
and be of no practical use to anybody but for 1
!lie dam. That dam turns it to good account, j
makes it perform some useful purposes, and
limn sullers it to pass along. That large papei j
11.ill is kept in constant motion by the simple |
economy. Many mouths are fed by t*e manu- 1
faclure T paper, and intelligence is scattered !
broadcast over trie land on (he sheets that are j
daily turned out : and in the different processes!
through which it passes money is made. So it j
is in the living of hundreds of people. i ney !
get enough of money. It passes through their,
bands every dav, and at the vvai s end they
are no Letter off. What i- the reason ? They i
want a dam. Tht ir expenditures are increasing j
and no practical good is attained. They want 1
them dammed up, so that nothing will pais j
U.ruueii their hands without biinging some:
ffung back without accomplishing some useful '
purpose. Da HI up your expenses and \ou will i
soon have enough occasionally to spare a little,■
ir.st like that dam. L>>k at it, my friend !" .
i'reit'on True Jirucnom.
CO.MI-:TS IN Or.or.N TlMC. —About a hundred
and fifty years ago, a comet made its appear
ance in England, which a self-styled prophet
declared was going to burn up the world.—
The Londoners w-re terribly scared, and on
the appointed day, thousands took to the boat
on the river to avoid the conflagration. A
Dutch skipper threw all his powder into the
Thames, so that his ship w yu j : J escape being
blown up when the comet spuck, and a prom
inent officer of the hank of England sent word
to the Fire Brigade to keep a sharp look out tor
tires and particularly ' JI the Bank. Ihe peo
ple became suddenly, savagely virtuous under
th'Vpressure of fear, only to fail back again in
to ilieii old habits as soon as they fancied dan
cer was over. Comets novv-a-days are not con
sidered so potent for mischief, and we do not
know that they are charged with anything
mere serious than influencing the weather.
THE IOWA CAPITOL. —Gov. Grimes has issued
a proclamation declaring that, in accordance
with the decision of the commissioners appoin
ted for the purpose of locating the capital of the
State, the constitution and laws established the
capital at Des Moines, and the State University
at lowa City. The officers of the State will be
forthwith removed to Des Moines, and the n--xt
legislature, just elected, will assemble there.
A -Viiir THOUGHT.
I* i iend Taylor, of the Chicago journal, beau
! tifully explains lite sadness which seems to
i come upon humanity in the "melancholy davs"
! of the "sere and yellow leaf," —the descending
! of the year.
"But youdi not feel quite so merry, though,
;as you did in June, when you were as
j hisky, it not as innocent as a lamb. The truth
j is, you have not drank so much oxygen of late.
| Ihe leaves, many of them, are beginning to
■ close up the season's business; they libei ate more
| carbonic acid, and yiei i legs of Nature's true
I "he joy ful."
The thoughtful sadness that Autumn induces
j is not altogether the spiritual efbet men like to
j fancy ; it is ratiier because their tations of
drink are diminished, than that they are listen
ing to Nature's preaching.
So a man .needs a great stack of cheerfulness
fir Autumn use : laid 1 av. ay like the marrow ill
his bones for a time of need. Show us a wo
man who is tr.errv in 'he "melancholy days"
when (tie hoarse wind- have caught cold , and
Che withered leaves ru-'ie about sprinkled with
j frost anrl the hare grape line that shingled the
j arbor with green, looks like an anaconda trying
to swallow a summer house, who i< as merry
. then as when there is a swot South wind and a
| bank of vi -lets to make love to, and we will
show you a woman that will gracefully bi-nd to
misfortune like a dower to the wind, and w hen
the hJasi is gone by, will stand a? erect and as
lovely as before.
! 1 ;II; V,K... I \ CAT I I.E RE ;DN -The Abingdon
I irgi/ihir. of the 2d in*!., sj caking of the bad
; prospects for the drovers in that section says :
We have i-xce< dinglv gloomy accounts from
, Eastern \ irginia and tiie valley. The want
! ot grass, the scarcity of money, and the low
1 price of ...eel, all star-.* the drover in the face. H'e
have been informed tint last yeat's cattle after
: being fattened for mark' ',bring but little if any
■ more than their cast. Consequent Iv, not half
, '.!;*• usual number vviil be driven. We have a
; b'tt *r now before us from a Russel drove-, who
! is doing th* fen he can in the Valley, but ex
| presses the 1.-ar that he will be compelled to re"
turn with Ins stock. lie says the most he ha*
. been offered i 2J ct>*.
'■j~ : An old negro slumbering with his fee!
pointing to a glimmering fire. Opens one eye
: i s -. & r.f them a* they stand up in
; the obsruii'y. .Mistakes them i*r two itute
n eg 'OPS, and cri-s : "G if 'fum 'fore me," and
' relapses into sleep. After awhile, opens the
, other oy *, and still swing the tntrud B rs says.
I "Gil "fum "fo:e, me, i say, I k ck you in de fire
j if you don't I w ill, shu"—and again he snores.
• His dreams not being pleasant, lie soon opens
I both eyes, and still seeing the little pests, he
! draws up his fix>t for the threatened kick, but is
j alarmed to s"e them advance upon him, and ex
| claims: "Wha where you cornin' to now*
Hump! My own foot, by golly !"
*
"STOT THAT BOV."— A cigar in his mouth, a
j swagger in his walk, impudence in his face, a
care-for-nothingness in hi* mauner. judging
from hi* demeanor, lie is older than his father,
wiser lhan his teacher, more honored than the
mayor of the town. Stop Him. —he is going too
fast. 1I > don't know his speed. Stop him, ere
whiskey "-"liatt-rs his nerves, ere pride rums his
character, ere 'the lounger masters the man, ere
good ambition and manlv strength give way to
low pursuits and brutish aims." Stop all such
boys! They are legion—the shame of th'-ir
families, the dis-race of their towns, the sad and
solemn reproach of themselves.
A MEXICAN GENERAL AT A YANKEE TRAIN
ING.— Gen. Comt nfoit, ex-Pp sident of Mexico,
was present a! the encampment of the first divis
i nol the Massachusetts militia last week. He
came on the ground in a barouche drawn by four
2reys. lie wa* received with much honor,and
was presented to the Governor and other
I i' S present.
A SEIT lias been commenced by the TTnitrd
"-dates, in the United States Circuit Court of
California, l > recover the new Almalen quick
silver mines, situated in Santa Clara county.—
The property is worth forty millions of dollars,
and the annual profits are about one it illion ol
dollars. The suit may be considered one of the
most gigantic ever commenced n America, and
will involve* litigation for a number of years.
THE ATLAS rio TELEGRAPH A "SLOW COACH.''
The rate of travel of the comet is computed
to be 150,000 mil •? p*r hour, at which rate the
distance between Boston ami San Fiami-co
round Cape Horn, j!0,OJ) miles,} would be ac
complished in four minutes, or b"tween New
York and Liverpool in one minute and six .s. t •
ends. Ihe telegraph had better break.
Mc.v are called good feliows it they spend
their money freely tip top fellows: and after
they have impoverished lhetr.se! lTS for the ben
efit of others, and are unable to pay their little
debts, they are no longer the good fellows afore
said—tltev are—rascals, world. And if
a man fails to the amount of a million, it is all
right: but let him fail to the amount of his
board bill, and he is a scotrndf!. Pr m i cuous
world.
A r a Methodist conference in Ohio, a short
time since, a resolution was passed disapproving
of the wearing of hoops by members of the
Cliurcb, deeming it inconsistent with Christian
character.
WHY are the American ladies like A fortress?
Because they protect and sue- cor the Amer
ican light infunt-ry I
A MODEL Young Lady, just graduated from
a certain distant academy, remarked the other
day, "1 cannot deceive how the young gentle
men can drink to such a recess, when they ,
knew it is so conjm iou< to their institution."
wnLE \nißEa 2820.
Frorr the American A griculturint.
C ALEX DA* OF OPERATIONS FOR OCTO
BER, 1853.
We note down sundry kinds of work to b
done during the month, not so much to afford
instruction to practical men, as to call to mind
'.he various operations to be attended to. A
glance over a tabie like this will olten suggest
some piece of work that might otherwise be
forggotten or neglected.
FARM
In this month the thrifty farmer finds much
to claim his attention. Most of the remaining
crop,- are ready far harvesting, a stock of ma -
nure is wanted for next season's crops, and now
is tue time to procure a large quantity of absor
bent materials for use through the Winter.
Stock will soon need a warm shelter from sleet
and I lost, and the humane farmer, next lo his
oV" dwellings, will look to the protection of
.ns ainmals. Some .permanent improvements
may also very properly now be taken in hand,
SUf '| l , 2 " drain Ing and clearing up waste land,
building stone fences or walls, di"in cisterns'
weilj, ike. 0 1
Buildings of all kinds-Look to early and
repair Ibe leaky roof, glaze broken windows,
nail on started siding, renew the broken hinges
and tit the tie-ups and stables for the wim-r
tenants. Have everything in readiness against
tne cold and storms of next Winter, remember
ing that the subtle snow finds its wav through
small chinks and crevices. ' °
Cattle-Give e X . r a feed now that the pas
tures afford but I,tile grass. Allow no animal
to begin aco d Winter in thin flesh. j\lilch
i cows should have aii the refuse of the mirden
wiii, small roots, pumpkins, cornstalks, cite
Young stock, cspeiiaJlj, should be well fed
the first Winter.
Cellars Cleanse thoroughly and make rat
proof, belore putting in the vegetables and fruit.
V entiiale weli unlii cold weather, and bank up
about tiiem, if necessary, to keep out frost.
Corn— Select seed it not already done, and
trace it up as directed elsewhere. Cut and
shock an* fields still standing. Husk early and
save, the ladder in a good condition for feeding.
A void putting the corn up in a streen or wet
"*ondition into large bins or cribs, with poc ven
tilation.
Draining—<) -tob-r is a good month for this
operation, and it is now done the
better, before Falßams set in.
Cram btacks—l hresh any remaining, and
■ put tne grain beyond the reach of vermin, (owls
. and Cirus, saving U%fcin-v for feed and bed
ding.
Hogs—Commence, giving full feed to fat
tening hog*. Cook food where practicable,
using unripened corn, pumpkins, apples, toma
toes, carrots, &.C., stirring in a quantity of In
dian meal. Do not neglect their yards, as a
bundance of the best manure should be made
while the fattening is going on.
In-door \Y ork— \V bile butter miking is going
on by day, the lengtheued evenings allow a
systematic course of reading, or the younger
members ot the family may take up a series of
studies, to very good advantage. Give your
wife a sewiug machine,now that the Winter
ciothmg is to be made up, and dispense with
the annual services o( a seamstress, who hat
ly been employed for weeks at least, at
this season.
•Manures—Manufacture all that is possible,
drawing upon the muck deposit, pond or canal
sediment, collecting saw dust, spent fan and
forest leaves as absorbents. Turf from the road
sid<\or headlands may also be added, especially
to ihe compound in the hog yards, throwing in
a little shelled corn to induce rooting or turning
over of the mass.
Muck Have a Itrge quantity in readiness
to use about the cow and horse stables, hog pens
Besides being a good deodoriser, it
*\Tu make a valuable absorbent and fertilizer.
Paint buildings and fences, as it strikes in
more gradually and lasts longer than when put
on in >pring, besides avoiding tlies and dust.
Plow stiff or clayey soils, turning them up
to the action of air and VY inter fros's.
Potatoes—Compleje digging, and when con
venient put in lime barrels, or dust a little drv
lime among those for Winter keeping where
rot is feared.
Poultry requires a greater supply of meat or
'Mi ai liieir insect food diminishes.
Cieanse their roost often, and barrel the contents
tor a home guano. Pack away a quantity of
eggs in salt, or pickle in lime water tor Winter
use and market.
Sheep—Supply with salt, and see that their
fed is sufficient. Keep the buck from them at
present, at the South. Lambs should not come
in until warm settled weather in Spring.
Timber il omitted till now, should be cut,
rattier than leaving it till Winter.
iools—Put away in a dry place under cover
ans which are no longer wanted, first cleaning
and oiling, or coating steel and iron surfaces
with lard and resin.
frees—Plant far ornament and shade about
the dwellings, along the avenues, and in the
pastures, as directed elsewhere.
Winter grain should all be growing finelv
now. Keep animals of all kinds from feeding
on it.
A LAUCI: number of the United States sol
di-is in Utah, aff"r receiving their pay, desert
ed, and started for California on rnutes taken
from the camp.
No LADY will be admitted to the next "Wo
man's Rights" Convention, who does not shave
and sing bass.
NEW COUNTERFEITS.—Counterfeit fives on
the"Bank of Burlington, N'. J., and the People's
Bank of Roxbury, Mass., are in circulation.
[□'"'The Federal Government owns 578
acres of land within the limits of the citv of
Washington ; all free of Taxation.
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