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DESCRIPTIVE CIRCULAR
OF THE
HOPEWELL Oil COMPANY.
Hon. JOHN RoWE.i^resident.
J. SIMPSON AFRICA. .Secretary and Treasurer.
DIRECTORS;
\V. S. t'LKTcHKU, McConuellsbiirg, Pa.
Jo it v Row k. Grceucas'le. Pa.
V. liKSKnifT, Bedford. Pa.
J. H. SpvMorit, llagerstown, Md.
J. t . EvKUHAnt, Miirtinshurg. Pa.
Jons J. Si-HKLL, Somerset. P.
C. I*. RAMS OK i i., Oil City. Pn.
The property of this Company consists of 200 acres of 1
land, in fe>- simple, situated on the west side of the Alle
gheny ruer, a short distance above 'he mouth of Scrub j
Grass Creek, in Scrub Grass Township. Venango county. |
Pa. It has a frontage along the river of one mile, with j
i.id boring surface for the whole distance. Two good
oil wells are nw in operation on the east side of the river, ;
immediately ..jq.osite t'ue property ot the Co.
The following i" regard to an adjoining tract, is taken j
from un editorial in the Philadelphia Price Current, ui i
December 17 :
"The geological relation of this property to Oil Creek, j
is such that the oil-bearing strata, which supply the wells j
on the Middle Section of OR Creek (from the Washington ;
Mc.Clintoek Farm on the north to the Buchanan on the j
South) must pa-s under this property: the range of the j
strata certainly "ringing the two localities into this mutu
al relation. Other data, obtained from an investigation j
of the conformation of the ground, and the underlying!
rocks, lead to tbe same conclusion, viz: that the main
licit ot oil, which extends down from the north northeast
and supplies the wells on the \1 anhingtoA, MeClintock,
Egbert- Stone. Tar, nn-i Buchanan Farms, .-weeps down
Still farther on the same south southwest direction, cor- !
responding with and controlled by the inclination of the
strata, and underlies this property. It is well ascertain
ed by the testimony of aged and respectable residents that
tbe Indians, years ago, gathered oil from the surface of
the ravines on this property and used it for rheumatic ni
fectioiis. *
In later times the teamsters of Bullion Iron Furnace,
gathered and used lb'- oil for the purpose ol applying it to
galls and bruise- on their horses. Oils for years was seen
to e.Mid- at a nmnlier of plaecs: among others, at the mot
of an old Stomp on the i.ank of the Allegheny river, and
iu the ravine alluded to
A tew years ago, the then owr.ers of the tract, with one
or two of their neighbors, bored a well, a few feet above
the old siiimp. The first vein of oil was struck at the
depth of 286 feet, and the second at 160 feet: e.n experien
ced man from Mil Creek was employed to tube the well,
which produced n stream of oil three quarter* of an Inch
in diameter. Tin owners of the well, not satisfied with
its production, pulled out the chamber, and drilled
some feet .dcejier. when they struck salt water in large
quantities and ol great strength. Believing that the man
ufacture of salt would, at the time, yield them a bettct
profit, thev arranged their -eed bags in the well, so as to
enable thi m to exclude th< oil and pump the salt water.
Still oil was pumped along wilh the water, in such quau
tities as to gather upon the top of the water-tanks, from
whence it was collected, barreled and sold.
There is ererr reason, therefore, to believe that the pro
perty of the Company is rich in it* supplies of oil. The
inclination ot the Strata proves, conclusively, that those
supplies of oil on Oil Creek have n higher level than the
oil-bearing rocks on this projmrtyj and that, consequently,
the supply will !>c more pennon, ,it ihuu that of Oil I'reek
itself. The large extent of boring territory, equal to that
of bait a dozen companies on Oil Greek, a boat-landing on
the Farm, with th" advantage of a navigable stream for
the transportation <| and the certainty of the exis
tence of large quantities of coal upon the traet, makes the
property of incalculable value.
The Company are about preparing to sink several wells,
and confidently expect the early development of oil in
paying quantities.
The plan of organization adopted by tbe Company com
mends itseil to public approval,from the fact that it places
no fictitious value upon its stock, but confines the sale of
shares strictly to their par value.
A limited number of Shares can be had by applying to
the following named gentlemen.
F. Benedict, Bedford, P*.
Jacob Reed, " "
B. F. Mevcrs. " " , „
J. Henry Schell, tvchcllsburg. Bed turd bounty, Pa.
James Lowthcr, Altouna, Blair County, Pa.
S. S. Urr. llidliduysborg, Pa.
C. W. Ashtyon, Hopewell, IV
I. H. Kauslcr, llagerstown, Md
$. H. l'rather A Co.. Green cast*. Pn.
J. Hostctter A Co., "
I. J. Philip*. Waynesboro, "
John S. Miller, Huntingdon,
Samuel Htary, " "
VI. D. McKinstry. Merc rsburg, "
And at tue Office at the Company, No. 435 Walnut fit,
hiladelphia.
dec.23,'64.
. - Blanks.
Blank, judgement note#, deed*, bonds and mort
gages 4c. 4c., for wle at tbe ISOCIRER Office.
BEDFORD, Pa., FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1865.
|? 0 t t X 2 ♦
A SOVEL.
TO BE READ IN FIVE MINUTES .
v!B
.ail
vol,. 1.
.Moonlight evening—shady grove—
Two young people much in love;
Heroine with great wealth endowed,
Hero handsome, poor, and proud;
Truth eternal—hearts united—
Vows of changeless passion plighted;
Kisses —quarrels—sighs—caresses.
Maidgn yields one of her tresses;
Obstacles to be surmounted,
Happy hours pass by uncounted.
Ugly rival, old and stale,
Overhears the tender tale.
VOL. 11.
Morning in the East looks ruddy:
Scene —Young lady's father's study.
Hero, with his hat in hand,
Coine* her ditto to demand;
Angry parent storms —abuses —
And at once consent refuses;
Maiden faints beneath the blow—
' Mother intercedes —no go;
Shrieks.—hysterics—protestations,
Mixed with old man's execrations.
Kxit lover midst the din —
Ugly rival enters in.
VOL. 111.
Time—a moonlight night once more,
Scene—Outside tie lady's door.
Lover, with half-broken heart, ~
Swears he'd rather die than part.
Garden—flowers —umbrageous shade —
Manly accents—serenade.
Chamber window opens wide—
Debut of expectant bride;
Little dog most kindly mute—
Tears—rope-ladder—flight—pursuit—
Gallant steeds—too late —night's screen—
Triumph—marriage—Gretna Green,
old man's rage—disowns forever —
Ugly rival—scarlet fever.
VOL. IV.
Old man sickly—sends for child—
All forgiven—reconciled;
Young man making money fast-
Old man's blessing—dies at last.
Youthful couple prove probate-
Get the money—live in state —
Family mansion—jewels, plate.
Mother's wishes crowned with joy—
Doctors—nurses—little boy.
Time proceeds—heir ties endear —
Olive '.ranches year by year.
Blessings on the good attend—
General gladness—moral end.
London Paper.
if r*ll a turns .
FIRST IMPRESSIONS.
'•The bridge broken ? How provoking ?"
Aud Barbara Lynn leaued from ."""""tv win
uYHceireu cue tt.ru. r purer <>i iu.-v>ietui intoi ni , . -
"Yes, ma'am—the freshet earned the" timbers-'
clean away, day before yesterday."
''But how are we to get across ? We are going to
visit Miss .Stapleton. at Stapleton Park.
"They keep a ferryman there with a little boat —
he'll take you across ; and if you'll drive around by
uncle Ezra's, he'll send your trunks by the mountain
road."
"Very well. Driver follow the boy's directions."
Close under the green sweep of a clump of water
willows lay a little boat, fastened by a rope to the
upright post which alone remained of the destroyed
bridge, and tenanted by one man in pieturesqe straw
hat, whose broad brim shadowed his face altogether.
"lie's reading. I declare, instead of minding bis
business and looking after passengers ! A literary
feriyman !" tu ,! Eda Carson.
Miss Barlmra made no verbal comment, but walk
ed resolutely down to the landing, and aroused the
absorbed boatman from his studies with the point of
her parasol. /
"Bring your boat around,' she said quite sharply
"we want to cross the river. Be quick
The boatman pushed back his broad brimmed
straw hat with a look half puzzled, half amused,
that made Barbara Lynn turn towards her compan
ion with the petulent remark —
"I believe he's an idiot!" •
"Where do you wish to go ladies?" asked the man
when they had safely bestowed their multitudinous
flounces upon the seats, not without many complaints
at the smallness of the accommodations.
"To Stapleton Park landing."
As the oars flashed through the bright sparkling
water, Eda Carson gave a sigh of relief.
"Well, we shall soon be there I hope. If you had
only written. Barbara. Miss Stapleton would have
sent some oue to meet us. —perhaps that astonishing
brother of hers."
"Yes," said Barbara, curling her lip, "and a nice
first appearance we should have made, tired and
dusty, with our dresses all crumbled and our huir
uncurled. For I choose to meet Harry Stapleton
en grande toilette when Ido meet him. Everything
depends on first impressions you know."
Eda put up her little hand to hide a yawn.
"And you really mean to captivate him ?"
"I mean to try."
"How do you know he will make a good hus
band 7" /!
"What difference does that make ? He's rich.
The boatnian stepped on shore, and doffing his hat
pointed to a superb gray stone mansion, whose ga
bles and mulhons gleamed through groups of trees
just beyond, saying—
"There is Stapleton Park ladies —you will have
no difficulty in finding it."
Barbara tossed a piece of silver to him.
"See that our trunks are sent up as soon as they
arrive," she said, loftily.
"And now, girls, get ready for dinner as soon as
you can," said Miss Stapleton, as she ushered her
visitors into a dainty little dressing-room all pannel
led in oak and gold green, with curtains of pale green
silk, and mirrors that reached from ceiling to floor
"I have a delightful party of guests staying here,
and I want you both to look as lovely as possible.—
Remember our old school compact, Barbara—you
are to captivate Harry."
Barbara did look lovely as she entered the draw
ing room—where lights and flowers and delicious
perfumes made a sort of fairy land —dressed iu rose
colored tulle caught up with boquets of moss-rose
buds fastened in her glossy brown curls as careless
ly as if it hail fallen from the vine. Eda was pretty
too, in white muslin and lilies, but Eda's beauty was
"to Barbara's as twilight to suus'hine—pearl to the
imperial diamond. Annie Sitapletou'a eyes bright
ened with a sort of admiring pride as she came for
ward, leaning on a gentleman's arm. to greet her
guesU.
"Miss Lynn—my brother, Mr. Stapleton."
Barbara'B cheeks blazed into scarlet as in the
calm glance of the gentleman bowing before her she
recognized the dark blue eyes that had beamed so
quizzically beneath the shadow of the ferryman's
straw hat. She was literally struck dumb —she could
not have spoken to save her life, but Harry was le3s
embarrassed.
"We have met before," he said, with a half smile
"It was my first appearance in the roie of ferryman.
I hope it gave satisfaction. Everything depends on
first appearances, you know. Pardon me for not dis
closing my name, Miss Lynn, but your orders were
too imperatively given for me to disobey."
He stopped abruptly, for Barbara, overcome with
shame and mortification, had fainted away in his
sister's arms.
Then and there ended all her hopes of ever be
coming the lady of Stapleton Park. Alas! what ra
diant visions a little mistake will sometimes over
throw !
DTEMPERANc" IN CONGRESS.
A Washington letter writer says, of date March
Bth : It will be remembered that, some time ago,
Mr. Pomeroy of Kansas, offersd a resolution in the
Senate instructing the Military Committee to inquire
what legislation was necessary to remove from army
officers their facilities for obtaining spirituous liq
uors, 4c. I suggested, at the time, that an amend
ment ought to be offered, to strike out "army offi
cers," and insert "members of Congress" in lieu
thereof. I did not expect to see my suggestion car
ried out immediately, because I knew that all mor
al reformers have had to wait—some of them long,
weary years, —for the adoption of theories having in
view the amelioration of the hnman family, and the
and the extirpation of the giar.t evils which have
stalked abroad in the land every now and then.
The partial fruition of my hopes has already come
however, for it will be seen, by the Senate proceed
ings of last Monday, that by a resolution of Mr.
Wilson, of Massachusetts, the sale of spirr.uons liq
uors has been prohibited within the walls of the
capitol building. Tbis is a step in the right direc
tion. It abolishes the Hole in the Wall, and half a
dozen similar institutions, where they used to trans
form statesmen into buffoons, in less than an hour.
Although it was intended as a gentle reprimand for
Vice President Johnson, it will have a good effect
upon half a dozen Senators, who seemed to think
that the normal condition of a Senator was one of
intoxicated bestiality, and managed to keep "norm
al" from one end of the week to the other.
It ifl a positive fact, of which 1 have personal
knowledge, that the fate of one of the most impor
tant provisions of the tax bill in the last Congress
was decided by a drunken vote. On the first roll
call the vote stood nineteen to twenty. The minor
ity defeated it by drumming up two tipsy recruits
from the Hole in the Wall, and telling them to vote
with them, which they did, without asking what
was the question, and apparently without caring a
fig lyow it was decided. If it had been a question of
or war it would have all been the same. As
ct yi'as. it involved millions of dollars for the public
"ftremStiTv, afitHf vr.n had loY/.d the worthy courle
told you, I am sure.
THE CATACOMBS OF ROME. —The Catacombs of
Rome are under-grouud passages, extending for
miles and miles in every direction, chiefly under the
great campaigna around the city. This wholeregion
of country is thus evcavated but when the work was
done is not known. These underground passages
were used by the early Christians as burial-places
for their dead, and as a refuge in times of persecu
tion : and very often they met there for religious
worship. When the fierce Roman Emperors made
cruel laws against them, and they could not meet
openly for prayer and praise in that heathen city,
they used to go quietly and secretly to the entrance ,
of the catacombs. A guide, with a lamp, would
lead them through the wiudiug passages to the ap
pointed place. Then the sweet Litanies and hymns
of praise would rise to heaven, and all their voices
would join in the solemn cry, "0 Lamb of God.
that takest away the sins of the world, have inercy
upon us !'" When they had exhorted each other to
be faithful unto death, they would steal forth again
to the light of day, and go back to their homes.
Here, when they died, their bodies were brought,
and buried in the vaults dug out of the rock ; espe
cially the bodies of the martyrs who had been cru
elly put to death because they would not give up
their religion. Ah! those were dreadful times.
The fire, the sword, and the wild beasts, tried the
faith of those who were baptized into the name of
Christ: and many a time the cry was heard from a
savage crowd, "The Christians to the lious !
We can learn something about these early times
from the inscriptions that have been found, and are
still being found, 011 the tombs in the Catacombs.
The letters are but rudely carved ; but the date is
generally given, and there are with many of the in
scriptions curious figures cut: Sometimes a dove,
wnich was the symbol of peace ; sometimes a palm
branch, the token of vict-ory ; often the cross, the
most sacred sign of all. Sometimes a tool was car
ved, to show the trade of the buried man.
Almost always were written the trustful words,
"In Christ;" "In peace." Here is the translation
of the words on the tomb of a martyr: "Primitius
in peace : a most valient martyr, atter many tor
ments. Aged thirty-eight His wife raised this to
her dearest, well deserving husband.' And anoth
er: "In Christ. In the time of Emperor Adrain,
Marius, a young military officer, who had lived long
enough, when, with his blood, he gave up his life
for Christ. At length he rested in pence. The
' well-deserving set np this with tears and in fear.
But not the martyrs only were buried in this place.
All the Christians wished their bones to rest in such
good company. Husbands here buried their wives,
and wives their husbands. Children, with all
reverence, set up stones in memory ot their parents,
aud weeping purents laid their little ones here to
sleep, till the voice of Jesus shall wake the dead.
Here is an example of these inscriptions: To
Adserter, our son, dear, sweet, most innocent and
incomparable ; who lived seventy years, six months
and eight days. His father and mother set up this.
Another reads ; —"Here sleeps Porcella in peace.
She lived three years, ten months, and thirteen
days."
REV. Mr. Spurgeon is becoming more eccentric
every day. He is giving a series of lectures in Lon
don, in the course of which he actually appeared
with a Japan candle-box in his hand, which he an
nounced to be his text. The tenor of the discourse
may be gupssed, fpr the peoration consisted of a
rapturous allusion to a chandilier hanging over him,
in which were burning various colored lights, which
he said typified the effulgence of the elect.
A TALK WITH CHAKI.ES SI MXER.— The Edinburgh
Scotsman gives the following from the diary of a
Scottish gentleman who had recently visited the
United States :
NEWPORT, Rhode Island Monday, August 22,
1864.—Met Mr. Charles Sumner at dinner. He
spoke of Lord Russell's speeches : said that on the
whole he preferred their style to that of most speech
es which are now delivered in parliament: that there
was something very terse and classical about the
diction ; and that he preferred Lord Russell's
speeches even to Mr. Gladstone's. Of Mr Canning's
dispatches he said that he thought their sarcastic
tone had had some share in exasperating the dis
putes between England and America which culmina
ted in the war of 1812. In point of style, however,
he considered them the finest specimens extant of
this kind of writing. When he adverted to the
Trent affair, I asked him how it happened that Mr.
Welles, a member of the cabinet, in his report,
which was appended to the President's message had
thanked Captain Wilkes for seizing Mason and Sli
dell. He said it was in consequence of the unfor
tunate manner in which the Government is conduct
ed under Mr. Lincoln; that each member of the
Administration considers himself responsible solely
for the affairs of his own department, and acts with
out concert with the others. He thought Wilkes's
seizure of Mason and Slidell might be justified by
British, but not by American precedents ; nor by
American interpretations of international law. He
has evidently a great contempt, for Seward ; says
that he knew nothing of international law when he
came into office, and that when an awkward case
arises he never thinks of inquiring into it till a for
mal demand is made for reparation. Mr. Sumner
said he had objected strongly to Cassius Clay's ap
pointment to Russia, but Lincoln and Seward had
urged him so strongly about it that at last he had
agreed not to take an active part in opposing the
nomination. He says Gortschakoft" complains bit
terly because Clay will write to him in French. —
Gortschahoff understands English perfectly, but can
tnake nothing of Cassius Clay's French.
THE CHILD AMI THE ECHO. —Did you ever hear an
echo? If not, get some of your friends to tell you
what it is. Perhaps you might like to hear of a very
little boy who heard an echo, and what he thought it
was. Qouite near to the famous White Mountains
in New Hampshire he was bring last summer, but is
now, we trust, with the angels, having died with that
terrible disease, diptheria. but a few weeks since,
when less than five years of age. In the warm sum
mer days he loved to sit in the tall grass, his little
head scarcely seen above it, and watch and talk to
the clouds passing in the sky over him. One day
his mother heard him calling out loudly. Stepping
to the door to see what was the matter, she said
"Georgie. what are you calling so for?" He re
plied, "I am talking with God. mamma, don't you
hear him answer me ?" Calling again alond, he
waited till he heard the echo repeat his words from
the surrounding mountains, and then, turning to his
mother in triumph, exclaimed, "There, mamma,
didn't you hear him too?" New York Observer.
EnccATtox OK THE RCSSIAX PEASANTRY. —The
Russian Government, as a consequence of the eman
nluuGrm nf .Bo neasantK.. ha just taken Measures
ral population. An additional budget of Tour huu
dred and fifty thousand roubles for the year 1 860 has
been decreed, so that the budget of public instruc
tion now amounts to about one million three hun
dred thousand roubles. This supplementary budget
provides for the founding ofvilliage schools, of elev
en new gymnasia (colleges), for the purchase of
books, paper, 4c., for the poorer peasants, for sup
plementary payment to schoolmasters and professors
for the purchase of scientific instruments, for the
establishment of laboratories and museums, for the
reorganization of the University of Warsaw, for the
foundation of a polytechnic schools, and for other
schools for teaching agriculture and horticulture.
THE HONEST MAN. —Most tnen are not so dead to
moral principles but what they feel a spontaneous
glow of admiration for the man who does right be
cause it is right, no matter if he does make less
money by it. Some few men say he was a fool or a
lunatic not to make the most of his advantage right
or wrong ; but the heart of many is loyal to recti
tude. We look and adin ire, and praise. We can
not help it. He who in a selfish, covetous age,
when all men are fightiug aud scrambling for mon
ey, stands up strong in his intgerity, aud modestly
does the thiug —not that is legal, not that is expected
not that is customary, that is as others do, or as
many preach, but does the thing which is right
such a man is worthy of all imitation. If the heav
enly minded are few in the world, are not the right
eous few likewise? A moral character that is genu
ine is seen as rarely as Diogenes' man, when hunted
for with a lantern at noonday.
How SHE SAVED THE MOXEY. —A little blind girl
in Germany brought her pastor more than five dol
lars which she had earned for missious. Surprised
that she could give so much, the minister, said, 'You
are a poor blind girl ; it is impossible that you can
spare so much for missions." "True," said she,
"I am blind, but not so poor as you think , and I
can prove that I can spare this money sooner than
those that see." The minister wanted to hear it
proved. "I am a basket-maker," answered the
girl; "and as 1 am blind, 1 make my baskets jnst ( as
easy in the dark as with a light. Other girls have
during the last winter, spent more than five dollars
for light. I had no such expense, and can, there
fore, bring this money for the poor heathen and the
missionaries."
OCCASION KOR PURIFICATION. —A dispatch from
Paris to the London News relates the following :
"A sacrilege was committed in Notre Dame two
nights ago. Three poor boxes were broken open
and emptied of their contents. Some plate was sto
len from the Communion altars, and, what is con
sidered worse, the sacred wafers were broken and
scattered about. An attempt was made to pick up
the pieces aud put them together, but after minute
searches, a very large section of a wafer was found
hopelessly missing. Thereupon the clergymen of
the cathedral assembled, and prostrating themselves
"In the attitude," as weare told, "of the most pro
found affliction," chanted the Farce Domine. It is
expected that the church will be closed for purifi
cation.
A TROY alderman got married the other day and
had rather a thrilling time on his wedding tour. —
He was two days in getting to Buffalo on account of
the snow, was in the American hotel in that city
when it burned down, and on his way to Chicago
was thrown over an embankment twenty feet high
by a railroad accident, badly bruising hiin and his
new wife. The couple are now in Chicago, recover
ing from their injuries and getting courage to try the
return trip.
Vol 38: No. 13
jfarm, ©artien & Jftouscfjoto.
CHOICE FRUIT LIST.
From the Germantotm Telegraph.
We again present to oar readers, as the time ap
proaches for transplanting, a revised list of Fruit
Trees, Vines. Ac., which we can recommend for
genera! cultivation. One dozen varieties of pears,
and six apples, are all sufficient, provided they are
the best adapted to the soil and locality—a fact
which each one, upon trial, must judge for himself.
Frequently a pear, apple, or a grape may do well for
a few years and then deteriorate; or may do excel
lently well in one location, and not in another,
though separated by a very narrow space. In such
case it had better be disposed of by grafting it with
more reliable varieties. We have changed our opin
ion respecting a number of fruits within the last
half dozen years, and yet in some of the instances
we are convinced the fault was in the location and
soil.
According to our present preference, we should
select the following for our own planting, viz:
STANDARD PEARS.
1. Early Catharine, I . 7. Giffard.
2. Juliana. 8. Sbelden,
3. M.'s Elizabeth, 9. Flemish Beauty,
4. Tyson, 10. Anjou,
5. Bartlett. 11. Lawrence,
6. Seckel, 12. Potts.
Of the above, from No. 1 to 4 are summer varie
ties; from 5 to 10 autumn; and 11 and 12 winter,
thus affording a sufficient number for each of the
periods, of the best known sorts ffor this region.
DWARF PEARS.
1. St. Michael, ' 4. Diel,
2. Bartlett, .{ 5. Boussock.
3. Cornice, i 6. Belle Lucrative.
We give only six kinds for dwarf, believing that
it is better to have a few and good sorts than a great
many, one-half or three-fourths of which are indif
ferent. The Winkfield and Louise Bonne are the
most prolific of any of the pears on quince, but with
us and many others the fruit does not perfect itself.
On light warm soils they do very well. The Rosti
zer is a delicious pear and does well ou quince with
us, but the tree is so straggling and gawky in its
growth as to make it an eyesore in any well-regula
ted garden.
APPI.ES.
1. Maiden's Blush, 4. Jefferis,
2. Baldwin, 5. Smith's Cider,
3. L. I. Rugsett, | 6. Northern Spy.
PERCHES.
1. Crawford's Early, 4. Oldmixon (free,)
2. George IV, o. Oldmixon (cling,)
3. Morris White, 6. Bergen's Yellow.
URAPKS.
1. Concord, . 4. Telegraph,
2. Adiroudac. 5. Hartford Prolific,
3. Delaware, ! 6. Creveling.
There are several new grapes, as our readers
know, which have lately been presented to the pub
lic, the solid value of which has not yet been pos
itively established. The Adirondac is one of these
of most promise, and we do not think there is any
risk in recommending it. The lons is another
which may also turn out to be worthy of cultivation.
Se%'eral of Roger's Hybrids likewise claim a leading
place. This season'B experience will enable us to
form a pretty good judgment cf them, so that our
next list may be considerably changed. With the
Maxatawnv we are not at all satisfied. While the
vine with us loses its leaves Derore me gmprs are
matured and "many of them fall off. We have con
sequently removed it from our list.
CHERRIES.
1. May Duke, 4. Black Eagle,
2. Early Richmond, 5. Germantown,
3. Black Tartarian, 6. Belle Magnifique.
We omit the Gov. Wood because it dots not gen
erally mature its fruit. A rain followed by a hot
sun when the cherries are nearly ripe, will some
times blast the whole crop. Its quality however is
superior to all others. The ''"Germantown"' is the
largest cherry grown, is handsome in appearance,
an abundant bearer of sound fruit, and very good in
quality.
RASPBERRIES.
1. Brinckle's Orange. ' 3. Catawissa,
2. Hornet, 4. Philadelphia.
We cultivate all these varieties of the raspberry,
in addition to the Hudson River, Antwerp and the
old Purple. We omit the Hudson River from our
list this season, and substitute the Philadelphia, a
new variety which promises to be valuable. The
Hudson River is an excellent berry, rather better
than the Hornet, which it resembles, though not so
large, but it is not hardy or a good grower, and un
less care is taken will " run out" in a few years.
The Catawissa is the two-crop variety, which every
one ought to cultivate for the autumn crop Only.
STRAWBERRIES.
1. Russell's Prolific, I 3. Hovey's Seedling,
2. Triomphe de Gaud, | 4. Albany Seedling.
At present we are not prepared to change our
strawberry list. There are many new candidates
for public favor, but for family use and market com
bined we know ol none to be preferred to the fore
going. In retaining the Albany Seedling, it is done
expressly for marketi'jj, purposes, as we cannot con
ceive that any one would cultivate it for domestic
consumption where any other variety can be ob
tained.
CURRANTS.
1. Black Naples, [ 2. Red Dutch.
We consider these the two best currants. We *
have the Cherry currant, which is larger than the
Red Dutch, but it is too acid; while the White Dutch,
which is of good size and flavor, and transparent in
appearance, is a poor grower, of a sprawling habit,
and bears mostly near the ground, which dirties the
fruit and extracts the flavor. *
GOOSEBERRIES.
1. Houghton's Seed'g, | 2. Downing's Seed'g.
These are the two best and most profitable culti
vated. All the huge imported kinds are thick
skinned, tough, and are sure to mildew.
BLACKBERRIES.
1. New Rochelle, | 2. Dorchester.
The New Rochelle blackberry produces a better
crop perhaps than the Dorchester, and the later
ripened berries retain their flavor more entirely; but
the first ripened of the Dorchester is sweeter and
more delicious than the other.
It is better that those who intend to cultivate fruit
this season and have to make purchases, should take
this list with them to the nursery, and adhere to it
as far as possible. It is not fair to the nurseryman
to ask him for a list of the best sorts, as he has all
kinds to sell to accommodate every taste and de
mand.
HORSERADISH, —Nearly everybody likes horserad
ish, and purchase if they do not raise it. it is
wholesome and especially desirable in the spring
and autumn. There is not a garden where the soil
I is deep and rich in which it cannot be raised without
the least difficulty. Take a fresh 6talk and divide
lengthwise into a half a dozen pieces, or more, ac
cording to its size, RCfeP. e ce having a small portion
of the crown, and plan* >t >n the moistest, coolest
i place in the garden, the crown or top being set two
1 inches below the surface, and in a year, if there are
cuttings enough set, a supply wili be yielded suih-
I eient for a family. The bed or stock will require no
other attention afterwards than to keep *t clear of
grass and weeds.— Germontovm Telegraph.